On the Wii Menu, point at the Wii Shop Channel and press to display the Channel Preview screen. Select Start to continue to the Wii Shop Channel Welcome screen. On the Welcome screen, select Start Shopping to proceed to the main menu.

Welcome Screen When you start the Wii Shop Channel, you’ll arrive first at the Welcome screen. Here, you’ll see Wii Shop Channel news, information, and recommended software titles.

Main Menu With the Wii Shop Channel, you can spend Wii Points to download Virtual Console titles and Wii software to your Wii console. You can also use your Wii Points to send software to Wii Friends as a gift. You'll find Virtual Console games, new channels for your Wii console, and exclusive Wii software, called WiiWare. To return to the Welcome screen, point at Wii Shop Channel and press .