Your Mii characters and Wii Shop Points will not be left stranded on a desert console.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/32416
The Wii U system transfer process has been revealed.
Along with your WiiWare and Virtual Console games, Wii Shop Points/activity, Mii characters, save data, and add-on content will also take the journey with you to the next-generation of video game hardware.
Here are the steps on how the transfer process will work:
1. Put any SD Card into the Wii U to start transfer.
2. Take SD card out of the Wii U and place into the Wii.
3. Download the Wii Shop Channel Application for system transfer.
4. After Wii data is copied to the SD Card, insert it into the Wii U.
5. Wii data will then be copied to the Wii U system memory.
The system transfer will be available worldwide at launch. Starting with North America on November 18, Europe, Australia and New Zealand on November 30 and Japan on December 8.
I'm pleasantly surprised that this transfer process will be available at launch
Even though Nintendo confirmed this months ago?
Predicament that I'm hoping someone can clarify that knows about this process in more detail:
My original White Wii had a lot of VC downloads, couple of WiiWare games and some RB DLC. The disk drive started to wear out and I gave it to my nephew before it died because I had already gotten a 2nd, Black, Wii as a gift.
The disk drive finally wore out but they kept the system (his dad loves playing the VC games) so I'm sure I can borrow it in order to transfer my old stuff to my new Wii U BUT..
Will I also be able to add the (fewer) VC titles I have on the 2nd (Black) Wii to my Wii U as well or is it capped somehow? Also, would DLC even work or is it strictly VC/WW purchases? I've just assumed that game saves would copy over so I assumed DLC would work the same, but I don't know if there's different programming in there or whatever (not a tech-head) so can anyone let me know?
Does it go away from your Wii, or is still there?It should go away... I think.
But my VC and Wii ware are on an SD card.... now WTF?
Predicament that I'm hoping someone can clarify that knows about this process in more detail:
My original White Wii had a lot of VC downloads, couple of WiiWare games and some RB DLC. The disk drive started to wear out and I gave it to my nephew before it died because I had already gotten a 2nd, Black, Wii as a gift.
The disk drive finally wore out but they kept the system (his dad loves playing the VC games) so I'm sure I can borrow it in order to transfer my old stuff to my new Wii U BUT..
Will I also be able to add the (fewer) VC titles I have on the 2nd (Black) Wii to my Wii U as well or is it capped somehow? Also, would DLC even work or is it strictly VC/WW purchases? I've just assumed that game saves would copy over so I assumed DLC would work the same, but I don't know if there's different programming in there or whatever (not a tech-head) so can anyone let me know?
Firstly, DLC does transfer in this process, so your songs should make it over with no problem. Second, I'm almost positive you could transfer content from multiple DSis to one 3DS, so I think it's likely you'll be able to transfer the content from both Wiis to your new Wii U.
No, you can't redownload because it removes your licenses from that system.