Is Super Smash Bros. Melee on the Wii Shop?

No. Super Smash Bros. Melee is a **GameCube** game. It was never released on the Wii Shop Channel (discontinued 2019).

How to Play Melee Today

• Original hardware: GameCube + disc + CRT or component cable (best latency).
• Wii (backward compatible): Any Wii plays GameCube discs natively (requires GameCube controller + memory card).
• Wii U: Not natively; requires Wii Mode + GameCube controller adapter (Mayflash 4-port) + homebrew (Nintendont).
• Switch: Not available. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the current entry.
• PC (Dolphin Emulator): Legal if you dump your own disc/BIOS. Best visuals (4K, widescreen, HD textures), netplay (Slippi), rollback.

The Wii Shop Channel only sold WiiWare, Virtual Console (NES/SNES/N64/Genesis/etc.), and a few Wii titles—never GameCube games.