Say one has a Nintendo Wii Points Card since launch, purchased, but still unopened.... what are the chances that it will work with the store interface (if any) of the Wii U? Has there been word of how the points will transition. The VC titles?
I'm worried this card may not even work simply due to age, but I'd rather not dump it into a system when the successor is only a few months away. Nintendo didn't really have an account system, so I can see transitioning being tricky.
Yeah, the online stuff is what I'm waiting to hear from Nintendo, and not addressing it at the main conference seemed really odd to me. I mean, they were pitching Nintendo TVii for nearly 1/3rd of the conference, but failed to address the eShop, Virtual Console and WiiWare transfers, prices, purchases, online multiplayer, etc. I really hope they blow the lid off on it before the console releases, because if not it might be a reason I don't get the system.
As for your Wii Points Card, do you still have a Wii that works? A Nintendo rep when interviewed after the conference said the Virtual Console (and WiiWare) purchases will transfer from the Wii consoles to the Wii U consoles, but you will need both consoles to make it work.
So, if you have your Wii still, you can use the points on Virtual Console/WiiWare titles, and then just transfer them over when/if you get the Wii U...I just hope it's an easy transition.