Thank you for supporting the Wii Shop Channel and for being such great fans of Nintendo.

It is no longer possible to purchase new content from the Wii Shop. However, for the time being you may continue to re-download content you have purchased or transfer that content from a Wii system to a Wii U system. Be aware that these features will eventually end at a future date.

The Wii Shop Channel, which has been available on Wii systems since December 2006, closed on January 30, 2019. We sincerely thank our loyal customers for their support.

General Information

September 29, 2017: The day it was announced that the Wii Shop will close in 2019.

March 26, 2018: The last day to have purchased points in the Wii Shop or redeem Points Cards in the Wii Shop.

January 30, 2019: The last day to have purchased software in the Wii Shop.

In the future, we will be closing all services related to the Wii Shop Channel, including redownloading purchased WiiWare, Virtual Console titles, and Wii Channels, as well as Wii System Transfer Tool, which transfers data from the Wii console to the Wii U console.

Now that customers have shifted to Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS family systems, we plan to focus our efforts in those areas. As such, the Wii Shop Channel closed in early 2019 after over twelve years of operation. We sincerely thank our loyal customers for supporting the Wii Shop Channel on their Wii systems. Please note that content downloaded on the Wii Shop Channel can be transferred to a Wii U system using the Wii System Transfer Tool.

Yes. The ability to re-download WiiWare and Virtual Console games will also stop at some point. We will announce specific details as that time approaches.

Users were able to add Wii Points until March 26, 2018, and were able to purchase content on the Wii Shop Channel until January 30, 2019. In the future we will close all services related to the Wii Shop Channel, including the ability to redownload WiiWare and Virtual Console games, as well as the Wii System Transfer Tool, which transfers data from Wii to the Wii U system. We will announce specific details as that time approaches.

Since the original announcement in September 2017, we encouraged people to spend any unused Wii Points before the Wii Shop Channel closed on January 30, 2019.

Refunds of Wii Points are not possible.

Wii Points cannot be used to fund a Nintendo eShop account or Nintendo Account.

For details on how to transfer Wii Shop Channel content to a Wii U system, please visit our support page.

Please be aware that the ability to transfer will be removed at some point in the future. We will make an announcement with specific details as that time approaches.

Some WiiWare games are available via Nintendo eShop on Wii U systems. Be sure to check out the Virtual Console offerings on Nintendo eShop for your favorite classic games.

The various video-on-demand services on Wii ended at roughly the same time as the closure of the Wii Shop Channel.