
As promised back in 2017, Nintendo is closing down the Wii Shop Channel as of January 30th.It lost much of its usefulness after March 26th of. That end-of-service comes as its current generation system, the Nintendo Switch, still lags behind other consoles in terms of video streaming offerings. Its a sad day for loyal fans of the original Wii. As quietly announced just a few months ago, services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Instant Video will no longer function on the Wii on January 31. The Wii Shop Channel is shutting down in January 2019 which sounds far away, but so did 2017 a minute ago and that means more than 200 Virtual Console titles will be unavailable for. Any remaining Wii Points must be redeemed before this date. Along with it, the ability to purchase any Virtual Console or WiiWare titles will come to an end. Here's a look at an early Wii Shop Channel, dated. The Wii Shop Channel will officially be discontinued on January 30, nearly 13 years after the service launched. Today also brings the final day of the Wii’s streaming video support. The Wii Shop Channel, as you might recall, ended up looking a lot different when it was officially released, and has now of course been shut down. After March 2018, you cant buy points anymore, and after January 2019, the channel itself. Nintendo discontinued the service today after. aktivnost Kritiki Sam Nintendos Wii Shop Channel is closing down - heres the best WiiWare games to buy before theyre gone forever - Mirror Online Nije.
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It’s been roughly 12 years since both the Wii and the Wii Shop Channel launched, and the shutdown takes the Wii’s (and, by extension, the Wii emulator built into the Wii U’s) WiiWare and Virtual Console stores offline as well.įor the time being, Wii and Wii U owners will still be able to redownload any WiiWare (including games and other channels) or Virtual Console games that were purchased ahead of today’s shutdown, but Nintendo has said that it plans to end that service and support for the Wii to Wii U Transfer Tool at an undetermined point in the future. Nintendo is planning on shutting down the Wii shop services in 2019. The Wii Shop Channel, which console owners used to download streaming services, apps, and buy classic games via the Virtual Console, has closed down. The company comments on why it will no longer be supporting the store, among other topics. Heres a look at an early Wii Shop Channel, dated. Following up on the news about the closure, Nintendo published an official FAQ about the Wii Shop Channel’s end. The Wii Shop Channel, as you might recall, ended up looking a lot different when it was officially released, and has now of course been shut down. This was the first notable store built in to a Nintendo console.

It’s a shutdown that has been looming for some time Nintendo first announced plans to close the digital store down back in September 2017, noting at the time that it would end the sale of Wii Points in March 2018 and take the store offline for good at the end of January. It’s the end of an era for Nintendo, as the Wii Shop Channel is announced to be closing in 2019.
