dub3 card · www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/features/shopping_ch
Wii Shop Channel (2006)
Still in beta.
- Cost
- 3 RAM
- Power
- 5
- Rarity
- Common
- Family
- Games
- Era
- Web 2.0 (2003 to 2008)
- Collection
- The Long Tail
What it does
On reveal: If played in round 5 or later, +3 Power to this card.
On reveal happens once, when the card flips.
It costs 3 RAM to play and brings 5 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.
Games cards roll the dice. Sometimes the dice roll you.
The site, in 2006
The Wii's online shop, for buying extra Channels, new WiiWare games and older games sold as Virtual Console.
It opened on 19 November 2006, and most of its functions were switched off on 30 January 2019. Its theme music is still popular online and turns up in memes.
Web 2.0 era, 2003 to 2008. Rounded corners, reflections and drop shadows. Everything was social, and everything was in beta.
The Long Tail: The niche, the local and the specialist. Most of the web, really.
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2006 page.
Put it on your site
Run Wii Shop Channel, or just remember it fondly? Here's its button, 88 by 31 like it's 1999. Paste this into your page:
In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2006, then plays a short scene. Want Wii Shop Channel in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.
