It's Time to Bring Virtual Console to the Nintendo Switch

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In a lot of ways, the Nintendo Switch is an improvement on its predecessors. Its modular design is still strange compared to most consoles, but the Switch manages to cleverly blend the convenience of a handheld console with the performance of a home console, and as a result, it's one of Nintendo's most successful consoles to date. Still, it hasn't inherited every beloved feature of Nintendo's other consoles just yet. Although the Switch's fifth birthday has come and gone, it hasn't inherited the Virtual Console library that vastly expanded the selection of games available on the Wii, Wii U, and Nintendo 3DS.

Virtual Console was a brilliant addition to these previous Nintendo consoles. Not only did it make tons of classic Nintendo games available to emulate, but it gathered games from consoles created by other major developers like SNK and Sega. Sadly, Virtual Console games can't be obtained on the Wii anymore, and with the eShop closing down on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, Virtual Console will disappear from those platforms soon too. That's why it's time for Virtual Console to join the Switch. The console may be five years old, but it seemingly still has several years of life ahead of it, meaning there's time for users to get use out of Virtual Console.

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Nintendo's list of Virtual Console games isn't just impressive because of the sheer number of games; the list was also sourced from a striking variety of consoles. Naturally, eShop and Wii Shop Channel users could get NES, SNES, Game Boy, and N64 games, among other Nintendo consoles, but the Virtual Console roster also included games from the Sega Genesis, Sega Master Drive, the SNK Neo Geo, and even the Commodore 64.