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Nintendo Files New Virtual Console Trademark: What It Means for Nintendo Switch Fans - Nintendo News Article

Nintendo Files New Virtual Console Trademark: What It Means for Nintendo Switch Fans

Oct 20, 2025

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Nintendo Renews Virtual Console Trademark Amid Growing Demand for Retro Game Purchases - Nintendo News Article

Nintendo Renews Virtual Console Trademark Amid Growing Demand for Retro Game Purchases

Oct 20, 2025

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Nintendo Switch Online: Fans Spot Possible N64 Game Leaks Including Super Smash Bros. - Nintendo News Article

Nintendo Switch Online: Fans Spot Possible N64 Game Leaks Including Super Smash Bros.

Jul 06, 2025

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The Hybrid Front English Fan Translation Patch Now Available from Nebulous Translations - Nintendo News Article

The Hybrid Front English Fan Translation Patch Now Available from Nebulous Translations

Jun 30, 2025

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Hideki Kamiya Advocates for Nintendo Virtual Console Revival Amid Switch Online Debate - Nintendo News Article

Hideki Kamiya Advocates for Nintendo Virtual Console Revival Amid Switch Online Debate

Feb 14, 2025

Nintendo Virtual Console for Switch: Leaked iQue Emails Reveal Unreleased Plans - Nintendo News Article

Nintendo Virtual Console for Switch: Leaked iQue Emails Reveal Unreleased Plans

Jan 12, 2025

Nintendo Switch Online: Trademark Renewals Spark Interest in Classic Game Availability - Nintendo News Article

Nintendo Switch Online: Trademark Renewals Spark Interest in Classic Game Availability

Mar 16, 2022

Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShop Shutdown: Over 1,000 Digital-Only Games Set to Be Lost - Nintendo News Article

Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShop Shutdown: Over 1,000 Digital-Only Games Set to Be Lost

Feb 17, 2022

Nintendo Giga-Leak Reveals Early Wiimote Designs, Virtual Console Prototypes, and Unreleased iQue GameCube Plans - Nintendo News Article

Nintendo Giga-Leak Reveals Early Wiimote Designs, Virtual Console Prototypes, and Unreleased iQue GameCube Plans

Jul 21, 2021

Nintendo Corrects Wii U Virtual Console Error Featuring Banjo-Kazooie and Blast Corps - Nintendo News Article

Nintendo Corrects Wii U Virtual Console Error Featuring Banjo-Kazooie and Blast Corps

Dec 30, 2020

Nintendo Switch eShop JSON Reveals References to Virtual Console and Classic Platforms - Nintendo News Article

Nintendo Switch eShop JSON Reveals References to Virtual Console and Classic Platforms

Sep 25, 2018

Nintendo Confirms Virtual Console Will Not Return for Switch Online Service - Nintendo News Article

Nintendo Confirms Virtual Console Will Not Return for Switch Online Service

May 08, 2018

Virtual Console’s Legacy: How Nintendo Switch Changed Retro Gaming Distribution - Nintendo News Article

Virtual Console’s Legacy: How Nintendo Switch Changed Retro Gaming Distribution

Apr 16, 2018

Pokémon Crystal Hints Discovered Following Virtual Console Release of Gold and Silver on Nintendo 3DS - Nintendo News Article

Pokémon Crystal Hints Discovered Following Virtual Console Release of Gold and Silver on Nintendo 3DS

Sep 22, 2017

Nintendo Unveils Poké Ball Edition New Nintendo 2DS XL Ahead of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Release - Nintendo News Article

Nintendo Unveils Poké Ball Edition New Nintendo 2DS XL Ahead of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Release

Sep 13, 2017

Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Needs a D-Pad: Evolution of the Controller for Retro and Modern Gaming - Nintendo News Article

Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Needs a D-Pad: Evolution of the Controller for Retro and Modern Gaming

Aug 21, 2017

Nintendo Switch Virtual Console: Reggie Fils-Aime Discusses Strategy for Classic Games - Nintendo News Article

Nintendo Switch Virtual Console: Reggie Fils-Aime Discusses Strategy for Classic Games

Jun 15, 2017

Nintendo Switch Online Service: How Nintendo is Adapting to the Modern Games-as-a-Service Era - Nintendo News Article

Nintendo Switch Online Service: How Nintendo is Adapting to the Modern Games-as-a-Service Era

Jun 04, 2017

Rayman Advance and Rayman 3 Join Wii U and 3DS Virtual Console in North America - Nintendo News Article

Rayman Advance and Rayman 3 Join Wii U and 3DS Virtual Console in North America

Apr 20, 2017

Seiken Densetsu 3 Spotted Running on Nintendo Switch: Classic RPG Teased for Modern Platform - Nintendo News Article

