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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):
* [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
* [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
* [[
* [[Sega Master System]]
* [[Sega Genesis]]
* [[
* [[Neo Geo]]
* [[MSX]] in Japan
* [[
* [[Arcade Game
The games on the service for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] came from these systems (more will hopefully be added later):
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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. (
* [[
* 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>
Essentially, the
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.
The Virtual Console returned on the Wii U. The New Nintendo 3DS saw some exclusive virtual console titles such as ''[[EarthBound]]''.
The original Virtual Console concept was not continued on the [[Nintendo Switch]], with the subscription based Nintendo Switch Online and individual compilation packs replacing it instead.
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