Virtual Console: Difference between revisions

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==History==

[[File:SMB VC E3 2006 photo.jpg|thumb|''Super Mario Bros.'' on the game select of the preliminary Virtual Console at E3 2006]]

==Cost==

===Wii Points===

===eShop Credit===

====Wii====

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In the United States, retailers once sold 2,000 points cards for $20 apiece, at a price of one cent per point.

Similarly, in Australia, retailers only sold 1,000 points cards for $20 apiece.

====Nintendo 3DS====

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==Controllers==

*[[Nintendo GameCube#GameCube Controller|Nintendo GameCube controller]] - Compatible with all Nintendo console games, but SNES games may pose issues from the different button mapping.

===<span id="Wiilist">Wii</span>===

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<small>'''Note:''' The ''Donkey Kong Country'' series has been delisted shortly before the Wii U's release (except in South Korea), likely due to Microsoft's desire to renegotiate licensing agreements with Nintendo before re-releasing it. ''Yoshi's Cookie'' for the NES had been delisted in October 2013 (except in South Korea). ''Panel de Pon'' is the original Japanese version of ''[[Tetris Attack]]'', which was released as a [[Yoshi (franchise)|''Yoshi'' game]] for the Super NES outside of Japan.</small>

Games on the Virtual Console of the Nintendo 3DS do not have 3D capabilities, except for 3D Classics. They are sold via [[Nintendo eShop#Nintendo 3DS|Nintendo eShop]]. They have various sound effects that play upon selecting a game depending on their originating game system. The Game Boy and Game Boy Color games have the standard Game Boy boot-up screen sound effect play. The Game Boy Advance games have the Game Boy Advance bootup screen occur. The NES/Famicom Disk System games have a coin sound effect from ''Super Mario Bros.'' playing in the background. Finally, the Super NES games have the coin sound effect from ''Super Mario World'' playing in the background.

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<small><nowiki>a.</nowiki> Available for free to participants who purchased ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' from the [[Nintendo eShop]] from May 2, 2014 to May 29, 2014.</small><br>

<small><nowiki>b.</nowiki> Available only to participants who registered their [[Nintendo Network]] ID before January 13, 2014. It was not made available to the general public.</small><br>

All of these games are available as free downloads for consumers who purchased a Nintendo 3DS prior to the August 12, 2011 price drop. The NES titles were first available in Japan on August 31, 2011 for these ambassadors, and available worldwide on September 1, 2011. The Game Boy Advance games were released in Australia on December 15, 2011, and worldwide on December 16, 2011. ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' became available in the Japanese eShop on December 22, 2011, making it the first Ambassador game released to the public. Currently, all NES titles offered by the Ambassador Program are available worldwide on the eShop. GBA games were not made publicly available on the 3DS and were instead released on the Wii U.

   

*''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''

*''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]''

*''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]''

   

*''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''

*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''

===<span id="WiiUlist">Wii U</span>===

Games on the Virtual Console of the Wii U can be played on the Wii U GamePad and Wii U Pro Controller. As with the [[Nintendo 3DS]], they are also sold via Nintendo eShop.

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