Nintendo Wii Shop Channel is FINALLY Back Online...Kinda! (+DSi Too!)

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  • Опубликовано: 2 ноя 2024
  • The Nintendo Wii Shop and DSi Shop have returned after 4 long months of purported maintenance. Now is the time to redownload your games, because who knows when the online marketplaces could be shuttered again, and maybe for good!
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Комментарии • 412

  • @mahaan890
    @mahaan890 2 года назад +610

    Well, that was unexpected from a company like Nintendo. I thought they wouldn’t care to bring the download functionality back online.

    • @M64bros
      @M64bros 2 года назад +19

      Guess I was right after all.

    • @mahaan890
      @mahaan890 2 года назад +14

      @@M64bros maybe you were right about Nintendo bringing the servers on the Wii and dsi shops back up but I still have my complaints and criticisms against Nintendo (and every other company too) and I don’t think that’s gonna change for me.

    • @M64bros
      @M64bros 2 года назад +10

      @@mahaan890 I know that's not going to change for you, but what is going to change for you is if you go to your newest video. I've sent you a little link that will prove to you that I'm always honest and Show accurate information. Go to your old video from June 8th, 2018 then Look at the comment section and you'll see what I mean

    • @MoonSarito
      @MoonSarito 2 года назад

      Same.

    • @knuclear200x
      @knuclear200x 2 года назад +2

      Hooray they brought back dated content we already experienced years ago and dont even need anymore wooooow

  • @ZNemerald
    @ZNemerald 2 года назад +257

    This will greatly help confidence in buying from the eshop since fear of losing things forever has hope of clearing. Nintendo should make a universal account thing instead of per consoles one day.

    • @montydoesgames
      @montydoesgames 2 года назад +23

      They could just link everything to a Nintendo Account and have a definitive eshop called "All-Access eshop" or something

    • @STICKOMEDIA
      @STICKOMEDIA 2 года назад +4

      Ikr

    • @STICKOMEDIA
      @STICKOMEDIA 2 года назад +3

      @@montydoesgames ooh

    • @lemonadesnake
      @lemonadesnake 2 года назад +3

      So like the Xbox marketplace?

    • @Sonictheoofhog4
      @Sonictheoofhog4 2 года назад

      Yep

  • @davidlubkowski7175
    @davidlubkowski7175 2 года назад +189

    For a split second I got hopes up Kid Icarus is getting something for once. Nope... thanks for that ahha

    • @yungmatt009
      @yungmatt009 2 года назад +14

      Uprising sequel with good controls would be a 10/10

    • @thinkkk21
      @thinkkk21 2 года назад +3

      Read the title 💀

    • @timurmotigullin579
      @timurmotigullin579 2 года назад +5

      @@yungmatt009 it had good controls

    • @yungmatt009
      @yungmatt009 2 года назад +2

      @@timurmotigullin579 I agree but it was very gimmicky at times. And hard for casuals to compete online in.

  • @Caolan114
    @Caolan114 2 года назад +116

    I still use my DS and Wii regularly and even though you can't buy anything y'know sd cards run out of space and things happen and being able to redownload things Is Important and It comes at no loss or cost for Nintendo to keep these up

  • @ultraflamz64
    @ultraflamz64 2 года назад +85

    I literally found this out last night.
    Didn't expect the service to go back to the way it was several months ago. I downloaded the Wii transfer tool and Grill of with Ultra hand (which was something the previous owner of my Wii U downloaded)

  • @UndeadEggmiester
    @UndeadEggmiester 2 года назад +103

    Hey it's great that it's back even if it's temporary for a untold time.

  • @infinitygamingyt266
    @infinitygamingyt266 2 года назад +89

    It’s good to see the Wii Shop Channel being online again! P.S. Who still has a Wii in 2022? I do!

    • @CryptorPrime
      @CryptorPrime 2 года назад +11

      I still have my Wii man! Also my GameCube too! And I also have a Switch!

