The Final Days of the Wii

[Nz17]

As the last days dawn on the waning year of the Wii, which releases do we have to look forward to during these final months? As far as I know, for North America there is Skylanders Super Chargers and Rodea the Sky Soldier. Skylanders Super Chargers is compatible with two crossover Amiibo, Hammer Slam Bowser and Turbo Charged Donkey Kong, which make them the only Amiibo which are compatible with the Wii. Rodea the Sky Soldier for Wii U will also include Yuji Naka's original version of Rodea on a separate Wii disc as well. Are these two games well and truly the only remaining North American Wii releases? And what of Japan - are there still more Wii releases due over there?

[chronic_archaic]

Just Dance - Disney Party 2 is coming to Wii later this year.

In Japan the Wii hasn't gotten any new releases since 2013, iirc.

Strange first post for sure.

[YoshiM]

Looks like Nintendo will be the first to bury it's last gen system. I wonder will be next-the 360 or the PS3?

[Niku-Sama]

I wonder if i can still find a new Wii mini. I still want one

[kai123]

Looks like Nintendo will be the first to bury it's last gen system. I wonder will be next-the 360 or the PS3?

I think of the two the PS3 will have a little longer shelf life based off of it's Blu-Ray abilities. Take the MSRP down to $100 or so and it can go a little longer. With the XBONE pushing it's BC mode I would think the shelf life of the 360 will be shorter if they can get their key titles on the list.

[SparTonberry]

Was there even a Wii game released in 2014? (I'm guessing there was but nothing notable.)

The last Wii game I recall was Pandora's Tower in 2013, the final game "Operation Rainfall" begged for.

[Leo_A]

There are a half dozen or more retail releases in 2014 for the usual suspects like tie-ins with CGI animated kids movies, Just Dance, Skylanders, FIFA, Let's Sing, etc. Casual releases have remained fairly regular.

The last notable release, at least in North America, is definitely Pandora's Tower. But Rodea the Sky Soldier seems to be garnering some interest and won't be out for a few more weeks, so it could still be supplanted.

[Aussie2B]

Yeah, to be completely honest, I thought the Wii was already done receiving new releases, so I'm surprised that there are still some to come. Like others, Pandora's Tower was the last that I paid any attention to.

[The 1 2 P]

To me the Wii died years ago but technically you can still go into stores and buy new Wii games and a console at some stores. But by this time next year I think the consoles will either all be discontinued or on clearance with all the games. I enjoyed when the Gamecube was on clearance because I got multiple systems brand new for $30 each and then ended up selling the Metroid Prime bundled system years later for $250. I don't think new Wii's will ever go for that much any more though.

[RPG_Fanatic]

I wonder if i can still find a new Wii mini. I still want one

I still see them at Toys 'R' Us around here.

[Bojay1997]

I still see them at Toys 'R' Us around here.

I've seen them at a number of Target and Best Buy locations as well in the past few weeks.

[theclaw]

I wonder if i can still find a new Wii mini. I still want one

All we have to go on are reported sightings and the like. NOA has yet to acknowledge discontinuing Wii (including backwards compatible units) or Wii Mini.

[Leo_A]

Still kicking slightly outside of Japan and the US. 40,000 units were sold, presumably largely in Europe, from April through June this year. Hardware sales ceased a couple of years ago in Japan and North America didn't register enough to round up to 10,000 units.

Helped no doubt thanks to the Nintendo Selects program having actually been supported over there, unlike Nintendo of America that released a budget console but no budget rereleases to complement it. The program died almost as quickly as it started over here, with two sole rounds of rereleases in 2011 followed by two GCN New Play Control ports belatedly making an appearance in North America in 2012 under this banner. Europe on the other hand consistently saw additions as late as last November, after the program was revitalized in conjunction with the release of the Wii Mini after a period of idleness.

Software sales still seem alive worldwide in small numbers though. During this period, Japan moved 130,000 games despite Wii console sales having concluded in the region, North America saw 360,000 units sold (One to me, likely the last Wii game that I buy new at a B&M store), and the region encompassing the rest of the world like Europe sold 630,000 games (No doubt helped by the Nintendo Selects line in Europe).

I want a Wii Mini, so hopefully there is a deal on Black Friday for $50.

[Tanooki]

The one thing I think if I really wanted to 'collect' again I think I'd for some sadist reason I'd go for again would be DS. No one really wants it, it's cheap, outside of select things people attempt to gouge for that keeps them up more than others, but those were also the same ones trolls did it to when the game was new anyway because of some weird reasoning like a deluxe box with a cool audio CD (like the Atlus stuff.)

