Wii U Virtual Console Games Can’t Use Saves from Wii Virtual Console

By Chris Holzworth, Editorial Intern
Posted on January 29, 2013 AT 10:34am

Wii U Virtual Console versions of games are incompatible with saves from the Wii Virtual Console counterparts, Nintendo informed Kotaku.

That isn’t to say your Wii Virtual Console saves are lost. They’re still be playable on Wii U, it’s just that these saves cannot be used with Wii U Virtual Console versions of the same game. In other words, if you want controller customization, save states, and independent play on the GamePad, you’re going to need to repurchase those titles ($1 for NES games, $1.50 for SNES) and start all over again.

None of the Wii U Virtual Console perks are available for Wii Virtual Console games—no GamePad play, no save states, no customized controller configurations. If you want those, you gots to pony up.

Source: Kotaku

Chris Holzworth has wanted to report on and critique games all his life. He first cut his teeth writing for enthusiast sites such as RPGFan, then took a break from gaming to study English, creative writing, and linguistics at Rutgers University. Started out as EGM's obligatory east coast correspondent before selling out and moving to the west coast. Chris is particularly keen on examining narrative structure, character development, and writing in video games. Frequently opens mouth, inserts foot, often where twittery things happen: @chrisholzworth. Meet the rest of the crew.

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