I just won a Wii (how much is it worth?)

HSH28 wrote:

Seven wrote::| That's......****. I've spent about £100+ on VC/Wiiware, I'd be pissed off if my Wii does die. If it DOES though, I will never buy anything from Wii Shop ever again.

At least Microsoft/Sony did it right.

Umm....as people have said, if you contact Nintendo you can get it sorted.

Seven wrote:

HSH28 wrote:

Seven wrote::| That's......****. I've spent about £100+ on VC/Wiiware, I'd be pissed off if my Wii does die. If it DOES though, I will never buy anything from Wii Shop ever again.

At least Microsoft/Sony did it right.

Umm....as people have said, if you contact Nintendo you can get it sorted.

It's still not excuse why Nintendo doesn't do what Steam/Microsoft/Sony did, they should be able to record what you've bought from their online store(s).

Also, Nintendo customer support would be alot of hassle, especially for deaf gamers.

Seven wrote:

HSH28 wrote:

Seven wrote::| That's......****. I've spent about £100+ on VC/Wiiware, I'd be pissed off if my Wii does die. If it DOES though, I will never buy anything from Wii Shop ever again.

At least Microsoft/Sony did it right.

Umm....as people have said, if you contact Nintendo you can get it sorted.

It's still not excuse why Nintendo doesn't do what Steam/Microsoft/Sony did, they should be able to record what you've bought from their online store(s).

Also, Nintendo customer support would be alot of hassle, especially for deaf gamers.

MCN wrote:

Seven wrote:

HSH28 wrote:

Seven wrote::| That's......****. I've spent about £100+ on VC/Wiiware, I'd be pissed off if my Wii does die. If it DOES though, I will never buy anything from Wii Shop ever again.

At least Microsoft/Sony did it right.

Umm....as people have said, if you contact Nintendo you can get it sorted.

It's still not excuse why Nintendo doesn't do what Steam/Microsoft/Sony did, they should be able to record what you've bought from their online store(s).

Also, Nintendo customer support would be alot of hassle, especially for deaf gamers.

They do. If you link your Wii with your Club Nintendo account, you can get all your VC games transferred over.

Seven wrote:Ah that's good then. I did link Club Nintendo account to my Wii before I used any of Wii points/download any games.

Maybe I am safe then...

melatonin wrote:

Seven wrote:

eclectic wrote:

sw26 wrote:Actually now that I think about it, the system may be useful as the disc drive in my current one was playing up a while back. So I could use the new one and give my old one to my sister or something rather than faffing about with selling it when I probably wouldn't do anything with the money anyway.

Does anyone know if there is any way to transfer my VC games to a new Wii without having to get Nintendo to do it for me? I've synced up my Nintendo online account with the Wii shop, is it simply a case of linking my account again on the new system and downloading the games or is it more complicated than that?

The VC games are tied to that Wii and that Wii only. However if you contact Nintendo and tell them the situation they might be able to sort it for you.

Didn't linking to your account on Nintendo site allows you to re-download VC games on another Wii because it registers your right of owning the game?

Meh, my Wii better not die until I found out if above is actually the case.

Nope. I found this out the hard way when my Wii recently packed up, and I lost a good £60-£70 worth of VC games.

It is the very definition of shoddy, a method of digital delivery without even bothering to record what belongs to whom. Ridiculous, really.