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Will Wii games come to Switch?

No. Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games purchased through Nintendo eShop do not carry over to Nintendo Switch. The Nintendo Switch is an all-new way to play, and does not include backwards compatibility with digital or physical games designed for other systems.
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Will Switch ever get Wii games?

Nintendo has not announced plans to bring Wii games to Nintendo Switch – but that doesn't mean it'll never happen. In fact, a few Wii games have already been ported to Switch, including Xenoblade Chronicles, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, and Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
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Does Switch have games like the Wii?

The Nintendo Switch operates very differently from the Wii. While you can game similar titles on both consoles, the gameplay is different. There are no motion sensors, and the controllers work differently.
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Is the Wii being discontinued?

2011–2017: Successor and discontinuation

Nintendo announced the successor to the Wii, the Wii U, at E3 2011. Nintendo had recognized that the Wii had generally been shunned by the core gaming audience as it was perceived more as a casual gaming experience.
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What sold more Wii or Switch?

The Wii sold 41.70 million units in the US during its lifetime. The Switch needs to sell another 4.32 million units to outsell the Wii.
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What Happens When you put a Wii Game in a Nintendo Switch

What Wii games are not on Switch?

8
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD. Nintendo.
  • Super Mario Maker. Nintendo.
  • Nintendo Land. Nintendo EAD.
  • The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. Nintendo.
  • Yoshi's Woolly World. Good Feel.
  • Xenoblade Chronicles X. Monolith Software (JP)
  • NES Remix Pack. Nintendo.
  • Splatoon. Nintendo EAD.
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What games are on Wii U but not on Switch?

15 Wii U games that haven't found their way to Nintendo Switch
  • The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD. ...
  • ZombiU. ZombiU. ...
  • Xenoblade Chronicles X. Xenoblade Chronicles X. ...
  • Kirby's Epic Yarn. Kirby's Epic Yarn. ...
  • Nintendo Land. ...
  • The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. ...
  • Dr. ...
  • Yoshi's Woolly World.
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Can a modded Switch play Wii games?

No, It's not related to the Wii in any way except the fact the consoles are made by Nintendo. There are a few Wii ports to the Nintendo switch like Super Mario Galaxy and Skyward Sword. But you can't play Wii games on a Nintendo switch.
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Will the Switch ever have Gameboy games?

Revealed as part of the recent Nintendo Direct event, Nintendo has made classic Game Boy games available as part of the basic Nintendo Switch Online subscription, while Game Boy Advance games are now a part of the premium Expansion Pack upgrade for Switch Online.
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Why is modding a Switch illegal?

A modded Switch can potentially open the door to using cheats in games, accessing homebrew games, or even emulating older consoles. But modding a Switch voids its warranty, and modified consoles are banned from all online services.
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Are Switch mods illegal?

Are they illegal? It is illegal to import, market, sell or distribute circumvention devices (such as game copiers, USB piracy sticks and mod chips).
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Are modded Wiis illegal?

This was to combat piracy as well as e-sports cheating. In the US, as long as no games that are illegal to copy are included with the modded system, it is legal. Such a system could be used for playing public domain homebrew, or developing your own games as well, so there are legitimate uses.
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How do I play old Wii games on my Switch?

No. Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games purchased through Nintendo eShop do not carry over to Nintendo Switch. The Nintendo Switch is an all-new way to play, and does not include backwards compatibility with digital or physical games designed for other systems.
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Will Wind Waker come to Switch?

Why isn't Wind Waker on Switch? Wind Waker is in a tough spot, because the Nintendo Switch doesn't currently have a library of Gamecube games as part of the Nintendo Switch Online service, otherwise Wind Waker would surely be on there.
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Is the Wii U like the Switch?

The main difference here, of course, is that the Wii U GamePad can't be taken on the go — or at least not beyond the relatively short wireless range of the console. With the Switch, on the other hand, the console is a handheld system.
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What comes with Wii Switch?

The Nintendo Switch includes the tablet-like system, left and right Joy-Con controllers, the Joy-Con grip to hold the controllers like a conventional gamepad, two Joy-Con wrist straps, the Switch Dock, a USB-C wall adapter, and an HDMI cable.
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Will eShop games still be playable?

Broadly, it means that you won't be able to buy or download new games on the 3DS or Wii U eShop after 27th March 2023, and you also won't be able to purchase in-game content, download demos or free-to-play software, redeem download codes, or add funds to your account on 3DS or Wii U.
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Why did Nintendo end the Wii?

Some consoles, like the PlayStation 2, have enough momentum to keep going even when their successor arrives, but the Wii was so weakened by years of third-party neglect and shovelware that the momentum was gone. Nintendo turned its back on what had once been a money-making golden child and walked away.
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Is the Wii weaker than the Switch?

The Switch is roughly as powerful as the Wii U — a little speedier, sure, but they're not in different galaxies. Both systems are also built around 6.2-inch touchscreens.
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Is it legal to pirate Wii games?

Pirate copies of game files are often referred to as “ROMs”. The uploading and downloading of pirate copies of Nintendo games is illegal.
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Can I jailbreak my Wii?

You can turn your old Wii into a total Nintendo entertainment center by jailbreaking it. The form we'll cover in this tutorial is called a SoftMod, and it will only take a few minutes to completely crack open the Wii and give you complete control over the console. To get started, you'll need just a few things.
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Is it legal to rip Wii games?

As you noted, downloading ROMs from the internet is the illegal part - it is perfectly fine to rip the game, store the files on your personal computer, and do whatever you want with them (such as using an emulator to access them) as long are you aren't redistributing them.
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