Although Nintendo has attempted a variation of the system bundled with its online membership that plays NES and SNES games, Switch owners have been clamoring for a return of the company's iconic ...

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Before Nintendo Switch Online, there was Virtual Console. Available on the Wii, 3DS, and Wii U, the Virtual Console was effectively a line of purchasable retro games available via the Wii Shop Channel ...

Before Nintendo's subscription service took off, fans were able to individually buy and download the company's retro titles and play them whenever they wanted thanks to the Virtual Console service.

Tyler Shipley is an editor for Game Rant who has been writing for the team since 2021. Tyler has a degree in English from the University of Toledo. Some of his favorite games are platformers, but he ...

Hideki Kamiya supports a revival of the Virtual Console, but it is uncertain due to Nintendo's focus on Switch Online. The Virtual Console was a popular way to purchase older Nintendo games. Switch ...

The monthly line up of scheduled Virtual Console games is steadily shrinking. Quality is compensating for quantity in September since Japan’s forecast includes Space Invaders for the Super Famicom, ...

Nintendo is currently the only console maker that makes you pay for a monthly subscription to access its classic games instead of letting you buy them a la carte. That needs to change with the Switch ...