The virtually identical pricing takes much of the sting out of that news, although the opportunity to trade in your old games for new WiiWare stuff via Amazon’s trade-in program is certainly intriguing. The channel launched on November 19, 2006, and ceased operations worldwide on January 30, 2019. Unfortunately for Wii owners outside the U.S., Amazon says it currently has no plans to expand the program beyond the country’s borders. Online shop for the Wii video game console that allowed users to download Virtual Console games, WiiWare games, and additional channels. The first game on offer, the critically-acclaimed World of Goo, is normally available for 1500 Nintendo points, which translates to $15 in real money the World of Goo code on Amazon sells for $14.99. The system is similar to Amazon’s Xbox Live Arcade trial program, announced by the retailer earlier in April, in which customers buy codes from Amazon and then use them to download games from XBLA.Īnd also like that system, there doesn’t appear to be any financial incentive to buy the codes through Amazon rather than getting the games directly via WiiWare. Wii owners will be able to purchase codes from Amazon which can then be entered into the Wiiware Shop Channel, launching the download of the game. is now selling WiiWare codes, the online retail giant’s second big step into the realm of digital distribution.