    • @jacobking2.0
      @jacobking2.0 2 года назад +6

      I have a wii u a 3DS a switch and a Gamecube

    • @JBX9001
      @JBX9001 2 года назад +5

      I do! Still play it from time to time (as well as my Wii U). Unfortunately, I didn’t exactly have Internet access for the thing back in the day, and once I did, I only got a few games (Paper Mario and Smash 64 definitely being highest priority). Wish they at least made purchases temporarily available, but it’s nice to see them do this at all.

    • @ThatOnePaulGuy
      @ThatOnePaulGuy 2 года назад +1

      I do! … it dosent read discs anymore though and it’s a Wii Mini so 🤮

    • @CryptorPrime
      @CryptorPrime 2 года назад

      @@ThatOnePaulGuy that’s rough man

  • @AD3Supa
    @AD3Supa 2 года назад +14

    Much appreciated for being seemingly the only major outlet talking about this (and likely playing a part in Nintendo not just shrugging it off and leaving the service indefinitely closed up) I'm glad you can redownload the games again from the Shop Channel.

  • @filipe2338
    @filipe2338 2 года назад +34

    I love that music. It was such a joy to just browse Nintendo's shops. Now, on the other hand...

  • @OSIRIZ91
    @OSIRIZ91 2 года назад +28

    That is definitely awesome and hopefully they decide to keep this up for sometime and not a short time !

  • @davidspraguedragonman6479
    @davidspraguedragonman6479 2 года назад +24

    Yay! Now I can transfer my Wii game data over to my Wii U and not worry about the Wii breaking down and losing my years of progress on games!

  • @donaldson9410
    @donaldson9410 2 года назад +33

    I hope Nintendo brings back the ability to get Wii Points, eventually.

    • @SkyGamer911
      @SkyGamer911 2 года назад +1

      Imagine they make a Wii Tu console (basically N64 + Gamecube + Wii + Wii U + Switch + whatever next in one box)
      - The tablet is able to run games but only in 720p
      - A switch can be used for this gamepad feature and u just download an app for it
      - The box plays games in 4K
      - The box can run all the time
      - You can play over the internet
      - Games like GTA 5 comes on the box
      - Unlimited 4G streaming could be a thing?

    • @holap2104
      @holap2104 10 месяцев назад

      @@SkyGamer911 wii u already flunked, no way theyre going back into that phase again

  • @IvanFranco120
    @IvanFranco120 2 года назад +15

    Its back...?
    I didn't used it, but for anyone expecting this, must have be come an surprise...

  • @NightShadow720
    @NightShadow720 2 года назад +36

    That's the best news we've heard all day!

    • @IvanFranco120
      @IvanFranco120 2 года назад +2

      Nice! 😇

    • @M64bros
      @M64bros 2 года назад +6

      Agreed, I think if my theory from last time was correct since Nintendo mentioned they were building more buildings near their HQ. I think they're creating more servers, that way and hopefully they can bring back the Wii and DSI internet. The same could happen with the Wii U and 3DS as well

    • @andrewjer3527
      @andrewjer3527 2 года назад +4

      @@M64bros that would be awesome, but there is no way I see that happening.

    • @luckywii8731
      @luckywii8731 2 года назад +2

      @M64bros that would be cool, but I just played Mario Kart 7 online yesterday to see how everything is going there... *_Its full of hackers..._*
      I think its just time for the past system to just be discontinued, *but* they shall not be forgotten _ever_

    • @bareq99
      @bareq99 2 года назад

      That
      And the fact GOW finally got a date baby!!!

  • @Poyostar
    @Poyostar 2 года назад +27

    Ah, finally! Took 'em quite a while to notice this problem, but better late than never I suppose. Now people can redownload their old purchased Virtual Console titles and WiiWare games that are super close to becoming lost media! Granted, this will most definitely not be permanent, so let's just enjoy it while it lasts...

    • @BlazeMasterBM
      @BlazeMasterBM 2 года назад

      none of them will be lost media. They're all archived.

    • @Poyostar
      @Poyostar 2 года назад +1

      @@BlazeMasterBM Wait, really? I haven't really been keeping up with the efforts to preserve these games, to be honest. I really hope what you're saying is true.

    • @therockwizard.9687
      @therockwizard.9687 2 года назад

      @@Poyostar yeah the Wii hacking scene has all of this covered already.