It would be the easiest to attempt anyway seeing that the 3DS(any) runs the things and they don't take up a lot of space. A little more than my game boy games in a tray, but not much. I still have ONE game I've stubbornly have held onto, Final Fantasy III which came with that neat velcro topped FF3 white/black trim westsuit material system case. It's such a good size it has served me well also for GBA and GBC too. The DS is the Wii companion as far as era goes much like the 3DS is to the WiiU basically. It's in that valley where it will fairly well stay for some time until either collectors foul it up, or people hit the disposable income age and want a flashback. Sure the 3D games will more or less all age horridly, but the 2D stuff will keep that GBA-esque feel that keeps it feeling fine. The last DS game was a horribly Winx girls game that came out around Thanksgiving just last year so it really hung in there, even if it did terribly towards the end.

[Niku-Sama]

I want a Wii Mini. Hopefully there is a deal on Black Friday for $50.

yea I didn't think of that, I am sure theres a ton sitting in a warehouse still. maybe i'll do that.

I have 3 wiis already, 1 launch, 1 Walmart black Friday blue and 1 I got for $5 because it was "broken". it started right up. go fig.

the blue one is still sealed up as it was a potential rarity and it cost me a lot less than $100.

[Jorpho]

It's strange that there was never an official price drop announced for the Wii Mini, but then again if the Wii in general isn't particularly supported anymore, then there would be no purpose to that.

When it was first announced it seemed like a pretty great idea, but it's never been particularly cheap. I would still be much more inclined to find a nice used Wii that can still run homebrew and with GC backwards compatibility. (Last time I checked, no one was particularly inclined to hack the Wii Mini.)

[Leo_A]

The only things that bother me with the Wii Mini, since I think the cost cutting largely made sense, were why component video support via the multi-out port was eliminated and why the USB ethernet adapter wasn't supported.

While not too many Wii Mini purchasers would've been interested in taking their new budget console online or buying the best cable possible for it, the option would've been nice to see since the cost savings surely wasn't much of anything (Reminiscent of the SuperNes redesign losing the easily restored S-Video capabilities).

Losing WiFi, the SD slot, and the carrying over the lack of GCN compatibility from the previous revision all made sense from a business perspective for a system aimed largely at parents shopping for the first videogame console for their young child for Christmas or a birthday gift.

But something like support for the ethernet adapter was free, thanks to the presence of a single USB port on the Wii Mini. Why actually deliberately disable it from working?

[Nathan Dunsmore]

Some 2014 releases...

Rise of the Guardians/Croods Prehistoric Party Double Pack
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Fifa 2015
Let's Sing 2015
Let's Dance 2015
Skylanders Trap Team
Penguins of Madagascar

Planes: Fire and Rescue came out in Europe.

[Niku-Sama]

The only things that bother me with the Wii Mini, since I think the cost cutting largely made sense, were why component video support via the multi-out port was eliminated and why the USB ethernet adapter wasn't supported.

While not too many Wii Mini purchasers would've been interested in taking their new budget console online or buying the best cable possible for it, the option would've been nice to see since the cost savings surely wasn't much of anything (Reminiscent of the SuperNes redesign losing the easily restored S-Video capabilities).

Losing WiFi, the SD slot, and the carrying over the lack of GCN compatibility from the previous revision all made sense from a business perspective for a system aimed largely at parents shopping for the first videogame console for their young child for Christmas or a birthday gift.

But something like support for the ethernet adapter was free, thanks to the presence of a single USB port on the Wii Mini. Why actually deliberately disable it from working?

you can add the components but until some one finds a firmware hack its still a dead end.

I kinda see it as every other Nintendo mini system, over time people will notice its better at X thing and become the desirable one.
maybe it'll be the one that plays games better without being connected because the firmware is different
maybe its better because it doesnt have a slot load mech (new generation toaster nes connector problem)
maybe it'll be the one you can modify easily to do 720p or 1080p

who knows!

[Leo_A]

you can add the components but until some one finds a firmware hack its still a dead end.

For homebrew?

That's not what I'd be buying it for. I'd be buying it because for some reason I find it appealing, although I'll likely never use it regularly due to the composite limitation. Still, if there's a deal during the Christmas shopping season, it would be easy enough to justify/rationalize since you'd spend $50 just on a brand new 1st party Wiimote and nunchuck.

If one wants homebrew though, this really doesn't make any sense (Unless someone discovers something like you're saying). Even if you managed a way via USB or something, you're still missing the SD slot and you're still missing the GameCube controller ports that many appreciate. A first generation Wii really is the best way to go for homebrew.

[Jorpho]

But something like support for the ethernet adapter was free, thanks to the presence of a single USB port on the Wii Mini. Why actually deliberately disable it from working?Now that Nintendo WFC is defunct, it's only good for, what, web browsing? The Wii Shop?

