This is a little late posting but.....

Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 is now available to download on the Wii U's Virtual Console.

The release of Yoshi's Island marks the final release of Nintendo's announced Game Boy Advance Virtual Console titles for Wii U. It follows the release of Advance Wars, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Metroid Fusion, Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, and Golden Sun. You can check out a Wii U trailer for Yoshi's Island below. You can also check out our Super Replay of the Super Nintendo version of the game by heading here.

http://www.gameinfor...al-console.aspx

I went to The Wii Shop channel thinking that the game would be there, but it wasn't, The Wii U did a great job adding this to eshop.

This is stupid...Never buy Phillips products again dully noted. There's no way the Wii U will EVER be banned in the US. Why wait till now is my question when the Wii came out a few years ago in 2006???  Nintendo will win, I have no doubt.

I think Wii U will hit 10million by the end of 2014

Yes, very easily ! Right now I'm buying 3 Wii games this month, Super Smash Brothers Brawl ( Ebay), Mario All Stars (Ebay I'm thinking), and Mario Kart Wii (The Source). By Canada Day I'll start buying Wii U games.

Mario Kart 8 is currently sold out at my local Walmart, gamestop, and target. The sales are gonna be crazy

I called my local Toys R Us Store too ! The game is sold out in the Canadian store. It's about a dollar or so cheaper to buy it there then EB Games (it's a store like Game Stop). Toys R Us told me that they will have more in next week, but I have decided to wait until June 30th or after to get the game. I'm hoping I can get a Canada Day sale on the game.American's might get it cheaper on the 4 th of July too.

There are also graphical diferences. Don`t remember seeing these versions of the SMB games being released individually.

 

Honestly, i have no idea if this version was ever release on VC.

Yes, that`s why I want to get the Wii Version game ! I don`t find it all that reduntant because the graphics in the Wii version (Which are the same for SNES) are BETTER and not exactly the same as the NES graphics. And no, the VC never did release it, just the digital copy. I don`t mind having two versions of the 3 games because I`m going to invest in other games before buying the upgrade version.

Does anyone know if this game will eventually come out for the Wii U ??? Looks like I will have to eventually buy this game (Digital Copy) along with buying the other games like SMB, SMB 2, and SMB 3 on e-shop. E-bay sells the game as it is harder to get now for the Wii ! It`s good that the Wii U will play it !!!!!

We have a a Toys R us store here in Newfoundland, Canada, I hope the same price stands at 59.99 as I want to buy this game next week !

I use my Wii U for Wii U games, and I simply picked up an old gamecube and stuck my memory card in it. And it came with the lan adaptor and gameboy advance adaptor, so it's more than what the Wii was capable of.

 

 Ah yes, that makes more sense I guess. I'm just thinking about if your somebody like me who already owns a Wii U and can go on the internet With Wi - fi it might not be a bad idea for Wii U owners to get it to play GC games. And Yea, it's GREAT if you put Homebrew on the Wii.

You can say that again and again and again and again

LOL, it was giving me trouble and it came out several times so I had to edit my post.

I do kind of have to agree with this in a way - With the WiiConnect servers being shut off, you need to connect to a unofficial server which currently requires Homebrew. I don't know how difficult it is to use and keep homebrew on the Wii U's Wii mode.

WARNING: THIS WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY ON YOUR WII U. IF YOUR NOT WILLING TO DO THIS I RECOMMEND JUST GETTING A NORMAL WII AND CONNECTING TO THEIR SERVER OR GETTING A WII LAN ADAPTER. THEIR SERVER CANNOT BE USED TO PLAY WII GAMES ONLINE AND NEITHER CAN YOU USE A WII LAN ADAPTER FOR PLAYING ONLINE.

I mean think about it, the Wii U can't play Gamecube games and the Wii can ! The first one is the original one capable of playing Wii and Gamecube games. This is RVL-001. It's the Wii that comes with the stand so it can sit vertically. In order to use a GCN game, you must have a gamecube memory card and a gamecube controller.

Nintendo shut down the Wi-Fi Connection service for DS and Wii on May 20, 2014. What is the point of a Wii anymore as most people will probably want to get a Wii U, like me that owns one. Is the Wii still worth buying if you use it as a Gamecube. Thoughts....

I know a store that sells plenty of Gamecube games......

What

I'm saying the only use for a Wii right now might as well be to play Gamecube Games, otherwise the system seems to be pretty much retiring.

I just bought my Wii U on the 12 th of May, so right now I'm still building up my collection. I'm going with old school games first before I buy Wii U titles.

Anyways so far I have:

Super Mario World (NOT the 3D)

New Super Mario Bros U

Super Mario Bros 1, 2 and 3

Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels

Assassin's Creed 3 (Downloaded)

Ducktales Remastered (Downloaded)

Mario Kart 64

Seem's kinda lame right now, but I guess it's alright considering when I bought my system and the fact I'm going for old school games for now, the exception being Mario Kart 8 after release.

I just added two more classics:

Super Mario Kart

Super Mario 64

The pre-paid Visa/Mastercards work great on The Wii Shop Channel !

MAN this looks sooo Cool.....Cannot wait to buy this the summer !!!!!

Controller accessories were everywhere in the Wii era, with various companies fighting over a piece of the sizeable, tasty pie of the system's sales. We can expect that trend to continue to some degree with the Wii U, though the uptake has been slower due to its smaller fan-base to date. Fear not, third-party controller fans, there is a product coming out this Holiday season with which you can stuff your festive stocking, clearly designed to tap into the upcoming Super Smash Bros. craze.