    • @SkyGamer911
      @SkyGamer911 2 года назад

      probably just to defend their rights. They would not do it otherwise. These days 99% of Wii's are probably hacked, cracked and modded
      I own multiple Wii's. Some of which cant use the DVD as it broke. But I saved the ISO to USB then and now i can play. Btw, it should be some modder who makes remote play for wii. Should be possible ... idk

    • @SkyGamer911
      @SkyGamer911 2 года назад

      or at least netflix or something. Id imagine wiis can do great as netflix boxes too

  • @Brianski8
    @Brianski8 2 года назад +45

    For a second i thought the wii shop channel was completely back and you could buy games again

    • @JBX9001
      @JBX9001 2 года назад +10

      Would’ve been nice...!

    • @BitchChill
      @BitchChill 2 года назад +7

      That'll never happen

    • @Allison_XypprZ
      @Allison_XypprZ 2 года назад +1

      Same

    • @jameswallace3439
      @jameswallace3439 Год назад

      Yeah. I would've gotten Pokémon Rumble if that happened. Curse you, Brentalfloss and your Wii Shop With Lyrics video.

  • @kragn0n485
    @kragn0n485 2 года назад +6

    Uprising Pit in the thumbnail for no good reason nice nice nice

  • @cubeman9766
    @cubeman9766 2 года назад +17

    You know Nintendo or companies in general should consider developers to make games for past consoles

  • @heroessquad2019
    @heroessquad2019 2 года назад +4

    Us: I thought you were dead
    Wii: My death was greatly...exaggerated

  • @jeremiesinnett1521
    @jeremiesinnett1521 2 года назад +22

    I knew it its coming back! They did it! They finally did it! Thank you so much Nintendo! I hope they changed their minds for the 3DS and Wii U eShop!

    • @GoldDragon20
      @GoldDragon20 2 года назад +2

      Tbh, the purchasing services are probably gone, but the downloads are still available
      And it’s pretty easy to tell that, with the Wii and DSi returning to the way they were before full shutdown(download, no buy) that the Wii U and 3DS will go the same way.

  • @TheDracolordian
    @TheDracolordian 2 года назад +5

    I saw pit and got excited but oh it’s just the wii

  • @MDGamestation
    @MDGamestation 2 года назад +12

    Long live the Wii

  • @rianthreeden
    @rianthreeden 2 года назад +8

    Honstly it would be nice if Nintendo has a month where they turned back on the servers for their old consoles every other year, would be nice.

  • @DarkAnomaly
    @DarkAnomaly 2 года назад +11

    Thanks for this. I was only missing one game before, My Pokémon Ranch everything else I already had so I'll definitely avail of this.

    • @flstudiocodemastersejayrag6544
      @flstudiocodemastersejayrag6544 Год назад

      I wish 2023 was 2003 so I could have the Nintendo Wii 🕹️ shop. I just want to fill up all of my windows on my Nintendo Wii console with Awesome 👍🏿 old 🗝️ brew hard to get old games. Sega Master system was great 👍🏿 Super Nintendo was great the Nintendo 64 was great 👍🏿 turbo graphics16 was great 👍🏿 Neo Geo and maybe some Sega Genesis Mega Drive classes also. I have always wanted to add games to my windows in the Wii menu. But could never get it hooked to the internet no matter how hard I tried. And now they're not supporting the shops anymore for the Wii channel. Sony psx would also be great to have on the Nintendo Wii 🕹️🎮.

  • @HilariousReveal
    @HilariousReveal 2 года назад +5

    The fact that the wii shop channel is more responsive than the switch eshop...

  • @SwedenTheHedgehog
    @SwedenTheHedgehog 2 года назад +2

    THANK GOODNESS!!
    And thank you for the update GameXplain!

  • @invertednoob4764
    @invertednoob4764 2 года назад +4

    I dropped my wii remote when it actually loaded

  • @STICKOMEDIA
    @STICKOMEDIA 2 года назад +5

    Wii shop > switch online

  • @Koconut5
    @Koconut5 2 года назад +18

    You can’t just put kid icarus in your thumbnail 😂!!! You got all our hopes up for 0.1 milliseconds

  • @Connowot387
    @Connowot387 10 месяцев назад +1

    WHO DO I NEED TO THANK!? Also, I need to refurbish the old Red Wii!

