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[[Image:VirtualConsole.jpg|thumb|The '''Virtual Console''' logo.]]
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The '''Virtual Console''' is one of many special features of the [[Wii]]. The Virtual Console allows gamers to download games that have been uploaded by their respective companies. [[Nintendo]] is the main backer of the feature, promising to fill it with their immense backlog of games from the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], and [[Nintendo 64]]. Nintendo will not be uploading [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] games to the Virtual Console due to their large sizes, and because the Wii is backwards-compatible with the system. [[Hudson]], [[Sega]], [[wikipedia:SNK|SNK]] and [[wikipedia:Commodore Gaming|Commodore]] are also backing the Virtual Console with [[wikipedia:Sega Mega Drive|Sega Genesis/Mega Drive]], [[wikipedia:Sega Master System|Sega Master System]], [[wikipedia:TurboGrafx-16|TurboGrafx-16]], [[wikipedia:TurboGrafx-CD|TurboGrafx-CD]], [[wikipedia:SuperGrafx|SuperGrafx]], [[wikipedia:Neo Geo (console)|Neo Geo]] and [[wikipedia:Commodore 64|Commodore 64]] games.
 
== Wii Points ==
 
Virtual Console games are bought with Wii Points via the Wii Shop Channel. Wii Points Cards, which are sold at most game retailers, each come with 2,000 redeemable Points on them. However, in Japan, cards are worth either 1,000, 3,000 or 5,000 Wii Points. Wii Points can also be purchased directly through the Wii Shop Channel with a credit card in blocks of either 1,000, 2,000, 3,000, 4,000 or 5,000 Points.
=== Pricing ===
 
NES games: 500 Points<br>
SNES games: 800 Points<br>
N64 games: 1000 Points<br>
SG games: 800 Points<br>
TG16 games: 600 Points<br>
Neo Geo Games: 900 Points<br>
MSX Games (Japan only): 800 Points<br>
C64 Games (Europe only): 500 Points
 
While this pricing is true for most games, a few select games have been priced differently. Imported games such as ''Super Mario RPG'' and ''Mario's Super Picross'' in Europe and Australia and ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' outside Japan cost 100 Wii Points more than usual.
 
== List of Mario Games for the Virtual Console ==
 
* [[Image:Check_small.png|17px]] &ndash; The game has either been released or at least confirmed in that region.
 
* [[Image:X mark.png|17px]] &ndash; The game has not been announced in that region.
 
* [[Image:Question.png|17px]] &ndash; The game was announced at some point in that region, but the release date is currently unknown.
 
{| border="1" style="text-align:center" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
!width=40%| Game
!width=4%| NA
!width=4%| JP
!width=4%| EU
!width=4%| AUS
!width=8%| NA Release Date
!width=8%| JP Release Date
!width=8%| EU Release Date
!width=8%| AU Release Date
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' (NES)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|11/19/06
|12/02/06
|12/08/06
|12/07/06
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' (NES)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|07/14/08
|07/23/08
|01/09/09
|01/09/09
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' (SNES)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|02/19/07
|12/12/06
|12/08/06
|12/07/06
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' (SNES)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|05/21/07
|10/23/07
|05/16/07
|05/18/07
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' (SNES)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|12/24/07
|10/21/08
|12/25/07
|12/25/07
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' (NES)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|12/04/06
|12/02/06
|12/22/06
|12/22/06
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]'' (NES)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|09/03/07
|03/27/07
|04/20/07
|04/20/07
|-
|''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' (NES)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|11/19/06
|12/02/06
|12/22/06
|12/22/06
|-
|''[[Mario Golf (N64)|Mario Golf]]'' (N64)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|10/06/08
|09/30/08
|01/23/09
|1/23/09
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' (N64)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|01/29/07
|01/30/07
|01/26/07
|01/26/07
|-
|''[[Mario's Super Picross]]'' (SNES)
|[[Image:X mark.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|N/A
|12/19/06
|09/14/07
|09/14/07
|-
|''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'' (NES)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|06/18/07
|07/24/07
|05/11/07
|05/11/07
|-
|''[[Paper Mario]]'' (N64)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|07/16/07
|07/10/07
|07/13/07
|07/13/07
|-
|''[[Super Mario 64]]'' (N64)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|11/19/06
|12/02/06
|12/08/06
|12/07/06
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' (NES)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|12/25/06
|12/02/06
|01/05/07
|01/05/07
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (NES)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|07/02/07
|08/10/07
|05/25/07
|05/25/07
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (NES)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|11/05/07
|12/11/07
|11/09/07
|11/09/07
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' (NES)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|10/01/07
|05/01/07
|09/14/07
|09/14/07
|-
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' (SNES)
|[[Image:Question.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Question.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Question.png|17px]]
|TBA
|06/09/09
|TBA
|TBA
|-
|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' (SNES)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|9/01/08
|6/24/08
|8/22/08
|8/22/08
|-
|''[[Super Mario World]]'' (SNES)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|02/05/07
|12/02/06
|02/09/07
|02/09/07
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' (N64)
|[[Image:Question.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|TBA
|01/10/09
|06/12/09
|06/12/09
|-
|''[[Wario's Woods]]'' (NES)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|11/19/06
|12/12/06
|12/08/06
|12/07/06
|-
|''[[Wrecking Crew]]'' (NES)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|11/19/07
|2/5/08
|8/24/07
|8/24/07
|-
|''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]'' (NES)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|07/09/07
|03/06/07
|05/16/07
|05/18/07
|-
|''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' (N64)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|09/17/07
|10/30/07
|10/26/07
|10/26/07
|-
|''[[Yoshi's Cookie]]'' (NES)
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|04/07/08
|06/10/08
|04/04/08
|04/04/08
|}
 
== Notes ==
 
* ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' was only available in Europe and Australia from September 15, 2007 until October 1, 2007. It was then still available to freely redownload for those who purchased it while it was initially available. On August 22, 2008, it was made available again, this time without any time restrictions.
 
* ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' was regarded by Nintendo as the 250th game to be released on the Virtual Console in North America. This is also the first time ''Super Mario RPG'' got an official European release.
 
* Timed demos of several Virtual Console games are included in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', all of which star the game's various fighters. The only default Mario title is ''Super Mario Bros.''; ''Donkey Kong'', ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' and ''Super Mario World'' are the others, but they must first be unlocked.
 
== See Also ==
 
*[[WiiWare]] &mdash; Applications and games that can be downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel.
 
[[Category: Video Game Systems]]
 
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