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Mellahan · Feb 5, 2016

Despite originally having Classic Controller support (I believe), I was surprised to learn the VC version of Resident Evil 4 cannot be played off-TV WITH GamePad controls. I recall this being a feature for some Wii VC titles... but which ones?

@MUWANdo · Feb 5, 2016

It's supposed to work with every Wii game that has CC support; no-one knows why it doesn't work with RE4 and neither Nintendo nor Capcom has given an explanation either way.

blamite · Feb 5, 2016

Pandora's Tower is the only one I'm aware of.

Eyothrie · Feb 5, 2016

What about Xenoblade? I'm in the US, so someone in Europe would have to comment on this one

Dad · Feb 5, 2016

I think Sin & Punishment can, but I've heard it's almost unplayable without the motion controls

KenzinFive · Feb 5, 2016

I know this would require extra work on Nintendo's part, but not being able to play Punch Out Wii with just Gamepad controls is super frustrating. The Wii remote pointer is only used for selecting stuff on the menu. It would be the perfect game for me to play Off TV in bed otherwise.

jholmes · Feb 5, 2016

Dad said:
I think Sin & Punishment can, but I've heard it's almost unplayable with the motion controls

I can't confirm that Sin & Punishment is playable with the GamePad downloaded from the eShop but I can definitely confirm you don't want to play it that way under any circumstance.

Dad · Feb 5, 2016

jholmes said:
I can't confirm that Sin & Punishment is playable with the GamePad downloaded from the eShop but I can definitely confirm you don't want to play it that way under any circumstance.

Yeah, that was a typo on my part

Bjoern the Smexy · Feb 5, 2016

Eyothrie said:
What about Xenoblade? I'm in the US, so someone in Europe would have to comment on this one

Xenoblade works.
Pandora's Tower works.
Sin & Punishment 2 works.

RE4 doesn't work because you initially NEED a Wiimote + Nunchuk to even activate the CC. And since a Wiimote+Nunchuk combo doesn't work with the Gamepad neither does this game.
It's stupid.

CengizMan · Feb 5, 2016

Eyothrie said:
What about Xenoblade? I'm in the US, so someone in Europe would have to comment on this one

Xenoblade Chronicles is playable on the GamePad.

DecoReturns · Feb 5, 2016

If Resident evil 4 was playable on the Gamepad it would become my #1 all time favorite game.

Pokemaniac · Feb 5, 2016

First, the Wii games are NOT VC, they're just digital releases of Wii games.

Second, anything which supported Classic Controller originally supports GamePad controls, with the caveat that the game can't require the use of any other controller at any point. The thing with RE4 is that apparently the European version required a Nunchuk to be plugged in to bypass the title screen. The way Gampad support works in these games is pretty hacky and can't deal with stuff like that.

Ivan 3414 · Feb 5, 2016

Pokemaniac said:
First, the Wii games are NOT VC, they're just digital releases of Wii games.

Second, anything which supported Classic Controller originally supports GamePad controls, with the caveat that the game can't require the use of any other controller at any point. The thing with RE4 is that apparently the European version required a Nunchuk to be plugged in to bypass the title screen. The way Gampad support works in these games is pretty hacky and can't deal with stuff like that.

Is it just the European version or is it all versions?

cvxfreak · Feb 5, 2016

I read in the other thread that the lack of GamePad support for RE4 Wii on the PAL Wii U was because of how the game handled detecting the CC. Is this the case with the NA version as well?

Dad · Feb 5, 2016

Pokemaniac said:
First, the Wii games are NOT VC, they're just digital releases of Wii games.

They're not running via emulation, but Nintendo still considers digital Wii games as part of their VC catalog

Pokemaniac · Feb 5, 2016

Slate Soda said:
Is it just the European version or is it all versions?

I don't have first-hand experience with that one, but people in the Nintendo Download thread were saying that the US version wasn't affected.

Dad said:
They're not running via emulation, but Nintendo still considers digital Wii games as part of their VC catalog

Not really. The banner on their icons says "Wii", not "Virtual Console", they don't have "Virtual Console" in their tags like a normal VC game would, and if you filter the eShop charts to Virtual Console games, they're not included. The only stuff that has called them Virtual Console is a couple of Nintendo Download PRs.

Dad · Feb 5, 2016

Pokemaniac said:
Not really. The banner on their icons says "Wii", not "Virtual Console", they don't have "Virtual Console" in their tags like a normal VC game would, and if you filter the eShop charts to Virtual Console games, they're not included. The only stuff that has called them Virtual Console is a couple of Nintendo Download PRs.

The website brings them up when you search via the VC filter.

http://www.nintendo.com/games/game-guide#filter/wii+u|-|-|-|-|descend|releaseDate|-|1|-|-|-|-

The individual pages for the Wii games also have the VC section on them

Pokemaniac · Feb 5, 2016

Dad said:
The website brings them up when you search via the VC filter.

http://www.nintendo.com/games/game-guide#filter/wii+u|-|-|-|-|descend|releaseDate|-|1|-|-|-|-

The individual pages for the Wii games also have the VC section on them

It seems like NoA is the only branch of Nintendo that actually refers to them as Virtual Console games. The other ones, as well as the eShop itself, consider them to be separate.

MetalKnick · Feb 5, 2016

NoA refers to them as Virtual Console games so they don't have to bother releasing an actual Virtual Console game that week. It bothers me so much.

marcaeg · Feb 5, 2016

Does the Gamepad support on Wii games only works for eShop Wii games or if I put Xenoblade on my WiiU it will work ?

impact · Feb 5, 2016

DecoReturns said:
If Resident evil 4 was playable on the Gamepad it would become my #1 all time favorite game.

I don't get it

Pokemaniac · Feb 5, 2016

marcaeg said:
Does the Gamepad support on Wii games only works for eShop Wii games or if I put Xenoblade on my WiiU it will work ?

It's only for Wii games downloaded from the eShop.

TheMoon · Feb 5, 2016

Mellahan said:
Despite originally having Classic Controller support (I believe), I was surprised to learn the VC version of Resident Evil 4 cannot be played off-TV WITH GamePad controls. I recall this being a feature for some Wii VC titles... but which ones?

All of them that have Classic Controller support. RE4 is the only exception.

Classic Controller support / supports Wii U GamePad controls
Donkey Kong Country Returns - NO
Kirby's Epic Yarn - NO
Kirby's Return to Dream Land - NO
Mario Sports Mix - YES
Metroid Prime: Trilogy - NO
Muramasa: The Demon Blade- YES
New Super Mario Bros. Wii - NO
Pandora's Tower - YES
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure - NO
Punch-Out!! - NO
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition - NO (despite having CC support)
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor - YES
Super Mario Galaxy - NO
Super Mario Galaxy 2 - NO
Trauma Team - NO
Xenoblade Chronicles - YES
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure - NO
Zangeki no Reginleiv - YES

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