http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/tiQImp7Oi97LiEyVqwDqL-eDnX6u9qjk

That is a link to the Nintendo post, I was surprised by my Wii's glowing disc drive.

All that's left is the Shop and Internet channel. Even the basic friend code and message system is getting sunsetted. I hope they patch the console to remove or allow removal of all of those soon-defunct applications. I think you will still be able to transfer Mii's via Wii Remotes if you had to.

It seems fast for my taste but Nintendo's struggles probably helped.

I didn't even know you could exchange messages on the Wii.

@video_game_king: There was a way you could email your Wii, too. It was unnecessarily clunky, but fun for the 1 message I sent when I bought my Wii at launch.

Is this why my Wii has been turning on so much lately? It was on for like two hours the other day.

They had announced this a while back, so this was a move that had been in the works for a while. I can't say I blame them, as they obviously want people to migrate to their new console.

Dang that sucks. Not cool Nintendo

at least the shop survives, for now.