SNES games head to the 3DS Virtual Console

4 Mar 2016

Steve Wright

Nintendo used its Direct today to announce that Super Nintendo (SNES) games will be heading to the 3DS Virtual Console only the New 3DS and New 3DS XL only.

Titles like Earthbound, Super Mario World, Super Mario Kart and F-Zero will be the first bunch of titles available, with Super Mario World and Earthbound available from today.

#SNES games are coming to #New3DS! Super Mario World and EarthBound will arrive shortly after this #NintendoDirect pic.twitter.com/HYBRz5zJB6

— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) March 3, 2016

Two SNES games per week will be made available moving forward.

We’ll have more as this develops.

Tags3DS F-Zero Nintendo Nintendo Direct Pilot Wings Super Mario World

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Steve's the owner and Editor-in-Chief of Stevivor.com, the country’s leading independent video games outlet. Steve arrived in Australia back in 2001 on what was meant to be a three-month working holiday before deciding to emigrate and, eventually, becoming a citizen.

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