Virtual Console: Difference between revisions

'''Virtual Console''' ({{ja|バーチャルコンソール}} ''Bācharu Konsōru''), sometimes abbreviated as '''VC''', is a feature of the [[Wii]], the [[Nintendo 3DS]], and the [[Wii U]] that emulates older video game consoles and allows one to play games originally released for those consoles. This feature is supported by the [[Wikipedia:Wii Menu#Wii Shop Channel|Wii Shop Channel]] and [[wikipedia:Nintendo eShop|Nintendo eShop]]. The Wii's Virtual Console currently emulates the [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] and [[Nintendo 64]], as well as the [[Wikipedia:Sega Mega Drive|Sega Mega Drive/Genesis]], NEC's [[Wikipedia:TurboGrafx-16|TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine]], the [[Wikipedia:MSX|MSX]] computer and the [[Wikipedia:Neo Geo (console)|Neo Geo]] home system, while the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console currently runs Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Sega Game Gear and [[nwiki:NES|NES]] games.