Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook When Nintendo Wii released in 2006, the system launched alongside the Virtual Console. The Virtual ...

Welcome to Living in the Past, a weekly column about what's new in old games. Now get off our lawn. There will surely be a slow trickle of Neo Geo games and the occasional Capcom release, but with the ...

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 ...

Liam has been a Features writer for Game Rant since 2021. He's a life-long gaming enthusiast, and started covering game news in 2019. Liam has a preference for melee-focused action games, and enjoys ...

With not many new game releases on the immediate horizon for the Nintendo Switch, now is the time to unleash the Virtual Console on the system. However, simply repeating the setup from prior consoles ...

It remains unclear of Nintendo's new Switch handheld-console hybrid will receive a traditional Virtual Console presence or not to allow on-the-go play of classic games. Nintendo's Virtual Console ...

Nintendo’s Virtual Console library has been updated in North America, bringing installments from two major series to the Nintendo Wii U and New Nintendo 3DS. Console owners will be able to go on an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. It’s been a hallmark of Nintendo hardware for ages now, ...

Last week at E3 2017, several publications had the opportunity to sit down with Nintendo of America head Reggie Fils-Aime to discuss the company's road map for the Switch. There were several topics ...

The Japanese Virtual Console service got a much needed boost today as Konami announced plans to release its library of classic MSX titles for the service. This means games like Metal Gear, Contra, and ...

Nostalgia overload! Nintendo is adding N64 and Nintendo DS games to its Virtual Console for the Wii U. Now you can play Super Mario 64 without having to dig a dusty N64 console out of the closet, you ...

Although Nintendo Switch will receive revamped retro games as part of its online service, don’t consider that program a Virtual Console replacement, according to an interview in Famitsu. “Classic ...