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This is a list of Virtual Console games that were available on Wii U in North America.

These releases take advantage of the console's unique features, such as Off TV Play with the Wii U GamePad and posting to Miiverse. Some of these games were also available on the Wii Virtual Console, which can be played through Wii U's Wii Mode, but these legacy versions lack some features of the Wii U Virtual Console. While Wii Virtual Console titles cannot be played using the Wii U GamePad's controls, a September 2013 system update enabled the use of the GamePad's screen as a display. While some Wii games were also available for download from the Wii U eShop, these are not designated as Virtual Console releases and lack Virtual Console features.

The list is sorted by system and in the order in which they were added in Nintendo eShop for Wii U. To sort by other columns, click the corresponding icon in the header row.

As of March 27, 2023, it is no longer possible to purchase any Virtual Console games due to the closure of the Wii U eShop. However, customers can redownload games they have previously purchased.[1]

Titles[edit]

The following is a list of the 318 games that were available as Virtual Console titles for the Wii U in North America,[2] sorted by system and in the order they were added in Nintendo eShop. To sort by other columns, click the corresponding icon in the header row.

Nintendo Entertainment System[edit]

These titles were originally released for use on the Nintendo Entertainment System, which was launched in 1985.

There were 94 games available to purchase at the time of the Wii U eShop's closure.[2]

Title[3] Publisher[3] Developer(s)[3] Release Date[3][4] ESRB[3]
Balloon Fight Nintendo Nintendo R&D1 January 23, 2013 E
Punch-Out!! Nintendo R&D3 March 20, 2013
Kirby's Adventure HAL Laboratory April 17, 2013
Donkey Kong Jr. Nintendo R&D2 April 26, 2013
Excitebike Nintendo R&D1
Ice Climber
Mega Man Capcom Capcom May 2, 2013
Pac-Man Bandai Namco Entertainment Namco
Solomon's Key Koei Tecmo Tecmo May 9, 2013
Xevious Bandai Namco Entertainment Namco
Super Mario Bros. 2 Nintendo Nintendo R&D4 May 16, 2013
Ghosts 'n Goblins Capcom Micronics May 30, 2013
Spelunker Tozai Tose, Tamtex June 6, 2013
Mega Man 2 Capcom Capcom June 11, 2013
Mega Man 3
Mega Man 4
Yoshi Nintendo Game Freak June 12, 2013
Mario Bros. Intelligent Systems June 20, 2013
Wrecking Crew Nintendo R&D1
Metroid Nintendo R&D1. Intelligent Systems July 11, 2013
Donkey Kong Nintendo R&D2 July 15, 2013
Kid Icarus Nintendo R&D1, Tose July 25, 2013
Galaga Bandai Namco Entertainment Namco August 15, 2013
The Legend of Zelda Nintendo Nintendo R&D4 August 29, 2013
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link September 12, 2013
Super Mario Bros. September 19, 2013
Donkey Kong 3 Nintendo R&D2 September 26, 2013
Golf Nintendo R&D2, HAL Laboratory October 10, 2013
Tennis Nintendo R&D1. Intelligent Systems
Clu Clu Land Nintendo R&D1 October 17, 2013
Urban Champion
Baseball October 24, 2013
Pinball Nintendo R&D1, HAL Laboratory
Wario's Woods TEC November 7, 2013
Double Dragon Arc System Works Technōs Japan December 12, 2013 E10+
Castlevania Konami Konami December 19, 2013 E
