WiiConnect24 Services Shut Down Today As Nintendo Shifts To Wii U
I hope that everyone has enjoyed the extra channels that Nintendo has provided for the Wii because as of today, June 28th, channels that are associated with the WiiConnect24 service are no longer going to be available. Many game hardware companies shut down online services for older consoles as they shift resources over to newly released hardware. Nintendo is now amidst this shift and will be discontinuing service for the following Wii channels for Wii users across the globe.
- Nintendo Channel.
- News Channel.
- Forecast Channel.
- Everybody Votes Channel.
- Mii Contest Channel.
- Data exchange with friends via WiiConnect24
Hopefully Nintendo is planning to create new channels or apps for the Wii U. I personally did not use the additional channels on the Wii very much but I would be interested to see what Nintendo could or would cook up for the Wii U.
June 28, 2013
I didn’t use them as often but every once in awhile they were nice diversions. Hopefully some of them make the jump on over to the Wii U in some way.
June 28, 2013
I hated the Mii contest channel, but I did like the others, especially the News channel (I enjoyed playing the daily slideshow with my morning coffee) I hope they bring it to the Wii U.
June 29, 2013
To me, this just feels like Nintendo is betraying the Wii. THis event seems more like a “I will ruin your Wii just so you can buy the Wii U” concept. Gee, I hope that Nintendo doesn’t just abandon systems like that in the future.
June 29, 2013
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June 30, 2013
It does seem sad that Nintendo has cut most of the services for the Wii (The Wii Shop is still online, it seems, so thank you, Nintendo for that, at least). Still, 5-6 years is not bad. Maybe this means Nintendo will put more effort into the Wii U online services.
I did especially liked the Everybody Votes Channel. It was nice to see what the world thought on a variety of subjects. I guess Miiverse is sort of the successor of that? lol