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[[Image:VirtualConsole.jpg|thumb|The Virtual Console logo.]]
[[Image:VirtualConsole.jpg|thumb|The Virtual Console logo.]]
The '''Virtual Console''' is one of many special features of the [[Wii]]. The Virtual Console allows gamers to download games that have been uploaded by their respective companies. [[Nintendo]] is the main backer of the feature, promising to fill it with their immense backlog of games from the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], and [[Nintendo 64]]. Nintendo will not be uploading [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] games to the Virtual Console as the Wii is backward-compatible with the system. ''Hudson'' and ''Sega'' are also backing the Virtual Console with ''Sega Genisis'' and ''TurboGraphx-18'' games.
The '''Virtual Console''' is one of many special features of the [[Wii]]. The Virtual Console allows gamers to download games that have been uploaded by their respective companies. [[Nintendo]] is the main backer of the feature, promising to fill it with their immense backlog of games from the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], and [[Nintendo 64]]. Nintendo will not be uploading [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] games to the Virtual Console as the Wii is backwards-compatible with the system. ''Hudson'' and ''Sega'' are also backing the Virtual Console with ''Sega Genisis'' and ''TurboGraphx-18'' games.


== List of Mario Games for the Virtual Console ==
== List of Mario Games for the Virtual Console ==
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{| border="1" style="text-align:center" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
!width=20%| Game
!width=40%| Game
!width=20%| Console
!width=4%| US
!width=4%| US
!width=4%| JP
!width=4%| JP
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!width=8%| AU Release Date
!width=8%| AU Release Date
|-
|-
|align="center"|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' (NES)
|align="center"|[[NES]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|11/19/06
|11/19/06
|12/02/06
|12/02/06
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|12/07/06
|12/07/06
|-
|-
|align="center"|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' (SNES)
|align="center"|[[SNES]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|02/19/07
|02/19/07
|12/12/06
|12/12/06
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|12/07/06
|12/07/06
|-
|-
|align="center"|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' (SNES)
|align="center"|[[SNES]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:X mark.png|17px]]
|[[Image:X mark.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|05/21/07
|05/21/07
|N/A
|N/A
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|05/18/07
|05/18/07
|-
|-
|align="center"|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' (NES)
|align="center"|[[NES]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|12/04/06
|12/04/06
|12/02/06
|12/02/06
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|12/22/06
|12/22/06
|-
|-
|align="center"|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]'' (NES)
|align="center"|[[NES]]
|[[Image:X mark.png|17px]]
|[[Image:X mark.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|N/A
|N/A
|03/27/07
|03/27/07
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|04/20/07
|04/20/07
|-
|-
|align="center"|''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''
|''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' (NES)
|align="center"|[[NES]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|11/19/06
|11/19/06
|12/02/06
|12/02/06
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|12/22/06
|12/22/06
|-
|-
|align="center"|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
|''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' (N64)
|align="center"|[[Nintendo 64]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|01/29/07
|01/29/07
|01/30/07
|01/30/07
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|01/26/07
|01/26/07
|-
|-
|align="center"|''[[Mario's Super Picross]]''
|''[[Mario's Super Picross]]'' (SNES)
|align="center"|[[SNES]]
|[[Image:X mark.png|17px]]
|[[Image:X mark.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:X mark.png|17px]]
|[[Image:X mark.png]]
|[[Image:X mark.png|17px]]
|[[Image:X mark.png]]
|N/A
|N/A
|12/19/06
|12/19/06
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|N/A
|N/A
|-
|-
|align="center"|''[[Paper Mario]]''
|''[[Paper Mario]]'' (N64)
|align="center"|[[Nintendo 64]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:X mark.png|17px]]
|[[Image:X mark.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|June 2007
|June 2007
|June 2007
|June 2007
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|07/29/07
|07/29/07
|-
|-
|align="center"|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
|''[[Super Mario 64]]'' (N64)
|align="center"|[[Nintendo 64]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|11/19/06
|11/19/06
|12/02/06
|12/02/06
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|12/07/06
|12/07/06
|-
|-
|align="center"|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' (NES)
|align="center"|[[NES]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|12/25/06
|12/25/06
|12/02/06
|12/02/06
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|01/05/07
|01/05/07
|-
|-
|align="center"|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (NES)
|align="center"|[[NES]]
|[[Image:X mark.png|17px]]
|[[Image:X mark.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|N/A
|N/A
|05/01/07
|05/01/07
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|05/25/07
|05/25/07
|-
|-
|align="center"|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''
|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' (SNES)
|align="center"|[[SNES]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:X mark.png|17px]]
|[[Image:X mark.png]]
|[[Image:X mark.png|17px]]
|[[Image:X mark.png]]
|[[Image:X mark.png|17px]]
|[[Image:X mark.png]]
|2007
|2007
|N/A
|N/A
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|N/A
|N/A
|-
|-
|align="center"|''[[Super Mario World]]''
|''[[Super Mario World]]'' (SNES)
|align="center"|[[SNES]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|02/05/07
|02/05/07
|12/02/06
|12/02/06
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|02/09/07
|02/09/07
|-
|-
|align="center"|''[[Wario's Woods]]''
|''[[Wario's Woods]]'' (NES)
|align="center"|[[NES]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|11/19/06
|11/19/06
|12/12/06
|12/12/06
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|12/07/06
|12/07/06
|-
|-
|align="center"|''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]''
|''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]'' (NES)
|align="center"|[[NES]]
|[[Image:X mark.png|17px]]
|[[Image:X mark.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png|17px]]
|[[Image:Check_small.png]]
|N/A
|N/A
|03/06/07
|03/06/07

