Nintendo 64 and DS Games Join Wii U Virtual Console

April 1, 2015

During today's Nintendo Direct broadcast, the company announced that Nintendo 64 and DS games are finally coming to the Wii U Virtual Console.

Starting today, gamers can fire up the Big N's online store and grab a copy of Super Mario 64. N64 games will be priced anywhere between $9.99 and $12.99, with an upgrade fee of $2 for those who already own the Wii VC version. Meanwhile, Nintendo DS games will run you anywhere from $6.99 to $9.99.

Here's the current release schedule for upcoming N64 and DS games:

April 1

Super Mario 64 (N64)

Yoshi’s Island DS (DS)

April 9

Yoshi’s Touch & Go (DS)

WarioWare Touched (DS)

April 16

Donkey Kong 64 (N64)

April 23

Mario Kart DS (DS)

April 30

Paper Mario (N64)

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