NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Wii Menu

The Wii Menu is the top level menu interface of the Wii game console. It has 4 pages of a 4 by 3 grid. Available applications, known as "channels", are displayed in a grid and navigated using the pointer capability of the Wii Remote. The grid is customizable; users can move channels amongst the menu's 47 customizable slots. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Wikipedia main page as viewed with a widescreen monitor. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... The Wii Remote, sometimes nicknamed Wiimote, is the primary controller for Nintendos Wii console. ...

Included channels

Disc Channel

The Disc Channel allows users to play Wii and GameCube titles. The Disc Channel displays the name of the Wii title that is present in the drive and plays a sound clip along with a short video clip. If a GameCube title is in the drive, it displays the GameCube logo and plays the GameCube's default startup sound. The Gamecube titles, unlike Wii titles, do not display game logos or identifying information. Image File history File links Disc_channel. ... Image File history File links Disc_channel. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ...

It also treats discs from another region as unreadable. If no disc is inserted in the drive, the channel displays the image at the right. When a GameCube or Wii disc is inserted into the drive, the pictures of both discs spin until the type of disk is recognized. Once the disc type is recognized, the extra disc fades out and the recognized disc descends into a blue slot. When on the Wii Menu, after a disc is inserted, a disc will slide into the channel icon.

This is the only immobile channel. It is always positioned in the upper left corner of the far left page.

Mii Channel

The Mii (pronounced "me") Channel is an avatar creator, where users can design 3D caricatures of people (Miis) by selecting from a group of facial and bodily features. At the Game Developers Conference 2007, Shigeru Miyamoto explained that the look and design of the Mii characters are based on Kokeshi, a form of Japanese doll used as souvenir gifts in Japan. For other uses of the word Mii and the acronym MII, see MII. A Mii (IPA: []) is a digital avatar created by Nintendo for the Wiis Mii Channel. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Mii_channel. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Mii_channel. ... Wii Menu and Channels The Wii Channels are part of the operating system interface for Wii. ... // ME , Me or me can mean a variety of things. ... Example of an avatar as used on internet forums. ... Caricature of Alan Greenspan by Jan Op De Beeck. ... Kokeshi dolls Kokeshi (jap. ...

A Wired News interview of Katsuya Eguchi (producer of Animal Crossing and Wii Sports) held in 2006 confirmed that the custom player avatar feature shown at Nintendo's E3 Media Briefing would be included in the hardware. The feature was described as part of a "Profile" system that contains the caricature and other pertinent player information.^[1] This application was officially unveiled by Nintendo in September 2006. It is incorporated into Wii's operating system interface as the "Mii Channel". Users can select from pre-made caricatures or create their own by choosing custom facial shapes, colors, and positioning. In certain games (including Wii Sports, Wii Play, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, WarioWare: Smooth Moves, Mario Party 8, and Mario Strikers Charged) each player's caricature will serve as the character he/she controls in some/all forms of gameplay. Miis can interact with other Wii users by showing up on their Wii consoles through the WiiConnect24 feature or by talking with other Miis created by Wii owners all over the world. This feature is called Mii Parade. Early-created Miis as well as those encountered in Mii Parades may show up as spectators in some games.^[2] Miis can be stored on Wii Remotes and taken to other Wii consoles. The remote can hold up to a maximum amount of 10 Miis. The Wii itself can hold 100 Miis. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Biography Katsuya Eguchi is a designer and a director at Nintendo EAD. He was born in 1965 in Tokyo, Japan and grew up in the Chiba Prefecture. ... For other uses, see Animal Crossing (disambiguation). ... Wii Sports is a video game produced by Nintendo for the Wii. ... Wii Sports is a video game produced by Nintendo for the Wii. ... Wii Play , My First Wii) is a video game for the Wii. ... Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games , lit. ... Mario Party 8 ) is a video game for Nintendos Wii. ... Mario Strikers Charged ), known as Mario Strikers Charged Football in Australia[2] and Europe,[5] is a sports video game developed by Canadian developer Next Level Games and published by Nintendo for the Wii. ... An image from Nintendos WiiConnect 24 site WiiConnect24 is a feature of the Wii console first announced at E3 2006 by Nintendo. ...