Gradius January 9, 2014
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest January 16, 2014
Mighty Bomb Jack Koei Tecmo Tecmo January 23, 2014
Ninja Gaiden February 6, 2014
Super C Konami Konami February 13, 2014
Ice Hockey Nintendo Nintendo R&D4, Nintendo R&D2 February 20, 2014
Renegade Arc System Works Technōs Japan February 27, 2014 E10+
NES Open Tournament Golf Nintendo Nintendo R&D2 March 6, 2014 E
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels[a][A] Nintendo R&D4 March 13, 2014
Volleyball Pax Softnica March 20, 2014
Dr. Mario Nintendo R&D1 March 27, 2014
Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo R&D4 April 17, 2014
Mach Rider HAL Laboratory May 1, 2014
Adventures of Lolo May 15, 2014
Pac-Land[a] Bandai Namco Entertainment Namco June 10, 2014
Soccer Nintendo Intelligent Systems June 12, 2014
Super Dodge Ball Arc System Works Technōs Japan June 18, 2014
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse Konami Konami June 26, 2014
Bases Loaded Hamster Corporation Tose, Jaleco July 10, 2014
Ufouria: The Saga[a] Sunsoft Sunsoft July 24, 2014
Mega Man 5 Capcom Capcom August 7, 2014
Double Dragon II: The Revenge Arc System Works Technōs Japan August 14, 2014 E10+
Life Force Konami Konami August 21, 2014 E
Mega Man 6 Capcom Capcom
Donkey Kong Jr. Math Nintendo Nintendo R&D2 August 28, 2014
Adventure Island Konami Hudson Soft September 11, 2014
Gargoyle's Quest II Capcom Capcom October 30, 2014
Mighty Final Fight Capcom November 27, 2014 E10+
Lode Runner Konami Hudson Soft December 4, 2014 E
Crash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge Arc System Works Technōs Japan December 11, 2014
Duck Hunt Nintendo Nintendo R&D1. Intelligent Systems December 25, 2014
Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight Capcom Capcom January 15, 2015 E10+
S.C.A.T. Natsume Inc. Natsume Co., Ltd. January 22, 2015 E
Shadow of the Ninja January 29, 2015
Dig Dug Bandai Namco Entertainment Namco February 5, 2015
Mappy-Land
Sky Kid March 5, 2015
EarthBound Beginnings[a] Nintendo Ape Inc., Pax Softnica June 14, 2015 T
Blaster Master Sunsoft Sunsoft July 16, 2015 E
Vs. Excitebike[a][A] Nintendo Nintendo R&D1 August 31, 2015
Tecmo Bowl Koei Tecmo Tecmo September 10, 2015
River City Ransom Arc System Works Technōs Japan October 1, 2015 E10+
Stinger Konami Konami November 5, 2015
The Adventures of Bayou Billy January 7, 2016
Hogan's Alley Nintendo Nintendo R&D1. Intelligent Systems
Wild Gunman E
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones Arc System Works Technōs Japan February 18, 2016 E10+
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos Koei Tecmo Tecmo E
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom
Dig Dug II Bandai Namco Entertainment Namco March 17, 2016
City Connection Hamster Corporation Jaleco
StarTropics Nintendo Nintendo R&D3 May 26, 2016
Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II
Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll Culture Brain Culture Brain July 7, 2016 E10+
Baseball Simulator 1.000 E
Flying Warriors January 26, 2017 E10+
Kung-Fu Heroes E
Little Ninja Brothers
  1. ^ a b c d e Not originally available in North America.
  1. ^ a b Famicom Disk System title.

