Wii Virtual Console
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Wii Virtual Console was a digital distribution service for the Nintendo Wii that allowed users to purchase and play classic games from older consoles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wii Virtual Console canonical | 9 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | digital distribution service ⓘ |
| allows |
download of classic video games
ⓘ
play of classic video games ⓘ purchase of classic video games ⓘ |
| availableIn |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closureDate | 2019-01-30 ⓘ |
| closureEvent | Wii Shop Channel closure ⓘ |
| contentType |
arcade games
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classic console games ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| currency | Wii Points NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Nintendo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discontinuationAnnounced | 2017-09-29 ⓘ |
| distributionMethod | digital download ⓘ |
| feature | emulation of older game consoles ⓘ |
| hasRatingSystem |
CERO
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ESRB NERFINISHED ⓘ OFLC NERFINISHED ⓘ PEGI NERFINISHED ⓘ USK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate |
2006-11-19
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2006-12-02 ⓘ 2006-12-07 ⓘ 2006-12-08 ⓘ |
| launchRegion |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
offered games not otherwise available on Wii optical discs
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provided legal access to legacy titles via emulation ⓘ |
| operator | Nintendo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wii Shop Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform | Wii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
Wii Points
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internet connection ⓘ |
| serviceType | retro game download service ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| successor |
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
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Nintendo Switch Online classic game libraries NERFINISHED ⓘ Wii U Virtual Console NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
GameCube controller
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Wii Classic Controller Pro NERFINISHED ⓘ Wii Remote NERFINISHED ⓘ classic controller ⓘ multiple display modes ⓘ save states for some titles ⓘ |
| supportsPlatform |
Commodore 64
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MSX NERFINISHED ⓘ MSX2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Neo Geo NERFINISHED ⓘ Nintendo 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ Nintendo Entertainment System NERFINISHED ⓘ Sega Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sega Master System NERFINISHED ⓘ Super Nintendo Entertainment System NERFINISHED ⓘ TurboGrafx-16 NERFINISHED ⓘ TurboGrafx-CD NERFINISHED ⓘ Virtual Console Arcade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.