Memva

So who is still having trouble accessing the Wii Store (at least in UK) using an actual Wii?

I'm able to access the store today but unable to download any games (including ones I've already bought). It keeps returning:

"The software you have selected cannot be purchased or re-downloaded at this time. Due to certain circumstances, this software is no longer available."

This is for every title I have tried.

Update - finally able to access the Wii Shop but all my purchases are gone.

Hopefully they just had some server issues and will return in time. Hopefully. I'd best not try buying anything as my Wii Points are still on the system but nothing else.

Yeah I hope you're right. Just speculating with the Wii Shop going down at the same time as this announcement. It's still not accessible - will keep trying and report back if can get on.

Same here. I'm gradually working my way through buying my favourites (getting a couple every weekend). I'm usually a supporter of emulation but, if this brings about the premature end to the Wii Store, Dolphin can go.

I'm hoping just temporarily down, can't find any information on it being gone for good. Just weird coincidence I have no access and when I try to find out why this is the news article.

Worrying thing is if they can emulate specific consoles to gain access, what can stop people cloning your console? If that happens how would Nintendo resolve it? Hopefully it's a tech thing that's just beyond me.

@Angelic_Lapras_King seems Store is already gone in the UK as of today...

Is this why the Wii Shop is currently down? Using my completely unmodified & legit Wii today on the UK shop, I have encountered Japanese and US menus, links going to the completely wrong place and now no access at all. Anyone else have this problem? I've bought a ton of points on there and I'm worried this is being used in a negative way but hoping it's just a coincidence.