Super Nintendo Entertainment System[edit]

These titles were originally released for use on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, which was launched in 1991. There were 51 games available to purchase at the time of the Wii U eShop's closure.[2]

Title[3] Publisher[3] Developer(s)[3] Release Date[3][4] ESRB[3]
Super Mario World Nintendo Nintendo EAD April 26, 2013 E
F-Zero
Super Metroid Nintendo R&D1, Intelligent Systems May 15, 2013
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts Capcom Capcom May 16, 2013
Kirby Super Star Nintendo HAL Laboratory May 23, 2013
Kirby's Dream Course HAL Laboratory, Nintendo EAD
Kirby's Dream Land 3 HAL Laboratory
Mega Man X Capcom Capcom May 30, 2013
Vegas Stakes Nintendo HAL Laboratory June 27, 2013
Pilotwings Nintendo EAD July 4, 2013
EarthBound HAL Laboratory, Ape Inc. July 18, 2013 T
Harvest Moon Natsume Inc. Amccus August 1, 2013 E
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire Koei Tecmo Koei August 8, 2013
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Capcom Capcom August 22, 2013 T
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
Breath of Fire II September 5, 2013 E
Final Fight October 3, 2013
Final Fight 2 E10+
Final Fight 3 T
Super Castlevania IV Konami Konami October 31, 2013 E10+
Uncharted Waters: New Horizons Koei Tecmo Koei November 14, 2013 E
Brawl Brothers Hamster Corporation Jaleco November 21, 2013 E10+
Contra III: The Alien Wars Konami Konami November 28, 2013
The Legend of the Mystical Ninja December 5, 2013 E
Super Punch-Out!! Nintendo Nintendo R&D3 December 26, 2013
Mega Man X2 Capcom Capcom January 2, 2014
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Nintendo Nintendo EAD January 30, 2014
Street Fighter Alpha 2 Capcom Capcom May 22, 2014 T
Super Mario Kart Nintendo Nintendo EAD August 6, 2014 E
Cybernator Konami Nippon Computer Systems August 7, 2014 E10+
Mega Man X3 Capcom Minakuchi Engineering August 28, 2014 E
Nobunaga's Ambition Koei Tecmo Koei September 4, 2014
Mega Man 7 Capcom Capcom September 12, 2014
Wild Guns Natsume Inc. Natsume Co., Ltd. September 18, 2014 T
Castlevania: Dracula X Konami Konami October 2, 2014 E
Demon's Crest Capcom Capcom October 30, 2014
Natsume Championship Wrestling Natsume Inc. Natsume Co., Ltd. December 18, 2014 E10+
Breath of Fire Capcom Capcom February 12, 2015 E
Axelay Konami Konami February 19, 2015
Donkey Kong Country Nintendo Rare February 26, 2015
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Metal Marines Bandai Namco Entertainment Namco May 7, 2015
Super E.D.F.: Earth Defense Force Hamster Corporation Jaleco May 21, 2015
Rival Turf! May 28, 2015 E10+
Pac-Attack Bandai Namco Entertainment Namco June 4, 2015 E
Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf Koei Tecmo Koei August 20, 2015 E10+
The Ignition Factor Hamster Corporation Jaleco September 24, 2015 E
Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures Bandai Namco Entertainment Namco March 3, 2016
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Nintendo Square June 30, 2016

Nintendo 64[edit]

These titles were originally released for use on the Nintendo 64, which was launched in 1996.

There were 21 games available to purchase at the time of the Wii U eShop's closure.[2]

Title[3] Publisher[3] Developer(s)[3] Release Date[3][4] ESRB[3]
Super Mario 64 Nintendo Nintendo EAD April 1, 2015 E
Donkey Kong 64 Rare April 16, 2015 E
Paper Mario Intelligent Systems April 30, 2015 E
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo EAD July 2, 2015 E
Mario Tennis Camelot Software Planning July 9, 2015 E
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards HAL Laboratory July 30, 2015 E
Sin and Punishment[a] Treasure
Nintendo R&D1 		August 27, 2015 T
Mario Golf Camelot Software Planning September 3, 2015 E
1080° Snowboarding Nintendo EAD December 31, 2015 E
Yoshi's Story March 24, 2016 E
Wave Race 64 August 11, 2016 E
Excitebike 64 Left Field Productions November 17, 2016 E
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo EAD November 24, 2016 E
Mario Party 2 Hudson Soft December 22, 2016 E
Mario Kart 64 Nintendo EAD December 29, 2016 E
Pokémon Snap HAL Laboratory January 5, 2017 E
F-Zero X Nintendo EAD January 12, 2017 E
Star Fox 64 January 19, 2017 E
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber Square Enix Quest Corporation February 16, 2017 T
Harvest Moon 64 Natsume Inc. Victor Interactive Software February 23, 2017 E
Bomberman 64 Konami Hudson Soft March 9, 2017 E
  1. ^ Not originally available in North America.

Game Boy Advance[edit]

These titles were originally released for use on the Game Boy Advance (GBA), which was launched in 2001.

There were 74 games available to purchase at the time of the Wii U eShop's closure.[2]

