Talk:Wii Menu/Archive 1

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Thank you, thank you. I did the Wii Channels page. -- WiiVolve 16:01, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Forecast Channel - Japan's Icons

Should we bother noting that on the Wii Weather Channel that the icons for Japan's weather are clearly distinct and more cartoony than the icons for the rest of the world? Toolofthesystem 11:48, 21 December 2006 (UTC) Toolofthesystem

k --Phred Levi 14:05, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Forecast Channel

The forecast channel is now live in North America as well as Europe and Australia. The Japanese image no longer reflects the look of this channel and should be removed.

• I agree, anyone have an image? Leif902 22:24, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Outdatedness of the Forecast Channel

When I go to the Forecast Channel on my Wii (Seattle, Washington area), it often has outdated weather information. The "current" weather is as much as 5-6 hours old. And the forcasting is fairly inaccurate as well, calling for snow and 43 degree fahrenheit weather. I actually stopped using the Forcast Channel when the Internet Channel went active and have been using weather.com for betting information. All that being said, I don't want to add that unless I know of a widespread issue of it (I haven't googled it to see). But it seems that it being a feature Nintendo uses in selling the console, it should be notable. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 12.116.162.162 (talk) 21:36, 2 January 2007 (UTC).

Forecast Channel 5-day & UV Index

I've noticed on the Forecast Channel that neither the 5-day forecast nor the UV index are available for locations outside the United Kingdom. When I changed my Location to France in the Wii settings, this then limited my ability to view 5-day forecasts & UV indexes to only cities and towns in France.

Does this affect non-EU/AUS Wiis, and does anybody know if this is going to be the case forever? Liam Plested 00:23, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

It just seems that the Forecast Channel only gets detailed weather information about your home country, only showing the most important cities of the world. It was like that for me and my nephew's Wii, his was set to an american address, so There weren't even any towns avalible in Nova Scotia, but since mine is set to Canada, it had lots of NS data, but nothing in North Carolina --Phred Levi 21:40, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

NPOV

The article reads like an ad and should be cleaned up. Havok (T/C/c) 23:46, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

That's because it is an ad. Total copyvio, ripped straight off the Nintendo page (http://wii.nintendo.com/channel.html). Dancter 23:57, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

NO!

Wrong. You are wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong! I have Press access to the Nintendo Press Room, which I HAVE permissions to use everywhere. In fact, I had posted it before Nintendo and IGN did. I swear to you. And I am including WiiVolve.com as a reference. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.202.125.157 (talk • contribs) 01:01, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Well, Nintendo seems to be the original copyright holder, and they have indicated on their site that the text falls under their copyright policy, which carries restrictions that make it less preferable for Wikipedia purposes. Your argument that using WiiVolve.com as a reference changes things doesn't seem to carry much weight either, as that site has also indicated that it reserves all rights to its content. Please see Wikipedia:Copyrights#Contributors' rights and obligations for more details. Unless you provide a free license such as a GFDL for the old text, and provide evidence that you have the authority to do so, we can't use it. It certainly doesn't fall under fair use. Anyway, as Havok mentioned, it read like an advertisement, which isn't keeping with WP:NPOV policy. Dancter 01:30, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Are you asking for me to give permission to use it? Because, as the owner of WiiVolve, I DO have rights to use it on my site. Therefore, I can give permission to use it FROM my site. And you just linked the Copyright policy of Nintendo.com. I'm referring to http://press.nintendo.com/ —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.157.192.205 (talk • contribs) .

If you are talking about the permissions described at http://press.nintendo.com/, here is an excerpt from the copyright policy provided there: "No trademark and/or copyright license (either express or implied) is granted to the recipient, provided, however, that the recipient may reproduce the Images without any alteration and solely for non-promotional, non-commercial and/or editorial purposes." Nowhere in that policy was it indicated that you ("the recipient") were given permission to re-license the material as you wish. Wikipedia intends for its content be free for a wide variety of uses, which includes alterations and promotional and commercial uses. You still have not shown that you have the authority to permit that for the text. Dancter 03:32, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Merge Wii#Wii Channels into Wii Channels

After looking throught this article and the Wii#Wii Channels sections, I think that most of the info is repeated in both parts. Since Nintendo has said that there are more channels on the way, the Wii page will get to crowded if they are all mentioned, so it should be streamlined here. As such, I am suggesting that the info in Wii#Wii Channels be trimmed down and any info/pics not already here be moved here. Any thoughts? JQF 18:17, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

For merge Agreed, most of those are a few sentences and are just cluttering the article.217.10.142.170 19:35, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

For merge A description of what the Wii Channels are, maybe a couple examples of them, and a link to Wii Channels are all that are needed for the Wii article. Zebov ^{(talk|contribs)} 00:19, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

The only thing needed is for Wii#Wii Channels to be cleaned-up and some information moved here. FullMetal Falcon 23:36, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

For merge If the articles are merged then the Wii page would still need a list of channels (without details) as well as a general overview of what they are and hopefully an image of the menu system where one selects channels. ItIsMe 00:41, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

For merge It is a feature like virtual console. There is just way to much info on the Wii page. --DivineShadow218 05:09, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Not for merge I think that merging this section might be bad, Wii Channels is its own topic, it needs its own section. I think the Wii section only needs a brief explanation, not detail. Details go here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.157.192.205 (talk • contribs) 21:24, September 17, 2006

Comment: I'm not saying remove the Wii#Wii Channels section, but rather cut it back to just the basics, with a "Main article" tag to here, showing all the details. I think you mis-read what I was suggesting, as what you suggest is basically it. JQF 23:37, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

For. There's going to be alot more channels for this topic, lets just leave a little mention on Wii and 1 example.--Signor 21:56, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Support: This is a topic too big for the main Wii article. Dread Lord CyberSkull ✎☠ 06:59, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

New Wii Channel Images

I noticed on the website Aussie-Nintendo that there are new, almost high-res images of the Wii Channels which are in English. Some of the images include the Disc Channel, Virtual Console Channel and the Message Board too. However there is an Aussie Nintendo logo on the bottom right hand corner (similar to what IGN does). Does anyone know where the original source is? If so, it would be good to upload them to the page. The article can be found here: http://www.aussie-nintendo.com/?v=news&p=5398 Mr Ja Ja 10:57, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Should this be added?

