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The Wii is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released on November 19, 2006, in North America, and in December 2006 for most other regions of the world. It is Nintendo's fifth major home game console, following the GameCube, and is a seventh-generation console alongside Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3.
Salamander, retitled Life Force in North America and in the Japanese arcade re-release, is a scrolling shooter arcade video game developed and published by Konami. Released in 1986 as a spin-off of Gradius, Salamander introduced a simplified power-up system, two-player cooperative gameplay and both horizontally and vertically scrolling stages. Some of these later became normal for future Gradius games. In Japanese, the title is written using ateji, which are kanji used for spelling foreign words that has been supplanted in everyday use by katakana. Contra, another game by Konami was also given this treatment, with its title written in Japanese as 魂斗羅.
Homebrew, when applied to video games, refers to software produced by hobbyists for proprietary video game consoles which are not intended to be user-programmable. The official documentation is often only available to licensed developers, and these systems may use storage formats that make distribution difficult, such as ROM cartridges or encrypted CD-ROMs. Many consoles have hardware restrictions to prevent unauthorized development.
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection was an online multiplayer gaming service run by Nintendo that formerly provided free online play in compatible Nintendo DS and Wii games. The service included the company's Wii Shop Channel and DSi Shop game download services. It also ran features for the Wii and Nintendo DS systems.
The Virtual Console is a defunct line of downloadable retro video games for Nintendo's Wii and Wii U home video game consoles and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. The Virtual Console lineup consisted of titles originally released on past home and handheld consoles and were run in their original forms through software emulation, therefore remaining mostly unaltered, and could be purchased from the Wii Shop Channel or Nintendo eShop for between 500 and 1200 Wii Points, or using real currency, with prices depending on the system, rarity, and/or demand.
Each 'region' has different Virtual Console titles available for download to the Wii, Nintendo 3DS, and Wii U depending on licensing and other factors.
The Wii Shop Channel is a discontinued digital distribution service for the Wii video game console. The service allowed users to purchase and play additional software for the Wii, including exclusive games, and games from prior generations of video games. The Wii Shop Channel launched on November 19, 2006, and ceased operations on January 30, 2019.
WiiWare was a service that allowed Wii users to download games and applications specifically designed and developed for the Wii video game console made by Nintendo. These games and applications could only be purchased and downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel under the WiiWare section. Once the user had downloaded the game or application, it would appear in their Wii Menu or SD Card Menu as a new channel. WiiWare was a companion to the Virtual Console, which specializes in emulated games originally developed for other systems instead of original games.
The Wii system software is a discontinued set of updatable firmware versions and a software frontend on the Wii, a home video game console. Updates, which could be downloaded over the Internet or read from a game disc, allowed Nintendo to add additional features and software, as well as to patch security vulnerabilities used by users to load homebrew software. When a new update became available, Nintendo sent a message to the Wii Message Board of Internet-connected systems notifying them of the available update.
Digital Champ: Battle Boxing is a boxing video game developed and published by Naxat Soft for the TurboGrafx-16. The game was released on the Wii's Virtual Console in Japan on April 15, 2008, Europe on May 16, 2008, and in North America on October 20, 2008. It was also released in the mid-2010s for the Virtual Console on the Wii U.
The Nintendo eShop is a digital distribution service for the Nintendo Switch, and formerly available via the Nintendo Network for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. Launched in June 2011 on the Nintendo 3DS, the Nintendo eShop served as the successor to both the Wii Shop Channel and DSi Shop. It is also a multitasking application, which means it is easily accessible even when a game is already running in the background through the system software. The Nintendo eShop features downloadable games, demos, applications, streaming videos, consumer rating feedback, and other information on upcoming game releases. The service was discontinued globally for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS in March 2023, continuing only on the Switch.
The Nintendo Network was an online service formerly ran by Nintendo that provided free online functionalities for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U systems and their compatible games. Launched in 2012, it was Nintendo's second online service after Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection; the Nintendo Network was not a component of the Nintendo Switch, which uses only the subscription-based Nintendo Switch Online, although Nintendo Network IDs were able to be linked to the Switch via Nintendo Accounts.
Arcade Archives is a series of emulated arcade games from the late 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, and Nintendo Switch, published by Hamster Corporation. A sub-series called ACA Neo Geo focuses on re-releasing Neo Geo titles in their original arcade format, unlike many services that attempt to emulate the console versions.
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- ↑ Hussain, Tamoor (29 September 2017). "Wii Shop Channel Is Closing Down". Gamespot.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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- ↑ James Newton (February 9, 2012). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NES Pulled from Virtual Console". NintendoLife.com. NLife, Ltd. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
- ↑ Steve Hannley (January 2, 2013). "SimCity Quietly Removed From Virtual Console". hardcoregamer.com. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Donkey Kong Country Series being removed from Virtual Console". screwattack.com. ScrewAttack Entertainment, LLC. November 18, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ↑ GoNintendo & Paperlink64 (8 March 2013). "Super Turrican 1 & 2 Removed from Wii Virtual Console". GoNintendo & Paperlink64. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
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- ↑ Edward@Sega (September 27, 2011). "Last Chance to Grab R-Type for Virtual Console". sega.com. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, Shanghai 2 being removed from Wii VC". GoNintendo.com. 21 December 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, Shanghai 2 being removed from Wii VC". GoNintendo.com. 21 December 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ↑ "NEOGEO Virtual Console Lineup". Vc-neogeo-us.d4e.co.jp. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ↑ "mobygames Metal Slug 2 credits". Mobygames.com.
- ↑ "Commodore 64 VC library removed from Wii in NA?". gonintendo.com. August 12, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
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