[Leo_A]

Now that Nintendo WFC is defunct, it's only good for, what, web browsing? The Wii Shop?

Doubt the web browser sees much use. Was primitive and stunk back in 2006 and time surely hasn't done it any favors as websites have become even more bloated since then. But it still technically works.

Now that 1st party multiplayer has joined WiiConnect24 and the Nintendo Channel in being shut down, it's only good for the browser and Wii Shop as you said, a very small selection of online multiplayer enabled 3rd party releases like some of the Call of Duty titles, and the video streaming apps like YouTube and Netflix.

Other than the loss of some big titles like Mario Kart Wii, most of the actual useful functionality still is active actually. It's mostly just trivial stuff like Mii migration that is discontinued and 3rd party games that usually were ghost towns anyways.

[otaku]

hell I've forgotten about the wii considered it dead since 2013 really

[Daria]

Doubt the web browser sees much use. Was primitive and stunk back in 2006 and time surely hasn't done it any favors as websites have become even more bloated since then. But it still technically works.

Hah, I think the ONLY time I ever used the Wii Browser was to play a game of Legend of the Green Dragon. Just because I could.

[celerystalker]

I used it a bunch for Fortune Street with my brother and sister. On snowy winter nights, my wife and I would start a fire in the fireplace, make some popcorn, and call my brother and sister for some late evening games from our homes. We got about 3 good years in there, so it was a bummer when the servers went down. That was easily what my Wii was used for the most.

[Jorpho]

I used it a bunch for Fortune Street with my brother and sister. On snowy winter nights, my wife and I would start a fire in the fireplace, make some popcorn, and call my brother and sister for some late evening games from our homes. We got about 3 good years in there, so it was a bummer when the servers went down. That was easily what my Wii was used for the most.Efforts to restore WFC functionality appear to have met with some success.
http://wiki.tockdom.com/wiki/Wiimmfi_Project

Looks like you have to install a softmod on your Wii, but that's trivial.

[fahlim003]

Efforts to restore WFC functionality appear to have met with some success.
http://wiki.tockdom.com/wiki/Wiimmfi_Project

Looks like you have to install a softmod on your Wii, but that's trivial.
For me, when Nintendo officially cut the service for wi-fi that was the end of the systems life. This occurred after the Wii U was released yet between November 2012 and May 2014 I don't think much happened. Then again I don't follow or care for the system either. Restoring wifi service would be a nice addition.

Interesting that this Rodea game on Wii U (as a preorder) will get the Wii version. Any idea on DLC or physical disc for that?

[Leo_A]

All they cut was their own 1st party multiplayer. Certain 3rd party titles remain online enabled to this day.

And unless Rodea is a very small title, it's not even a choice for digital distribution in its Wii form. The WiiWare limit was 40 MB's which all but guarantees that this will be a disc bonus rather than a download code.

[calgon]

I still want to get a blue wii, with accessories. Missed the boat on the retail release.

[Tanooki]

I was surprised to see 4 new Wii Mini systems today at a store I walked into for a moment, wanted $120, didn't know they retailed for that as I thought it was $100.

[Leo_A]

They're supposed to be $99.99.

[Nz17]

All they cut was their own 1st party multiplayer. Certain 3rd party titles remain online enabled to this day.

No. Online play for all games on Wii relied on the Wi-Fi Connection by Nintendo's decree, and with WFC dead by Nintendo ending its contract with GameSpy (Which subsequently saw GameSpy end all online activity for all games it previously supported across all platforms including PC - methinks this was due to the end of the money from the Nintendo contract ensuring that it just wasn't profitable enough to keep the rest going.), there just is no going online with any games for multiplayer or online communications of any sort other than buying DLC, buying/downloading software through the Wii Shop Channel, watching online videos, or browsing the Web.

Perhaps one or two games' online capabilities slipped through the cracks and didn't rely on WFC?


And unless Rodea is a very small title, it's not even a choice for digital distribution in its Wii form. The WiiWare limit was 40 MB's which all but guarantees that this will be a disc bonus rather than a download code.

Rodea was confirmed quite some time ago to be on a separate Wii disc in addition to the Wii U version on its own Wii U disc. (I believe it is a double-disc case.)

Size-wise, it is much too large for a Wii download. The game has lots of cutscenes, and I believe some of these are video-based.

[Leo_A]

Nope, there was no such mandate.

Nintendo's GameSpy contract for online multiplayer only extended to Nintendo's own titles. That's why for instance the list of titles posted for online discontinuance only included Nintendo published content.

http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Wii-DS-Multiplayer-Shut-Down-Permanently-64205.html

3rd party multiplayer was completely independent of this. Just as it was on the PS2, each publisher was responsible for arranging their own matchmaking (And hosting if the title utilized dedicated servers instead of P2P hosting). Nintendo had nothing to do with 3rd party online multiplayer and as far as I'm aware, most publishers didn't contract with GameSpy for these services like Nintendo did.

