Before transferring all my Wii data and downloaded games to my Wii U, used an app to save a restore point (bootmii I think) so that once I transferred all my legally downloaded games to my Wii U, I could simply do a system restore and get them all back on my Wii as well - essentially having them available to play on two consoles.
On paper there really is nothing wrong with me doing this - even though Nintendo might beg to differ. I DID purchase the titles and I'm not selling the console to anyone... probably ever. If I ever did I don't think I'd simply give them free games just because copies of mine exist on the memory. Thats beside the point though... I have the Wii U in my living room, and my Wii in my bedroom. Before making the transfer I made sure to purchase ALL games and software from the Wii shop channel that was still on my wish list so that I wouldn't ever have to shop in the digital store again and would never have to resort to asking this stuff.
Unfortunately 2 things are wrong with this.
1.) last year I downloaded a free copy of the original Smash Brothers (N64) as a virtual console title onto my Wii U. It was a Platinum Member reward from Club Nintendo and nothing else they were offering appealed to me. As of this writing, the game still only exists on my Wii U and attempting to play it on my Wii (transferring it via SD card) is not allowed. I'd like to have it so that at the very least I can freely move the game between consoles and play on either one. If this isn't possible, its not that big a deal since the game wasn't a big deal to me anyway.
2.) I've just found another title that I'd prefer to download on a Nintendo console legally from the shop channel but its only available on the Wii Shop (not eShop). I'd love to have this on both my Wii and Wii U once purchased but I'm positive this same issue will arise... having this ability for this game is much more important to me than the former.
(fyi the game I want is Retro City Rampage)
I'll be happy to throw down the money to buy it, but I would first like a means to copy it or make it able to play on both of my consoles. If I can't do this, I will probably end up downloading it onto one of my other systems or handhelds ... under protest of course.
What apps/instructions can I look to (if any exist) to make this a reality?
On paper there really is nothing wrong with me doing this - even though Nintendo might beg to differ. I DID purchase the titles and I'm not selling the console to anyone... probably ever. If I ever did I don't think I'd simply give them free games just because copies of mine exist on the memory. Thats beside the point though... I have the Wii U in my living room, and my Wii in my bedroom. Before making the transfer I made sure to purchase ALL games and software from the Wii shop channel that was still on my wish list so that I wouldn't ever have to shop in the digital store again and would never have to resort to asking this stuff.
Unfortunately 2 things are wrong with this.
1.) last year I downloaded a free copy of the original Smash Brothers (N64) as a virtual console title onto my Wii U. It was a Platinum Member reward from Club Nintendo and nothing else they were offering appealed to me. As of this writing, the game still only exists on my Wii U and attempting to play it on my Wii (transferring it via SD card) is not allowed. I'd like to have it so that at the very least I can freely move the game between consoles and play on either one. If this isn't possible, its not that big a deal since the game wasn't a big deal to me anyway.
2.) I've just found another title that I'd prefer to download on a Nintendo console legally from the shop channel but its only available on the Wii Shop (not eShop). I'd love to have this on both my Wii and Wii U once purchased but I'm positive this same issue will arise... having this ability for this game is much more important to me than the former.
(fyi the game I want is Retro City Rampage)
I'll be happy to throw down the money to buy it, but I would first like a means to copy it or make it able to play on both of my consoles. If I can't do this, I will probably end up downloading it onto one of my other systems or handhelds ... under protest of course.
What apps/instructions can I look to (if any exist) to make this a reality?