Seiken Densetsu 3 Spotted Running on Nintendo Switch: Classic RPG Teased for Modern Platform

Mar 20, 2017

Nintendo Switch Virtual Console: No Launch Availability, More Details Coming Soon - Nintendo News Article

Nintendo Switch Virtual Console: No Launch Availability, More Details Coming Soon

Feb 23, 2017

F-Zero X Returns to Wii U Virtual Console: Patched Version Arrives in North America - Nintendo News Article

F-Zero X Returns to Wii U Virtual Console: Patched Version Arrives in North America

Jan 12, 2017

Nintendo Switch Virtual Console: Evolution of Retro Gaming on the eShop - Nintendo News Article

Nintendo Switch Virtual Console: Evolution of Retro Gaming on the eShop

Dec 11, 2016

Mega Man X Launches on Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console: Essential SNES Classic Arrives for North American Fans - Nintendo News Article

Mega Man X Launches on Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console: Essential SNES Classic Arrives for North American Fans

Aug 11, 2016

Super Turrican: The Lost 6Mbit SNES Version and Factor 5’s Unreleased Vision - Nintendo News Article

Super Turrican: The Lost 6Mbit SNES Version and Factor 5’s Unreleased Vision

Jul 25, 2016

Street Fighter SNES Classics Launch on New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console with Buy Two, Get One Free Offer - Nintendo News Article

Street Fighter SNES Classics Launch on New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console with Buy Two, Get One Free Offer

Jul 25, 2016

Nintendo NES Classic Edition: Release Date, Game List, and Key Details Revealed - Nintendo News Article

Nintendo NES Classic Edition: Release Date, Game List, and Key Details Revealed

Jul 14, 2016

Metroid Prime Hunters Launches on Nintendo eShop: A Look Back at Samus’ DS Adventure - Nintendo News Article

Metroid Prime Hunters Launches on Nintendo eShop: A Look Back at Samus’ DS Adventure

Jun 02, 2016

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass Arrives on Wii U Virtual Console for North America - Nintendo News Article

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass Arrives on Wii U Virtual Console for North America

May 12, 2016

Pokémon Blue on Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console: How Does It Compare to the Game Boy Original? - Nintendo News Article

Pokémon Blue on Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console: How Does It Compare to the Game Boy Original?

Feb 25, 2016

Virtual Console Evolution: How Nintendo Can Revitalize Retro Gaming on Switch and Beyond - Nintendo News Article

Virtual Console Evolution: How Nintendo Can Revitalize Retro Gaming on Switch and Beyond

Jan 19, 2016

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 e-Reader Levels Confirmed for Japanese Virtual Console - Nintendo News Article

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 e-Reader Levels Confirmed for Japanese Virtual Console

Dec 22, 2015

Nintendo Download Update: New Wii U eShop Releases, Virtual Console Classics, and DSiWare Arrive in North America - Nintendo News Article

Nintendo Download Update: New Wii U eShop Releases, Virtual Console Classics, and DSiWare Arrive in North America

Jun 25, 2015

Nintendo Download Europe: New Wii U and 3DS Releases, eShop Deals, and More for November - Nintendo News Article

Nintendo Download Europe: New Wii U and 3DS Releases, eShop Deals, and More for November

Nov 17, 2014

LostWinds Now Transferable to Wii U: Nintendo Releases Wii Shop Update - Nintendo News Article

LostWinds Now Transferable to Wii U: Nintendo Releases Wii Shop Update

Apr 26, 2014

Nintendo Download Europe: Super Mario 3D World Headlines Wii U and 3DS eShop Updates - Nintendo News Article

Nintendo Download Europe: Super Mario 3D World Headlines Wii U and 3DS eShop Updates

Nov 25, 2013

Nintendo Download: November Highlights Bring New Wii U and 3DS Releases, Classic Discounts - Nintendo News Article

Nintendo Download: November Highlights Bring New Wii U and 3DS Releases, Classic Discounts

Nov 14, 2013

Retro City Rampage Highlights WiiWare’s Legacy of Retro-Themed Games - Nintendo News Article

Retro City Rampage Highlights WiiWare’s Legacy of Retro-Themed Games

Feb 24, 2013

Nintendo Life Curates Top Picks for 3DS eShop: Essential Downloadable Games - Nintendo News Article

Nintendo Life Curates Top Picks for 3DS eShop: Essential Downloadable Games

Sep 15, 2011

10 Essential Features Fans Wanted for the Nintendo Wii: A Retrospective on User Demands - Nintendo News Article

10 Essential Features Fans Wanted for the Nintendo Wii: A Retrospective on User Demands

Apr 04, 2007