A few years ago, a legal claim was made against the Wii that the motion capture technology was stolen from a company called Motiva. After a long legal battle, there was a declaration that Nintendo did not have to pay for the damages or settlements and could continue to sell the Wii system. It is rather interesting that such a long legal battle was chosen rather than a quick settlement. It is very unlikely that Nintendo saved more by fighting the allegations compared to simply settling the charges. Also, this news has come at a strange time. Nintendo has moved on, focusing on the Wii U over the Wii. If Nintendo were to give up sales of the Wii, it should not impact their sales majorly. -Ryan Baxter
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Source: My Nintendo News
Here’s a quote from on of the presiding judges
“Motiva’s litigation was targeted at financial gains, not at encouraging adoption of Motiva’s patented technology. There is simply no reasonable likelihood that, after successful litigation against Nintendo, Motiva’s patented technology would have been licensed by partners who would have incorporated it.”
- Circuit Judge, Sharon Prost
. Also being removed are online trading in many games, Mii online trading, and many others. It seems the only channels that are safe are the “Today’s Accomplishments” and the Wii Shop Channel. It is a sad day that Nintendo is removing these revolutionary features, thinking them outdated or not useful. We will probably not see these channels resurface. It should be noted that a likely reason for these features being removed is the advances of technology that allow us to receive all of the information these channels give us and more. 
