Update

It is not entirely clear whether those games are part of Nvidia’s Geforce Now streaming service or native apps. The official Nvidia PR speaks of download titles whereas the games are listed under Geforce Now on Nvidia’s chinese website.

Edit: Nvidia confirmed they are ports and that the listing under Geforce Now is a mistake.


Original post

Earlier this year Industry Specialist Daniel Ahmad forsaw a content sharing agreement between Nintendo and Nvidia that would allow them to publish old Wii and Gamecube games on the Nvidia Shield TV in China.

He was right as games like Twilight Princess and New Super Mario Bros Wii are now available for purchase (~$10 each) on the chinese Shield store. They are rendered in 1080p. Super Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime are scheduled for release at some point in the future. A short demo of Twilight Princess running on the Shield TV can be watched here. For New Super Mario Bros, go here.

Daniel Ahmad says that localization plans for the west are unlikely because the agreement was always supposed to be for China only.

Below is Nvidia’s official PR on the matter:

Extending the business relationship that brought NVIDIA technology to Nintendo Switch, some of Nintendo's most beloved Wii and Nintendo GameCube titles are officially headed to China for the first time. New Super Mario Bros. Wii, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and PUNCH-OUT!! are remastered in 1080p and available on the China version of NVIDIA SHIELD, released today.

SHIELD owners in China will be able to download and play select Wii and Nintendo GameCube titles, with others coming soon – among them,Super Mario Galaxy. These amazing games have been provided to NVIDIA under license.

Customized for the China market, SHIELD is a completely localized device, with local content, store, search and more. SHIELD will bring Chinese customers a brand-new experience in gaming, AI and home entertainment with Baidu's DuerOS conversational AI system and abundant entertainment options from iQIYI.

Source (Engadget)
Source (Twitter)

 

[jt_1258]

Don't feel like arguing, so I'm just going say that I disagree with all this very narrow views of Nintendo. Especially when it goes as far as wanting Nintendo to fail.
You want android on consoles?

Anyway, it is a shame that it just a streaming service.

Though ya gotta admit the idea of the switch is pretty rad, right, ya can slip the controllers on and hold/play or ya can slip em off and do local coop/vs anywhere, smash bros will be an instant buy for me if/when it comes out, trust me, the a single joycon by itself will be way better then a wii mote by itself *shiver* ...the wii mote for smash is scary just to think about

 

[WiiUBricker]

Relax everyone.

http://shield.nvidia.cn/games/geforce-now/new-super-mario-bros

hint: geforce-now
So no emulators, no ports, no recompilation, at least not in the client. It's being streamed.

The host system could be a PC running dolphin, a port, a custom emulator. Regardless it's irrelevant no offline play, no lag-free play, not play once nintendo shuts down the deal.

There's always a chance of they having screwed up the listing but I wouldn't hold my breath for that

These are native ports:

https://shield.nvidia.com/games/android/metalgearsolid2
https://shield.nvidia.com/games/android/metalgearsolid3

That is huge. I linked your post in the OP to not give people the wrong idea.

 

[Yepi69]

I know it was $250USD at launch. That backlash was hilarious.

Which backlash?

 

[KingVamp]

Though ya gotta admit the idea of the switch is pretty rad, right, ya can slip the controllers on and hold/play or ya can slip em off and do local coop/vs anywhere, smash bros will be an instant buy for me if/when it comes out, trust me, the a single joycon by itself will be way better then a wii mote by itself *shiver* ...the wii mote for smash is scary just to think about

I mean, I think it a good idea and I feel like it is doing well.

Still, I think the dock thing should be revised. I wish they come out with a Switch or Joy Con that has a D pad instead. Also feel that the Joy Con could have been just a little bit thicker. Funny enough, I feel like the Joy Con by themselves are more comfortable than the included grip.

 

[GoldenBullet]

That is huge. I linked your post in the OP to not give people the wrong idea.

