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This is a list of Wii games that were available on Wii U for download from the Nintendo eShop.

These games utilize the backward compatibility of Wii U with Wii games in order to run, albeit without needing to explicitly access the Wii Menu. Games that can be played with the Classic Controller can also be played using the Wii U GamePad as a controller instead. The download variants can also support any save files created on or transferred to the Wii U from any respective disc variant of the same title.

Although similar to Virtual Console games in some ways, they are usually treated as a distinct concept by Nintendo.[1] However, they were referred to as Virtual Console titles on the Nintendo of America website.[2] Unlike most Virtual Console games, they run on native hardware rather than emulation.

A total of 35 games were released—of which 33 games were released in Japan, 30 in North America, and 28 in PAL regions.

As of the Wii U eShop's closure on March 28, 2023, these games are no longer available for purchase digitally, although they are available for redownload if previously bought.[3]

Games

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The following list is sorted by title by default. To sort by other columns, click the corresponding icon in the header row.

Title Publisher Developer(s) Japan[4] North America PAL[5] Ref
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Donkey Kong ReturnsJP 		Nintendo Retro Studios January 21, 2015 September 22, 2016[a] January 22, 2015 [6]
Excitebots: Trick Racing
Excite Mō MachineJP 		Nintendo Monster Games June 28, 2017 December 15, 2016 Unreleased
Kiki Trick Nintendo Nintendo SPD June 28, 2017 Unreleased Unreleased
Kirby's Epic Yarn
Keito no KirbyJP 		Nintendo Good-Feel August 9, 2016 July 28, 2016 May 21, 2015 [7][8]
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Kirby's Adventure WiiPAL
Hoshi no Kirby WiiJP 		Nintendo HAL Laboratory January 28, 2015 July 30, 2015 February 19, 2015 [9]
Lost in Shadow
A Shadow's TalePAL
Kage no TōJP 		Konami Hudson Soft June 28, 2017 October 27, 2016 July 21, 2016
Mario Sports Mix Nintendo Square Enix August 24, 2016 August 11, 2016 October 8, 2015 [10][8]
Mario Strikers Charged
Mario Strikers Charged FootballPAL 		Nintendo Next Level Games August 17, 2016 September 8, 2016 May 12, 2016 [11][8]
Mario Super Sluggers
Super Mario Stadium Family BaseballJP 		Nintendo Bandai Namco Games August 17, 2016 March 31, 2016 Unreleased [12][8]
Metroid: Other M Nintendo Team Ninja March 17, 2016 December 8, 2016 March 31, 2016 [13]
Metroid Prime: Trilogy Nintendo Retro Studios Unreleased January 29, 2015 January 29, 2015 [14]
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
Oboro MuramasaJP 		Marvelous Vanillaware August 19, 2015 Unreleased Unreleased [15]
New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Wii de Asobu: Donkey Kong Jungle BeatJP 		Nintendo Nintendo EAD June 21, 2017 November 3, 2016 December 1, 2016
New Play Control! Pikmin
Wii de Asobu: PikminJP 		Nintendo Nintendo EAD June 21, 2017 September 29, 2016 September 1, 2016
New Play Control! Pikmin 2
Wii de Asobu: Pikmin 2JP 		Nintendo Nintendo EAD June 21, 2017 March 30, 2017 December 15, 2016
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Nintendo Nintendo EAD August 9, 2016 Unreleased January 7, 2016 [8]
Pandora's Tower
Pandora no Tō: Kimi no Moto e Kaeru MadeJP 		Nintendo Ganbarion March 4, 2015 August 13, 2015 April 16, 2015 [16]
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu no DaibōkenJP 		Nintendo Creatures Inc. July 5, 2017 May 19, 2016 July 16, 2015 [17]
Project Zero 2: Wii Edition
Zero: Shinku no ChouJP 		Nintendo Tecmo Koei August 3, 2016 Unreleased October 20, 2016 [8]
Punch-Out Nintendo Next Level Games June 24, 2015 January 22, 2015 March 12, 2015 [6]
Rayman Raving Rabbids Ubisoft Ubisoft Montpellier Unreleased July 6, 2017 July 6, 2017
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
Biohazard 4: Wii EditionJP 		Capcom Capcom July 5, 2017 February 4, 2016 October 29, 2015 [18]
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
Biohazard: Umbrella ChroniclesJP 		Capcom Capcom July 5, 2017 November 10, 2016 Unreleased
Rhythm Heaven Fever
Beat the Beat: Rhythm ParadisePAL
Minna no Rhythm TengokuJP 		Nintendo Nintendo July 27, 2016 November 10, 2016 November 24, 2016 [8]
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
Sin and Punishment: Successor of the SkiesPAL
Tsumi to Batsu (Sin and Punishment): Sora no KōkeishaJP 		Nintendo Treasure March 25, 2015 August 27, 2015 April 30, 2015 [19]
Super Mario Galaxy Nintendo Nintendo EAD Tokyo May 31, 2015 December 24, 2015 February 4, 2016 [20]
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Nintendo Nintendo EAD Tokyo January 15, 2015 January 14, 2015 January 14, 2015 [6]
Super Paper Mario Nintendo Intelligent Systems August 3, 2016 June 16, 2016 August 11, 2016 [8]
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Zelda no Densetsu: Skyward SwordJP 		Nintendo Nintendo EAD September 2, 2016 September 1, 2016 September 1, 2016
Trauma Team
Hospital. 6-nin no IshiJP 		Atlus Atlus August 19, 2015 December 3, 2015 Unreleased [21]
Wario Land: Shake It!
Wario Land: The Shake DimensionPAL
Wario Land ShakeJP 		Nintendo Good-Feel August 24, 2016 November 17, 2016 April 7, 2016 [8]
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Odoru Made in WarioJP 		Nintendo Intelligent Systems June 21, 2017 September 15, 2016 October 6, 2016 [22]
Xenoblade Chronicles
XenobladeJP 		Nintendo Monolith Soft July 27, 2016 April 28, 2016 August 5, 2015 [8]
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure
Takarajima Z: Barbaros no HihōJP 		Capcom Capcom June 28, 2017 January 21, 2016 December 3, 2015 [23][24]
Zangeki no Reginleiv Nintendo Sandlot February 18, 2015 Unreleased Unreleased [25]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ This title was originally available as a My Nintendo reward in North America from March 31, 2016 until June 30, 2016. The game was eventually publicly released via the Nintendo eShop on September 22, 2016.