For the NEWS CHANNEL, it said that CNN will be providing news for the NEWS CHANNEL, http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=126273 74.111.14.37 02:28, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

I think we'd need a more viable source, perhaps scans or so. I'm not sure where he got the news from, as I can't find the interview in my latest copy of Edge (Issue 169). --Zooba 14:19, 29 October 2006 (UTC) Edit: I found the interview, so as long as you cite the source correctly, it's fine to add it. I'll do it now. --Zooba 14:26, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

NoA issued a formal non-confirmation of that interview. See the edit history: it seems to have been scrubbed, because it basically said "Edge say, but Nintendo refuse to say whether it's true or not" so it was unclear. Sockatume 04:17, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Wii Play History is a feature of the Message Board...

...And it should be noted that Nintendo have said that the Message board is not one of the channels.--The last sheikah 16:37, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, the Wii Message Board is actually underneath the Channel Menu. It's not a Channel in the traditional sense. Webrunner 20:49, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Mistake

"Although the December 2006 issue..."

It's not december, yet. RocketMaster 07:15, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

That's not a mistake, although it isn't December, magazines usually put the date a certain amount of time after it is sent out(Don't ask why I have no clue).GrimRepr39 03:22, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

I seem to recall that many years back a magazine editor had the idea of releasing an issue dated one month ahead (i.e. releasing the December issue in the middle of November), to make it seem like they were more "up to date", somehow. Naturally everyone followed suit and they can't go back because they'll seem out of date. Just be glad it's one month and not more. The other factor is that some magazines ship 13 issues per year (releasing every 4 weeks, not every calendar month, giving 13 issues in 52 weeks) and so slip in and out of phase with the calendar. Sockatume 04:14, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

I thought the 13-issue magazines simply had Jan-Dec, and then a special "Christmas" edition for the 13th? Liam Plested 00:26, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

More new Wii Channel Images

There are lots of pictures (30 to be precise) of some of the Wii Channels on this website http://www.siliconera.com/index.php/2006/11/16/pictures-of-the-wii-channels/ There are some new shots of the News Channel, the Weather Channel and the Wii Shop Channel. These would be ideal for this article! Mr Ja Ja 12:44, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Official logo?

The image description says it is, but there's no citation anywhere. Could someone look into this? Sockatume 12:13, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Weather it's cited or not that is the official logo.--Ashitaka96 21:47, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

I'd rather have some evidence that it is. Sockatume 05:39, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

It appears on Nintendo's site[1], and the filename is "icon_channel_large" Webrunner 16:04, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Off Topic Comment

I edited the caption for the screenshot of the Wii menu because it does't look anything like the final disign used in the current firmware verson of the Wii. Since it looks like the screen of the developing unit, I marked it as beta just to ease the confusion. --Megamanfan3 15:04, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

limitations are a little one-sided

it does not even mention that many of these channels are not even completed yet and may have upgrades as future downloads are put out by Nintendo

Wii Shop Channel

Please don't redirect Wii Shop Channel back to this article because I needed to fix up a double redirect I accidentally created. Masky 15:03, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Wii Channels not in E3

Whoever said that the Wii Channels were revealed at E3 is incorrect. They were actually revealed during the September 14th event. Masky 15:09, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

News Channel, Date?

Um...is the News Channel out yet? Because my console doesn't find an update to download it, and it's already way past Dec. 27...Sooo what's up with that when will it be released? Me-pawel 19:05, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

It actually comes out January 27th, not December 27th. Hope that clears things up. Masky 23:27, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Looks like Nintendo released the News Channel the same way like the Forecast Channel, a day early. I updated my Wii and already got the News Channel. I'm in Australia by the way. --Pinoydeltafan1988 10:27, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

News Channel released early

The News channel update was just released in North America a day earlier than planned. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.201.33.55 (talk • contribs).

I know. Isn't that wierd.68.223.152.52 22:05, 26 January 2007 (UTC)Pendo 4

Future Channels

In the future can nintendo realease new Wii channels that the Wii doesn't know right now? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.223.152.52 (talk) 22:07, 26 January 2007 (UTC).

Downloading Virtual Console games does just that, so yes. --Rabish12 05:11, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

So if Nintendo decide that they are going to release a cartoon channel about Wii games it may come?Pendo 4 17:24, 28 January 2007 (UTC)Pendo4

Yes, if they decided that though.

yeah, that's what happened with the "everybody votes channel." johnny's pizza 19:32, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Wii Shop Channel Contradictory info?

This section seems to contradict the List of Virtual Console Games (North America) Page. Here, it says that the wii shop channel is updated at 12:00 in North America, and on the aformentioned page it says new games are added at 9:00 AM. Which one is right?

