Wii Shop Channel

Wii Shop Channel
Release	December 10, 2006
Availability	Available from start; discontinued as of January 31, 2019.

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The Wii Shop Channel<sup>(JPJapanese: Wiiショッピングチャンネル

Romaji: U~ī Shoppingu Chan'neru)</sup> is where the user can buy games or software. Products are bought using Nintendo Points (NP), which can be bought on the Wii Shop Channel with a credit card, or at a store as Nintendo Points card.

The service was discontinued on January 31, 2019 (rendering unspent Wii Points unusable), after Wii Points additions ended on March 27, 2018. The only feature intact is downloaded software on the Wii Shop Channel, and the only software titles available to download from the Wii Shop are two Wii channels, the save data update channel for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and the Wii System Transfer channel, both of which are free.

Prices

Virtual Console

The prices for virtual console games are listed below with import games being a bit extra

• NES: 500 NP
• SNES: 800 NP
• N64: 1,000 NP
• GEN: 800 NP
• TG-16: 600 NP
• NEO: 900 NP

WiiWare

WiiWare is an original game service with the price per game varying between 500 NP and 1500 NP

Wii Channels

Most Wii Channels are free but, many of them require the user to pay for their service once inside.

Settings

Remove Wii Shop Channel Account

The user can clear information from the Wii Shop Channel account by selecting this option. This erases the entire record of the Wii Shop Channel account, such as registered Wii Points and downloaded software. After this process, the account cannot be recovered. Software stored to an SD card after removing the account will be invalidated. This action is usually done so before transferring the ownership of the console.

Before removing his or her Wii Shop Channel Account, the user enters the serial number of the Wii console. If Parental Controls are being used, the PIN will need to be entered.

Music

The main title (composed by Kazumi Totaka) is available with the CD Touch! Generations Soundtrack