Games released for the service include titles for the Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Sega Game Gear, and NES, and Family Computer Disk System (Marketed as NES import games in other regions) SNES (new Nintendo 3DS only) with announced plans for games from TurboGrafx-16, NEO GEO, in the future. The Virtual Console service for the Nintendo 3DS on the Nintendo eShop was launched on June 6, 2011. ģDS Virtual Console HOME Menu icon for the Japanese version of Metroid. On January 2019, all Wii Virtual Console releases including both Metroid and Super Metroid will officially be discontinued due to the closure of the Wii Shop Channel. Within this press release, Nintendo stated that more than 4.7 million Virtual Console games had been downloaded, at a rate of more than 1,000 titles an hour. On June 1 2007, Nintendo of America issued a press release to announce the upcoming release of its 100th Virtual Console title. They will appear in late 2007 to all regions.

Added to the Japanese Virtual Console page was a heading for Neo Geo games.

Nintendo announced MSX compatibility on September 19, 2006, announcing on Februthat the MSX titles Eggy and Aleste will be released in Japan. Additionally, Hudson mentioned that its lawyers are working on acquiring the licenses to games from now defunct companies. At E3, Hudson also declared it would bring upwards of 100 titles to the Wii's Virtual Console. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata stated in a speech on March 23, 2006, that Nintendo, Sega, and Hudson Soft are working in collaboration to bring a 'best of' series of games to the Wii. As with disc-based games, the Virtual Console service is region-locked - that is, different versions of games are provided to different regions, and game availability may vary from region to region. While the company has stated that the Wii Shop will not be used exclusively for retro games, no original games have yet been made available through the service. While the gameplay remains unchanged for all of the classic titles offered for the Virtual Console, Nintendo has stated that some games may be improved with sharper graphics or better frame rates. Virtual Console channel preview for Metroid.

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