Ninetendo Wii : Points Card , Wii Virtual Console & Wii Internet Channel

Wii Points Card | Wii Virtual Console | Wii Internet Channel

Wii Points Card

Wii Points is a payment system that Nintendo uses for its Wii console through the Wii Shop Channel. Consumers can purchase points by an online credit-card transaction or by purchasing a Wii Points card at retail. These points may then be redeemed on downloadable games and other content in the Wii Shop.

Wii Points are used to purchase a variety of items on the Wii Shop Channel, which is divided into two sections: the Virtual Console for older games, and the Wii Ware (Wii Software in the UK) section for things like the Opera Wii Browser. Wii Points are redeemed through the Wii Shop channel. There is a concealed panel on the back of the card which, when scratched, reveals a code. The code is then entered on to the Wii Shop channel and the requisite number of Wii Points are added to the user's account.

Wii Virtual Console

Virtual Console, sometimes abbreviated as VC, is a feature of the Wii gaming console created by Nintendo that emulates older video game consoles and allows players to play games originally released for those consoles. This feature is supported by the Wii Shop Channel, an online service that allows players to purchase and download games and other software. The Virtual Console currently emulates the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Nintendo 64, as well as Sega's Mega Drive/Genesis, NEC's TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, and SNK's Neo Geo AES. Support for TurboGrafx-CD and MSX is on the way.

Virtual Console games will be purchased via Wii Points and stored to the Wii's internal memory or an SD expansion card . Those games approximately cost between 500points to 1000points.

Please visit : http://wii.nintendo.com/virtualconsole.jsp for complete list of games released on Nintendo Wii

Wii Internet Channel

With the Internet Channel, you can surf the web on your TV, in the comfort of your own home. Using Opera's full internet browser, the Internet Channel supports Adobe Flash and JavaScript, so you can even watch videos available on many of the popular websites.

The Internet Channel is available for download for a fee of 500 Wii Points