I played two of the Activision titles (Goldeneye and Black Ops) months after the shutdown, back around the 1st of this year. Unless I missed the news, those and likely several others remain online to this day.

[Nz17]

This was the setup:

Games <-> Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection <-> 1st or 3rd party hosting servers

Without the "bridge" which was the WFC, none of these games' online features can function. Nintendo used GameSpy for WFC, for hosting Nintendo's games' servers, and for maintenance and support of those servers. And yes, Nintendo insisted on being the middleman for online in order to control and oversee things.

From your own linked article:


The full list of Nintendo-published games affected by the shutdown is below.

and


You can find a list of every affected game, regardless of publisher, at Nintendo's website.

So regarding your anecdote,


I played two of the Activision titles (Goldeneye and Black Ops) months after the shutdown, back around the 1st of this year. Unless I missed the news, those and likely several others remain online to this day.

Why are Call of Duty: Black Ops and Goldeneye 007 listed on Nintendo's own support site as having their online services discontinued (http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/en/games-wifi.jsp)?

I can certainly vouch for Mega Man 9, Mega Man 10, and Bomberman Blitz being offline as I've tried them myself.

Here's the full list of online-disabled games to which your article linked:



~ DS ~
100 Classic Books - Nintendo
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin - Nintendo
Age of Empires: Mythologies - THQ
Alice in Wonderland - Disney Interactive
AMF Bowling: Pinbusters - Mud Duck Productions
Animal Crossing: Wild World - Nintendo
Arkanoid DS - Square Enix
Beyblade: Metal Fusion - Metal Fortress - Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
Big Bang Mini - South Peak Interactive
BLEACH: Dark Souls - Sega
Bleach: The Blade of Fate - Sega
Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow - D3Publisher of America
Bolt - Disney Interactive
Bomberman Land Touch! - Atlus
Bomberman Land Touch! 2 - Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Mobilized - Activision
Call of Duty: Black Ops - Activision
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Activision
Call of Duty: World at War - Activision
Camp Rock: The Final Jam - Disney Interactive
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - Konami
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - Konami
Cheetah Girls, The: Passport to Stardom - Disney Interactive
Chronicles of Narnia, The: Prince Caspian - Buena Vista Interactive
Clubhouse Games - Nintendo
Contact - Atlus
Cookie & Cream - Agetec
Custom Robo Arena - Nintendo
Dawn of Heroes - Majesco Sales Inc.
Diary Girl - Konami
Diddy Kong Racing DS - Nintendo
Digimon World Championship - NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
Digimon World Dawn - NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
Digimon World DS - NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
Digimon World Dusk - NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
Dinosaur King - Sega
Disney Friends - Disney Interactive
Disney Stitch Jam - Disney Interactive
Disney's a Christmas Carol - Disney Interactive
Draglade - Atlus
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies - Nintendo
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker - Square Enix
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 - Nintendo
DS Air - Nintendo
Ducati Moto - Bethesda Softworks
Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts - Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
Eco Creatures: Save the Forest - Majesco Sales Inc.
Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero - Konami
EXIT DS - Taito
Fab 5 Soccer - Destineer
FIFA Soccer '08 - Electronic Arts
FIFA Soccer '09 - Electronic Arts
FIFA Soccer 10 - Electronic Arts
FIFA Soccer 11 - Electronic Arts
FIFA Street 3 - Electronic Arts
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time - Square Enix
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates - Square Enix
Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales - Square Enix
Final Fantasy III - Square Enix
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon - Nintendo
Fossil Fighters Champions - Nintendo
Fullmetal Alchemist Trading Card Game - Destineer
G-Force - Disney Interactive
Geometry Wars: Galaxies - Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
GoPets: Vacation Island - Konami
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars - Take 2 Interactive Software
Grid - Codemasters
Guinness World Records: The Videogame - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Hannah Montana: The Movie - Disney Interactive
Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar - Natsume
Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness - Natsume
Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns - Natsume
Heavy Armor Brigade - UFO
Heroes of Mana - Square Enix
High School Musical 3: Senior Year - Disney Interactive
Imagine: Artist - Ubisoft
James Bond 007: Blood Stone - Activision
JONAS - Disney Interactive
Just Sing! - Conspiracy
Konductra - O3 Entertainment
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - Nintendo
LostMagic - Ubisoft
Luminous Arc - Atlus
Luminous Arc 2 - Atlus
Madden NFL 08 - Electronic Arts
Madden NFL 09 - Electronic Arts
Magician's Quest: Mysterious Times - Konami
Major League Baseball 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars - 2K Games
Major League Baseball 2K9 Fantasy All Stars: Season 2 - 2K Sports
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games - Sega
