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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.

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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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