List of Virtual Console games for Wii (PAL region)

Available titles

[Nintendo Entertainment System] (500 Nintendo Points)

[Super Nintendo Entertainment System] (800 Nintendo Points)

[Nintendo 64] (1000 Nintendo Points)

TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine">TurboGrafx-16">TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine (600/800 Nintendo Points)

[Master System] (500 Nintendo Points)

[Sega Mega Drive] (800 Nintendo Points)

Neo Geo">Neo Geo (system)">Neo Geo (900 Nintendo Points)

[Commodore 64] (500 Nintendo Points)

Virtual Console Arcade">Arcade game">Arcade (500 Nintendo Points)

Update notes

2007

• The April 6 update was on April 5 because of Good Friday.
• The May 18 update was on May 16 due to Ascension Day, although the games were removed around 1:00AM CET the next day and later readded on May 18.
• Turbografx games were originally not available in Australia, however they were introduced in the July 6 update.
• Australia got four Turbografx games in an additional update on August 7.
• The first Hanabi Festival with earlier Japan- and/or North America-only games started in September. The imported games are often released in three consecutive weeks and cost an additional 100 Nintendo points. A total of six titles were released this time: Gradius III, Mario's Super Picross, Ninja Gaiden, Ninja JaJaMaru-kun, Sin and Punishment and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. Ninja Gaiden was originally released as Shadow Warriors, but now retains its American name and 60 Hz-only refresh rate so it is considered as an import title instead.
• Neo Geo titles were added to the VC service for the first time on October 5.
• Pokémon Snap was added alongside the VC gift giving feature on December 11.
• The December 28 update was on December 25 as a 'Christmas present'.

2008

• Commodore 64 titles were added to the European VC service for the first time on March 28.
• Master System titles were added to the VC service for the first time on April 11.
• The second Hanabi Festival started in early May and nine import titles were released: Break In, Cho Aniki, Columns III: Revenge of Columns, Digital Champ: Battle Boxing, Final Soldier, Gley Lancer, Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou, Puyo Puyo 2, and Star Parodier.
• VC games were released every fortnight with WiiWare games being released every other week instead between June 2008 and April 2009. This cycle was broken only on August 29, 2008 and on March 25, 2009.
• The third Hanabi Festival started in late August and six import titles were released: Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa, Dig Dug, DoReMi Fantasy: Milon's DokiDoki Adventure, Spelunker, Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels and Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.

2009

• Arcade titles were added to the VC service for the first time alongside a Wii system update on March 25.
• The fourth Hanabi Festival started in early July and was extended to four weeks. Eight import titles were released: Bomberman '94, Detana!! TwinBee, Kirby's Dream Land 3, M.U.S.H.A., Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen, Pulseman, Smash Table Tennis and Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II.
• Starting with the release of Street Fighter II': Champion Edition on December 18, import titles began to be released outside of Hanabi Festival weeks.

2010

• Last Ninja 3 was removed from the VC service on February 23 as the emulation had a game-breaking bug which prevented the player from progressing beyond the first level. Purchasers of the game have received a refund.
• The fifth Hanabi Festival started in March and five import titles were released: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, Ironclad, Lode Runner, Milon's Secret Castle and Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber.
• Four import titles were released outside of Hanabi Festival weeks: Final Fantasy on May 7, Final Fantasy II on June 11, Shadow of the Ninja on July 9 and Super Bonk on December 10.

2011

• No Hanabi Festival was held this year. Five import titles were however released: S.C.A.T. on February 4, Natsume Championship Wrestling on February 18, Final Fantasy III on March 18, The Ignition Factor on April 29 and Chrono Trigger on May 20.
• The VC service went on hiatus with no new releases from July.
• The Master System version of R-Type was removed from the VC service on September 30.

2012

• Starting from this year, Hamster Corporation will publish all of Jaleco's VC releases.
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was removed from the VC service on January 26.
• All of G-mode's releases were removed from the VC service on March 14.
• All of Irem's releases were removed from the VC service on March 31.
• No Hanabi Festival was held this year. One import title was however released: Monster World IV on May 10.
• Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! were removed from the VC service on November 25.

2013

• All of Commodore Gaming's 18 releases were removed from the VC service in the beginning of August.
• Sengoku 3 was released on September 5 as the final new addition to the service on Wii.
• All of Irem's Turbografx releases were reinstated on the VC service on September 19.
• Yoshi's Cookie was removed from the VC service on October 11.
• All of Activision's releases were removed from the VC service on December 31.

2014

• The Donkey Kong Country trilogy of games were reinstated on the VC service on October 30, alongside the games' gradual re-release on the Nintendo eShop for Wii U.

2017

• On September 29, it was announced that Nintendo planned to close the Wii Shop Channel by January 31, 2019, with the ability to add Wii Points being removed on March 26, 2018.

2018

• The ability to add Wii Points for the purchase of new games was removed on March 26, due to the closure of the Wii Shop Channel in 2019.

2019

• The Wii Shop Channel closed on January 31, therefore making it no longer possible to purchase new Virtual Console or WiiWare games for the Wii system.