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games - Sega
Mario Kart DS - Nintendo
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis - Nintendo
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Miniland Mayhem - Nintendo
Marvel Trading Card Game - Konami
Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker X Ninja - Capcom
Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker X Saurian - Capcom
Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace - Capcom
Mega Man Star Force 3: Red Joker - Capcom
Mega Man Star Force: Dragon - Capcom
Mega Man Star Force: Leo - Capcom
Mega Man Star Force: Pegasus - Capcom
Metroid Prime Hunters - Nintendo
Monster Racers - UFO
Monster Rancher DS - Tecmo
My Secret World by Imagine - Ubisoft
MySims Racing - Electronic Arts
MySims Skyheroes - Electronic Arts
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer - Sega
N+ - Atari
Nanostray 2 - Majesco Sales Inc.
Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2 - Tomy Corporation
Need for Speed ProStreet - Electronic Arts
Need for Speed: Undercover - Electronic Arts
New International Track and Field - Konami
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword - Tecmo
Open Season - Ubisoft
Panzer Tactics DS - Conspiracy
Personal Trainer: Walking - Nintendo
Petz Dogz: Talent Show - Ubisoft
Petz Hamsterz Superstarz - Ubisoft
Petz Nursery - Ubisoft
Phantasy Star 0 - Sega
Phineas and Ferb - Disney Interactive
Phineas and Ferb: Ride Again - Disney Interactive
Picross 3D - Nintendo
Picross DS - Nintendo
Planet Puzzle League - Nintendo
Pokémon Black Version - Nintendo
Pokémon Black Version 2 - Nintendo
Pokémon Conquest - Nintendo
Pokémon Diamond Version - Nintendo
Pokémon HeartGold Version - Nintendo
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness - Nintendo
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Nintendo
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time - Nintendo
Pokémon Pearl Version - Nintendo
Pokémon Platinum Version - Nintendo
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs - Nintendo
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia - Nintendo
Pokémon SoulSilver Version - Nintendo
Pokémon White Version - Nintendo
Pokémon White Version 2 - Nintendo
Prey the Stars - Koei
Princess and the Frog - Disney Interactive
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 - Konami
Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Nintendo
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box - Nintendo
Professor Layton and the Last Specter - Nintendo
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future - Nintendo
Puffins: Island Adventure - Majesco Sales Inc.
Puzzle Quest 2 - D3 Publisher America Inc.
Race Driver: Create & Race - Codemasters
Ragnarok Online DS - XSEED Games
River King: Mystic Valley - Natsume
Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon - Natsume
Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon - Natsume
Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon - Natsume
Scribblenauts - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Scribblenauts Collection - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution - 2K Games
Sideswiped - Majesco Sales Inc.
Skate It - Electronic Arts
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing - Sega
Sonic Colors - Sega
Sonic Rush Adventure - Sega
Sonny with a Chance - Disney Interactive
Sorcerer's Apprentice - Disney Interactive
Space Bust-A-Move - Square Enix
Space Invaders Extreme - Square Enix
Space Invaders Extreme 2 - Square Enix
Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals - Disney Interactive
Spore Creatures - Electronic Arts
Spore Hero Arena - Electronic Arts
Star Fox Command - Nintendo
Steal Princess - Atlus
Style Lab: Fashion Design - Ubisoft
Style Lab: Jewelry Design - Ubisoft
Style Savvy - Nintendo
Suikoden: Tierkreis - Konami
Suite Life of Zach & Cody: Circle of Spies - Disney Interactive
Super Scribblenauts - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Surf's Up - Ubisoft
Tangled - Disney Interactive
Tank Beat - O3 Entertainment
Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff - Tecmo
Tenchu: Dark Secret - Nintendo
Tetris DS - Nintendo
Tetris Party Deluxe - Tetris Online, Inc.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour '08 - Electronic Arts
Tony Hawk's American Sk8land - Activision
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam - Activision
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground - Activision
Touchmaster: Connect - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Toy Story 3 - Disney Interactive
Trackmania Turbo - Atlus
Treasure World - Aspyr Media, Inc.
Tron Evolution - Disney Interactive
Ultimate Band - Disney Interactive
Ultimate Card Games - Telegames
Ultimate Mortal Kombat - Midway Home Entertainment
Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command - THQ
WarioWare D.I.Y. - Nintendo
Winning Eleven Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 - Konami
Wizards of Waverly Place - Disney Interactive
Wizards of Waverly Place: Spellbound - Disney Interactive
WordJong - Destineer
World Championship Games: A Track and Field Event - The American Game Factory
Worms: Open Warfare 2 - THQ
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Stardust Accelerator World Championship Tournament 2009 - Konami
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship Tournament 2010: Reverse of Arcadia - Konami
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship Tournament 2011: Over the Nexus - Konami
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Spirit Caller - Konami
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2007 - Konami
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2008 - Konami

