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The '''Wii Shop Channel''' wasis a former digital distribution service for the [[Wii]] video game console. The service allowed users to purchase and play additional software for the Wii (called Channels), including exclusive games (branded [[WiiWare]]), and games from prior generations of video games (marketed with the [[Virtual Console]] brand).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wii Shop Channel|url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Support/Wii/Wii-Channels/Wii-Shop-Channel/Wii-Shop-Channel/Wii-Shop-Channel-244563.html|access-date=2021-08-21|website=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|language=en-GB}}</ref> The Wii Shop Channel launched on November 19, 2006, and ceased service operations worldwide on January 30, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Important information about the closure of the Wii Shop Channel|url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2017/September/Important-information-about-the-closure-of-the-Wii-Shop-Channel-1285994.html|access-date=2021-08-21|website=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|language=en-GB}}</ref> As of February 1, 2019, all previously purchased content can still be re-downloaded indefinitely or Wii data can be transferred from a Wii to a [[Wii U]] (via the Wii U Transfer Tool).{{Update inline|date=November 2021|reason=Find a source that states that the Wii Shop Channel is still accessible as of November 2021.}}
Succeeded by the [[Nintendo eShop]], the Wii Shop Channel was accessible on the original Wii and on the [[Wii U]] console via Wii Mode, supporting the download of WiiWare titles, as well as legacy Virtual Console titles that are yet to be available via the Nintendo eShop.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2017/September/Important-information-about-the-closure-of-the-Wii-Shop-Channel-1285994.html|title=Important information about the closure of the Wii Shop Channel|work=[[Nintendo]]|date=September 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/wii-shop-channel-is-closing-down/1100-6453682/|title=Wii Shop Channel Is Closing Down|last=Hussain|first=Tamoor|work=[[GameSpot]]|date=September 29, 2017|access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref>
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