LeeJ07 Posted September 30, 2017 Report Posted September 30, 2017 Nintendo has released a statement that the Wiishop will be closing in spring, 2019. Wiipoints can be added to purchase games until March, 2018. If there are any WiiWare or Virtual Console games you guys still want to download, best do it sooner, rather than later. https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/29/16386918/wii-shop-channel-closing-nintendo Quote "I'd buy that for a dollar!" -Smash T.V.
RickR Posted September 30, 2017 Report Posted September 30, 2017 Really makes me wonder how retro gaming will work for some of the newer systems without physical media. Justin and LeeJ07 2 Quote
LeeJ07 Posted September 30, 2017 Author Report Posted September 30, 2017 Additional info regarding which Virtual Console games will become permanently unavailable after 2019. https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/30/16387138/wii-virtual-console-games-wii-shop-channel-shutdown Quote "I'd buy that for a dollar!" -Smash T.V.
Starbuck66 Posted October 5, 2017 Report Posted October 5, 2017 And companies wonder why people still cling to physical media... I don't expect these services to be around forever, but on the other hand they need to maintain a way for people to download content that they already paid for, or provide a way to backup/restore that content if the console fails, etc. LeeJ07 and RickR 2 Quote
TrekMD Posted October 5, 2017 Report Posted October 5, 2017 This is also why I prefer to get physical media when possible. LeeJ07 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming...
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