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The '''Virtual Console''' is a section available for the [[Wii]] on the online service, the Wii Shop Channel. It was launched at the time the Wii was first released in North America in 2006. It was soon released for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] in 2011, and for the Wii U in 2012. Virtual Console was released by [[Nintendo]] as a way to legally own a past Nintendo game without downloading it illegally online. | The '''Virtual Console''' is a section available for the [[Wii]] on the online service, the Wii Shop Channel. It was launched at the time the Wii was first released in North America in 2006. It was soon released for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] in 2011, and for the Wii U in 2012. Virtual Console was released by [[Nintendo]] as a way to legally own a past Nintendo game without downloading it illegally online. | ||
== Star Fox games == | == Star Fox games == | ||
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* ''[[Star Fox 64]]'' | * ''[[Star Fox 64]]'' | ||
== Trivia == | |||
* The reason why the original [[Star Fox (game)|Star Fox]] wasn't released for the Wii's Virtual Console was because the Wii had trouble trying to emulate the [[SNES]]'s Super FX chip, which was used to run that game. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* [[wikipedia:Virtual Console|Wikipedia's page on the Virtual Console]] | * [[wikipedia:Virtual Console|Wikipedia's page on the Virtual Console]] | ||