~ DSi ~
Bomberman Blitz - Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
Dragon Quest Wars - Square Enix
Mario vs Donkey Kong: Minis March Again - Nintendo
Metal Torrent - Nintendo
Number Battle - Nintendo
Tetris Party Live - Tetris Online, Inc.
UNO - Gameloft

~ Wii ~
3-2-1, Rattle Battle! - Tecmo
Adventure Island: The Beginning - Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
Alien Crush Returns - Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
Animal Crossing: City Folk - Nintendo
Band Hero - Activision
Battalion Wars 2 - Nintendo
Beatles: Rock Band - Electronic Arts
Bejeweled 2 - PopCap Games
BIT.TRIP Complete - Aksys Games
Bomberman Blast - Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
Bubble Bobble Plus! - Taito
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Reflex - Activision
Call of Duty: Black Ops - Activision
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Activision
Call of Duty: World at War - Activision
Carnival King - Incredible Technologies
Castlevania: Judgment - Konami
Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey & Gallop Racer - Tecmo Koei
Chess Challenge! - Digital Leisure
Conduit - High Voltage Software, Inc.
Conduit 2 - Sega
Cooking Mama: World Kitchen - Majesco Sales Inc.
Crystal Defenders R1 - Square Enix
Crystal Defenders R2 - Square Enix
Cue Sports - Pool Revolution - Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
Deca Sports 2 - Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
Deca Sports 3 - Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
Deer Captor - Aksys Games
Derby Dogs - Aksys Games
Diner Dash - Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
DJ Hero - Activision
DJ Hero 2 - Activision
Don King Presents Prize Fighter - 2K Sports
Dr. Mario RX Online - Nintendo
Dracula: Undead Awakening - Chillingo
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 - Atari
EA Sports 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa - Electronic Arts
EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis - Electronic Arts
Endless Ocean - Nintendo
Endless Ocean: Blue World - Nintendo
Evasive Space - Yukes Company of America
Excitebike: World Rally - Nintendo
Excitebots: Trick Racing - Nintendo
Family Card Games - Aksys Games
FIFA 09 All-Play - Electronic Arts
FIFA Soccer '08 - Electronic Arts
FIFA Soccer 11 - Electronic Arts
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time - Square Enix
Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon - Square Enix
Fishing Master World Tour - Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
Fishing Resort - XSEED Games
Fortune Street - Nintendo
Geometry Wars: Galaxies - Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
Ghost Squad - Sega
Goldeneye 007 - Activision
Gradius Rebirth - Konami
Green Day: Rock Band - Electronic Arts
Greg Hastings Paintball 2 - Majesco Sales Inc.
GTI Club Supermini Festa - Konami
Guinness World Records: The Videogame - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Activision
Guitar Hero V - Activision
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith - Activision
Guitar Hero: Metallica - Activision
Guitar Hero: Smash Hits - Activision
Guitar Hero: Van Halen - Activision
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock - Activision
Guitar Hero: World Tour - Activision
Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack - Sega
Happy Hammerin' - Gamebridge
High Voltage Hot Rod Show - High Voltage Software, Inc.
Hooked Again!: Real Motion Fishing - Aksys Games
Hooked! Real Motion Fishing - Aksys Games
Hoopworld - Virtual Toys
Jungle Speed - Playful Entertainment
Last Story - XSeed Games
LONPOS - Nintendo
Maboshi's Arcade - Nintendo
Madden NFL 08 - Electronic Arts
Madden NFL 09 - Electronic Arts
Madden NFL 10 - Electronic Arts
Madden NFL 11 - Electronic Arts
Madden NFL 12 - Electronic Arts
Major League Eating: The Game - Mastiff
Manic Monkey Mayhem - Code Monkey Ltd.
Marble Saga: Kororinpa - Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games - Sega
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games - Sega
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games - Sega
Mario Kart Wii - Nintendo
Mario Sports Mix - Nintendo
Mario Strikers Charged - Nintendo
Mart Racer - Joju Games
Marvel Ultimate Alliance II - Activision
