If you want to get technical, fine: Mii's are not marked as "do not copy", they just store enough information to tell if they are copied or not. Right now, most savefiles are clear all Mii's and Channels are not. If it doesn't have that mark, then it can be copied without any problem. Any item X can be marked as "do not copy". Next thing you know, you'll be saying that no Mii can be transfered to another wii (still working on that), or no save game can be copied (Mario Kart, Everybody Votes - thank you Geko!).ġ. Saying that every channel will be encoded? Saying that a channel will be marked as "Encode with a specific wii's keys", so you can copy it to an SD card but only use it on one wii makes sense. Heck, add MarioKart channel.Īlthough, actually, MK and WF are primarily for their save data.Ĭhannels that are copyrighted by Nintendo? Sure.Ĭhannels that are copyrighted and "Do not copy"? Sure.Ĭhannels that are convenient quick-loads for something?Ĭhannels that can be freely downloaded from the internet, but maybe you've got a real slow connection, or a charge per MB connection? Or maybe you had a connection at home, but not when visiting your friend? Others? Netflix, Homebrew Channel, WiiMC, WiiFit channel - that's just off the top of my head. Some channels - virtual console games, etc - would be locked. Although, video game archivists point out some of these games may never be available for purchase again.Any app that would allow you to copy channels from one Wii to another would promote piracy. There aren’t enough people complaining to make a difference. We’ve seen similar shutdowns over the years - when the bulk of consumers move away from older services, companies can shut off access to purchased content to save money. Nintendo has promised to add more, but it’s clearly not a priority. The Switch only supports about 30 classic games, all of which are locked behind the subscription Switch Online service. When it’s gone, the selection of classic games is even thinner. So, there are a lot of games for older systems that you can’t purchase at all right now.
While the Wii virtual console features nearly 400 titles, the Wii U has 140 fewer. You can still access a virtual console on the newer Wii U, but there’s an unfortunate trend here. However, those titles will no longer work at some unannounced future date, and there’s no way to back them up.
#Store wii channels to another wii download#
For the time being, you can still download the classic titles purchased in the virtual console. The company also gave everyone warning last year that it planned to kill the feature, giving gamers time to spend their points. After all, the Wii is now two generations out of date. That means some of Nintendo’s classic games are now unavailable on any modern platform, and this comes as the company intensifies its crackdown on ROM sites.Īfter more than 12 years, it’s understandable that Nintendo would want to sunset the Wii Shop Channel. You can no longer buy content from the store, and any unspent Wii Points are now useless. Nintendo will begin the next phase of shutting down the Wii virtual console today.
Part of the Wii Shop Channel, the virtual console offered a way to enjoy the games of yesteryear, but that era is coming to a close. Nintendo launched the Wii in 2006, and with it came the virtual console.