Title[3] Publisher[3] Developer(s)[3] Release Date[3][4] ESRB[3]
Advance Wars Nintendo Intelligent Systems April 3, 2014 E
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga AlphaDream
Metroid Fusion Nintendo
Kirby & the Amazing Mirror HAL Laboratory, Flagship, Dimps April 10, 2014
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! Nintendo R&D1
F-Zero: Maximum Velocity NDcube April 17, 2014
Golden Sun Camelot Software Planning
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo R&D2 April 24, 2014
Wario Land 4 Nintendo R&D1 May 8, 2014
Klonoa: Empire of Dreams Bandai Namco Entertainment Now Production May 29, 2014
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap Nintendo Capcom, Flagship June 5, 2014
Pac-Man Collection Bandai Namco Entertainment Mass Media June 10, 2014
Mario Tennis: Power Tour Nintendo Camelot Software Planning July 3, 2014
Mr. Driller 2 Bandai Namco Entertainment Namco July 17, 2014
Mega Man Battle Network Capcom Capcom July 31, 2014
Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge Inti Creates. Capcom August 14, 2014
Mario Golf: Advance Tour Nintendo Camelot Software Planning September 25, 2014
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon Konami Konami October 9, 2014 T
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance October 16, 2014
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow October 23, 2014
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Nintendo HAL Laboratory October 30, 2014 E
Super Mario Advance Nintendo R&D2 November 6, 2014
Mario Kart: Super Circuit Intelligent Systems November 13, 2014
DK: King of Swing Paon November 20, 2014
Mario Pinball Land Fuse Games November 27, 2014
Fire Emblem Intelligent Systems December 4, 2014
Mega Man Zero Capcom Capcom December 17, 2014
Mario Party Advance Nintendo Hudson Soft December 25, 2014
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Nintendo R&D2
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire Jupiter Corporation January 1, 2015
Mega Man Battle Network 2 Capcom Capcom January 8, 2015
F-Zero - GP Legend Nintendo Suzak March 12, 2015
Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament Bandai Namco Entertainment Now Production March 19, 2015
Namco Museum Digital Eclipse March 26, 2015
Mega Man & Bass Capcom Capcom May 7, 2015
Mega Man Battle Network 3 Blue May 14, 2015
Mega Man Battle Network 3 White
Mega Man Zero 2 Inti Creates May 21, 2015
Mega Man Zero 3 May 28, 2015
Mega Man Battle Network 4 Blue Moon Capcom
Mega Man Battle Network 4 Red Sun
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town Natsume Inc. Marvelous Interactive June 11, 2015
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones Nintendo Intelligent Systems June 18, 2015
Golden Sun: The Lost Age Camelot Software Planning August 6, 2015
Onimusha Tactics Capcom Capcom T
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising Nintendo Intelligent Systems August 20, 2015 E
Car Battler Joe Natsume Inc. Ancient September 17, 2015
Pocky & Rocky with Becky Altron October 8, 2015
Final Fight One Capcom Sun-Tec October 15, 2015
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts Capcom October 22, 2015
Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town Natsume Inc. Tose October 29, 2015
Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX Konami Konami November 12, 2015
Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival Capcom Capcom November 19, 2015
Konami Krazy Racers Konami Konami November 26, 2015
Medabots: Metabee Natsume Inc. Natsume Co., Ltd. December 10, 2015
Medabots: Rokusho
Mega Man Zero 4 Capcom Inti Creates December 17, 2015
Mega Man Battle Network 5 Team Colonel Capcom
Mega Man Battle Network 5 Team Protoman
Metroid: Zero Mission Nintendo Nintendo R&D1 January 14, 2016
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo R&D2 January 21, 2016
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Square Enix Square January 28, 2016
Polarium Advance Nintendo Mitchell Corporation February 11, 2016
Kuru Kuru Kururin[a] Eighting
Medabots AX: Metabee Natsume Inc. Natsume Co., Ltd. February 25, 2016
Medabots AX: Rokusho
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar Capcom Capcom March 10, 2016
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar
Game & Watch Gallery 4 Nintendo Nintendo R&D1, Tose April 7, 2016
Drill Dozer Game Freak June 16, 2016
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team Chunsoft June 23, 2016
Mario vs. Donkey Kong Nintendo Software Technology February 9, 2017
Rayman Advance Ubisoft Digital Eclipse April 20, 2017
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc Ubisoft
  1. ^ Not originally available in North America.