  • @Placeholder103
    @Placeholder103 2 года назад

    THANK GOD!! I missed going on there and listening to the absolute bop that is Wii Shop Channel music

  • @RealHyperHedgehog
    @RealHyperHedgehog 2 года назад +7

    Can a fan remake the Wii Shop Channel that someone can put on their Wii? Kind of like the Homebrew channel, but more nostalgic.

  • @nicolaverzeletti1684
    @nicolaverzeletti1684 9 месяцев назад +1

    How do you have back wii points? From Nintendo website or wii shop?

  • @samyb4566
    @samyb4566 2 года назад +3

    Ouf. I though I would be forced to rebuy all the games I bought on the Wii Shop channel from the Wii U eshop, but it looks like I won't need to do this anymore.

  • @foreverbarbie9490
    @foreverbarbie9490 Год назад +1

    Wish I knew at the time I could purchase games. Now I'm playing on it wishing I did

  • @supermariof0521
    @supermariof0521 2 года назад +5

    I'm still depressed that you can't make new purchases on this thing considering Nintendo hates their legacy content.

  • @M64bros
    @M64bros 2 года назад +22

    I knew it.
    Basically deep in my soul I knew Nintendo would fix it

  • @bryancook6345
    @bryancook6345 2 года назад +2

    People need to tell Nintendo not to close the Wii U Eshop ever the Wii shop shouldn’t be a problem if you downloaded everything you purchased on your console

  • @damian9303
    @damian9303 2 года назад +1

    You made it sound like it ACTUALLY came back, not still in its neutered state

  • @Nathan-Explosion
    @Nathan-Explosion 2 года назад +1

    great i can listen to the wiishop theme again only if the online gameing for thise games were back

  • @sophieheart2707
    @sophieheart2707 2 года назад +1

    Wii & Dsi: we back online!

  • @fibstudiovfx
    @fibstudiovfx 2 года назад

    i just got a wii a few days ago 10/20/22 i remember playing it back in 09. now i got it for my kids, so far they like it. i been looking into the homebrew. i'm still trying to get more intel on it.

  • @RedRabbit08
    @RedRabbit08 2 года назад +1

    That's really something.

  • @srixo444
    @srixo444 2 года назад

    Redownloaded some games (F-Zero X, My Pokémon Ranch, Mario 64, etc.) on my Wii U that was used when I bought it from GameStop.

  • @MegaZero107
    @MegaZero107 Год назад +1

    I'm just reading about this now 7 months later as of 02/18/23. Does it still work now?

  • @KaleZ5272
    @KaleZ5272 2 года назад +1

    Wow. It really is Wii Shop Wednesday

  • @nola-
    @nola- 2 года назад

    i'm so glad😭 i thought my purchases were lost forever, really happy to be able to download them💀

  • @JonesDylan874
    @JonesDylan874 2 года назад +1

    Sweet! I love this. Great to see them back.

  • @ignatiousmary8413
    @ignatiousmary8413 2 года назад +3

    That's Good!

  • @patrickquinones2533
    @patrickquinones2533 Год назад +1

    Wii miss you

  • @eksmad
    @eksmad 2 года назад +1

    Have everything downloaded long time ago, over 240 titles

  • @meowskull
    @meowskull 2 года назад +1

    It would be amazing if they update the Wii shop channel to just use regular currency and open the shop again. And also bring back the online servers.

    • @SenbonKaguya
      @SenbonKaguya 2 года назад

      There's fan servers for games. I don't expect them to ever revive the shop itself

  • @noahkonigers1616
    @noahkonigers1616 Год назад

    wow! I dodnt expect that! Its now back!!

  • @vard1865
    @vard1865 2 года назад +3

    What was the necessity of using an Kid Icarus Uprising picture for an completely unrelated topic?

  • @GINTegg
    @GINTegg 2 года назад +1

    Before we vanish to haze we will be reborn!

