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[[File:Virtual Console.png|thumb|300px|The Virtual Console logo.]] | [[File:Virtual Console.png|thumb|300px|The Virtual Console logo.]] | ||
The '''Virtual Console''' ({{ja|バーチャルコンソール}} ''Virtual Console''), 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 {{h2|Wikipedia:Wii Menu|Wii Shop Channel}} and {{s|wikipedia|Nintendo eShop}}. The Wii's Virtual Console currently emulates the {{s|wikipedia|Nintendo Entertainment System}}, {{s|wikipedia|Super Nintendo Entertainment System}} and [[Nintendo 64]], as well as the {{s|wikipedia|Sega Mega Drive}}/Genesis, NEC's {{s|wikipedia|TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine}}, the {{s|wikipedia|MSX}} computer, and the [[Wikipedia:Neo Geo (console)|Neo Geo]] home system. The Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console currently runs Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance (Ambassadors only), Sega Game Gear, and {{s|nwiki|NES}} and Famicom Disk System ( | The '''Virtual Console''' ({{ja|バーチャルコンソール}} ''Virtual Console''), 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 {{h2|Wikipedia:Wii Menu|Wii Shop Channel}} and {{s|wikipedia|Nintendo eShop}}. The Wii's Virtual Console currently emulates the {{s|wikipedia|Nintendo Entertainment System}}, {{s|wikipedia|Super Nintendo Entertainment System}} and [[Nintendo 64]], as well as the {{s|wikipedia|Sega Mega Drive}}/Genesis, NEC's {{s|wikipedia|TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine}}, the {{s|wikipedia|MSX}} computer, and the [[Wikipedia:Neo Geo (console)|Neo Geo]] home system. The Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console currently runs Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance (Ambassadors only), Sega Game Gear, and {{s|nwiki|NES}} TurboGrafx16 and Famicom Disk System (Marketed as NES import games in other regions) games. The Wii U Virtual Console currently has NES, Super NES, N64, TurboGrafx16, GBA, Nintendo DS, and Wii games. | ||
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==In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]== | ==In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]== |