 After that date, Wii users had to pay 500 Wii Points to download it.However, in late August / early September of the year 2009, the Internet Channel was once again available to download for free and those who paid for the service had their Wii Points returned in the form of a free NES Virtual Console game.Scott Hedrick, an executive of the Opera Software company, explained that the Wii browser was designed to suit a "living room environment".