  • @Eccentrigamer
    @Eccentrigamer 2 года назад

    The only thing that sucks about this is that purchases are tied to Wii consoles, so if you broke your Wii and got a new one you're out of luck unfortunately. Luckily I brought everything over to my Wii U that still works.

  • @GamerFunOriginallyAarush
    @GamerFunOriginallyAarush 2 года назад +1

    It’s back? Interesting!

  • @jerrygoshen2723
    @jerrygoshen2723 2 года назад

    When I found out I went gorilla parkour mode this is amazing of Nintendo and hopefully we can have the purchasing ability back too best of luck

  • @kahboom76
    @kahboom76 2 года назад +1

    does any know how to fix self battery wii remotes, I tried pressing the red buttons on both the console and the back of the remotes but they still won't show the pointer or syne

  • @slayerfan2
    @slayerfan2 2 года назад

    They should bring everything back up I feel. People still have Wii's in 2022 and they are in pretty good demand rn

  • @xris671
    @xris671 2 года назад +2

    me: why can’t you just be normal?
    my wifi trying to connect to the dsi shop: *screaming*

  • @TheSupersmash97
    @TheSupersmash97 2 года назад

    Wow like it wasn’t there before. (Sarcasm)

  • @TuPhonez4Free
    @TuPhonez4Free 2 года назад +1

    interesting. I need to hook mines up

  • @gars129
    @gars129 2 года назад

    Still waiting for those TurboGrafx 16 games on Switch.

  • @trentonshelton5864
    @trentonshelton5864 2 года назад

    The amount of old wiis that have so many lost games on the Wii shop were going into business Bois

  • @shirayukinobunaga9424
    @shirayukinobunaga9424 2 года назад

    The Return of the King of Digital games

  • @Cheeseburger-backpack69
    @Cheeseburger-backpack69 2 года назад +1

    Oooo nice I’m about to get a wii

  • @UltimeDarkPit
    @UltimeDarkPit 2 года назад +2

    What about Kid Icarus? You know, the best game of all times, you even put Pit in the thumbnail with Kid Icarus: Uprising's background! What about all that? 🤨
    (Well, maybe they just like the game... Who doesn't after all? 😂)

  • @thatsruffdog
    @thatsruffdog 2 года назад +7

    I hope nobody did anything drastic like tried to hack their console to get their games or buy them again physically because of this. If Nintendo had just said that they’re working on the issue, people wouldn’t do anything like this. And when it took them 4 months, of course people will start to think it’s gone forever.

    • @meikaishi
      @meikaishi 2 года назад +1

      There's no retail games on the Wii and DSi eshops so no risk of someone buying a physical copy to replace the digital, and I'm pretty sure anyone who was willing to hack their consoles would've done it long ago, losing access to the option to redownload something they haven't played in years wouldn't push someone over the edge like this

    • @thatsruffdog
      @thatsruffdog 2 года назад

      @@meikaishi If this happened on the Wii U, I would probably resort to that just so I could play Wind Waker again. But if it was a digital only game, other methods would have to be involved.

  • @TheZelda360
    @TheZelda360 2 года назад

    Ahhh memories back when the currency was called Wii points

  • @staffzx
    @staffzx 2 года назад +1

    What if you have unspent wii points, can you still spend them?

  • @jeremiesinnett1521
    @jeremiesinnett1521 2 года назад +1

    Look like Nintendo did this when they thinking for the future generations

  • @aldizzle
    @aldizzle 2 года назад

    Hopefully it won't be down again by the time I get to my Wii later today!! Thanks for the info!!

  • @JustJohn43
    @JustJohn43 2 года назад +3

    What if you do not have your original wii, but you have a wii U with your account transferred by nintendo manually?

  • @aamb21
    @aamb21 2 года назад

    I'm still waiting for Joey's switch pro from this morning.

  • @vittosphonecollection57289
    @vittosphonecollection57289 2 года назад

    Oh yeah, thanks! I'm playing Wii right now!!

  • @tpastudios8681
    @tpastudios8681 2 года назад +1

    Oh my god, this is miracle !

  • @aidanmoore8751
    @aidanmoore8751 2 года назад +1

    Time to enjoy them while they last....

  • @kristinaberg8839
    @kristinaberg8839 2 года назад

    This works on my homebrewed DSi!

