An internet connection was required to use this channel. The Wii Shop Channel was used to buy downloadable Virtual Console (old games), WiiWare games, and other Wii channels mentioned here. Games can be played on this channel after a game disc, or Nintendo GameCube disc, is put in the disc slot. However, support has lasted until Januwhen all the ways of accessing the Internet has been removed. WiiConnect24 was discontinued on June 27, 2013. Some of them need to connect to the internet to work, using either Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection or WiiConnect24, but some information that has been saved can be viewed without a connection to the internet. Each Wii Channel does something different. They are called Channels because just like on TV, you can look through channels by pressing − and +. There are many things called Channels on the Wii.

The original Wii and Wii Family Edition were discontinued on October 21, 2013, although the Wii Mini remained in production until November 13, 2017. The last game to be released on the Wii was Shakedown: Hawaii, which was released on July 9, 2020. With over 101 million units sold, the Wii is Nintendo's highest-selling home console. It was succeeded by the Wii U on Novemwhich has backwards compatibility with all Wii games and controllers. It plays video games made for the Nintendo Wii and, specifically for the original model, the Nintendo GameCube. It first came out on November 19, 2006, in North America. The Wii ( / w iː/ WEE also known as the Nintendo Wii) is the video game home console made by Nintendo. Mario Kart Wii, 37.32 million (as of March 31, 2020 ) Wii Sports ( pack-in, except in Japan and South Korea) 82.90 million (as of March 31, 2020 )

Wii Shop Channel (closed January 31, 2019) Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (closed May 20, 2014), GameCube controller (original model only)

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