Soleron on 09 November 2012
They did the Wii VC and Shop isolation thing so that, just as with Wii, BC can be turned off in a few years on future models and they won't need to carry on supporting it.
This also means that Wii purchases won't carry over to Wii U+1. This is a one-time move, not a genuine attempt to make an account system so that you can access your purchases for the rest of time.
