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.
What about Xenoblade? I'm in the US, so someone in Europe would have to comment on this one
What about Xenoblade? I'm in the US, so someone in Europe would have to comment on this one
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.
First, the Wii games are NOT VC, they're just digital releases of Wii games.
Is it just the European version or is it all versions?
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.
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
I don't get itIf Resident evil 4 was playable on the Gamepad it would become my #1 all time favorite game.
Does the Gamepad support on Wii games only works for eShop Wii games or if I put Xenoblade on my WiiU it will work ?
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?