Virtual Console

specialized section of the Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo eShop providing games from past systems, mainly via emulation
Organization online_shop Q821067
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Virtual Console

Summary

Virtual Console is an online shop[1]. It draws 271 Wikipedia views per month (online_shop category, ranking #3 of 13).[2]

Key Facts

  • Virtual Console's instance of is recorded as online shop[3].
  • Virtual Console's instance of is recorded as video game distribution platform[4].
  • Virtual Console's based on is recorded as Project EGG[5].
  • Virtual Console's developer is recorded as Q8093[6].
  • Virtual Console is part of Wii Shop Channel[7].
  • Virtual Console is part of Nintendo eShop[8].
  • Virtual Console's Commons category is recorded as Virtual Console[9].
  • Virtual Console's platform is recorded as Wii[10].
  • Virtual Console's platform is recorded as Wii U[11].
  • Virtual Console's platform is recorded as Nintendo 3DS[12].
  • November 14, 2004 marks the founding of Virtual Console[13].
  • Virtual Console was published on November 14, 2004[14].
  • Virtual Console's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Virtual Console games[15].
  • Virtual Console's title is recorded as Bācharu Konsōru[16].
  • Virtual Console's title is recorded as Virtual Console[17].
  • Virtual Console's title is recorded as Consola Virtual[18].
  • Virtual Console's different from is recorded as Virtual console[19].
  • Virtual Console's different from is recorded as Virtual console[20].
  • Virtual Console's P14470 is recorded as Concepts/Virtual_Console[21].
  • Virtual Console's P14912 is recorded as Virtual_Console[22].

Body

Founding

November 14, 2004 marks the founding of Virtual Console[13].

Identity

Part of include Wii Shop Channel[7], a Q141175266[23], founded in 2006[24] and Nintendo eShop[8], an app marketplace[25], founded in 2011[26].

Why It Matters

Virtual Console draws 271 Wikipedia views per month (online_shop category, ranking #3 of 13).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14912 → Virtual_Console
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14912]]: Virtual_Console, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/274783|batch #274783]]"
  2. 22d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole, Platform/VirtualConsole
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6839]]: Platform/VirtualConsole"
  3. 10w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Concepts/Virtual_Console
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Concepts/Virtual_Console"
  4. 13w ago · J 1982 · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Platform → —
    Part of → Wii Shop Channel, Nintendo eShop
    Based on → Project EGG
    Publication date → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: gamicus:Virtual_Console"
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