Gaming Cafe Diem Baby: The Nintendo Wii U Discussion

You can only access them in Wii mode, IIRC.

 

Ah, they're a separate currency from the eShop. It's what the Wii Shop Channel used. You'll have to add points to your account via a credit card.

 

As was already brought up over in the Switch thread, the Wii U & 3DS eShop will be shutting down a little over a year from now. And the ability to add funds will get cut off starting in May- so load up for anything you need now!

However, they have done a fun Wii U/3DS Memories site to generate your usage stats and share via the #My3DSWiiUMemories hashtag.


Here’s mine:

 

I guess the question is if you've played them more than 20 hours?

 

Update on Wii U & 3DS eShops.

As of March 27, 2023, it will no longer be possible to make purchases in Nintendo eShop for the Wii U system and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. It will also no longer be possible to download free content, including game demos. Furthermore, as this date draws closer, related services will cease to function:

• As of May 23, 2022, it is no longer possible to use a credit card to add funds to an account in Nintendo eShop on Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
• As of August 29, 2022, it will no longer be possible to use a Nintendo eShop Card to add funds to an account in Nintendo eShop on Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. However, it will still be possible to redeem download codes until March 27, 2023.

Users who link their Nintendo Network ID wallet (used with Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems) with their Nintendo Account wallet (used with the Nintendo Switch family of systems) can use the shared balance to purchase content on any of these systems until March 27, 2023. After that, the balance can only be used to purchase content for the Nintendo Switch family of systems.

No changes are planned for Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo Switch family of systems.

The changes to Nintendo eShop on Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems will simultaneously take effect in software on these platforms where it is possible to make purchases, such as StreetPass Mii Plaza, Theme Shop and Nintendo Badge Arcade.

Even after March 27, 2023, and for the foreseeable future, it will still be possible to redownload games and DLC, receive software updates and enjoy online play on Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.​

 

EDIT-

Nintendo having a pretty decent night so far at The Game Awards: Kirby (family game), Splatoon 3 (multiplayer game), Bayonetta 3 (action game) & Zelda (most anticipated game). Xenoblade did lose for music, however (and almost certainly will lose to Elden or GOW for GOTY). Also announced a different genre, stylized spin-off/prequel- Bayonetta Origins: Cerez and the Lost Demon, as well as FE Engage DLC.

 

For those intersted, here is what I believe to be a comprehensive list I've put together of the SNES games available on the Wii U VC that are not currently available on NSO SNES. However, I've not included any of the Street Fighter games because I'm pretty sure those all have multiple collection rereleases available. I have noted other games available in the eShop or via SNES mini, however:

-Axelay
-Castlevania: Dracula X (in Castlevania Advance Collection)
-Contra III (in Contra Collection)
-Cybernator (forthcoming as Assault Suits Valken Declassified)
-Final Fight (arcade version is included in Capcom Beat'Em Up Bundle and Arcade Stadium)
-Final Fight 2
-Final Fight 3
-Genghis Khan II
-Harvest Moon (on NSO SFC in JP)
-Legend of the Mystical Ninja
-Mega Man X (in Mega Man X Legacy Collection)
-Mega Man X2 (in Mega Man X Legacy Collection)
-Mega Man X3 (in Mega Man X Legacy Collection)
-Mega Man 7 (in Mega Man Legacy Collection 2)
-Metal Marines
-Nobunaga's Ambition
-Pac-Attack (in Pac-Man Museum+)
-Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures
-Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV
-Super Castlevania IV (in Castlevania Anniversary Collection & in SNES Mini)
-Super Mario RPG (in SNES Mini)
-Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
-Vegas Stakes​

Helps prioritize how to use your remaining funds!

 

Damn. I allotted about $120 last year and thought that was a lot (but I was also budgeting for Fatal Frame and it turned out I had already bought it). And I still ended up being short on getting all of the unique SNES games (Vegas Stakes can wait ), let alone some of the digital Wii ports like Sin & Punishment 2.