The Virtual Console is a feature implmented in Nintendo's consoles that allows for you to purchase, download and play various games from older systems. These games often come exactly as they originally were, but some do include various changes and tweaks to enhance the user experience.

Aug 25, 2016 If you have a PAL (v)Wii and you're looking for a way to play injects in PAL60/NTSC, then you might need a PAL60 VC WAD (for example, Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels, Mario's Super Picross, Sin & Punishment). For N64 games you have to pick the right base WAD to inject into, though. WiiWare is a companion to the Virtual Console, which specializes in emulated games originally developed for other systems instead of original titles.

Using the Wii Virtual Console is an excellent way to experience classic games without investing a ton of money. If you use it on an RGB monitor or high quality CRT, it’ll look excellent and extremely close to the original game. Using a controller adapter will enhance the experience even more, as you’ll be able to use the original controllers! Once your emunand is created, use the wad manager in USB Loader GX to install your games to your emunand. I would recommend only installing a few to start just to test it out. Like maybe one WiiWare and one virtual console game from each system. Now you are pretty much set. The best way is to download WADs (Virtual Console, Wii Ware games, Channels) these can be downloaded online and then install them onto an emulated Nand and have that extra storage space for your.

3DS

The 3DS Virtual Console continued on from the idea of the Virtual Console introduced in the Nintendo Wii, but expanded on it. It added the feature of save states to the games, allowing for you to create a restore point and go back to it. The 3DS Virtual Console mostly focused on portable games in the past, having compatibility for GameBoy and GameBoy Color games

Wii U

The Wii U Virtual Console continued on from the framework of the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console. While containing the same consoles as the Wii, it then added the Nintendo DS and GameBoy Advance devices to its capabilities, and even added some Wii games as download software, allowing for more games. It also added the save state feature which was introduced in the 3DS Virtual Console. The Wii downloads do not have this, however.

Wii

The Wii Virtual Console introduced the entire Virtual Console feature in an effort to bring as many older games to the forefront as possible. This is accessible in the Wii and in the Wii Menu on Wii U consoles.

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Nintendo launched the Wii in 2006, and with it came the virtual console. Part of the Wii Shop Channel, the virtual console offered a way to enjoy the games of yesteryear, but that era is coming to a close. Nintendo will begin the next phase of shutting down the Wii virtual console today. You can no longer buy content from the store, and any unspent Wii Points are now useless. That means some of Nintendo’s classic games are now unavailable on any modern platform, and this comes as the company intensifies its crackdown on ROM sites.

After more than 12 years, it’s understandable that Nintendo would want to sunset the Wii Shop Channel. After all, the Wii is now two generations out of date. The company also gave everyone warning last year that it planned to kill the feature, giving gamers time to spend their points. For the time being, you can still download the classic titles purchased in the virtual console. However, those titles will no longer work at some unannounced future date, and there’s no way to back them up.

You can still access a virtual console on the newer Wii U, but there’s an unfortunate trend here. While the Wii virtual console features nearly 400 titles, the Wii U has 140 fewer. So, there are a lot of games for older systems that you can’t purchase at all right now. The Wii U won’t last forever, either. When it’s gone, the selection of classic games is even thinner. The Switch only supports about 30 classic games, all of which are locked behind the subscription Switch Online service. Nintendo has promised to add more, but it’s clearly not a priority.

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We’ve seen similar shutdowns over the years — when the bulk of consumers move away from older services, companies can shut off access to purchased content to save money. There aren’t enough people complaining to make a difference. Although, video game archivists point out some of these games may never be available for purchase again. Many young game designers take inspiration from old games, but what if there are fewer old games to play?

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Gamers may increasingly turn to piracy to play retro games as their legal options dwindle. While Nintendo successfully shuttered the largest ROM sites on the internet, it’s not exactly hard to download classic Nintendo games. The company is certainly within its rights to go after these sites, but piracy isn’t going away. Still, it puts those who want to play by the rules in a difficult spot.

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