If you’ve been trying to access the Wii Shop Channel in the past few days, you may not have had much luck. According to Nintendo Everything, the digital store had “big problems”.
Presumably it’s completely impossible to get to the storefront – instead you’ll see a “blank screen” on startup that eventually follows an error code. Nintendo’s online maintenance page also didn’t mention any issues (thanks, GoNintendo).
GameXplain He also took a look – pointing out how team members located outside the US, in regions like Europe, were facing the same problem.
Although Nintendo stopped selling games on the Wii Store channel in 2019, the current bug means that anyone who wants to access existing downloads and purchases can’t do so now. Nintendo previously said it would stop downloads on Wii “at some point”, but it never said when users won’t be able to download games again.
Nintendo recently announced that it will shut down the 3DS eShop and Wii U eShop by March 2023. While users cannot purchase games, they can download past purchases.
Have you been able to access the Wii Shop Channel lately? Leave a comment below.
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