The Wii Shop channel, the digital storefront for the Wii, will be closing in 2019. Nintendo made the announcement today, revealing that users will no longer be able to add Wii Points to their accounts starting March 27, 2018.
The shop has been open since 2006 and introduced the world to Nintendo's popular Virtual Console initiative. However, by 2011 the Wii Shop was largely overtaken by Nintendo's eshop, which is also functioning as the Switch's storefront for digital purchases as well as 3DS.
According to the press release, users will still be able to redownload purchases and use the Wii System Transfer to transfer date between the Wii and Wii U for the foreseeable future.
Our Take
It was bound to happen eventually but it's still a bummer to see the Wii Shop channel go under. We'll miss that frustratingly delightful earworm that is its music.
from www.GameInformer.com - The Feed http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2017/09/29/the-wii-shop-channel-to-close-in-2019.aspx
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