  • @real_cze
    @real_cze 2 года назад +2

    Imagine if they did wiiconnect24

  • @absorbentstudios6940
    @absorbentstudios6940 2 года назад +1

    good time

  • @kevondae6405
    @kevondae6405 2 года назад

    Thank god, this is a blessing 🙏

  • @roboking0975
    @roboking0975 2 года назад +1

    My guy this has ability has been here for a while now because I did it about a year ago

  • @mrayo3685
    @mrayo3685 2 года назад

    About time they brought NUS back online.

  • @Mariogamer369
    @Mariogamer369 2 года назад +1

    YES LETS GOOOOOOO!!!

  • @Mrmoonman64
    @Mrmoonman64 2 года назад +1

    so I tried downloading a game I bought a while ago and it errored

  • @goGothitaLOL
    @goGothitaLOL 2 года назад

    I miss my Wii from the 2010s
    I say this because i lost it (after i lost all my physical games)

  • @AquaSubliminals
    @AquaSubliminals Год назад

    I found my Wii that ai have bought in 2009, and I reopened it. I cannot download full game versions. Why? It says this current software is unavailable. Does that mean I am stuck with the demos and I can't buy the whole game?

  • @ShortMiao
    @ShortMiao 2 года назад

    Finally! (Even if it's useless for my Wii and my DSi)

  • @dattotalonerylsguyfrfr
    @dattotalonerylsguyfrfr 2 года назад +1

    less gooo

  • @AceTrainerSquirtle
    @AceTrainerSquirtle 2 года назад +5

    First thing I’m doing when I get home

  • @RiZ0N
    @RiZ0N 2 года назад

    At least u can listen to the music tho

  • @kyarocksauttpathdtcatspl720
    @kyarocksauttpathdtcatspl720 2 года назад

    YAAAAAAY!!!!! LETS CELEBRATE!!!!

  • @rakku4004
    @rakku4004 2 года назад

    YES NOW I CAN INSTALL POKEMON PUZZLE LEAGUE!

  • @crashtwinsanity5166
    @crashtwinsanity5166 Год назад

    I hope they bring back the wiiware games

  • @dylanmanf6427
    @dylanmanf6427 2 года назад

    That’s cool!!

  • @sarcoboi12v3
    @sarcoboi12v3 2 года назад +1

    YEEEEEEEEEE 🦖

  • @bluejay21.
    @bluejay21. 2 года назад +1

    My Wii is broken, so take that as you will.

  • @Soup-man
    @Soup-man 2 года назад +1

    I still wish they'd transfer everything from the Wii Shop to the Switch. I mean they have that Wii emulator from 3D All Stars right?

    • @X2011racer
      @X2011racer 2 года назад +1

      Yes, but they axed Mii support.

    • @joshernsteen2066
      @joshernsteen2066 2 года назад

      They already planned in advance to axe the mii system for other people similar to mii when talking about their plans for the next wii sports title whatever title it was going to be in the future. I did not save any of the links with them talking about the information because it was found when people likely had no idea that they were even talking about it in the first place.

    • @joshernsteen2066
      @joshernsteen2066 2 года назад

      It was not even mentioned inside of Nintendo Power that they already fully finished all of their required interviews early, and were already selling them in advance of the game comings out. We had them so early that we honestly were unsure on how to even put inside the sleeve at first. They were told not to talk about it publicly, thoguh. Somehow we had legally acquired at least 5 of them each prior to the game actually coming out. We were even wondering how exactly they were going to be eventually used as well. They stated that made certain that the next game would be compatible with the next improvement that would be made in the future. I even tested it to make sure that it works, and it works perfectly fine with no problems occurring at all whatsoever. They are probably not allowed to talk about the fact that they sold the stuff for the game early before they actually released the game, so you might just have to take my word for it. People were definitely staring at us. They were told very strictly on how talk about the situation publicly.

  • @veryhappyman2143
    @veryhappyman2143 2 года назад

    Wii shop channel still up! At least for Virtual Wii users

    • @fabienzaca
      @fabienzaca Год назад

      How did you get in? Mine has an error code 531...