Virtual Console
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Nintendo Switch Won't Have the Virtual Console at Launch
No Virtual Console for the Switch at launch. Try not to go into shock and asphyxiate.
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Our Dreams for Virtual Console on Nintendo Switch
As well as more grounded speculation about the form it's actually likely to take.
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Pokémon Ranger Arrives on Virtual Console to Remind Us That Not Every Spin-off is Pokémon Go
Without a multiplayer component, is there really much point to Pokémon?
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Now on Virtual Console, Drill Dozer Proves Game Freak Can do More than Pokemon
While you were distracted by E3, one of the last great GBA games released on Wii U.
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Virtual Spotlight: StarTropics, the Zelda-like that Kinda Hates You
This short-lived Nintendo series never escaped the 8-bit era, but its two games—now available on Wii U—bring plenty of memorable moments (and lots of pain).
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Hell Freezes Over as EarthBound Beginnings Hits the Wii U Virtual Console
In an unexpected move, Nintendo finally releases the first game in the Mother series, one they originally localized 25 years ago. Here's why you should care—and come prepared.
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Virtual Spotlight: Harvest Moon Hits a High Point with Friends of Mineral Town
This 2003 Game Boy Advance release feels like a fitting end to Harvest Moon's first act—one that's still intensely playable today.
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Virtual Spotlight: In Mario Kart DS, a Diminished Classic
While it gives the Wii U a near-complete Mario Kart collection, the once-great MKDS feels like half a game.