Medal of Honor Heroes 2 - Electronic Arts
Mega Man 10 - Capcom
Mega Man 9 - Capcom
Military Madness: Netaris - Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
Monster Lab - Eidos Interactive
MX vs. ATV Untamed - THQ
My Dolphin - T&S Ltd
My Fitness Coach - Ubisoft
My Pokémon Ranch - Nintendo
MySims Party - Electronic Arts
MySims Skyheroes - Electronic Arts
NARUTO Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 - Tomy Corporation
NBA 2K10 - 2K Sports
NBA 2K11 - 2K Sports
NBA Live 08 - Electronic Arts
NBA Live 09 All-Play - Electronic Arts
NHL 2K10 - 2K Sports
NHL 2K11 - Take 2 Interactive Software
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams - Sega
Nitrobike - Ubisoft
Octomania - Conspiracy
Onslaught - Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
Overturn - Studio Zan
Pit Crew Panic! - Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
Pokémon Battle Revolution - Nintendo
Pop - Nnooo
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 - Konami
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 - Konami
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 - Konami
Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 - Konami
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 - Konami
Quantum of Solace - Activision
Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time - Ubisoft
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 - Ubisoft
Rayman: Raving Rabbids TV Party - Ubisoft
Reload: Target Down - Mastiff
Remington Super Slam Hunting: Africa - Mastiff
Remington Super Slam Hunting: Alaska - Mastiff
Remington Super Slam Hunting: North America - Mastiff
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles - Capcom
Robocalypse: Beaver Defense - Vogster Entertainment
Rock Band 2 - Electronic Arts / MTV Games
Rock Band 3 - Electronic Arts
Rubik's Puzzle Gallery: RUSH - Two Tribes
Samba De Amigo - Sega
Samurai Warriors 3 - Nintendo
Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage - Ubisoft
Shimano Xtreme Fishing - Mastiff
SimCity Creator - Electronic Arts
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor - Nintendo
Sneezies - Chillingo
Snowboard Riot! - Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing - Sega
Sonic and the Black Knight - Sega
Sonic Colors - Sega
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity - Sega
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 1 - Sega of America
Space Invaders Get Even - Taito
Spaceball: Revolution - Virtual Toys
Spectrobes: Origins - Disney Interactive
Star Soldier R - Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
Summer Camp Showdown - Majesco Sales Inc.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Nintendo
Target Toss Pro: Lawn Darts - Incredible Technologies
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars - Capcom
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Smash-up - Ubisoft
Tetris Party - Tetris Online, Inc.
Tetris Party Deluxe - Tetris Online, Inc.
Texas Hold 'Em Poker - Gameloft
Texas Hold 'Em Tournament - Digital Leisure
ThruSpace - Nintendo
Tiger Woods PGA Tour '09 - Electronic Arts
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 - Electronic Arts
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 - Electronic Arts
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters - Electronic Arts
TNT Racers - dtp Entertainment AG
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon - Ubisoft
Tomena Sanner - Konami
Top Spin 4 - 2K Sports
Toribash - Nabi Studios
Trackmania: Built To Race - Dreamcatcher
Trauma Center: New Blood - Atlus
TV Show King 2 - Gameloft
UFC Personal Trainer: The Ultimate Fitness System - THQ
Ultimate Band - Disney Interactive
UNO - Gameloft
Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga - XSEED Games
Viral Survival - NIS America
Virtua Tennis - Sega
Virtua Tennis 4 - Sega of America
WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase - Nintendo
Water Warfare - Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
We Love Golf! - Capcom
Wii Music - Nintendo
Winter Sports 3 - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Winter Stars - Deep Silver
World of Goo - 2D Boy
Worms: Battle Islands - THQ
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 - THQ
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D Duel Transer - Konami

