How is ownership of Virtual Console games handled?

They only play on the console they were downloaded toJaysonguy

So if my Wii breaks I lose all the games I paid for? That doesn't sound too fair. Is there anyway to get those games transferred or anything?

I bet this has something to do with Goldeneye N64. No-one can really figure it out. Nintendo own all the games apart from a few in which they can buy rights for, a very complicated matter.

I think that you can transfer VC games onto an SD card, so that may be a good back up plan for VC games.

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]They only play on the console they were downloaded toHappyProzak

So if my Wii breaks I lose all the games I paid for? That doesn't sound too fair. Is there anyway to get those games transferred or anything?

No, ok I'll break it down

The games are tied to you but the only way that you can own the games is if you have a console to hold them. The second you fail to own a console you lose rights to any games you purchased.

Now what you SHOULD do is go HERE and register your Wii. That gives you many more options should the Wii break or you buy another.

Now if you're not registered then if the Wii breaks you have to send it back to Nintendo and they'll fix the console. If you purcahse a new Wii you're also going to have to go through Nintendo to have them tranferred.

If you DID register then if your Wii breaks you have the choice to have them send you a new console then swap the Virtual Console games over to the new one (BEFORE you send the broken one back) the same things happens if you buy a new Wii.

No matter what register the Wii, as long as that's done there's no way you can ever lose the Virtual Console games.

I think that you can transfer VC games onto an SD card, so that may be a good back up plan for VC games.

whacker40

You won't be able to play the VC games from the SD card so i don't understand why you can do that.

I wish there was a way for you to play your virtual console games on other systems. The system is real primitive dealing with that aspect.nescontra

It's called security. Sense and the manual should be enough to inform anyone they should contact Nintendo if there is an issue with their wii. Only Nintendo is authorized to do repairs and replacements. Store warranties are a scam plain and simple.

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[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]They only play on the console they were downloaded toJaysonguy

So if my Wii breaks I lose all the games I paid for? That doesn't sound too fair. Is there anyway to get those games transferred or anything?

No, ok I'll break it down

The games are tied to you but the only way that you can own the games is if you have a console to hold them. The second you fail to own a console you lose rights to any games you purchased.

Now what you SHOULD do is go HERE and register your Wii. That gives you many more options should the Wii break or you buy another.

Now if you're not registered then if the Wii breaks you have to send it back to Nintendo and they'll fix the console. If you purcahse a new Wii you're also going to have to go through Nintendo to have them tranferred.

If you DID register then if your Wii breaks you have the choice to have them send you a new console then swap the Virtual Console games over to the new one (BEFORE you send the broken one back) the same things happens if you buy a new Wii.

No matter what register the Wii, as long as that's done there's no way you can ever lose the Virtual Console games.

Uh no do not buy a new wii. Just call Nintendo say you have vc stuff in your broken wii. They will initate the program that sends you a box to put the broken wii in. They then will try to repair the wii if they cannot they put all the data in the new wii. You must inform as the manual and common sense tells you that Nintendo must be informed there is stuff in the memory you want preserved.

Any computer shop will inform that you don't want discs left in the drives and if you want what is on the hard drives you have to tell them otherwise they will lose whatever dvds cds are in the computer as well as what is on the computer.

Microsoft and Sony will lose whatever is in the consoles you send in for repair as well unless you inform them.

Uh no do not buy a new wii. Just call Nintendo say you have vc stuff in your broken wii. They will initate the program that sends you a box to put the broken wii in. They then will try to repair the wii if they cannot they put all the data in the new wii. You must inform as the manual and common sense tells you that Nintendo must be informed there is stuff in the memory you want preserved.

Any computer shop will inform that you don't want discs left in the drives and if you want what is on the hard drives you have to tell them otherwise they will lose whatever dvds cds are in the computer as well as what is on the computer.

Microsoft and Sony will lose whatever is in the consoles you send in for repair as well unless you inform them.

meimnobody

Um what?

You just gave a less detailed description of my answer except incorrectly saying he can't buy a new Wii.

If you buy a new wii they won't transfer over data from your old wii. They cannot at this time the manual confirms this. When they do a replacement then they transfer since those wiis would be speciality prepared likely lacking some parts or code that allows the transfer to take place.

If you buy a new wii they won't transfer over data from your old wii. They cannot at this time the manual confirms this. When they do a replacement then they transfer since those wiis would be speciality prepared likely lacking some parts or code that allows the transfer to take place.

meimnobody

Ohhhh I see where you're coming from now

Well I'm just going on my last talk with them about it at the start of the month when I had to send my Wii in. It wasn't because of the fear of losing my Virtual Console data it was because I didn't want to lose my Everybody Votes data. They said because I was completely registered I had my choice of having a new Wii sent to me and everything carried over or sending my broken one in. I also confirmed with the representative on the phone that if I were to get a new Wii in the future I would follow the same scenario.