Yesterday for America, today for Europe. The Wii U Virtual console is now available, and multiple virtual consoles games are available to buy or upgrade from your Wii Virtual Console catalogue. As a reminder the benefits of the Wii U Virtual Console games are:
- Off-tv play
- Save state (in addition to the suspend feature)
- Configurable controls
- Supports all Wii U controls including: GamePad, Pro Controller, Classic Controller, Classic Controller Pro, Wii Remote and Wii Remote and Nunchuck
The total games available so far for America are as follows:
- Ice Climber (NES)
- Balloon Fight (NES)
- Donkey Kong Jr (NES)
- Excitebike (NES)
- Kirby’s Adventure (NES)
- Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream (NES)
- F-Zero (SNES)
- Super Mario World (SNES)
And the line-up for Europe is:
- Ice Climber (NES)
- Balloon Fight (NES)
- Donkey Kong Jr (NES)
- Excitebike (NES)
- Mario’s Super Picross (SNES)
- Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream (NES)
- F-Zero (SNES)
- Super Mario World (SNES)
Just remember the ‘Virtual Console Trial Campaign’ in celebration for the 30th anniversary of the original Famicom is still ongoing, so there more 30 cents / 30 pence games to look forward too! Let us know what you think of the initial Virtual Console lines up.
