Virtual Console

The Virtual Console is a Service from Nintendo with that you can play video games from Nintendo consoles, Sega consoles and other old consoles. It was launched in December of 2006 and is accessible from the Wii, Wii U and Nintendo 3DS consoles. The Nintendo 3DS only uses gameboy games and some NES games.

List of supported systems
Stationary:
 * NES (Wii, 3DS, Wii U) (some games are only released for 3DS ambassadors (see below))
 * Commodore 64 (Wii)
 * Turbografx-16 (NTSC) / PC-Engine (PAL) (Wii)
 * Sega Master System (Wii)
 * SNES (Wii, Wii U)
 * Neo Geo (Wii)
 * Mega Drive (PAL and Japan) / Genesis (NTSC) (Wii)
 * Nintendo 64 (Wii, Wii U*)
 * Virtual Console Arcade (Wii)
 * MSX (Wii (Japan only))

Portable:
 * Game Boy (3DS)
 * Game Boy Color (3DS)
 * Sega Game Gear (3DS)
 * Game Boy Advance (3DS**, Wii U*)

*= Announced, but not yet released. **= 3DS Ambassardors only (see below).

3DS Ambassador Program
People who have bought a 3DS prior to the 12th of August 2011 have received 20 free NES and Game Boy Advance games in order to compensate the 100€ price drop that has occured. These games include:

NES:
 * Super Mario Bros.
 * The Legend of Zelda
 * Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
 * Metroid
 * Wrecking Crew
 * Balloon Fight
 * Mario & Yoshi (PAL)/ Yoshi (NTSC)
 * NES Open Tournament Golf
 * Ice Climber
 * Donkey Kong Jr.

Game Boy Advance:
 * Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island
 * The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap
 * Metroid Fusion
 * F-Zero Maximum Velocity
 * Mario & Donkey Kong
 * Mario Kart: Super Circuit
 * Fire Emblem - The Sacred Stones
 * Kirby And The Amazing Mirror
 * Wario Land 4
 * WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!(NTSC) / WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania (PAL)