Photo Channel

If a user inserts an SD card into the console, or sends photos (JPEG) or videos (MJPEG) via email, they can be viewed by means of the Photo Channel. The user can create a slideshow by simply inserting an SD card with photos and, if they want to add music, MP3 or AAC files (see note regarding December 10, 2007 update to version 1.1). The Wii will automatically add Ken Burns Effect transitions between the photos and play the music in the background. A built-in editor allows users to add markings and effects to their photos. Mosaics and puzzles can also be created with this feature. Edited photos can be saved to the Wii (the Wii will not overwrite data on the SD card) and sent to other Wiis via the message board. According to the system's manual, the following file extensions (i.e. formats) are supported: Photos (jpeg/jpg), Movies (mov/avi), and Music (mp3/aac). Image File history File linksMetadata Photo_channel. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Photo_channel. ... A SanDisk Multi Card Reader, with a 2 GB SD Card inserted. ... JPG redirects here. ... Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) is an informal name for multimedia formats where each video frame or interlaced field of a digital video sequence is separately compressed as a JPEG image. ... The Ken Burns Effect is a popular name introduced by Apple Computer [1] in 2003 for a feature in its iMovie 3 software. ...

JPEG files can be up to 8192x8192 resolution and in baseline format.^[3] Video data contained within the .mov or .avi files must be in an OpenDML compliant MotionJPEG use some variant of this format for their videos).^[4] Photos, even high resolution ones, are compressed and decreased in resolution.^[5]

An optional update to the Photo Channel became available on December 10, 2007. It allows customization of the Wii Menu by letting users replace the Photo Channel icon with a picture taken from an SD card or a picture from the Wii Message Board. It also allows playback of songs in random order. MP3 support is replaced with AAC.^[6] Wii games that feature playback of MP3 files will continue to support the MP3 format, but will not be able to play AAC files. The update also added support for MPEG-4 encoded files in the .m4a extension. The new update also allows a person to assign his or her favorite picture as the main screen for the Photo Channel. ^[7]. Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see 10 (disambiguation). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is a standardized, lossy compression and encoding scheme for digital audio. ...

Wii owners who updated to version 1.1 can revert to version 1.0 by deleting it from the Channels menu in the Data Management setup. Consoles released after December 10 will come with the version 1.1 update preinstalled, and cannot be "downgraded" to version 1.0.

Wii Shop Channel

The Wii Shop Channel allows users to download games and other software by redeeming Wii Points, which can be obtained by purchasing Wii Points Cards from retail outlets or directly through the Shop Channel using MasterCard or Visa credit cards online. A feature to purchase download software as gifts for others became available worldwide on December 10, 2007. The Wii Shop Channel is a Wii Channel that lets the player buy new content straight from Nintendo. ... Image File history File links Wii_Shop_channel. ... Image File history File links Wii_Shop_channel. ... A Wii Point is a payment system that Nintendo uses for its Wii console through the Wii Shop Channel. ... MasterCard Worldwide (NYSE: MA) is a multinational corporation based in Purchase, NY in the United States. ... â€œVISAâ€ redirects here. ...

Virtual Console

The Virtual Console portion of the Wii Shop specializes in older software originally designed and released for home entertainment platforms that are now defunct. These games are played on the Wii through the emulation of the older hardware. This article is about Nintendos emulation feature and download service. ... This article is about emulation in computer science. ...

