Wii Shop Channel Theme Remixes

About

Wii Shop Channel Theme Remixes refers to a series of remixes and fan-made versions of the score for the Nintendo Wii Shop Channel.

Origin

On November 19th, 2006, Nintendo launched the Wii console.^[1] The system came with a feature called the Mii Shop Channel^[2], which allows users to download Virtual Console games, WiiWare games, and additional channels. Downloading may require redeeming Wii Points. Mii Shop Channel also included a theme song (shown below). Four months later, YouTuber Winry Rockbell uploaded the song to YouTube, where, 10 years later, it has acrued more than 3 million views.

Spread

One of the first remixes uploaded to YouTube was posted March 7th, 2011 by MagicmusicX, gaining over 42,000 views (shown below, left). On February 19th, 2012, YouTuber Dr. Pez – VGM uploaded a cover of the track which gained over 234,000 views (shown below, right).

On June 26th, 2014, YouTuber Brentalfloss uploaded a version with lyrics that gained over 1.4 million views (shown below, left). On November 14th, 2015, YouTuber GravyBoy uploaded a version of the track remixed with Hotline Bling, gaining over 5.7 million views (shown below, right).

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