Wii U

 

July 15, 2013 is the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Family Computer (Famicom), known as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES™) in the United States. In anticipation of the launch of the Virtual Console service on Wii U this Spring, Nintendo will celebrate the anniversary by releasing a Virtual Console title each month at a 30-day special reduced price of 30 cents*. You'll find these and all future Virtual Console titles within the Nintendo eShop, a digital storefront accessible from your Wii U console.

* Canada: 0.30 Canadian dollars
Mexico: 4.00 pesos
Brazil: 1.00 reals
Prices do not include tax

  • Balloon Fight (NES)

    From Wed, 1/23 to Thu, 2/21

  • F-ZERO (SNES)

    From Wed, 2/20 to Thu, 3/21

  • Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream (NES)

    From Wed, 3/20 to Thu, 4/18

  • Kirby's Adventure (NES)

    From Wed, 4/17 to Thu, 5/16

  • Super Metroid (SNES)

    From Wed, 5/15 to Thu, 6/13

  • Yoshi (NES)

    From Wed, 6/12 to Thu, 7/11

  • Donkey Kong (NES)

    From Mon, 7/15 to Tue, 8/13

* After specified promotional period, each game will be made available in the Nintendo eShop at regular price. Wii U owners who have purchased the game(s) during the promotional period will not need to purchase the game(s) again at the regular price. Games purchased during this promotional period are eligible for 2 points in the Deluxe Digital Program. Point value subject to change.

  • More classic games from past systems

    In addition to NES and Super NES games, titles from the Game Boy Advance and other systems will be available in the future.


  • Play off-TV on the Wii U GamePad

    Wii U Virtual Console games can be played on your TV, or you can play with just the Wii U GamePad controller when someone else is watching TV.


  • Save a back-up of your game progress

    Games can be paused and returned to later using Restore Points—complete save files that include your up-to-the-moment progress and your in-game save data.


  • Access a Miiverse community

    Each title will have an Official Community in Miiverse. There you can talk about the game and share memories with others, or show off screenshots of your high score.


Information for Wii Owners

After the launch of the Wii U Virtual Console service, Wii owners who own Virtual Console games and transfer their data to Wii U will be eligible for a special reduced price for each game, applied when they purchase the upgraded Wii U version of those games on the Nintendo eShop. The reduced price will be $1.00 per NES title and $1.50 per Super NES title.

* The regular price of Wii U Virtual Console NES and Super NES games are same as the Wii Virtual Console price.

* The reduced price of Wii U Virtual Console games will automatically be displayed on the Nintendo eShop, unique to each user based on their Wii Virtual Console library.

* Games purchased at the special reduced price are worth 9 points per NES title and 14 points per SNES title in the Deluxe Digital Program. Point value subject to change.

Prices do not include tax.