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The '''Virtual Console''' {{JA|???|}} was a platform for the digital distribution of games previously published on older hardware to the {{Meta|Wii}} through official emulation. Titles were officially bought and downloaded from the {{Meta|Wii Shop Channel}} and installed to the console's internal memory or, following an eventual system update, an external SD card, although some internal memory still needed to be free in order to play the game, if it was installed externally. Although the platform was operated by {{Meta|Nintendo}}, it also featured games from hardware made by other companies. It is similar to the {{Meta|WiiWare}} platform, which was dedicated to digital Wii games. | The '''Virtual Console''' {{JA|???|}} was a platform for the digital distribution of games previously published on older hardware to the {{Meta|Wii}} through official emulation. Titles were officially bought and downloaded from the {{Meta|Wii Shop Channel}}, and installed to the console's internal memory or, following an eventual system update, an external SD card, although some internal memory still needed to be free in order to play the game, if it was installed externally. Although the platform was operated by {{Meta|Nintendo}}, it also featured games from hardware made by other companies. It is similar to the {{Meta|WiiWare}} platform, which was dedicated to digital Wii games. | ||
==Software== | ==Software== | ||
Revision as of 10:56, 6 December 2024
The Virtual Console (Japanese: ???) was a platform for the digital distribution of games previously published on older hardware to the Wii through official emulation. Titles were officially bought and downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel, and installed to the console's internal memory or, following an eventual system update, an external SD card, although some internal memory still needed to be free in order to play the game, if it was installed externally. Although the platform was operated by Nintendo, it also featured games from hardware made by other companies. It is similar to the WiiWare platform, which was dedicated to digital Wii games.
Software
Games
Shiren the Wanderer
In Other Languages
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Virtual Console | |
See Also
| Consoles and Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Nintendo | Game Boy • Game Boy Advance • Game Boy Color • Nintendo 3DS • Nintendo64 • Nintendo DS • Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Classics) • Nintendo Switch 2 (Nintendo Classics) • Super Famicom • Wii (Virtual Console • WiiWare) • Wii U (Virtual Console) |
| Sony | PlayStation • PlayStation 2 • PlayStation 4 • PlayStation Portable • PlayStation Vita |
| Others | Dreamcast • Microsoft Windows • Mobile phones • Nintendo Power (service) • Pachinko • Smartphones (Android • iOS) • Steam (Steam Deck) • WonderSwan |