Nintendo recommends Wii owners spend their points, re-download software and transfer games well in advance of the 2019 closure. The Wii Shop Channel launched in 2006 alongside the Wii.

The official statement descibes the Channel as follows: Nintendo Channel is an interactive guide to what’s new in the world of Nintendo - now available for easy download from the Wii Shop Channel.

Don't worry, you still have quite a bit of time to download your games from the Wii Shop Channel.

Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games.

The Wii Shop Channel is being taken offline in stages, so if you want to preserve some games, or keep the ones that you’ve already paid for, then here is everything that you’ll need to know.

Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games.

Publisher Sega has released six classic Mega Drive games for download from the Wii Shop Channel.