WiiWare; Memories & Mourning
Feb 1, 2019 19:48:57 GMT -5
Post by Ex on Feb 1, 2019 19:48:57 GMT -5
Yes indeed, as some of you surely know by now, the Wii Shop Channel ceased to exist on 1/31/19. This latest example of a shortsighted digital-only storefront means tons of exclusive WiiWare games are now lost to the void. Now only existing on surviving Wiis which downloaded them, and beyond that merely in the memories of their players. Yes something to the order of 350+ WiiWare games disappeared because Nintendo.
So were you one such WiiWare player? Did you enjoy WiiWare games while they were still obtainable? Got any favorites to tell us about?
This being HRG we're only supposed to talk about games that are 2009 and older. In that regard, here's a list of compliant WiiWare titles:
Defend Your Castle 12-May-08
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King 12-May-08
LostWinds (delisted as of January 29, 2019) 12-May-08
Pop 12-May-08
TV Show King 12-May-08
V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack 12-May-08
Critter Round-Up 19-May-08
Star Soldier R 19-May-08
Dr. Mario Online Rx 26-May-08
Family Table Tennis 26-May-08
Protöthea 2-Jun-08
Toki Tori 2-Jun-08
My Pokémon Ranch 9-Jun-08
Block Breaker Deluxe 16-Jun-08
Cocoto Fishing Master (delisted as of January 29, 2019) 16-Jun-08
Gyrostarr 23-Jun-08
Magnetica Twist 30-Jun-08
SPOGS Racing (delisted as of January 29, 2019) 7-Jul-08
Major League Eating: The Game 14-Jul-08
Pirates: The Key of Dreams (delisted as of January 29, 2019) 21-Jul-08
Pong Toss! Frat Party Games 28-Jul-08
Wild West Guns 4-Aug-08
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People - Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner 11-Aug-08
Midnight Pool (delisted as of January 29, 2019) 18-Aug-08
Helix 25-Aug-08
My Aquarium 1-Sep-08
Groovin' Blocks 8-Sep-08
Potpourrii (delisted as of January 29, 2019) 15-Sep-08
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People - Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free 15-Sep-08
Mega Man 9 22-Sep-08
Plättchen Twist 'n' Paint 22-Sep-08
Art Style: ORBIENT 29-Sep-08
Bomberman Blast 29-Sep-08
MadStone 6-Oct-08
Midnight Bowling 6-Oct-08
Art Style: CUBELLO 13-Oct-08
World of Goo 13-Oct-08
Tetris Party 20-Oct-08
The Incredible Maze 20-Oct-08
Art Style: ROTOHEX 27-Oct-08
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People - Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands 27-Oct-08
Alien Crush Returns 3-Nov-08
Home Sweet Home 3-Nov-08
Brain Challenge 10-Nov-08
Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam (delisted as of January 29, 2019) 10-Nov-08
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People - Episode 4: Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective 17-Nov-08
Target Toss Pro: Bags 17-Nov-08
Boingz 24-Nov-08
Sudoku Challenge! 24-Nov-08
Pit Crew Panic! (delisted in 2011) 1-Dec-08
Space Invaders Get Even 1-Dec-08
Bruiser and Scratch (delisted in 2011) 8-Dec-08
Hockey Allstar Shootout 8-Dec-08
Big Kahuna Party (delisted in 2017) 15-Dec-08
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People - Episode 5: 8-Bit Is Enough 15-Dec-08
Fun! Fun! Minigolf 22-Dec-08
Tiki Towers (delisted as of January 29, 2019) 22-Dec-08
Maboshi's Arcade 29-Dec-08
Pool Revolution: Cue Sports 29-Dec-08
Sandy Beach 5-Jan-09
Jungle Speed (delisted in 2011) 12-Jan-09
Planet Pachinko (delisted in 2011) 12-Jan-09
Family Glide Hockey 19-Jan-09
High Voltage Hot Rod Show 19-Jan-09
Niki – Rock 'n' Ball 26-Jan-09
Lonpos (delisted in 2011) 2-Feb-09
Snowboard Riot 2-Feb-09
LIT 9-Feb-09
Evasive Space (delisted in 2011) 16-Feb-09
Onslaught 23-Feb-09