References

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  1. ^ "Wii Uソフトウェア". Nintendo (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. ^ "ZACK & WIKI: QUEST FOR BARBAROS' TREASURE". Nintendo of America. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Nintendo Support: Wii U & Nintendo 3DS eShop Discontinuation Q&A". en-americas-support.nintendo.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  4. ^ "Wiiディスクソフト（ダウンロード版について）" (in Japanese). Nintendo Co., Ltd.
  5. ^ "Nintendo of Europe's official eShop site". Nintendo of Europe. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015.
  6. ^ a b c "Wii U able to download Wii games from today". Digital Spy. 14 January 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  7. ^ "Kirby's Epic Yarn is out now on Wii U". Digital Spy. 22 May 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Wii UでWiiソフトを5週連続2作ずつ配信！マイニンテンドー会員限定のお得なキャンペーンも". Nintendo トピックス. Nintendo. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Nintendo Download: Kirby's Return to Dreamland Wii U". Destructoid. 30 July 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  10. ^ "#eShop Thursday: Mario Sports MIX is out now on #WiiU! Need more sports? #N64 gem Mario Golf is out too". Twitter. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  11. ^ "Test Your Mettle: Contra III The Alien Wars And Super Meat Boy Hit eShop on Thursday". Game Asylum. 9 May 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  12. ^ "Mario Super Sluggers Coming To The NA Virtual Console Tomorrow". My Nintendo News. March 30, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  13. ^ Peeples, Jeremy (9 December 2016). "Metroid: Other M Now Available on Wii U Virtual Console". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Metroid Prime: Trilogy". Nintendo.
  15. ^ McFerran, Damien (29 July 2015). "Muramasa: The Demon Blade And Trauma Team Hitting The Japanese Wii U eShop Next Month". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Pandora's Tower". Nintendo.
  17. ^ Casey (19 May 2016). "PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure Now Available On Wii U eShop". Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Resident Evil 4 is Coming to Wii U For Some Reason". GameRant. 25 October 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  19. ^ "Sin & Punishment: Star Successor".
  20. ^ "Super Mario Galaxy will soon make the jump to Wii U". Digital Trends. 14 December 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  21. ^ "Trauma Team heading to Wii U eShop tomorrow". Polygon. 2 December 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  22. ^ Weidner, Matthew (15 September 2016). "WarioWare: Smooth Moves hits North American Wii U Virtual Consoles tomorrow". Nintendo Wire. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  23. ^ "Nintendo eShop Update: 3rd December 2015 (Europe)". Nintendo Insider. 30 November 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  24. ^ "Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3".
  25. ^ ""Wii ディスクソフトダウンロード版"2月＆3月の配信タイトルが発表、『斬撃のREGINLEIV』など3作品がラインアップ". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). 18 February 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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