In April's Nintendo Direct, it was revealed that the long awaited Virtual Console for the Nintendo Wii U was to be released in America some time during the last week of April, 2013. This announcement follows previous news that many channels for the Nintendo Wii would cease operation this coming summer (those include: News/weather channel, Everybody Vote's Channel, Nintendo Channel and Wii message transfer). Previously, Wii U owners would have had to play retro games in Wii mode via the Wii's Shop Channel.
It has been confirmed that all Wii U VC games at release will have the option to be playable with just the Wii U Game Pad (and thus with the TV off). They will also support their own individual Mii-verses. Those playing the Wii VC versions of will not have these abilities, but they will have the option to purchase the upgraded versions at a discounted price. So far only games from the NES and SNES are available for purchase, but N64 and even Gameboy games are stated to be following in the future.
Of the many games shown in the sizzle reel down below, the biggest and mos surprising addition to the Wii U VC is EarthBound. Unreleased on the Wii's VC and an incredibly rare SNES game, American gamers of all ages will finally get to experience the game that brought Nes and his pals to America and why they've been included in Super Smash Bros.
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