Shadow2 17:58, 29 January 2007 (UTC) sigh...Shaddup Shadow2 18:00, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

Hey. Just tell him. Why did you scatch what he said?Pendo 4 04:17, 4 February 2007 (UTC)Pendo 4

Relevancy of the GameCube menu mention

diff. I claim that this is not relevant to the article's opener, as it shares as much with the GameCube menu as it does the Nintendo DS, Xbox, Xbox 360, Playstation 2, and Playstation 3 menus. That is: not a whole lot. It might warrant mention somewhere, but not in the leading section. Anyone? -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 05:27, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

The Cat

You notice the cat in the photo channel and the loading screen on the News Channel? If you click on it it tells you some obscure things that you might not know, like highlighting text with the 1 button on the news channel and such. Worth mentioning anywhere? --Phred Levi 14:06, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Hmm... I'm feeling conflicted here. On the one hand, it's not very encyclopedic. On the other hand, I reeeally want to know all the neat little tips... (I wouldn't complain if someone were to dump any such tips onto my talk page...) Bladestorm 04:29, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Including the tips would definitely not fit in the article. They're simple stuff for the most part anyways; scrolling articles with B, twisting the remote to twist the globe, and that sort of thing. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 05:23, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

But I'm talking about the existence of the Cat, not the Cat's tips... --Phred Levi 19:31, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Yeah. I remember that the Cat said he says he has a sister in the Photo Channel.Pendo 4 20:47, 6 February 2007 (UTC)Pendo 4

I believe the cat is worth mentioning. Whether or not it's tips are helpful is not the issue, the issue is, its a interactive feature, and thus is worth mentioning. C. Pineda 06:42, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

I agree that they should be mentioned. The devs of the channels have said in an interview that the cats are brother and sister and the male is called Rundra and the female is called Rassie. .:Alex:. 09:44, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

outdated news channel screenshot

The news stories are all fake, and the interface is different. This is a preview version of the software - an unfinished prototype.

In addition, a 1:20 clock is used, which was taken from a television, and not the channel.

An english-language, up-to-date, non-artifacted picture of the Wii News Channel should be taken by someone who has the ability to.

--YesIAmAnIdiot 03:31, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

• This has already been mentioned... Please don't start redundant discussions :) But I agree. Leif902 22:27, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

One Day Earlier

It has come to my attention that the News Channel and Forecast Channel both came out one day earlier is that not srange? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.3.160.135 (talk) 01:30, 15 February 2007 (UTC).

So far the News Channel and Forecast Channels both were released a day earlier than their previously announced dates. The Everybody Votes Channel was also technically released a day early (the official press release and Wii messages were sent on the 14th). Zomic_13 05:35, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Hinted Future Channels section?

Would it be worth having a section on chanels that nintendo have hinted to? There are a couple. They have hinted at a Nintendo Power channel (http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Nintendo-Power-May-Come-To-Wii-2896.html) and a DS download station channel (i dont have a source for this one, but i can find one) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mattyatty (talk • contribs) 17:27, 19 February 2007 (UTC).

i dont think we should have the section until they are confirmed by Nintendo. johnny's pizza 19:27, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Everybody Votes Channel --> Wii Channels Merger

Since I didn't see any other section for discussion about the merger proposed by TJ Spyke, I am creating a section here for discussion Zomic_13 16:09, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

• Oppose - I feel that the Everybody Votes Channel page provides much more information and details then are simply provided in the small paragraph on the Wii Channels page, so it is worth keeping. Zomic_13
• Comment, games and other notable software do have their own articles, and it does have quite a bit of information. Dunno. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 16:44, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

MAJOR OPPOSE, NO MERGING!!! WE HAVE ALREADY GONE THROUGH THIS!!!! MOST PEOPLE CHOSE TO KEEP THE ATICLE!!! SO JUST STOP!!!Pendo 4 20:58, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

And the result was a merger, but somebody kept complaining until they got it unmerged. TJ Spyke 23:27, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

• Sigh. The result was not a merger. The "result" was later reversed by the admin who made the decision, after he admitted he had made a mistake by not realising that the page had expanded massively during the vote. Tim 11:39, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

• Oppose - This has already been gone through once. This is redundant and the tag should be removed and the article locked. Are people going to keep posting "merge" and "delete", etc. untill something happens? The moderator has already decided not to do this once. Please STOP trying to get your way and go with the concensus (sp?).
• Support, there is no need to have an article about it. Most of the information is redundant, and could be inserted into this article without problem. -- ReyBrujo 03:02, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
• Support, if we don't plan on making ALL the other channels into articles, then we should merge Wii Channels and Everybody Votes Channel. johnny's pizza 03:05, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
• Support as the one who suggested the merge. At this time, there isn't enough info to warrant a seperate article and all the info that is important can be described in one (maybe two) paragraphs here. TJ Spyke 23:27, 24 February 2007 (UT:C)
• Oppose. There is an existing, full page with more information on it than would fit into the Wii Channels page. There is no need to restrict information, or pages, in the way being suggested. Tim 11:39, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
• Support It should be merged, there's not enough info to warrant a separate article and now that the basics have been covered the article can't expand any more. - X201 11:46, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

• If it were merged, the amount of information for Everbody Votes would dwarf any other channel listed on the Wii Channels page. It doesn't need to expand any more (although it quite possibly can), it's already a full page. Tim 13:19, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

• Yes, more info than other channels (although I think some of it is waffle and could be more concise), but as I said not really enough for it's own article. How will it expand in the future? I can see a crufty Previous questions section raising it's ugly head at some point. - X201 13:31, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

• Oppose there is too much valid information on this page to go onto the wii channels page Mattyatty 17:46, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
  • All of which could be condensed to 1 paragraph, a lot of it is just fluff. TJ Spyke 23:24, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
• Support-The fact that you can pad the information to an article doesn't mean you should. The "Everybody Votes" channel isn't notable enough for a separate article in and of itself, and there isn't enough significant information to warrant an article. A discussion thread in a forum? Sure. An encyclopedia article? Nope. Bladestorm 02:05, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

