List of Virtual Console games for Wii U (PAL region)
Available titles
The following is a complete list of the 300 Virtual Console titles available for the Wii U in the PAL region (Europe and Australia) sorted by system and release dates.
Nintendo Entertainment System
There are currently 89 games available to purchase.
- 1 2 3 4 5 These games were available during the Wii U Virtual Console trial campaign for a cheaper price. See Update Notes section.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Not originally available in the PAL region.
- ↑ Originally released as Shadow Warriors in the PAL region.
- ↑ Originally released as Probotector II: Return of the Evil Forces in the PAL region.
- ↑ Originally released as Life Force: Salamander in the PAL region.
- ↑ Originally released as Action in New York in the PAL region.
- ↑ Originally released as Blue Shadow in the PAL region.
- ↑ Originally released as Shadow Warriors II: The Dark Sword of Chaos in the PAL region.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
There are currently 49 games available to purchase.
- 1 2 These games were available during the Wii U Virtual Console trial campaign for a cheaper price. See Update Notes section.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Not originally available in the PAL region.
- ↑ Originally released as Kirby's Fun Pak in the PAL region.
- ↑ Originally released as Super Probotector: Alien Rebels in the PAL region.
- ↑ Originally released as Castlevania: Vampire's Kiss in the PAL region.
Nintendo 64
There are currently 21 games available to purchase.
- 1 2 3 Not originally available in the PAL region.
- ↑ Initially available via a free download code for purchasing Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash from the Nintendo eShop between November 20 (EU) / 21 (AU) and December 17, 2015.
- ↑ Originally released as Lylat Wars in the PAL region.
Game Boy Advance
There are currently 70 games available to purchase.
- ↑ Marketed as Castlevania: Circle of the Moon outside of the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.
- ↑ Not originally available in the PAL region.
Nintendo DS
There are currently 31 games available to purchase.
- ↑ Initially available as a free download between June 13 and July 10, 2014. Those who have downloaded the game in that time can now re-download for free.
- ↑ Initially available via a free download code for purchasing Yoshi's Woolly World from the Nintendo eShop between June 25 (AU) / 26 (EU) and July 23, 2015.
TurboGrafx-16
There are currently 40 games available to purchase.
Future releases
New games (if any) are released on Thursdays in Europe at 3:00PM CET and in Australia anywhere between 3:00PM & 11:00PM AEST.
The following is a list of new titles announced to be released in this region. The source is either Nintendo of Europe's official Virtual Console site,[1] the pan-European PEGI[2] or the ACB[3] (games rated after the introduction of classification guidelines for video games from late 1994 onwards retain their original rating, and may not appear on the ACB website as a game newly rated for their VC release). Rated but not released games will be removed from the list after two years.
Upcoming Title | Publisher | EU Release Date | AU Release Date | PEGI | USK | ACB | Platform | Source |
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Update notes
2013
- A trial campaign celebrating the Famicom's 30th anniversary began in January consisting of seven cheaper titles, each available for a limited time: Balloon Fight (January 23 to February 21), F-Zero (February 21 to March 22), Punch-Out!! (March 21 to April 19), Kirby's Adventure (April 18 to May 17), Super Metroid (May 16 to June 14), Mario & Yoshi (June 13 to July 12) and Donkey Kong (July 15 to August 13).[4] F-Zero and Punch-Out!! were re-released alongside the launch of the Virtual Console on April 27, followed by Balloon Fight on June 27, two months later.
2014
- Game Boy Advance titles were added to the VC service for the first time on April 3.
- Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? was available as a free download from June 13 until July 10, when it was removed.
2015
- Nintendo 64 and Nintendo DS titles were added to the VC service for the first time on April 2.
- Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? was re-released commercially on June 25.
- Yoshi Touch & Go was made available via a free download code for purchasing Yoshi's Woolly World from the Nintendo eShop between June 25 (AU) / 26 (EU) and July 23, prior to its commercial release on the same day.
- Mario Tennis was made available via a free download code for purchasing Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash from the Nintendo eShop between November 20 (EU) / 21 (AU) and December 17, prior to its commercial release on the same day.
2016
- TurboGrafx-16 titles were added to the VC service for the first time on July 28.