Wii Shop Channel down for maintenance [update]

by David Hinkle { Apr 21st 2008 at 6:04PM }

Update: Looks like the Wii Shop Channel is back up and running fine.

Imagine our surprise when going online to check out this week's Virtual Console releases, anxious to try the game you all are undoubtedly looking forward to, when we see this screen. For shame, Nintendo, to play with our emotions and expectations. We need this game, so let us have it already!

No word on when the maintenance will be over, but we'll keep checking it. If you notice before us, be sure to toss us a tip.

Tags: maintenance, shop, updates, wii-shop-channel

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Roto13 @ Apr 21st 2008 6:15PM

Wow. Two great games in one day and the shop dies.

ProudWiiOwner @ Apr 21st 2008 6:56PM

OOO what games came out??

Roto13 @ Apr 21st 2008 7:02PM

River City Random and Phantasy Star III.

ProudWiiOwner @ Apr 21st 2008 7:14PM

thanks...2 great games!

Greg2k @ Apr 21st 2008 6:17PM

Well, WiiWare is kinda just around the corner, am I right? This would make sense.

natureboy46 @ Apr 21st 2008 6:17PM

Not sure if it is down for everyone. I downloaded RCR today at around 12.45 Eastern. Perhaps it went down after that.

GumbyX84 @ Apr 21st 2008 6:24PM

Same here. It did force me to update, but that might be because I haven't been in the Wii shop for over 4+months, or the fact that my Wii hasn't been turned on in the past month.

..... Hey, you work on 3+ projects at a time and see if you have time for any console gaming!! Thank goodness for my DS and PSP or I would be totally gameless these past few months.

Peter @ Apr 21st 2008 6:37PM

Hey, it's not like they're releasing anything today that you care about, right? ;-)

Blue_Falcon @ Apr 21st 2008 6:56PM

I DLed RCR immediately at noon, and got it fine.

I'm surprised what with the previous releases of crap games that they didn't opt to do the update then. But then again, it could be a WiiWare thing. You never know.

TheOverlord#2 SPEAKS: YOU READ IT NOW(Brawl: 1461-5875-9923) @ Apr 21st 2008 6:57PM

The last time it went down for maintenance was when the Gifting feature was released. ;)

Though with WiiWare out in less than 3 weeks, Im guessing it's WiiWare related.
Though the last Wii Shop update for WiiWare was an actual update...

TheOverlord#2 SPEAKS: YOU READ IT NOW(Brawl: 1461-5875-9923) @ Apr 21st 2008 7:05PM

Let the speculation begin!
(Make that 3 weeks exactly >_

Mr Khan @ Apr 21st 2008 7:12PM

Well, yes, A WiiWare update has to be done on the firmware side and the server side

Why they did them separately, i don't know though

TheOverlord#2 SPEAKS: YOU READ IT NOW(Brawl: 1461-5875-9923) @ Apr 21st 2008 7:16PM

Whoo! It's back up!

Just got RCR. Gonna go play it.

bunt. @ Apr 21st 2008 7:06PM

Just a suggestion, I know it really has no relavance to this topic but since I'm waiting...
...I visit your site daily via solely the wii and thought it might be a suggestion for you to perhaps post videos that are compatible with Opera because more often than not, I can't watch your clips.
Anywho, just thought I'd toss that one out there. Keep up the good work.
Hopefully the store's back by now.