• I disagree with this. Can you please post here a 'condensed to one paragraph' version so that we can judge whether it's acceptable or not? Tim 13:07, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

• Weak Support: Only as long as the massively long section on the Everybody Votes Channel is merged into Wii Channels but protected as so moderators don't hack it down.TheListUpdater 19:11, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

The Everybody Votes Channel, launched on February 13, 2007 allows users to vote in simple opinion polls and compare and contrast opinions with others. It is available for free download in the Wii Ware/Wii Software section of the Wii Shop Channel. It features three regional questions as well as one or more global polls; polls close after a set period of time and are replaced by another one. New regional questions are posted every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday with Global questions due to be posted twice a month, although to launch the channel two worldwide questions were released in quick succession. Users are initally greeted with the current open polls and have the opportunity to vote with a registered Mii, and can register a total of six different players on each Wii console using Miis. The Channel records all of the votes cast by a player and allows them to compare their own opinions with those of their family.

Within hours of a poll closing, the results of the poll are made available and vote ratios for each question are displayed on the Channel using Miis to represent different votes. A geographic breakdown is shown of which options were most popular in different areas with results displayed on a map and color coding indicating which option received the majority vote in each region. In addition to casting a vote, users can also predict the outcome of the poll and see how often they predict the winning poll option. Users can also suggest their own polls.

That condenses everything relevent in the channel. I'm sure it could be condensed even more. TJ Spyke 22:18, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

That doesn't cover:

• how the worldwide poll results are set out and sortable
• virtually anything about the predictions or how they're shown
• the way in which the results report on distance from popular opinion

In any case, what you've posted is significantly longer the what's on the page for the Internet Channel, and when combined with a couple of pictures and the details I've set out here (which exist on the Everybody Votes Channel - or at least do now that I've reinstated your erroneous deletion) gives a good argument for having a seperate page. Tim 11:07, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree. Strongly oppose merging. TheCoffee 02:00, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

At this point in time I must oppose a merge as this article has grown quite nicely. Dread Lord CyberSkull ✎☠ 01:51, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

9 March 2007

• Why has the merger been reinforced when there's certainly no consensus for it being done? Tim (Xevious) 10:30, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

• I agree with Tim. Why was this done when no concensus was reached? I've helped a bit with the Internet Channel, and no merge tag was added to inform users of the request. I had to dig through several related pages before finally finding this unadvertised discussion. I am strongly opposed to this merger and request that the pages be restored with merge tags until a proper concensus can be found. --Jbanes 16:22, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Why was the first merger undone without notifying anyone who had supported the merger? There was a consenus to merge, and then some bitter poster complained and complained until an admin undid the merger. TJ Spyke 21:40, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
    • That's a lie, and you know it. The vote to delete was carried out based on one article, which was not the article deleted - by the time the deletion occured, the article was much larger and worthy. This was accepted by admins when asked to reconsider the deletion, in a deletin review which was signposted quite clearly. Following this, we started to have a proper discussion about the merger, actually based on the article as it stands now, and looking on this very talk page you can see the majority believe there should be a seperate article. Tim (Xevious) 09:33, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
• I know I can't speak for WP:OPERA, but the Internet Channel is a completely different application from the other channels, and will be prone to expansion that would cause the article to become too long. I strongly oppose this proposal. --w^{L<speak·check>} 22:54, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Mii Channel info

The Mii channel does not support premade avatars. They are generated on the spot when you choose the lookalike feature. If someone else can confirm this, it should be changed in the article for clarity. Leif902 19:14, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

'Limitations' section is a little... useless

Uhh... why is there a limitations section? It just seems a little silly that a unique piece of software has a 'limitations' section. Wii channels can't make brownies, but we're not exactly going to include that in the article. Does anyone have encyclopeadic justification for it? --Thaddius 13:22, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

It is important in a way... that I really can't explainPendo 4 20:41, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Can't the firmware be upgraded later? I think it's less "Limitations" and more "Criticisms" --Phred Levi 21:31, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Wii Channel/Wii Channels

Shouldn't this article be named "Wii Channel". Wikipedias rules say, that the name of an article shall be in singularis. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 194.239.178.211 (talk) 09:46, 5 March 2007 (UTC).

Well, every Wii owner has at least 3 channels (disk, photo, Mii), and since the page refers to all channels, it just makes more sense. Scepia 03:26, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

But the article about video games also refers to all games, though it is named "Video game". This article tells, what a Wii Channel is, so it should be named "Wii Channel". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 194.239.178.211 (talk) 09:46, 5 March 2007 (UTC).

I agree with the singular. You can have more than one channel but it's still a channel. There is more than one type of Dog but the WP article isn't titled Dogs. - X201 13:44, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

I agree too. This article should be moved to "Wii Channel". - King Master 16:03, 6 8 March 2007 (UTC)

No. It shouldn't be moved. This article in particular is not about the general concept of a "wii channel" (if it were, then you'd be right to want to move it). Instead, it is about the collection of wii channels. Just read the first paragraph of the article. "The Wii Channels collectively form the top level menu interface of the Wii game console from Nintendo."

