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Wii U Virtual Console Update Coming Next Week with GamePad Support

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The download store for Nintendo’s new home console will be morphing next week, alongside the long-awaited firmware update for the Wii U. [Update: Videos of the upcoming Virtual Console games are now below.]

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The new software will let you move data from one USB drive to another and supports automatic update downloads while in standby mode. As previously mentioned, Virtual Console games will be playable off-tv on the Wii U gamepad and Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said that the company’s looking to bring GBA and N64 games coming to the Wii U virtual console, as well.