When Nintendo Wii released in 2006, the system launched alongside the Virtual Console. The Virtual Console was a digital storefront where fans could download games released on older video game systems ...

With not many new game releases on the immediate horizon for the Nintendo Switch, now is the time to unleash the Virtual Console on the system. However, simply repeating the setup from prior consoles ...

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Although Nintendo Switch will receive revamped retro games as part of its online service, don’t consider that program a Virtual Console replacement, according to an interview in Famitsu. “Classic ...

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Nintendo recently confirms that the Wii U eShop is being shut down in March 2023, so there's a number of great games to grab before then. The Nintendo Switch Pro seems to be on its way, and with it ...

Nintendo might not have plans to bring Virtual Console to Switch, but that doesn’t mean somebody else won’t. In light of new details about how Nintendo Switch Online will work and the company’s plans ...

Nostalgia overload! Nintendo is adding N64 and Nintendo DS games to its Virtual Console for the Wii U. Now you can play Super Mario 64 without having to dig a dusty N64 console out of the closet, you ...

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Nintendo's announcement that its Nintendo Switch Online service won't be ready until 2018 left me with more questions than answers regarding how the company will roll out old games. Over the weekend ...

After months of frustration following a less-than-auspicious debut, the Wii U video game console will receive its awaited Spring System Update next week, Nintedo president Satoru Iwata said Wenesday ...

One of the more exciting parts of Nintendo’s mini NES announcement this morning was the availability of an NES Classic Controller, which will be sold separately for $9.99. If you've already got a Wii ...