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The games are purchased in the Wii Shop Channel and require users to purchase Wii Points. Wii Points is the payment system devised by Nintendo for the Wii console. Consumers can purchase points by an online credit card/debit card transaction or by purchasing a Wii Points card at retail. These points may then be redeemed on downloadable games and other content in the Wii Shop.
Controller compatibility
For an overview of which controllers are compatible with the various games, see Virtual Console.
Available titles
The following lists contain the 109 games available on the Virtual Console for the Wii in North America, sorted by system and in the order they were added in the Wii Shop Channel. To sort by other columns, click the corresponding icon in the header row.
The following is a list of titles that have been announced or have received a rating by the ESRB. Nintendo has announced new games and release dates through its press room site. Sega has revealed dates for its games on its own site. Hudson has revealed new titles and release dates through its forums and on its websites. New games are added on Mondays at 12PM ET/9AM PT.