Wii U will get Nintendo DS games on the Virtual Console - Globo.com

The Wii U, Nintendo’s current console table will get games on your Nintendo DS handheld Virtual Console service, known for offering the classic Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64. There is still no date for the arrival of the games, but it is expected that the company share more information in the coming months.

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details on the Nintendo DS games will work, but an image of the game

Brain Age on Nintendo website shows the two screens of laptop being displayed while the GamePad, the control with the touch screen Wii U. It is possible that some games can be played with the top screen of the DS on television and on the bottom screen GamePad, but still no confirmation of this.

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The announcement was made by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata during an investor presentation, where he admitted that the Wii U is having a poor performance. According to him, people are still confused that the Wii U is just a Wii accessory that needs to focus on explaining it better.

was not disclosed whether the company plans to extend this service for the portable Nintendo 3DS, since the device is backwards compatible with Nintendo DS games, but only using physical cartridges.

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Via Kotaku and Joystiq