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While [[Xbox Live Arcade]] and [[Playstation Network]] decided to focus mainly on new games, Nintendo originally decided that they should put their 20-year game backlog to good use, and got former rivals [[
The games on the service for the [[Wii]] came from these systems (more will hopefully be added later):
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* [[Sega Master System]]
* [[Sega Genesis]]
* [[
* [[Neo Geo]]
* [[MSX]] in Japan
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* [[Game Boy Advance]] <ref>Currently only planned to be available to the members of the Ambassador program.</ref>
* [[Sega]] [[Game Gear]]
* [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (Originally exclusive to Ambassadors, and some games still are with this number having decreased slightly as of 2012, but as of the release of ''[[Super Mario Bros. (video game)|Super Mario Bros]]'' to non-Ambassadors it's one of the main systems, and the release of ''[[Punch
* [[
* 3D Classics (A series of past games from the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], and even [[Arcade Game|Arcade]] games that have the ability to be seen in 3D; these are mostly based on games originally developed by Nintendo itself aside from the occasional game licensed from another company.)
If Nintendo's [[Author's Saving Throw]] following their surprisingly early price cut for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]<ref> ("[[Author's Saving Throw]]" in that this move, while meant to boost the console's sales, is likely to cause disappointment among the "since-day-one"(-ish) owners)</ref> is anything to go by, then the [[Game Boy Advance]] [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|should join these systems soon.]]
Essentially, the [[Virtual Console]] was console game emulation made legal and had the backing from every major console post-Gamecube manufacturer there ever was besides [[Atari]], [[
One really cool benefit was the arrival of games [[No Export for You|not available in other regions]], such as ''[[Sin and Punishment]]'' and ''PulseMan'', the former of which got a sequel ''because'' it sold so well on this service, in all the regions.
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