Especially given Nintendo gave customers plenty of time to spend any remaining Wii Points long before the storefront was shuttered. On its surface, the company’s move is easy to brush aside as the natural, evolutionary demise of a service tied to an aging console. Nintendo removed the ability to purchase in-store currency (Wii Points) last March, and starting January 30, users will no longer be able to purchase any WiiWare or Virtual Console games from the service. After more than a decade online, Nintendo will be shutting down the company’s Wii Shop Channel this Wednesday.