The prices are generally the same in almost every region and are determined primarily by the software's original platform. The following are the starting prices for games from each platform (however, some select titles such as imported games are priced higher):

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WiiWare

The WiiWare (Wii Software in Europe) section specializes on software specifically designed for the Wii. This includes both games and applications such as additional Channels. The first WiiWare games were made available on March 25, 2008 in Japan.^[9] WiiWare games will be available in the United States on May 12, 2008.^[10] A Wii Shop Channel update from 20 March 2008 also suggested that WiiWare games would also launch in PAL regions in May of that year.^[11] WiiWare applications, such as the Internet Channel and Everybody Votes Channel, had been made available since close to the console's launch. The Wii Menu as displayed on a widescreen television The Wii Menu is the top level menu interface of the Wii game console. ... This is a list of original downloadable games on the Wii video game console that are downloaded from the WiiWare section of the Wii Shop Channel. ... is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 79th day of the year (80th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

The WiiWare section is being touted as a forum to provide developers with small budgets to release innovative, original, and smaller-scale games without the investment and risk of creating a title to be sold at retail (somewhat akin to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Store). While actual "games" have been planned to appear in this section since its inception, there had been no official word on when any would be appearing until June 27, 2007 when Nintendo made an official confirmation in a press release which confirmed the first titles would surface sometime in 2008. According to Nintendo the "remarkable motion controls will give birth to fresh takes on established genres, as well as original ideas that currently exist only in developers' minds". Curiously, the press release refers to the announcement as "the introduction of WiiWare" with "The first WiiWare content [launching] in early 2008", despite the fact that first party WiiWare content was introduced December 2006 with the trial release of Internet Channel. Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) is an online service operated by Microsoft that is used to distribute video games to Xbox and Xbox 360 owners and from late 2007 to Games for Windows - Live users [1]. The service was first launched in late 2004 and offers games from about US$5... PlayStation Store (PS Store) is Sonys PlayStation Network online shopping service provided for use with either its PlayStation 3 video game console or a Personal Computer. ... is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Like Virtual Console games, WiiWare games are purchased using Wii Points. Nintendo will handle all pricing options for the downloadable games.^[12]

Forecast Channel

Forecast Channel allows weather reports and forecasts to be downloaded onto the console from the Internet via the WiiConnect24 service. The Forecast Channel displays a view of the Earth as a globe (courtesy of NASA), with which users can view weather in other regions. The user can also spin the globe. When fully zoomed out, an accurate^[13] star map is visible in the background (the Big Dipper and the constellation Orion are easily recognizable, for example). The Forecast Channel features include looking at the current forecast, the UV index, today's overall forecast, tomorrow's forecast, a 5-day forecast(only for the selected country), and a laundry check (Japan only). The Forecast Channel first became available on December 19, 2006, one day earlier than previously advertised. Certain games (like Madden NFL 07 and NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams) can use the Forecast Channel to simulate weather conditions depending on the player's region.^[14] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (854x480, 47 KB) This image is cover art for a computer or video game, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the games publisher or developer. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (854x480, 47 KB) This image is cover art for a computer or video game, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the games publisher or developer. ... Seattle redirects here. ... For other uses, see NASA (disambiguation). ... Big Dipper map A group of the brightest stars of the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear, form a well-known asterism that has been recognized as a distinct grouping in many cultures from time immemorial. ... This article is about the star grouping. ... Orion (IPA: ), a constellation often referred to as The Hunter, is a prominent constellation, one of the largest and perhaps the best-known and most conspicuous in the sky[1]. Its brilliant stars are found on the celestial equator and are visible throughout the world, making this constellation globally recognized. ... is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Madden NFL 07 is the 2007 edition of the popular Madden NFL series of American football simulations. ...

There are slight variations of Forecast Channel versions in different regions. When viewing weather conditions in Japan, a different set of weather icons are used. The Japanese icons were originally going to be used for all regions, but Nintendo of America (NOA) requested that more life-like icons be used. NOA also requested that the current weather conditions be displayed on the start up screen. Nintendo of Europe made a request that certain icons be made more distinct, such as the storm clouds, so that it would be possible for the user to tell if an area is getting rain, snow, sleet, hail, or thunderstorms. Additionally, the laundry index was only featured in the Japanese version. ^[15]

After the August 6 update, Forecast Channel shows the current weather's icon in the Wii Menu. is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

News Channel

News Channel allows users to access news headlines and current events obtained from the Internet.^[16] News articles are available on a globe view, similar to Forecast Channel, and as a slide show.^[17] The content is automatically updated and viewable via WiiConnect24. Clickable news images are supported, and the Channel's Operations Guide suggests that video and audio may be available in the future.^[18]

News Channel became available in North America, Europe and Australia on January 26, 2007. Content is in a variety of languages provided by the Associated Press, which currently has a two-year contract to provide news and photos to Nintendo.^[19] Canadian news is submitted by the Canadian Press for publication. Japanese news is provided by the Japanese news agency Goo.^{[citation needed]} is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ...

Starting with the August 6, 2007 update, News Channel shows a news ticker in the Wii Menu. A December 20, 2007 update (currently only available in PAL regions) adds an increased number of news feeds to the Channel, sourced from a larger number of news resources and agencies, providing more news that is available per country. ^[20] is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... News tickers often scroll headlines along the bottom of the screen during news & current affairs programs, such as on Australias Sunrise. ... is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Additional channels

Virtual Console channels

The Virtual Console allows games from previous Nintendo consoles, excluding handheld ones and the GameCube, as well as formerly competing systems, which so far include the Mega Drive/Genesis, the TurboGrafx-16, the MSX, the Neo Geo ^[21], the Sega Master System and the Commodore 64, to be bought online and played on the Wii through software emulation. Games purchased appear as individual channels. Virtual Console games are stretched if the console is set to 16:9 widescreen mode, requiring the player to change the TV settings or the Wii system's to 4:3 to play Virtual Console games in their original aspect ratio.^[5] This article is about Nintendos emulation feature and download service. ... The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... The Sega Mega Drive ) is a video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988, North America in 1989, and the PAL region in 1990. ... For information on the Japanese version of this console, see PC Engine The TurboGrafx 16 is a video game console released by NEC in 1989, for the North American market. ... Sony MSX 1, Model HitBit-10-P MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s. ... Neo-Geo is the name of a cartridge-based arcade and home video game system released in 1990 by Japanese game company SNK. The system offered comparatively colorful 2D graphics and high-quality sound. ... The Sega Master System ) or SMS for short (1986 - 2000), is an 8-bit cartridge-based video game console that was manufactured by Sega. ... C-64 redirects here. ... An emulator reproducing a console games playable atmosphere on a Windows computer. ...

A selection of games were available at the system's launch in each region, with new titles added on a regular basis thereafter. For example, 33 games were added to the North American version of Wii Shop Channel between its launch on November 19, 2006, and the end of the year, with at least ten games a month expected in 2007.^[22] However, each region does not necessarily receive the same titles at the same time, if at all. // The following is a list of the 214 games available on the Virtual Console for the Wii in North America, sorted by system and in the order they were added in the Wii Shop Channel. ... is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Internet Channel

Internet Channel is a version of the Opera web browser for use on the Wii by Opera Software and Nintendo.^[23] On December 22, 2006 a free beta version (promoted as a "trial version") of the browser was released.^[24] The final version of the browser was released on April 11, 2007 and was free to download until the end of June 2007. Since this deadline has passed, Internet Channel now costs 500 Wii Points to download.^[25] Users who downloaded the browser before June 30, 2007, can continue to use it at no cost for the lifetime of the Wii system.^[26] An update was recently added to this which allows the use of a USB keyboard. The Internet Channel is a version of the Opera web browser for use on the Wii by Opera Software and Nintendo. ... Opera is an Internet suite which handles common internet-related tasks, including visiting web sites, sending and receiving e-mail messages, managing contacts, and online chat. ... An example of a Web browser (Mozilla Firefox) A web browser is a software application that enables a user to display and interact with text, images, videos, music and other information typically located on a Web page at a website on the World Wide Web or a local area network. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... Logo of Opera Software. ... For the video game system, see Nintendo Entertainment System. ... is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Code complete redirects here. ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... A Wii Point is a payment system that Nintendo uses for its Wii console through the Wii Shop Channel. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Features and fixes found in the final version include: improved zooming and scrolling with an improved font, reduced startup time, the ability to hide the toolbar, and preset buttons for typing phrases such as 'www.' and '.com'.^[27]

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Internet Channel uses whichever connection is chosen in the Wii Settings, and utilizes the user's internet connection directly; There is no third party network that traffic is being routed through. It receives a connection from a router/modem and uses a web browser to pull up HTTP and HTTPS (secure and encrypted) web pages. Opera, the Wii's web browser, is capable of rendering most web sites in the same manner as its desktop counterpart by using Opera's Medium Screen Rendering technology. For most internet users, the Wii offers all of the functionality they need to perform the most common web tasks. WWWs historical logo designed by Robert Cailliau The World Wide Web (commonly shortened to the Web) is a system of interlinked, hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. ...

The software is saved to the Wii's 512 MB internal flash memory (can be copied to an SD card after downloaded). The temporary Internet files (maximum of 5MB for the trial version) can only be saved to the Wii's internal Memory. The application launches within a few seconds, after connecting to the Internet through a wireless LAN using the built in interface or a wired LAN by using the USB to Ethernet adapter (sold separately). A SanDisk Multi Card Reader, with a 2 GB SD Card inserted. ... Official Wi-Fi logo Wi-Fi (pronounced wye-fye, IPA: ) is a wireless technology brand owned by the Wi-Fi Alliance intended to improve the interoperability of wireless local area network products based on the IEEE 802. ... Lan can stand for several things: A local area network Lan (airline) formerly LanChile Lan Peru LÃ¤n, a kind of administrative division used in Sweden Lan Mandragoran, a fictional character in the Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan. ... Ethernet is a large, diverse family of frame-based computer networking technologies that operate at many speeds for local area networks (LANs). ... Note: USB may also mean upper sideband in radio. ...

The Opera-based Wii browser allows users full access to the Web and supports all the same web standards that are included in the desktop versions of Opera, including CSS and JavaScript. It is also possible for the browser to use technologies such as Ajax, SVG, RSS, and Adobe Flash 7. Opera Software has indicated that the functionality will allow for third parties to create web applications specifically designed for the use on the Wii Browser, and it will support Widgets, standalone web-based applications using Opera as an application platform.^[28] The company has also stated that some Wii video games may implement the use of the browser.^[29] WWWs historical logo designed by Robert Cailliau The World Wide Web (commonly shortened to the Web) is a system of interlinked, hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. ... In web development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a stylesheet language used to describe the presentation of a document written in a markup language. ... JavaScript is a scripting language most often used for client-side web development. ... AJAX redirects here. ... SVG is also the IATA code for Stavanger Airport, Sola in Norway. ... For other meanings of RSS, see RSS (disambiguation). ... Adobe Flash, previously called Shockwave Flash and Macromedia Flash, is a set of multimedia technologies developed and distributed first by Adobe Systems and earlier by Macromedia. ... In computer software, a widget engine is host software system for physically inspired applets on the desktop (desktop widgets). ...

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Everybody Votes Channel

Everybody Votes Channel allows users to vote in simple opinion polls and compare and contrast opinions with those of friends, family and people across the globe. The Everybody Votes Channel start screen The Everybody Votes Channel is a Wii Menu channel that allows users to vote in simple opinion polls and compare and contrast opinions with those of friends, family and people across the globe. ... Image File history File links Everbody_Votes. ... Image File history File links Everbody_Votes. ... The Everybody Votes Channel start screen The Everybody Votes Channel is a Wii Menu channel that allows users to vote in simple opinion polls and compare and contrast opinions with those of friends, family and people across the globe. ... An opinion poll is a survey of opinion from a particular sample. ...

Everybody Votes Channel was launched on February 13, 2007, and is available in the WiiWare/Wii Software section of the Wii Shop. The application allows Wii owners to vote on various questions using their Mii as a registered voter. Additionally, voters can also make predictions for the choice that will be the most popular overall after their own vote has been cast. Each Mii's voting and prediction record is tracked and voters can also compare whether their beliefs are in line with those of the majority of voters. Whether the Mii is correct in its predictions or not is displayed on a statistics page along with a counter of how many times that Mii has voted. Up to six Miis can be registered to vote on the console. The channel is free to download. is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For other uses of the word Mii and the acronym MII, see MII. A Mii (IPA: []) is a digital avatar created by Nintendo for the Wiis Mii Channel. ...

Metroid Prime 3 Preview

On August 10, 2007 in North America, Nintendo released a special promotional channel for Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, available for download from the WiiWare section of the Wii Shop Channel for free. The channel features videos showing gameplay and storyline details. There is also a "game" where the player wipes off the screen to see a big picture. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... North American redirects here. ... The Wii Menu as displayed on a widescreen television The Wii Menu is the top level menu interface of the Wii game console. ...

The channel was later released in Europe, Australia and New Zealand on October 15, 2007 and was removed from Wii Shop Channel in these regions on December 22, 2007, and in North America on December 31, 2007. The channel soon after had its videos and mini-game removed from the channel on the respective dates, replaced with a message saying the "Metroid Prime 3 preview has expired" and suggesting that users delete the channel. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Wii Shop Channel is a Wii Channel that lets the player buy new content straight from Nintendo. ... is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Check Mii Out Channel

The Check Mii Out Channel, known as the Mii Contest Channel in Europe and Oceania, and Miirame in Spanish-speaking countries, is a channel that allows players to share their Miis and enter them in to popularity contests. It was first available on 11 November 2007. It is available free to download from the WiiWare section of the Wii Shop Channel. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 458 pixelsFull resolutionâ€Ž (2,044 Ã— 1,169 pixels, file size: 353 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image is copyright by Nintendo and was uploaded by its creator User:RaviC. Taken on a Nokia N73 cameraphone. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 458 pixelsFull resolutionâ€Ž (2,044 Ã— 1,169 pixels, file size: 353 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image is copyright by Nintendo and was uploaded by its creator User:RaviC. Taken on a Nokia N73 cameraphone. ... is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Wii Menu as displayed on a widescreen television The Wii Menu is the top level menu interface of the Wii game console. ... The Wii Shop Channel is a Wii Channel that lets the player buy new content straight from Nintendo. ...

After assigning a Mii as an "Artisan" to identify the user, two sections become available in the Check Mii Out Channel: Posting Plaza and Contests. In the Posting Plaza, players can view posted Miis from around the world or from their own region and import these Miis into their Mii Channel, in addition to submitting their own creations to the Plaza. Each submitted Mii is assigned a twelve digit Entry Number to aid in searching. Submitted Miis are given 2 initials by their creator and a skill/talent to aid in sorting. When importing Miis, the player is allowed to give the Mii whatever name they want.

Check Mii Out is the first Wii Channel that uses the Wii Message board. Users can opt to receive messages concerning the newest contests and enter the Check Mii Out channel directly from these messages.

In the Contests section, players can submit their own Miis to compete in contests to best fit a certain description (e.g. Mario without his cap). After the time period for sending a Mii has expired, the user has the choice of voting for three Miis featured on the judging panel, with ten random Miis being shown at a time. Mario ) is a video game character created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and the official mascot of Nintendo. ...

Once the judging period is over, the results of the contest may be viewed. If the user has submitted a Mii to the contest OR voted for other users' entries, those Miis are shown running up a mountain that represents how popular they were in comparison to other entries. The user is told their "Eye for Miis," (e.g. Average, Untrained) and hovering over each selected Mii displays a level (e.g. 9th Level, 3rd Level).

The "Level System" is based on a 1-10 scale (set with 10 being the highest possible scoring and 1 as the last). Depending on how well a submitted Mii fits the designated topic (originality, how closely it resembles) is how to get scored.

The user is then shown the first place Mii, along with it's "Artisan." This leads into the top 50 Miis for the contest, viewable either as a Parade or Arranged.

For some contests, those who participated in the contest can create a souvenir photo that shows their submitted Mii and their artisan placed and posed on top of a background related to the contest theme, the image can then be sent to the Wii Message Board.

Everybody's Nintendo Channel

The Everybody's Nintendo Channel (Minna No Nintendo Channel in Japan) allows Wii users to watch trailers for games and download demos and game patches for the Nintendo DS. In this capacity the channel works in a similar way to a DS Download Station. Users can also rate games that they have played, and a search feature is also available to assist users in finding new games to try. Videos such as interviews, trailers, and commercials are also available on the channel. This channel went live in Japan on November 27, 2007.^[30] This channel is not yet available outside of Japan. Nintendo has announced that this channel will be releasing to North America and Europe, but a target release date has yet to be announced for either region. The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... For other uses, see DEMOS (disambiguation). ... NDS redirects here. ... DS Download Stations is an in store demo service launched by Nintendo in early 2006. ... is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Wii Fit Channel

In coordination with their announcement of Wii Fit at E3 2007, Nintendo also issued a press release which stated that users of the game would be able to compare their results and progress through a new channel on the Wii Menu. Instead of having to play the game itself, this new Wii Channel allows the player to see their results and compare with others. Wii Fit is a video game developed by Nintendo for the Wii console. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into History of E3. ...

As part of the game, the Wii Fit Channel was released with Wii Fit on December 1, 2007 in Japan,^[31] and will be released in Europe on April 25, 2008 and in North America just under a month later on May 19, 2008. is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

Television Friend Channel

The Television Friend Channel (Terebi no Tomo Channel in Japan) allows Wii users to check what programs are on television. Content is provided by G-Guide. The Channel is said to be "very fun and Nintendo-esque".^[32]^[33]A "stamp" feature allows users to mark programs of interest with a Mii-themed stamp. If an e-mail address or mobile phone number has been registered in the address book, the channel can send out an alert 30 minutes prior to the start of the selected program. The channel tracks the stamps of all Wii users and allows users to rate programs on a five-star scale. Additionally, when the channel is active the Wii remote can be used to change the TV's volume and channel so that users can tune into their shows by way of the channel. The Television Friend Channel launched in Japan on March 4, 2008. It was also suggested to be launched in North America in May 2008, but Nintendo currently has no plans to release it in that region.^[34] The GUIDE Plus+ System is an interactive Electronic Programme Guide system that is used in consumer electronics products, such as DVD recorders, personal video recorders, digital TVs, plasma displays and LCD televisions. ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

Mario Kart Channel

The Game Mario Kart Wii allows players to install the Mario Kart Channel on their Wii console. The Channel will work without the need of inserting the Mario Kart Wii disc into the system. Mario Kart Wii is a kart racing video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii console. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... Mario Kart Wii is a kart racing video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii console. ...

The Ranking option lets players see their statistics for each track and compare their results to those of their friends and other players worldwide, represented by their Miis. Players will have the option of racing against the Ghosts of the best players, or improving their results gradually by taking on the Ghosts of rivals whose times are only slightly better than theirs. Players can choose whether they want to share their Time Trial Ghosts with the rest of the world, allowing them to match their skills against the cream of the crop whenever they want.

Another feature of the channel are Competitions, where Nintendo will on a regular basis invite players to speedy challenges similar to the missions of Mario Kart DS. The channel also allows players to check their ranking in running Competitions as well as Time Trials. Players can also register friends and see if any of them are currently online. The channel was released with the game in Japan on April 10, 2008 and will be available for Europe on April 11, 2008, and April 27, 2008 for North America.^[35] Mario Kart DS, abbreviated to MKDS or MK:DS, is a racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS.[1] It is the fifth installment in the series and the first to use Nintendos free online service, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. ... is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

Future Channels

Message Board

The Message Board allows users to leave messages for friends, family members, or other users on a calendar-based message board. Users can also use WiiConnect24 to trade messages and pictures with other Wii owners, conventional email accounts (email pictures to console, but not pictures to email), and mobile phones (through text messages). Each Wii has an individual wii.com email account containing the Wii Number. Prior to trading messages it is necessary to add and approve contacts in the address book, although the person added will not get an automatic notification of the request, and must be notified by other means. The service also alerts all users of incoming game-related information. Games can constantly be updated.

Message Board is available for users to post messages that are available to other Wii users by usage of Wii Numbers with WiiConnect24. In addition to writing text, players can also include images from an SD card in the body of messages, as well as attaching a Mii to the message. Announcements of software updates and video game news are posted by Nintendo. The Message Board can be used for posting memos for oneself or for family members without going online. These messages could then be put on any day of the calendar. The Wii Message Board could also be updated automatically by a real-time game like Animal Crossing. An image from Nintendos WiiConnect 24 site WiiConnect24 is a feature of the Wii console first announced at E3 2006 by Nintendo. ... For other uses of the word Mii and the acronym MII, see MII. A Mii (IPA: []) is a digital avatar created by Nintendo for the Wiis Mii Channel. ... Animal Crossing Wii is the working title of a Wii game that is in development by Nintendo EAD. It is part of the Animal Crossing series. ...

Wii Sports, Wii Play and Super Mario Galaxy use the Message Board to update the player on any new high scores or gameplay advancements, such as Gold Medals in the former two titles, and letters from the Mailtoad in the latter. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Super Mario Galaxy, Dewy's Adventure and the Virtual Console game Pokemon Snap allow players to take screenshots and post them to the Message Board to edit later or send to friends via messages. The Message Board also records the play history. This feature automatically records details of what games or applications were played and for how long. It cannot be deleted or hidden without formatting the console itself.^[36] Wii Sports is a video game produced by Nintendo for the Wii. ... Wii Play , My First Wii) is a video game for the Wii. ... Super Mario Galaxy ) is a 3D platform game developed by Nintendo EAD Tokyo and published by Nintendo for the Wii. ... Super Mario Galaxy ) is a 3D platform game developed by Nintendo EAD Tokyo and published by Nintendo for the Wii. ... Dewys Adventure , lit. ... Pokémon Snap is a Pokémon game released for the Nintendo 64, where the objective is to take as many quality pictures of Pokémon in their natural habitat as possible. ...

Recent system updates added a number of minor features to the Message Board, including minor aesthetic changes, USB keyboard support and the ability to receive internet links from friends, which can be launched in the Internet Channel.

System updates

The Wii is capable of downloading updates to its core operating software. These updates may include additional features, patches/fixes, or support for newly released channels. When an update becomes available, Nintendo notifies users by sending a message to their console. Updates are included with certain Wii games, both requiring one to be fully updated in order to play and providing the update should one lack the necessary internet connection. The most recent update was on March 20, 2008, which updated the Wii Shop Channel to allow access to WiiWare games later in the spring. Wii System Software, sometimes referred to incorrectly as firmware, is updateable software and operating system for Wii. ... is the 79th day of the year (80th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... The Wii Shop Channel is a Wii Channel that lets the player buy new content straight from Nintendo. ...

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