This contrary to the quote from Nvidia that engadget gave in their news post

SHIELD owners in China will be able to download and play select Wii and Nintendo GameCube titles, with others coming soon – among them,Super Mario Galaxy. These amazing games have been provided to NVIDIA under license.

I'm not sure where this quote is coming from but it may just be a translation error.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

That is huge. I linked your post in the OP to not give people the wrong idea.

Don't forget this

There is always hope, maybe they messed up the listing
Google translate shows these as "Classic Masterpiece" in the chinese site instead of Geforce Now like in other regions

https://www.nvidia.com/zh-cn/shield/games/

Maybe... just maybe they messed up

 

[Kioku]

Which backlash?

The people over the price.

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Don't forget this

I believe that it's gamestream...

 

[GoldenBullet]

The people over the price.

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I believe that it's gamestream...

Nope. Translated it says
FEATURED NINTENDO CLASSIC GAMES,
GAMESTREAM STREAMING GAMES,
POPULAR GAMES, ALL IN SHIELD
note that they are separated by commas

The only hard evidence I have found is that the game description says that the game will go up to 1080p. Which either means dynamic scaling or just streaming resolution.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

The people over the price.

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I believe that it's gamestream...

It's part of a list of services, not a description of the games

 

[WiiUBricker]

Don't forget this

Oh well, at the very least, this screenshot indicates an actual port:

Note the face buttons. It it were streaming the Gamecube/Wii version, those face buttons wouldn’t have been there.

Sigh, will update the OP again.

 

[VinsCool]

This is really interesting. Damn.

 

[Futurdreamz]

I know we've shifted back on topic a little bit so I'm sorry but I just have to say it's really weird to shit on the Switch for "inferior" graphics then turn around and reminiscence about much older systems with even lower quality graphics. If graphics matter that much to you then it follows that you should automatically despise older games because the graphics are not comparable to the latest and greatest. Unless graphics don't matter nearly as much as whether you had fun playing the game?

 

[Radius4]

http://shield.nvidia.cn/games/geforce-now/new-super-mario-bros

It could be a PC PORT
It could be an Android port
It could be an emulator with some asset replacement

The only thing that looks like a fact is that it's listed under GEFORCE NOW.
Until that's proven wrong the rest doesn't matter, fact is if it's in GEFORCE NOW it's streaming.

Unless it was mis-classified of course, mistakes happen

 

[incidentallyscribble]

Wow, chill out everyone that got fired up. I hate to break it to you all but it's just video games. At very best, winning the argument could get one person to buy an nvidia shield, which doesn't affect you at all. Just remember that your opinions probably don't matter to whoever started this argument (I forget who)

 

[TotalInsanity4]

http://shield.nvidia.cn/games/geforce-now/new-super-mario-bros

It could be a PC PORT
It could be an Android port
It could be an emulator with some asset replacement

The only thing that looks like a fact is that it's listed under GEFORCE NOW.
Until that's proven wrong the rest doesn't matter, fact is if it's in GEFORCE NOW it's streaming.

Unless it was mis-classified of course, mistakes happen

It's part of a list of services, not a description of the games
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[Radius4]

You guys love denial.

I hope I'm wrong but:

You can keep repeating yourself that it's a list of services, fact is they are listed under geforce-now

 

[huma_dawii]

Its been confirmed that they are part of the STREAMING SERVICE!

 

[TotalInsanity4]

Its been confirmed that they are part of the STREAMING SERVICE!

Well that's sad. Who confirmed it?

 

[WiiUBricker]

Is there a way to install the chinese app store or Geforce Now app on the regular Shield TV?

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Is there a way to install the chinese app store or Geforce Now app on the regular Shield TV?

I don't think anyone has ever really wanted the Chinese apps before, so probably not at the moment. But I wouldn't be surprised if it does happen, when these launch.

Although if it is through GeForce Now, I wouldn't be surprised if you'll need a China-based VPN to stream games as well.