For reference, go take a look at the Dead Sea scrolls article, and note that it doesn't have "Dead Sea scroll" for the title. Bladestorm 15:54, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

But that collection isn't officieally called "Wii Channels". They are all a part of the Wii Menu, so if it isn't going to be moved to "Wii Channel", it should at least be moved to "Wii Menu", and of cource this would need a litle editing, but so what? I just think that calling this article "Wii Channels" is too... illogical. King Master

Video game is about the concept of a video game; it shows what a video game is. It does not give information about any individual video games. Wii Channels is not about the concept of a Wii Channel. It is not about what a Wii Channel is. It's actually a couple of articles that people think are too small and unimportant to have their own article, as one article. Wii Channels is an article about the individual Channels, and as such should be named Wii Channels, as plural.VDZ 08:51, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

If I would like to know something about the individual Channels, I would just write the name of that Channel. I would never write "Wii Channels". Maybe you haven't seen it, but most of (if not all of) the Channels actually have their own individual articles. So we actually don't need an article about the collection of Wii Channels. But if I would like to know something about the concept of a Wii Channel, I would look for a "Wii Channel" article. So what is needed is a collection of articles about the individual Channels and a single article that tells, what a Wii Channel actually is. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 194.239.178.211 (talk) 07:28, 28 March 2007 (UTC).

Although I agree, Wikipedia doesn't. There's a thing called 'notability'. Put simply, the rule is that multiple people must've written an article about the subject. If that's not the case, the subject is 'not notable enough' for its own article. That's why there are articles like this one: Even though, for example, the Photo Channel is 'not notable enough', plenty of people have written articles about the Wii channels. This means we can create an article about the Wii channels, then put the information about the Photo Channel in that article.VDZ 11:15, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

Then I have a solution: The Wii Channels overview will be moved to List of Wii Channels, and then a new article named Wii Channel is created that describes the concept of a Wii Channel. What do you think about that? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 194.239.178.211 (talk) 09:55, 12 April 2007 (UTC).

The Wii Channels are the systems UI and basically the the operating system of the console it's not like you run your computer on Microsoft Window.(Sorry I had to do it. :P) Sora3087 09:17, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

New unlaunched channel

"Mr Mario" himself have claimed that Nintendo will launch a new channel that lets the users compare and vote on the Miis. Video summary at Gamespot —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.66.131.204 (talk) 12:51, 9 March 2007 (UTC).

Merging dispute

Looking at the article's size, I didn't even see its size mentioned above, meaning that the reasoning for not merging - its size - is not even an issue. - A Link to the Past (talk) 22:47, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

• That is not the main reason for not merging. The discussion is outlined above. Tim (Xevious) 19:20, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Wii Points

Each point is equal to 1 cent

This should be clarified - is it equal to an American cent, Euro cent, Australian cent, or an entirely fictional cent? 217.155.20.163 00:41, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

American cent. Check the Wii Points page. USD$1 equals 100 Wii Points, so USD$0.01 equals 1 Wii Point. TJ Spyke 21:41, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

It seems like that part has been removed anyways, which is really for the best. K-mart, for example, sells 2000point cards for $24.95usd. Bladestorm 16:20, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

both, 1 eurocent is 1 EU wii point, 1 dollarcent is US wii point, 1 yen is one wii point. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.149.120.16 (talk) 20:05, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Spinning Globe

I reverted the goofiness about the "floating continents" rather than the globe spinning. Besides not being a notable item for an encyclopedia, it is also incorrect. Spinning the globe does not move the light source. That is why the "day" stays on whatever side you're looking at. To get the effect of "night" and "day" while spinning, you'd need to orbit the camera around the globe rather than spinning the globe itself. Jbanes 01:34, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

Help!

How do I erase channels? I don't know how to erase them! Son890 17:25, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

This should go to the appropriate reference desk. You delete channels by going into the memory management screen, finding them, and deleting them. You can't delete the ones that are included by default. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 17:32, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Found a direct source for the star map used in Forecast and News Channels

I don't know how to add stuff to articles yet because I just started using Wikipedia. Can somebody show me how or do this for me?

Just ctrl+f this without quotes and name to quickly get there:

"Also, in the background of the Globe, you can see actual constellations like the Orion and the Big Dipper." - Matsushita

http://us.wii.com/story_home.jsp

Edit: Wait, Could we add this to the article too? (With the exception of "Just so we could do that" and the last sentence, of course.)

"Just so we could do that, we got permission from the National Astronomical Observatory so we could use their star data. The surface temperature of the stars are reflected as well, so the reddish stars look red, and the bluish stars look blue. I think I went this far just so I can fulfill my personal taste! (laughs)" - Kawamoto

That's pretty cool. I never knew they went to that kind of detail for just the star map.

Future Channels?

will there be any video channels on the wii, like playings dvd's? or downloading tv shows? --168.212.252.30 17:50, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

nintendo has not announced any such channels. but you never know. I may be Jesse McCartney, or I may just look like him 21:28, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Internet channel full version live~

I got it right now! My usb connecter is on the fritz again, but it's looking nice! It's got a much smaller toolbar, and it can auto hide or set to toggle with the 1 button! Pretty cool. And my Wii version is 2.2!

--Phred Levi 02:17, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Channel Redirection

Under the Wii shop channel subsection, clicking the "Channel" link will lead to a disambiguation page. I believe the intended page was the Wii Channels page, however linking a page to itself seems to be redundant. Could someone please find out what the problem is and fix it? (Unless it was intended to point to the disambiguation page) 12.206.235.170 04:37, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, that made no sense. I just removed it the link. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 06:40, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Old firmware?

I don't geet the " Before launch the Wii's got updated so they don't need a Start up disc?" What does this mean?Pendo4 is here...Look around...hello???...I am here... 02:14, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

I assume the statement was typed incorrectly or it meant that early demo or dev units had no firmware or firmware with very basic functions that required a first installation disc. I have heard something like that at least once somewhere but don't take my word for it.