We say it's for Wii U, which is only technically true. PDP (Performance Designed Products) has announced the "Wired Fight Pad" 'for Wii U', but in reality it's merely compatible with Nintendo's latest system by virtue of its support for Wii controllers. As the name suggests this is wired, and mimics the Classic Controller / Classic Controller Pro setup by plugging into a Wii Remote — if a game supports the Wii Classic Controller range — as the upcoming Super Smash Bros. surely will — then this will work.

That's not particularly impressive in itself, though more pleasing is confirmation that the design will take inspiration from the original GameCube controller, and courtesy of an official license with Nintendo will have a design featuring characters "such as Mario, Yoshi, and Princess Peach". It'll hit North America this Holiday season at a price of $24.99.

As you can see in the image above, PDP has previously released controllers — and many other accessories — on the Wii and other systems, in that case mimicking a mini-fight stick setup; with Wii U owners keen to use a GameCube-style controller on their new system, this could be an intriguing option.

We'll reach out to the company to check if a prototype image is available. In the meantime let us know if this is a controller you're interested in picking up at the end of the year.

http://www.nintendol...r_wii_and_wii_u

I'll prob. end up downloading it...I never did get it for the Wii but I agree that this is a game that should be downloaded. I just bought Super Smash Brothers Brawl for the Wii today to play on my Wii U so I'd enjoy this, first though I have a few more games I want to buy.

Since I already have New Super Mario Bros. U when I get Mario Kart 8 the summer before that date I can give it to somebody on this board if they want it....I don't really mind. None of those games I'm interested in having that they want you to choose.

So stop conucking saying you guys get nothing up there from Nintendo

We get everything that you guys get.......Mario Kart 8 is going to be AWESOME !

Mario's Canadian Karting Day Launch Events - May 31st (Toronto & Montreal) | Lancement de la Journée nationale de karting de Mario – 31 mai (Toronto et Montréal)

Mario Kart 8 Demo Day at Best Buy Canada - May 24th (Multiple Cities - CLICK HERE) |Journée démo de Mario Kart 8 chez Best Buy – 24 mai (plusieurs villes – CLIQUEZ ICI)

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Join us for a day of racing as we celebrate the launch of the Mario Kart 8 game, only available on Wii U!

On May 31st, from 11am to 5pm, we'll be hosting a day of go-karting in Toronto and Montreal.

Toronto
401 Mini-Indy Go-Karts
37 Stoffel Drive

Montreal
Action 500
5592 Hochelaga

The first 500 people at each location will receive a free kart race! The winner of each race will be awarded a coveted blue shell trophy*.

Everyone who attends will have the chance to play Mario Kart 8 and win awesome Mario Kart prizes*. You’ll also be able to take a photo in our anti-gravity photo booth and have a chance to meet one of your favourite Nintendo characters!

Ontario

65 Dundas Street W, Toronto

480 Progress Avenue, Scarborough

25 Peel Center Drive, Brampton

6075 Mavis Road, Mississauga

52 First Commerce Drive, Aurora

Quebec

6815 Trans-Canada Highway, Pointe-Claire

7077 Newman Blvd, Lasalle

8871 L'Acadie Boulevard, Montreal

7200 Boulevard des Roseraies, Anjou

*While supplies last

I live in Newfoundland, Canada, too bad. This is a great event Nintendo of America is hosting !

“Mario Movie Maker” from SuperMario Games engages the player’s creative side. The game’s challenge is to make an honest-to-goodnesscartoon movie featuring popular characters from the NES Mario world. Develop a story line, choose backgrounds and scenery, add characters, include music and dialog, and then play back the finished movie for an appreciative and admiring audience. Mouse controls and help screens make it all easy to do in this unusual browser-based game.

https://www.google.c...Fvideos;480;360

Great to have you here! Mario kart 8 is on 9 days?! Ooooooh my heck. The Hype Train is reaching maximum velocity.

Hope you like it here and Super Mario 3D World is a heck of a game!

Mario Kart 8 is soo close I can smell, hear, taste, feel, see and sense it.

That's right. 6 senses.

Thanks, I plan on downloading Super Mario 3D World eventually. Want to get cheaper games for now.

I know !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I also plan on downloading the MK 8 game at some point in time ! Looking forward to having my 250 Club Nintendo coins next week first to get MK 64 for Wii U. The deadline to get the game is June 8 th.

Welcome! I also recommend you play Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze and Super Mario 3D World. I'm doing a playthrough on DKC TROPICAL FREEZE if you want to check it out!

I will definitely check into those at some future time as well, LOVE Super Mario World, grew up playing it ! I HAD to download the classic ! I bet the 3D one is Amazing too. DKCTF must be good too, I enjoy DK.

Hey all,

I just bought a Wii U last week. I recently downloaded Super Mario World and Super Mario Bros. and registered my Wii U. I'm super excited about purchasing Assassin 3 and Ducktales Remastered next week so I can get enough Club Nintendo coins (80) to get Mario Kart 64. Looks like I picked a good time to buy a system so I can get the 64 classic ! Excited !

Also, a gaming store near me sells the wii classic controller and I'm getting a Visa Gift Card soon to download SMK and SM64 with wii points that I'll get from that on the Wii Shop Channel. It seems Nintendo of America doesn't make wii points cards anymore, as I can't find ANY. I'm some happy prepaid gift cards exist.

Just signed up today.

COOL....SSB is a great game !

I found this on the web !  Follow the seven steps on your Wii U !

1. Your system should have update 2.0.0 U as of 11/27/12.
2. In the HOME Menu, choose the "Wii Menu" icon.
3. In the Wii Menu, tap the "Wii Shop Channel" icon.
4. Choose "Start Shopping," then tap "Settings and Features."
5. Roll down to "Wii Download Ticket," and choose it.
6. Tap the box and use the virtual keypad to put in the Wii Download Ticket number then press "OK."
7. Press "Redeem," then "OK," then "Now" to download the game.