Wii to Wii U account transfer but my wii was lost in a move

I have no idea what happened to my Wii months ago when I moved but I shrugged it off because I was planning to get a Wii U. I just ordered a wii u and wanted to know if anyone had any luck with nintendo support to reinstate your purchases on a new system without having the original wii console available. I have about a dozen VC purchases and a free copy of mario 64 from club nintendo.

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Best Answer

You won't know unless you call Nintendo. They could answer this question prior to purchasing a Wii U.

Purchases are tied to the Wii in question. If you have the Wii's serial #, then there's a chance the purchases can be restored. I've once found myself with a bricked Wii due to a power surge, and Nintendo required the serial # of both the old and new Wii in order to do the transfer.

I was unable to find any information online about whether or not you need to have the Wii in question, nor can I find anything that says they no longer do this. In that regard I would give them a call and let them be the final answer.

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Can you still transfer data from Wii to Wii U?

On Wii, start the Wii Shop Channel and download the Wii U Transfer Tool from the Channels section. Start the Wii U Transfer Tool and follow the on-screen instructions. After the process, the application will inform you which data has been moved. Remove the SD Card from the Wii when the application asks you to do so.

Are Wii U games tied to account?

According to GameSpot, Nintendo Switch will tie all its digital purchases to the account of the user and not on a specific piece of hardware. For the Nintendo Wii U, games are linked to the user's console, so if he/she wants to re-download the games on a new system, it will be impossible.

How do you transfer data from an old Wii to a new Wii?

Complete these steps

Insert a compatible SD Card into the SD Card slot on the front of the Wii console.

Access the Wii Data Management screen.

Select Save Data, then select Wii.

Select the desired data, and then select Move to move it to the SD Card.

Can I redownload my Wii games?

As long as you are using the same Wii console you used to originally download the game, you will be able to re-download it should the game be lost or deleted.

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