On another note I am hearing that if you have 2.0U(reported by a person using a Japanese system with a mod chip to allow imports) Super Paper Mario will update your system to 2.2U, anyone know anything? Sora3087 09:03, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Early Wii launch systems were rumored to have to require a start up disk which would have been included in the box. Nintendo changed this prior to launch, but some Wii systems had not gotten updated, making the units defected and they had to get sent back to Nintendo. TeamOverload 13:00, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

more than rumoured, it was printed on the box. See here [2] - X201 13:12, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

And if you look at your Wii box, you'll notice there is a sticker over the section of the box that said this (at least on boxes at launch). Zomic_13 13:42, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Mii Popularity Channel

Poor grammar and no sources make me suspicious about the Mii Popularity channel "not being able to work". Anyone hear anything though? TeamOverload 12:29, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

I believe that IP is just referring to the delay of the channel. It was originally due out at the end of April, but it has not been released. Zomic_13 13:48, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

DVD Channel??

I'm intrigued by this. But there is no source to confirm this. Is this true or BS? Neo Samus 19:47, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

somebody wrote that the dvd channel wii exist the dvd channel will be released on May 27, 2007 is it true ? 70.81.152.35 21:23, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

The rumour about Wii being able to play DVDs after a system upgrade has been around for a while. I haven't seen an official comment from Nintendo stating that they would do this. - X201 21:27, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Nintendo is releasing a DVD-playback capable Wii in Japan this fall. However, there wouldn't be a separate DVD channel - it would just be part of the Disc channel. Zomic_13 21:59, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

wii isn't capable of playing dvds they are coming out with a DVD-playback capable Wii and if technology improves you might notice might be able to download new software

Technically, as far as I know, the Wii does play DVD, just not DVD video. Which means they just need to enable it, which would involve putting a DVD logo on the machine (like on the original Xbox, they had to put the DVD logo on the remote's controller port, it was already capable of playing them. nintendo could probably do this with a DVD channel that displayed teh DVD logo, or a gamecube port expansion, but I doubt they will. You can get a DVD player nowadays for 20-50$, they're so cheap it's not even funny -- Phoeba Wright^OBJECTION! 23:26, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Removed DVD Channel

I can only find old news about Wii-DVD: Wii to get DVD playback in 2007 (from Nov 2006) (similar mention here), Wii-DVD model in Japan (Nov 2006). It does not look like there will be a Wii DVD Channel. There's no mention on nintendo.com. So I removed the mention of it. There are lots of people saying they "heard there will be a DVD Channel," but maybe they all read this Wikipedia article.

If anyone has a link to an official announcement, then please revert and include appropriate references. --Daev 14:02, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

quick question- if nintendo wanted wii to have DVD video, would you need to buy an accessory, or could you just use wii system update

Originally, Nintendo said you had to buy an external player, priced at about 20$. But from what I've heard that plan was scrapped, and if any DVD application is released in the future, it might just need a Wii Update to install the correct codecs. I'm not familiar with the Disk Drive, but if it is DVD loadable (probably so considering the fact that video games are probably more powerful than a standard CD) than the correct Codec should make it DVD compatable. But of course, with that comes a whole new interface for the Wii, so maybe it's taking Nintendo so long because they have to work around current software and create a new interface for a DVD mode. But this is all just my own hypothesis. C. Pineda 06:58, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Trouble with videos

I'm having trouble with the photo channel... I can't put movies on. I've used three differen't camera's and when I put the SD card in thers's just a film strim with a question mark. I read the instruction manuel and it said it could play JPEG witch the videos are in, but it still shows up as the question mark thing. What can i do to get this to work? --168.212.252.30 17:41, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Are you sure the movies fit the size requirements and are using the proper codec? -- Phoeba Wright^OBJECTION! 23:24, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Try encoding the videos to avi by using wii video 9. Google for it.--Coolkid602006 02:53, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

WiiWare/Wii Software

Remeber people, WiiWare is not a new channel, it is a new feature for the Wii Shop Channel. So all information for WiiWare from now or E3 2007 goes in the Wii Shop Channel section, and as we get closer to 2008, we may create a new page for WiiWare if we need it, just like we did for the Virtual Console. As for now, just write in the WiiWare section of the Wii Shop Channel. Thank you. Willy105 12:04, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Concerning the message board image...

Why are we using one of it in beta? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to use a current image? - nyeguy 03:45, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Wii Fit Channel

On the European E3 page it says Wii Fit will have its own Wii Channel. Should this be added?

Only if Nintendo themselves have stated that there will be a Wii Fit channel and then only if there is a reputable reliable source to cite it. - X201 10:11, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

While it has been briefly mentioned on both American and European E3 pages, the description under Planned Channels says the channels have been revealed but not released. I'm not sure if this really counts as "revealed" since absolutely no info or images have been released yet. It seems to me, if we're going to consider channels that have only been briefly mentioned this as being "revealed" we should also be adding announced WiiWare games like Plättchen Twist 'n' Paint under Planned Channels as well. - 75.24.29.211 16:03, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Wii Menu update

Can someone please update the Wii Menu picture to reflect the latest update to the menu (clock, etc)? I made some edits to the existing edits to try to explain the update better, but I feel I failed miserably. Can someone spot check, and improve as needed? LN3000 07:34, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Additional Update?

Can someone explain what this update is: "An additional Wii update is performed once the first online game the system has come into contact with is started up."

