Software downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel is saved onto the Wii console's internal memory. After a download is complete, the new software appears on the Wii Menu as a channel. Software can be copied to SD cards or re-downloaded for free. Wii consoles with system software version 4.0 can download software directly to SD cards.[15]
On December 10, 2007, a gift feature was added to the Wii Shop Channel, allowing users to purchase and send games and channels to others as gifts. The receiving user was given the option to download or reject the gift upon opening the Wii Shop Channel, with a notification being sent out to the send if it was accepted.[16] If a user already had the game or if the user did not choose to accept the gift within 45 days, then the gift expired and the Wii Points are returned to the sender.[16] The feature was region locked and incompatible with the Wii U's Nintendo eShop.
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Finally on January 30, 2019, Nintendo --at 6 am PST-- shut down the Wii Shop Channel (after 12 years of being around on Wii systems --since its launch along with the release of Wii). They removed all WiiWare, Virtual Console games, and other Wii Channels from sale and/or initial download. The only exceptions are the save data update channel for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, the Wii U Transfer Tool channel (on Wii consoles), and the Wii System Transfer channel (from the Wii U's Wii Mode on Wii U consoles).[22] It is now impossible to purchase and play new content as of Feb. 1, 2019. However, users can still continue re-downloading previously purchased content they have acquired --prior to the shutdown date-- and/or transfer Wii data from a Wii to a Wii U via the Wii U Transfer Tool (if purchased from the Wii Shop Channel). The ability to re-download previously purchased content and/or transfer Wii data from a Wii to a Wii U is going to continue until an unknown date.[21] On the day of the closure, the shop's main UI has been updated to show its original 2006 layout as it appeared when the channel first launched back on November 19, 2006 (removing the WiiWare option entirely).
By updating the Wii console's firmware, connecting one's Wii to the Internet, and downloading additional Channels/software and updates, one can gain access to new channels and features, all of which are selectable from the Wii Channel Menu.
There are a variety of additional Channels that Wii users may enjoy other than those included on the Wii hardware. New Channels are generally available for download on the Wii Shop Channel. These channels may be backed up to an SD Card if necessary.
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