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[–] Mini_Moonpie@startrek.website 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Does Wii U with its entire eShop count as a retro console? Because, despite being unpopular, it had a lot of games from a lot of past Nintendo consoles.

[–] Glemek@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Given that it is nintendo's next most recent console, I don't think it does. An arguement could be made for the wii though, and I think that had an even more extensive virtual console

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] Glemek@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

427 games on the wii virtual console: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Virtual_Console_games_for_Wii_(North_America)

318 games on wii u virtual console: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Virtual_Console_games_for_Wii_U_(North_America)

Though checking back in on it, I had forgotten that the wii u could boot into wii mode and you could get wii virtual console on it.

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No no, the fact that there was nothing between WiiU and Switch.
That's what's giving me this existential crisis.

[–] Glemek@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Oh lol, I hadn't even considered that because the switch feels like such a natural successor to the wii u

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

That can't be right.