Family & Friends Party 2-Mar-09
Gradius ReBirth 9-Mar-09
Bit.Trip Beat[3] 16-Mar-09
Pop 'Em, Drop 'Em SameGame 23-Mar-09
Bonsai Barber 30-Mar-09
Equilibrio[4] 6-Apr-09
Party Fun Pirate 13-Apr-09
Crystal Defenders R1 20-Apr-09
Cocoto Platform Jumper (delisted as of January 29, 2019) 27-Apr-09
Penguins & Friends: Hey! That's My Fish! (delisted on March 30, 2012) 4-May-09
Family Pirate Party[5] 11-May-09
Crystal Defenders R2 18-May-09
Silver Star Chess 18-May-09
Adventure Island: The Beginning 25-May-09
Bubble Bobble Plus! 25-May-09
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years 1-Jun-09
Texas Hold'em Tournament 1-Jun-09
Fish'em All 8-Jun-09
Swords & Soldiers 8-Jun-09
Eduardo the Samurai Toaster (delisted as of January 29, 2019) 15-Jun-09
Let's Catch 15-Jun-09
Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure! 15-Jun-09
Drill Sergeant Mindstrong 22-Jun-09
Family Mini Golf 22-Jun-09
Neves Plus (delisted in 2011) 22-Jun-09
Reel Fishing Challenge 29-Jun-09
Silver Star Reversi 29-Jun-09
Water Warfare 29-Jun-09
Bit.Trip Core 6-Jul-09
Bust-A-Move Plus! 6-Jul-09
Heracles Chariot Racing (delisted as of January 29, 2019) 6-Jul-09
Ant Nation 13-Jul-09
Bit Boy!! 13-Jul-09
Incoming! 13-Jul-09
5 Spots Party 20-Jul-09
Battle Poker 20-Jul-09
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord 20-Jul-09
HB Arcade Cards 27-Jul-09
Tales of Monkey Island - Chapter 1: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal 27-Jul-09
The Three Musketeers: One for all! 27-Jul-09
Overturn 3-Aug-09
Sexy Poker 3-Aug-09
NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits 10-Aug-09
Rock N’ Roll Climber 10-Aug-09
Family Slot Car Racing 17-Aug-09
PictureBook Games: Pop-Up Pursuit 17-Aug-09
Mr. Driller W 24-Aug-09
3-2-1, Rattle Battle! 31-Aug-09
Tales of Monkey Island - Chapter 2: The Siege of Spinner Cay 31-Aug-09
ColorZ 7-Sep-09
Contra ReBirth 7-Sep-09
Mart Racer 14-Sep-09
Spaceball Revolution (delisted as of January 29, 2019) 14-Sep-09
Texas Hold'em Poker 14-Sep-09
Family Tennis 21-Sep-09
You, Me, and the Cubes 21-Sep-09
Arkanoid Plus! 28-Sep-09
Driift Mania 28-Sep-09
Word Searcher 5-Oct-09
Gravitronix 12-Oct-09
LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias (delisted as of January 29, 2019) 19-Oct-09
Shootanto: Evolutionary Mayhem (delisted in 2011) 19-Oct-09
Ghost Mansion Party 26-Oct-09
Tales of Monkey Island - Chapter 3: Lair of the Leviathan 26-Oct-09
"Aha! I Got It!" Escape Game 2-Nov-09
Carnival King 2-Nov-09
Family Card Games 2-Nov-09
Dragon Master Spell Caster 9-Nov-09
Excitebike: World Rally 9-Nov-09
Frogger Returns 9-Nov-09
Pokémon Rumble 16-Nov-09
Bit.Trip Void 23-Nov-09
Harvest Moon: My Little Shop 23-Nov-09
Learning with The PooYoos: Episode 1 (delisted as of January 29, 2019) 23-Nov-09
Little Tournament Over Yonder 23-Nov-09
Christmas Clix 30-Nov-09
Copter Crisis 30-Nov-09
My Zoo 30-Nov-09
Tales of Monkey Island - Chapter 4: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood 30-Nov-09
Flowerworks 7-Dec-09
Magnetis 7-Dec-09
My Dolphin 7-Dec-09
Stop Stress: A Day of Fury 7-Dec-09
Diatomic (delisted as of January 29, 2019) 14-Dec-09
Moki Moki 14-Dec-09
Rubik's Puzzle Galaxy: RUSH 14-Dec-09
Stunt Cars 14-Dec-09
Eco Shooter: Plant 530 21-Dec-09
Happy Holidays: Christmas 21-Dec-09
Pallurikio 21-Dec-09
TV Show King 2 21-Dec-09
Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth 28-Dec-09
Eat! Fat! FIGHT! 28-Dec-09
Rabbids Lab 28-Dec-09
The Magic Obelisk 28-Dec-09
If you want to talk about WiiWare games newer than 2009, just keep it short and sweet. Thanks
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I'll add my own tidbits later.