Revision as of 16:17, June 30, 2007

The Wii Virtual Console's logo.
The Virtual Console logo.

The Virtual Console is one of many special features of the Wii. The Virtual Console allows gamers to download games that have been uploaded by their respective companies. Nintendo is the main backer of the feature, promising to fill it with their immense backlog of games from the NES, SNES, and Nintendo 64. Nintendo will not be uploading GameCube games to the Virtual Console as the Wii is backwards-compatible with the system. Hudson and Sega are also backing the Virtual Console with Sega Genisis and TurboGraphx-18 games.

List of Mario Games for the Virtual Console

Game US JP EU AUS NA Release Date JP Release Date EU Release Date AU Release Date
Donkey Kong (NES) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 11/19/06 12/02/06 12/08/06 12/07/06
Donkey Kong Country (SNES) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 02/19/07 12/12/06 12/08/06 12/07/06
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES) File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 05/21/07 N/A 05/16/07 05/18/07
Donkey Kong Jr. (NES) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 12/04/06 12/02/06 12/22/06 12/22/06
Donkey Kong Jr. Math (NES) File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png N/A 03/27/07 04/20/07 04/20/07
Mario Bros. (NES) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 11/19/06 12/02/06 12/22/06 12/22/06
Mario Kart 64 (N64) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 01/29/07 01/30/07 01/26/07 01/26/07
Mario's Super Picross (SNES) File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:X mark.png N/A 12/19/06 N/A N/A
Paper Mario (N64) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png June 2007 June 2007 N/A 07/29/07
Super Mario 64 (N64) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 11/19/06 12/02/06 12/08/06 12/07/06
Super Mario Bros. (NES) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 12/25/06 12/02/06 01/05/07 01/05/07
Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES) File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png N/A 05/01/07 05/25/07 05/25/07
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES) File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:X mark.png File:X mark.png 2007 N/A N/A N/A
Super Mario World (SNES) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 02/05/07 12/02/06 02/09/07 02/09/07
Wario's Woods (NES) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 11/19/06 12/12/06 12/08/06 12/07/06
Yoshi (NES) File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png N/A 03/06/07 05/16/07 05/18/07
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