“Classic Games Selection (tentative name) is different from the [Virtual Console],” a spokesperson told the Japanese magazine. The spokesperson then added that Nintendo’s schedule for selling Virtual Console games is “still undecided.”
That doesn’t mean a Virtual Console will never come to Nintendo Switch. That Nintendo is differentiating it from the Classic Games Selection program, a set of free, old titles that will be available to Nintendo Online Service subscribers, gives a small sense of hope.
It is peculiar that three months into the Switch’s lifespan, Nintendo hasn’t said much about the Virtual Console. First introduced during the Wii era, the downloadable games library makes it possible for Nintendo fans to purchase their favorite retro titles and replay them on modern hardware.
