Virtual Console
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Virtual Console was a digital distribution service by Nintendo that allowed users to purchase and play classic games from older consoles on newer Nintendo systems.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Virtual Console canonical | 8 |
| Virtual Console titles | 1 |
| Wii Virtual Console | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
digital distribution service
ⓘ
video game download service ⓘ |
| allows |
download of classic video games
ⓘ
play of classic video games on newer Nintendo hardware ⓘ purchase of classic video games ⓘ |
| businessModel | pay-per-download ⓘ |
| closureRelatedService |
Nintendo eShop
ⓘ
surface form:
Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo eShop ⓘ
surface form:
Nintendo eShop for Wii U
Wii Shop Channel ⓘ |
| contentFromPlatform |
Commodore 64
ⓘ
Game Boy ⓘ Game Boy Advance ⓘ Game Boy Color ⓘ MSX computers ⓘ
surface form:
MSX
Neo Geo ⓘ Nintendo 64 ⓘ Nintendo DS ⓘ Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
surface form:
Sega Genesis
Super Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ TurboGrafx-16 ⓘ |
| currencySystem | Wii Points ⓘ |
| developer | Nintendo ⓘ |
| discontinuedOnPlatform |
Nintendo 3DS
ⓘ
Nintendo Wii ⓘ
surface form:
Wii
Wii U ⓘ |
| distributionMethod | digital download over the internet ⓘ |
| feature | emulation of older video game consoles ⓘ |
| introducedWith | Wii Shop Channel ⓘ |
| launchedOnPlatform |
Nintendo Wii
ⓘ
surface form:
Wii
|
| launchYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
offered officially licensed emulated versions of classic games
ⓘ
some titles included added features such as restore points ⓘ |
| operator | Nintendo ⓘ |
| platform |
Nintendo 3DS
ⓘ
Nintendo Wii ⓘ
surface form:
Wii
Wii U ⓘ |
| region |
Australia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ Japan ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| serviceType | retro game download service ⓘ |
| successor |
Nintendo Switch Online
ⓘ
surface form:
Nintendo Switch Online classic game libraries
|
| supports |
controller remapping (varies by platform and title)
ⓘ
save states (varies by platform and title) ⓘ screen filters or display options (varies by platform and title) ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wii Virtual Console
this entity surface form:
Virtual Console titles