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Wii Shop Channel Will Shut Down in 2019

Wii Shop Channel Will Shut Down in 2019

It was announced by Nintendo, that they are shutting down the Nintendo Wii Shop Channel in 2019. Originally reported by Gematsu, the closure is set for 31st January 2019. After this date users will no longer be able to buy titles or applications from the channel for the Wii or Wii U.

Check out the main theme of the Wii Shop Channel, featuring and extended version of the nostalgic main theme of the shop channel:

Starting on March 27th 2018 at 04:59 JST., users will no longer abe able to dd Wii Points to their account. Players who have already bought WiiWare or Virtual Console titles will still be able to re-download this content, as well as use the Wii System Transfer to move items from the Wii to the Wii U.

However, these services will be unavailable in the future. Though a date has not been confirmed for this, players will still be able to use this content as long as it is not erased from the Wii or Wii U unit.

Wii U users can still download titles from the Nintendo eShop, but unfortunately it won’t have the nostalgic theme tune.

The Wii Shop Channel launched in 2006 alongside the Wii.

For more information on the Wii Shop Channel, visit this article’s source.

Paúl Ordóñez

The Freddy Fazbear of Gaming Instincts, Paul was brought in by the editor in chief Luis to contribute with the news portion of the website along with Manuel, and together, they are bringing the daily news and content relevant to gaming for the viewers to enjoy. Paul is an avid Monster Hunter Fan, and an insanely commited gamer with lots of great insights and very open minded about new forms of games as well.

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