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Wii U Virtual Console adding Nintendo 64 and Nintendo DS games

The Nintendo Virtual Console will be joined by the Nintendo 64 and Nintendo DS libraries immediately following today's Nintendo Direct presentation.

Ozzie Mejia

April 1, 2015 3:24 PM

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Today's Nintendo Direct offered up some news on the Wii U Virtual Console. The Virtual Console will now include both Nintendo 64 games and Nintendo DS games. While the N64 isn't a huge leap, given that its library was on the previous-generation Wii, the DS is a notable addition. The Wii U GamePad will function as a DS game's second screen, while N64 games with rumble functionality will also be included. For those that need to make a few adjustments, button mapping options are available.

These offerings begin today, with Yoshi's Island DS and Super Mario 64 available immediately following today's Nintendo Direct, each available for $9.99. Other upcoming games include the following:

• Yoshi Touch & Go - April 9 ($9.99)
• WarioWare Touched! - April 9 ($9.99)
• Donkey Kong 64 - April 16 ($9.99)
• Mario Kart DS - April 23 ($9.99)
• Paper Mario - April 30 ($9.99)

Prices will range from $9.99 to $11.99 for Nintendo 64 games and $6.99 to $9.99 for Nintendo DS games. Anyone that already purchased on the Nintendo 64 games already available on Wii will be able to pick them up on Wii U for only $2.

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?