I have Mario Strikers Charged and have played online since updating my Wii this morning. No additional update was required. Zomic_13 02:39, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

That sentence is total BS and I removed it. Games don't do updates, unless you don't do online system updates, in that case games like Super Paper Mario will install the update that it depends on. LN3000 08:08, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Wii Shop Channel with Firmware 3.0

When I went to the Wii Shop Channel, it seemed to go faster than it normally would. If anyone else has noticed this, then shouldn't it be mentioned under one of the things the Firmware 3.0 has done? C. Pineda 07:00, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Only if there's a reliable source to back it up with a citation. You or me adding it because we noticed it ourselves is Original Research and not allowed. - X201 07:52, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Wow, I thought it was just me. The whole system seems to run a bit smoother now. Neo Samus 18:06, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

I always forget about the original research thing....ok then, I'm going to look for a reliable source that claims it as well. C. Pineda 18:49, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

I found a source, it says that the general Wii Menu is faster, but the Shop Channel falls under this jurisdiction, so I'm adding it. C. Pineda 19:28, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

But to mii the shop channel is faster .Richardson j 01:28, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Just thought I'd mention that, since the shop channel has changed in appearance, perhaps the image of the channel needs updating. peterismeok 20:05, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Blank space

Is there a way we can decrease the amount of blank space at the beginning of the article? Miles Blues 18:04, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

There are only two ways out of it, either write a longer intro so that the gap is not as noticeable or re-jig the number of sub headings so that this list is shorter. - X201 21:47, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

I think I know how to lengthen the intro- the Wii site IIRC has interviews about the creation of different software bits, so we could add about "They wanted the menu to xx and yy, and so they did zz" stuff, since we don't have a history section a short summary of the why/how behind it would be appropriate for the intro --Lucid 21:52, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Would it be possible to move the text over to the right, so the index is on the left, while the pic and text are on the right? It'd balance it out better. Miles Blues 02:19, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

A simpler possibility is to just hide the contents menu! C. Pineda 03:04, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Who did this?

Who would find it neccessary to write a paragraph in the planned channels article about PLÄTTCHEN - Twist 'n' Paint. This game is nothing more than a Virtual Console type channel, not a entirely seperate one. So I am removing it.AlexanderLD 18:57, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

A channel is still a channel. Besides, that addition was explained under the 'Wii Fit' section. My point of adding it was that if it didn't belong there, then the 'Wii Fit' channel didn't belong either... if you felt it didn't belong you should have removed the Wii Fit entry as well. You should examine the discussion better before making your own posts. 24.154.105.181 14:04, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

I don't think either of those channels necessarily needs to be in the article until they are released. Miles Blues 23:07, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Metroid Prime 3 Preview

Should the downloadable Metroid Prime 3 Preview be mentioned? It IS a Wii Channel.

For now yes, but I am pretty sure that eventually we will have to get rid of it. I think Nintendo might release a system when big Wii titles come out, they have a demo channel. But yes you should put it back in.71.169.30.227 22:21, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

No. It is not a channel, it is a preview, it is downloadable content. Just because it's listed under Wii Ware doesn't make it a channel, we will see a lot more of those in about six months and they are like virtual consoles games, NOT channels --Lucid 05:36, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Except it is a channel. If it is on the main screen, it is a channel. This channel is a preview of Metroid Prime 3. Zomic_13 06:32, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

So then every single virtual console game is a channel too? Unless you intend to add the hundreds of virtual console games to this, leave it out. We can't make a new entry for every bit of WiiWare, that will make this article far, far too long. Unless nintendo specifically includes "CHANNEL" in the name, we shouldn't be calling it one. See WP:RS which we don't have, and WP:OR which this then becomes. --Lucid 06:46, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Yes they are, L, Nintendo even says so themselves. http://wii.nintendo.com/wiimenu.jsp It says right there. After you download Virtual Console games from the Wii Shop Channel, each game will appear in the Wii Menu as its own Virtual Console Channel. To play the game, simply select the game's channel. Check and mate you stupid head. 24.205.78.24 21:44, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

I believe it should be added for now as it is something different from what is normally given on the wii shop channel. if nintendo starts makeing more preview channels then we could just make a seprate section and just put in a list

Lucid just so you know there are only 3 wiiware bits i highly doubt that the article would become extremly long. --KKXRS 07:19, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Since it is one of a kind, and it does appear on the Wii Menu, I feel it needs to be mentioned. Miles Blues 15:42, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Let's just refer to the message that was sent from Nintendo. The first line states:
"We'd like to inform you that the Wii Shop Channel catalog has been updated to include a new channel."
Nintendo considers this a channel, so it should be added as such. You can confirm this for yourself by viewing the message you received. Zomic_13 17:52, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

I just added info on the channel. Please add more or edit as necessary. Zomic_13 18:05, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Also, each Virtual Console game technically is a channel, but since there are so many we have them grouped together under "Virtual Console Channels." Plus, as was mentioned above, if Nintendo releases a bunch of these we could group them together to a section called "Preview Channels". Zomic_13 18:05, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Plus it's not like the Virtual Console channels. The Metroid Prime Channel allows access to the Internet where you can view the trailers. They're not saved on the Wii Flash Memory so technically its a channel just like the Shop Channel.NinjaRooster 02:48, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Wii Menu Dimming

Is this a a new feature? after several minutes the screen dims. is this because of the update or because i have a screen burn-in reduction set or by default? C. Pineda 05:45, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

I'm going to go with a 95% certainty that it's the burn-in reduction feature. -Lucid 05:46, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

It is in fact the burn-in reduction feature. It is not something new from the update. Zomic_13 06:32, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

SD Cards bigger then 2GB seem to work with 3.0 Update

I felt I should bring this up. I bought a 4GB SD card before the Wii launched in North America, but when I tried the 4GB card, it didn't work at the time. The manual even says cards over 2GB are not supported. After I updated my Wii with the 3.0 update, that same 4GB card now works fine with the Wii. I can save game data, channels, view photos, etc...

I'd add this info to the article myself, but I'd prefere if someone else can re-confirm my results themselves using their updated Wii.

Thanks.

