The Virtual Console is an online service for Wii, Wii U, and Nintendo 3DS systems that allows players to download and play games that were originally released on older consoles, such as Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, etc.
Across all regions, five games in the Fire Emblem series have been released for Wii Virtual Console, nine for Wii U Virtual Console, and three for Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console.
Nintendo offered early adopters of the Nintendo 3DS twenty free exclusive Virtual Console games as part of an "Ambassador Program," ahead of a dramatic early price drop for their struggling console. Ten of these turned out to be Game Boy Advance titles, and one of these was Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. Game Boy Advance games have yet to be made available for sale on the 3DS eShop, so only Ambassadors can access this game.
List of Virtual Console titles for Fire Emblem series
Wii
- Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem (Super Famicom - December 26, 2006 for Japan)
- Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War (Super Famicom - January 30, 2007 for Japan)
- Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 (Super Famicom - July 15, 2008 for Japan)
- Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light (Famicom - October 20, 2009 for Japan)
- Fire Emblem Gaiden (Famicom - November 4, 2009 for Japan)
Nintendo 3DS
- Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (GBA - December 15, 2011 for Australia & December 16, 2011 for Japan, US, and Europe) (Only available via the Ambassador Program)
- Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light (NES - August 8, 2012 for Japan - 500 yen)
- Fire Emblem Gaiden (NES - April 5, 2013 for Japan - 500 yen)
Wii U
- Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem (Super Famicom - April 27, 2013 for Japan)
- Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War (Super Famicom - April 27, 2013 for Japan)
- Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 (Super Famicom - July 10, 2013 for Japan)
- Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade (GBA - May 14, 2014 for Japan, December 4, 2014 for US)
- Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light (Famicom - June 4, 2014 for Japan)
- Fire Emblem Gaiden (Famicom - August 20, 2014 for Japan)
- Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (GBA - January 1, 2015 for Europe, June 18, 2015 for US)
- Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (DS - July 2, 2015 for Europe)
- Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade (GBA - September 2, 2015 for Japan)