Nintendo DS[edit]

These titles were originally released for use on the Nintendo DS, which was launched in 2004. There were 31 games available to purchase at the time of the Wii U eShop's closure.[2] All games on the list are published by Nintendo.[3]

Title[3] Developer(s)[3] Release Date[3][4] ESRB[3]
Yoshi's Island DS Artoon April 1, 2015 E
WarioWare: Touched! Intelligent Systems April 9, 2015
Yoshi Touch & Go Nintendo EAD
Mario Kart DS April 23, 2015
New Super Mario Bros. May 14, 2015
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time AlphaDream June 25, 2015
Star Fox Command Nintendo EAD, Q-Games E10+
DK: Jungle Climber Paon July 23, 2015 E
Kirby: Squeak Squad HAL Laboratory, Flagship July 30, 2015
Big Brain Academy Nintendo EAD February 11, 2016
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! Nintendo SPD April 14, 2016
Mario Party DS Hudson Soft April 21, 2016
Style Savvy Nintendo SPD May 5, 2016
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass Nintendo EAD May 12, 2016
Metroid Prime Hunters Nintendo Software Technology June 2, 2016 T
Wario: Master of Disguise Suzak June 9, 2016 E10+
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Blue Rescue Team Chunsoft June 23, 2016 E
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Pokémon Ranger HAL Laboratory July 21, 2016
Kirby Mass Attack July 28, 2016
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Creatures Inc. August 4, 2016
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs August 18, 2016
Super Mario 64 DS Nintendo EAD August 25, 2016
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis Nintendo Software Technology October 6, 2016
Kirby: Canvas Curse HAL Laboratory October 13, 2016
Animal Crossing: Wild World Nintendo EAD
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks October 20, 2016 E10+
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 Square Enix November 3, 2016 E
Advance Wars: Dual Strike Intelligent Systems December 1, 2016
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon December 8, 2016 E10+
Picross 3D HAL Laboratory March 16, 2017 E

TurboGrafx-16[edit]

These titles were originally released for use on the TurboGrafx-16, which was launched in 1989. There were 40 games available to purchase, of which 33 were available at the time of the Wii U eShop's closure.[2] All games on the list are published by Konami.[5]

Title[3] Developer(s)[3] Release Date[3][4] ESRB[3]
Bonk's Adventure Atlus, Red Company July 14, 2016 E
New Adventure Island Now Production
R-Type (delisted on June 30, 2020) Hudson Soft
Bomberman '94[a] February 2, 2017
Gradius[a] Konami
Dungeon Explorer Atlus March 2, 2017
Neutopia Hudson Soft
Super Star Soldier Kaneko April 6, 2017
World Sports Competition Make Software
Bonk's Revenge Red Company, Mutech May 4, 2017
Blazing Lazers Compile May 18, 2017
Alien Crush June 8, 2017
Neutopia II Hudson Soft
Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure A.I. Company Ltd. June 29, 2017
Devil's Crush Compile
Air Zonk Red Company, Naxat Soft July 27, 2017
Ninja Spirit (delisted on June 30, 2020) Irem E10+
Victory Run Hudson Soft E
Final Soldier[a] Now Production August 10, 2017
Soldier Blade Hudson Soft
China Warrior September 7, 2017 E10+
Detana!! TwinBee[a] Konami E
Vigilante (delisted on June 30, 2020) Irem September 14, 2017 E10+
Chew Man Fu Now Production September 21, 2017 E
Shockman Winds
Double Dungeons Thinking Rabbit September 28, 2017
Digital Champ: Battle Boxing[a] Naxat Soft October 12, 2017 E10+
Legend of Hero Tonma (delisted on June 30, 2020) Irem E
Moto Roader Nippon Computer Systems
Power Golf Hudson Soft November 2, 2017
Lords of Thunder[b] Red Company November 9, 2017
Break In[a] Naxat Soft November 16, 2017
Salamander[a] Konami
Bomberman: Panic Bomber[a][b] Hudson Soft November 23, 2017
Battle Lode Runner[a] November 30, 2017
Bomberman '93
Battle Chopper[a] (delisted on June 30, 2020) Irem February 1, 2018
Necromancer[a] Hudson Soft
Image Fight[a] (delisted on June 30, 2020) Irem February 8, 2018
Image Fight II[a][b] (delisted on June 30, 2020)
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Not originally available in North America.
  2. ^ a b c TurboGrafx-CD title.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wii U & Nintendo 3DS eShop Discontinuation Q&A". Nintendo Support. Nintendo of America.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Nintendo Wii U eShop (United States)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Games Releases (2014-2016) - "Downloadable titles" section". Nintendo. Nintendo of America. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2024.[dead link]
  4. ^ a b c d e f "My Nintendo Store – Nintendo Official Site". Archived from the original on April 4, 2014.
  5. ^ "Games". Konami Digital Entertainment,Inc. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
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