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2006 - 2019
Wii Shop Channel
“The music is still playing somewhere.”
- Birth year
- 2006
- Shutdown year
- 2019
- Lifespan
- 13 years
- Peak era
- 2007-2011
- Company
- Nintendo
- Category
- Games
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What Was It?
The Wii Shop Channel was the Wii's online store, where players spent Wii Points on classic games through the Virtual Console and on smaller WiiWare titles made for the console. It launched alongside the Wii in November 2006.
It is best remembered for its music: a relaxed bossa nova loop that played while you browsed and that later became one of the internet's favourite memes.
Nintendo closed most of the shop's functions on January 30, 2019. Players could still re-download what they had already bought for a time, but the store itself, and the soundtrack that went with shopping there, went quiet.
Things You Probably Forgot
- The shop music
- Buying Wii Points cards
- Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time on the Virtual Console
- Watching the little download animation
The Story
- 2006 The Wii Shop Channel launched on November 19 with the Wii.
- 2019 Nintendo shut down most of the shop on January 30.
How It Died
Nintendo discontinued most functions of the Wii Shop Channel on January 30, 2019. Previously purchased content remained re-downloadable for a time.
What Replaced It?
Memories
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