Opening in December 2006, and serving millions around the world for over a decade, the Wii Shop closes its virtual doors at the end of today.
While the storefront itself will be gone, though, its theme song will live on forever.
The Wii’s low-fi system soundtrack, like the Wii U’s after it, was a beautiful thing to just leave on in the background. Like, for ten hours, if that’s what you wanted:
But the beat could do so much more:
And finally, in the most fitting way possible to say goodbye:
Incredible new footage of The Beatles’ final performance. Can’t believe those boys knew that, even 50 years to the day, they would be relevant: pic.twitter.com/24eUURHzn3
— Joe Skrebels (@2plus2isjoe) January 30, 2019
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2 responses to “The Wii Shop Theme Was A Banger”
Pick this song for smash bros ultimate all the time.
I bet you love that song lemonmule and since the Wii Shop Channel is now been laid to rest I’ll never forget listening to this Wii Shop Channel theme song.
I heard this tune heaps of times but only found out last year where it came from. Great piece of music