[Leo_A]

What Nintendo now lists isn't what Nintendo originally had listed. Heck, some of that stuff went offline years earlier like Medal of Honor: Heroes 2.

And Nintendo did not have a unified online multiplayer setup nor did they mandate that publishers contract with GameSpy for their services. WFC was just their branding for the Wii's online component. Online multiplayer was very much title specific and the responsibilities were left up to each publisher/developer to arrange their own game specific infrastructure and online setup.

That looks to be every online enabled release, not just the titles affected by Nintendo's online shutdown. Go fire up a popular Activision fps that's semi recent and see for yourself. I can't guarantee they're still active, but since Activision never sent out news of a shutdown, I bet they are. I'm not checking myself since I just had my wisdom teeth out, my Wii U is on its way to Nintendo for repairs, and I do not feel like setting up my Wii.

Either way, some online multiplayer lasted well past this date and I can vouch for that thanks to taking advantage of it myself. Why, how, and whatever, I don't know and don't much care just now. :)

[calgon]

Wait. Did I miss the boat on being able to buy mega man 9? Damn. Haven't fired up the Wii in a while. Is everything on the shop down?

[Niku-Sama]

got a new wii release the other day in shipments.

Skylanders SuperChargers, not out yet though

[Leo_A]

Wait. Did I miss the boat on being able to buy mega man 9? Damn. Haven't fired up the Wii in a while. Is everything on the shop down?

Can someone check and confirm that something unexpected isn't happening here? I actually haven't sent my Wii U out and will be doing so tomorrow, but if the Wii Shop did suddenly vanish, I won't be sending it out for repair of a minor technical issue.

I have too many Wii downloads that I'd lose if I did that and couldn't redownload them.


my Wii U is on its way to Nintendo for repairs

Not too concerned though since there doesn't seem to be any comments about such a shutdown. And while I didn't perform that exhaustive of a search just now, surely Nintendo would send out a discontinuance notice in advance.

[Nz17]

What Nintendo now lists isn't what Nintendo originally had listed. Heck, some of that stuff went offline years earlier like Medal of Honor: Heroes 2.

I might write more later, but for now *doodley-doo, doodley-doo, doodley-doo, doodley-doo*

Time warp takes us back to April 26th, 2014: https://web.archive.org/web/20140426212501/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/en/games-wifi.jsp

@calgon
The Wii Shop Channel is still online and available. Buying and downloading of software and DLC is still functional. Mega Man 9 & Mega Man 10 are both still available.

[Leo_A]

Well that's not what they sent out to the media then, since I well remember a list that was exclusively composed of Nintendo published Wii & DS content.

Either way, as I said, some 3rd party online multiplayer survived well past that date and unless something has happened very recently, remnants remain supported to this very day.

http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/29040/article/surprise-call-of-duty-wii-games-still-have-online-multiplayer/

http://www.gamnesia.com/news/wii-owners-are-still-playing-call-of-duty-games-online

In addition to these, I can personally confirm that Goldeneye lasted past this date (And likely still works). Some of the Rockband games did too apparently, with one just being shut down recently for instance (The Beatles release, although RB3 still works according to a friend). Some EA Sports titles outlived this too, and Just Dance 2015 from Ubisoft apparently still has online multiplayer and even launched after Nintendo's discontinuation date.

There was no such GameSpy mandate and some 3rd party online multiplayer remained past this date where Nintendo officially dropped their own online multiplayer services.

[Daniel Thomas]

For Nintendo Wii fans, Ubisoft continues to support the system with their highly successful Just Dance series. I would expect that the Wii version still outsells all others, and they're all great dance/workout titles that make perfect use of the motion controls.

I haven't checked lately, but I wouldn't be surprised if Just Dance 2016 was the only commercial release this year. Ah, well.

[theclaw]

One more late release no one asked for. Family Ski & Snowboard is headed to Korea.
http://nintendo.co.kr/PR/press_list.php?cPage1=1&cPage2=1&idx=222

[BlastProcessing402]

For Nintendo Wii fans, Ubisoft continues to support the system with their highly successful Just Dance series. I would expect that the Wii version still outsells all others, and they're all great dance/workout titles that make perfect use of the motion controls.

I haven't checked lately, but I wouldn't be surprised if Just Dance 2016 was the only commercial release this year. Ah, well.

GameFAQs lists these.

UPCOMING WII GAME RELEASES
North America
10/27
Monster High: New Ghoul in School
11/03
Barbie and Her Sisters: Puppy Rescue
11/10
Let's Sing 2016
Rodea the Sky Soldier



Europe
10/23
Just Dance 2016
Just Dance: Disney Party 2
11/13
Rodea the Sky Soldier
11/20
Barbie and Her Sisters: Puppy Rescue
11/27
Monster High: New Ghoul in School


Nothing in Japan.

[Leo_A]

Still kicking slightly outside of Japan and the US. 40,000 units were sold, presumably largely in Europe, from April through June this year. Hardware sales ceased a couple of years ago in Japan and North America didn't register enough to round up to 10,000 units.

Software sales still seem alive worldwide in small numbers though. During this period, Japan moved 130,000 games despite Wii console sales having concluded in the region, North America saw 360,000 units sold (One to me, likely the last Wii game that I buy new at a B&M store), and the region encompassing the rest of the world like Europe sold 630,000 games (No doubt helped by the Nintendo Selects line in Europe).

For the latest quarter, Nintendo moved another 30,000 Wii consoles (For a total of 70,000 systems sold from April through September) and shifted another 2.96 million games (For a total of 4.08 million for the first half of Nintendo's fiscal year).

It will be interesting to get a good luck at what type of numbers Nintendo does this Christmas. Still not quite dead just yet.

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e1509.pdf

No $50 Wii Mini farewell though, although at least Nintendo has reprinted Super Mario Galaxy 2 and dropped it to $20 at long last.