The following is a list of the 427 games that were available on the Virtual Console for the Wii in North America. These games could also be played on the Wii U through Wii Mode, but lack the additional features found in Wii U Virtual Console releases. The games are sorted by system and in the order they were added in the Wii Shop Channel. To sort by other categories, click the corresponding icon in the header row.
Nintendo discontinued the Wii Shop Channel on January 31, 2019 worldwide (with the function to add Wii Points and purchase and play VC games and/or WiiWare being permanently removed on March 26, 2018). But as of February 1, 2019, Wii Shop Channel users can still continue to redownload previously purchased content and/or transfer Wii data over to a Wii U (via the Wii U Transfer Tool --if purchased from the Wii Shop Channel). [1] [2]
There were 94 titles available from the Nintendo Entertainment System, which was launched in 1985.
There were 74 titles from the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, which was launched in 1991.
There were 21 titles available from the Nintendo 64, which was launched in 1996.
There were 63 titles available from the TurboGrafx-16 (HuCARD and CD-ROM² variants), which was launched in 1989.
There were 16 titles available from the Sega Master System, which was launched in 1986.
Title | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) [3] | Release Date | ESRB |
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Wonder Boy | Sega | Sega | March 31, 2008 | E |
Fantasy Zone | Sega | Sega | April 14, 2008 | E |
Alex Kidd in Miracle World | Sega | Sega | June 23, 2008 | E |
Sonic the Hedgehog | Ancient | Sega | August 4, 2008 | E |
Space Harrier | Sega | Sega | November 3, 2008 | E |
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Aspect | Sega | December 8, 2008 | E |
Enduro Racer | Sega | Sega | December 15, 2008 | E |
Wonder Boy in Monster Land | Sega | Sega | January 26, 2009 | E |
Sonic Chaos | Aspect | Sega | February 2, 2009 | E |
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars | Sega | Sega | March 9, 2009 | E |
Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa | Sega | Sega | June 29, 2009 | E |
Secret Command | Sega | Sega | July 13, 2009 | E10+ |
Phantasy Star | Sega | Sega | August 31, 2009 | E10+ |
R-Type (delisted on September 30, 2011) [9] | Compile | Irem | November 2, 2009 | E |
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap | Westone | Sega | November 9, 2009 | E |
Alex Kidd in Shinobi World | Sega | Sega | February 1, 2010 | E |
There were 75 titles available from the Sega Genesis, which was launched in 1989.
There were 54 titles available from the Neo Geo, which was launched in 1990.
There were only 9 titles available from the Commodore 64, which was launched in 1982. All games from this micro-computer were removed from the service in August 2013. [14]
Title | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Release Date | ESRB |
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International Karate | System 3 | Commodore Gaming | February 23, 2009 | E10+ |
Pitstop II | Epyx | Commodore Gaming | February 23, 2009 | E |
The Last Ninja | System 3 | Commodore Gaming | February 23, 2009 | E10+ |
Summer Games II | Epyx | Commodore Gaming | March 16, 2009 | E |
Tower Toppler | Hewson | Commodore Gaming | May 4, 2009 | E |
Boulder Dash | First Star Software | Commodore Gaming | June 1, 2009 | E |
California Games | Epyx | Commodore Gaming | July 6, 2009 | E |
Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance | System 3 | Commodore Gaming | September 21, 2009 | E10+ |
Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine | Raffaele Cecco | Commodore Gaming | November 9, 2009 | E |
There were 21 arcade titles available.
Title | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) [3] | Release Date | ESRB |
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Gaplus | Namco | Bandai Namco | March 25, 2009 | E |
Mappy | Namco | Bandai Namco | March 25, 2009 | E |
The Tower of Druaga | Namco | Bandai Namco | March 25, 2009 | E |
Star Force | Tecmo | Tecmo | March 25, 2009 | E |
Space Harrier | Sega | Sega | June 15, 2009 | E |
Tecmo Bowl | Tecmo | Tecmo | August 3, 2009 | E |
Altered Beast | Sega | Sega | September 28, 2009 | E10+ |
Rygar | Tecmo | Tecmo | October 19, 2009 | E10+ |
Golden Axe | Sega | Sega | October 26, 2009 | T |
Solomon's Key | Tecmo | Tecmo | November 30, 2009 | E |
Shinobi | Sega | Sega | December 7, 2009 | E10+ |
Ninja Gaiden | Tecmo | Tecmo | December 21, 2009 | E10+ |
Zaxxon | Sega | Sega | April 12, 2010 | E |
SonSon | Capcom | Capcom | December 6, 2010 | E |
Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando | Capcom | Capcom | December 6, 2010 | E10+ |
Exed Exes | Capcom | Capcom | January 10, 2011 | E |
Ghosts 'n Goblins | Capcom | Capcom | January 10, 2011 | E |
1942 | Capcom | Capcom | January 24, 2011 | E |
Black Tiger | Capcom | Capcom | January 24, 2011 | E |
Super Hang-On | Sega | Sega | May 3, 2012 | E10+ |
Wonder Boy in Monster Land | Sega | Sega | December 6, 2012 | E |
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