Virtual Console
Virtual Console (バーチャルコンソール Bācharu Konsōru), sometimes abbreviated as VC, is a specialized section of the Nintendo Wii Shop Channel, an online service that allows players to purchase and download games and other software for Nintendo's Wii gaming console. The Virtual Console lineup consists of titles originally released on past consoles. These titles are run in their original forms through software emulation, and can be purchased for between 500 and 1200 Wii Points depending on system, rarity, and/or demand. The library of past games currently consists of titles originating from the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and Nintendo 64, as well as Sega's Master System and Mega Drive/Genesis, NEC's TurboGrafx-16 and TurboGrafx-CD, SNK's Neo Geo AES, Commodore 64 (Europe and North America only) and MSX (Japan only). Virtual Console Arcade allows players to download video arcade games. Nintendo has no plans to add Nintendo GameCube games to Wii Virtual Console due to their 1.4 GB capacity (and even higher for certain games), and because the Wii is already backward compatible with the GameCube's original Game Discs. They also had no plans to add Sega Saturn games because it will not be to powerful on the Wii.
 The official Virtual Console logo | |
| Developer | Nintendo |
|---|---|
| Platform | Wii, Wii Shop Channel |
| Type | Classic video game re-release distribution |
| Release date(s) | JP December 2, 2006 NA November 19, 2006 EU December 8, 2006 AUS December 7, 2006 RU March 20, 2007 KO March 8, 2007 |
| Website | Official US website Official UK website Official Japanese website |
Virtual Console Global Problems
There are no known global problems with Virtual Console titles on Dolphin.
Compatibility lists
Control
All Virtual Console titles can use Classic and GameCube controller, except some TurboGrafx-16 titles for GameCube controller support. As for Wii Remote in sideways position, Super NES, Nintendo 64, and some Genesis and Neo Geo titles are exceptions to this, but the rest can use it as well.
| Virtual Console | Sideways Wii Remote | Classic Controller | GameCube Controller |
|---|---|---|---|
| NES | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Super NES | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Nintendo 64 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Sega Master System | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Sega Genesis | Depends | ✔ | ✔ |
| TurboGrafx-16 | ✔ | ✔ | Depends |
| Neo Geo | Depends | ✔ | ✔ |
| Commodore 64 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| MSX | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Arcade | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |