It's just going to aggravate their current install base and make them NOT want to upgrade to a WiiU.

And stopping that is a good idea? Does Nintendo think they can bully their customers to upgrading to a WiiU? 'Hey soccer moms and grandparents, buy a WiiU 'casue now you're screwed.' They haven't had nearly enough WiiU adoption to drop stuff yet. It's almost the totality of WiiU advertising I have seen.

Almost everything I've seen for WiiU has been on there. It's how I watch all the Nintendo Directs and videos for upcoming games. I'll admit I haven't used News, (I didn't even know it had a cat), or Weather in a very very very long time, and I thought Check Out Mii Vote was already dead.īUT - I use the Nintendo Channel all the time. Well the good news is I get to comment on something without mentioning the lack of a Pikmin 3 release date. Online gaming and video services like Netflix or Amazon Prime will still function as well. Data exchange between friends over WiiConnect24 is also on the chopping block, so say goodbye to the Wii Message Board, sending Miis via the Mii Channel and other data exchanges in 'some game titles.' This puts the fate of the Mario Kart and Wii Fit channels in question we've reached out to Nintendo to clarify what exactly this entails and will update once we hear more.Īccording to Nintendo, the Shop and Internet channels will go unaffected and the automatic receipt of “Today’s Accomplishments” on the Wii Message Board will continue. This will effect the Forecast, News, Everybody Votes, Check Mii Out and Nintendo channels - the icons won't disappear from the menu, but booting them up won't get you anywhere. Better get those last rounds in with the Wii's Channels before Nintendo starts flickering the lights at closing time, as the company has announced that a chunk of the console's quirky online features are shuttering on 28th June.

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