EVIL-C

I checked the support pages on Nintendo.com, but it still says that only 2gig cards are supported. It does say that some higher capacity cards will work. Unfortunately I don't have any SD cards bigger than 2gigs. I'm going to make a post about this on the Nintendo forums and see what other users say. Zomic_13 06:53, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Is the card a 4gig SDHC or not? The problem with SD cards is that various manufacturers made 4gig cards in a non standardized fashion before SDHC became the standard for cards 4 gigs and up. So I'm betting that your card isn't SDHC, but still does happen to work with the wii. Meaning overall most 4 gig cards (because all new ones are SDHC) won't work with the wii, but some of the older ones will. On the other hand, if Nintendo has made an update which supports SDHC, and we can get a good source verifying it, i certainly think thats worth including then. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.98.102.88 (talk) 03:58, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Moving the 'Firmware' section --> Wii

It just occurred to me. Why is the Firmware section on the Wii Menu page and not the Wii page? My guess would be that it is because up until the 3.0 update, all the firmware updates have only dealt with the Wii Menu. However, that is no longer the case. The 3.0 update affected other stuff such as banning the use of Freeloaders, changing when the slot light glows, and slight networking changes. As a result, I now feel that this should be moved to the Wii article. Thoughts? Zomic_13 06:49, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

I agree. My only problem is that the Firmware update section gets too large... Especially when people feel it is necessary to list EVERY thing that was changed. If people wanted to list EVERY thing that was changed, then maybe there should be a separate article. That's unlikely to happen... Anyway, yes. Firmware should go in the Wii article, not the Wii Menu. LN3000 18:17, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

I disagree. The firmware directly affects the Wii Menu, and its branches (the Channels). The Wii article should only pertain to hardware, reception, maybe a little info on the software, (just enough to explain, but not detailed) and things of that nature. The Wii Menu is the "mother", if you will, of all the Wii Channels. It's the house that contains them, and thus, When a firmware update occurs, it occurs to the Wii's software, which is the Wii Menu, and its branches. C. Pineda 02:54, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

I'm for mix of both opinions. The full list of all firmware updates should be moved to the Wii article but updates that affect the Wii menu should be listed here. - X201 07:52, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Agreed, given that we've now had two updates in a row that change more than the menu around. Unless we intend to change this article to "Wii Software" or "Wii OS", we need to move updates -Lucid 07:54, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Firmware Updates

Should we also mention that certain games like Pokemon Battle Revolution and Super Paper Mario also contain firmware updates and automatically force their installation? Nintenboy01 04:28, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Do we have a source we can cite for that? It should be added. Zomic_13 07:04, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Rumor also has it that Metroid Prime 3 will contain firmware 3.0 or something, which might brick modified Wiis. Nintenboy01 00:12, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

My copy of Metroid Prime 3 has an update in it, and it gave me the option not to accept the update. The odd thing is, my console was fully updated when it asked me to install the update. I agreed to it, and it installed something, but I have no idea what it was. I also can't speak as to whether or not it bricks modded consoles, because mine isn't modded.Zenintendofanatic 21:57, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Mii Popularity Questions

Someone changed it to the Mii Contest Channel, the sources don't call it that. So should the name be changed?

Yes, I just changed it back. That was changed due to a recent trademark filing in Japan, but there is no proof that the new channel will be called that instead of the Check Mii Out channel. Zomic_13 01:25, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Moving the Firmware Updates to a new page

This idea was originally brought up by ChibiMrBubbles on the Talk:Wii page. He suggested it after noticing the PS3 has its own page for firmware updates. I think this is a good idea, so I opened up discussion here. His original post is below:

I also want to add that the Playstation 3 has it's own separate article for it's own firmware updates, not implying anything but giving suggestions for alternative resolutions.--ChibiMrBubbles 21:29, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

I created a sample page. View it HERE. A paragraph describing the "Wii OS" or something similar would go above the table. Zomic_13 23:38, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

EDIT: I am missing some of the firmware numbers. If anyone knows them, please tell me! Zomic_13 23:39, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

As I mentioned way back whenever, if people like shoving every last detail of the firmware updates, they should not be in the Wii Menu article, and would be better suited for the Wii article. Apparently people were unhappy with that, so I agree that a separate firmware article would be the best bet. A long list of updates from one version to the next never fit well in their parent article. LN3000 00:44, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

I like what you did Zomic. I have to agree that the update section has been getting rather large, so I'm all for the move to its own article. Just make sure to add the new info about the Metroid Prime 3 update within the disc. Neo Samus 21:49, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Question Mark Channel

Well I updated my Wii to version 3 and there seems to be a question mark channel on mine. Anybody have it. Its on the wii settings and go to saved Wii Channels

It is not a channel, just some random data. It is safe to delete (or keep if you want) according to Nintendo. Zomic_13 04:56, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

September 2007

Should it be noted that the Check Mii Out will be released in September of this year? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.121.96.140 (talk) 23:39, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

It should, only if a reliable source stating so can be found. Zomic_13 00:35, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

The current source only states that a suprise will happen in September. It's not noted that it will be Check Mii Out. I do hope it comes out soon though. Neo Samus 21:44, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Firmware Update with MP3

Currently the article states: August 27: This update was included with Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. It changes the safety warning message displayed at the start of playing Wii games on the Disc Channel.

Can we find a cited source for this? Is the safety warning message just different for MP3 or is it now different for older games as well? I'm fairly certain that the safety warning message that is displayed when a game is started in the Disc Channel is stored on the disc itself, not the system. Zomic_13 00:16, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

I'll test it when I get home and I'll post my findings. Neo Samus 20:55, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Edit I'm so sorry I forgot to test last night (fell asleep early by accident). I promise I will check tonight. Neo Samus 14:27, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

No problem. Thanks for checking this out though! Zomic_13 17:11, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Ok, I fianlly got to test it, and it's false. The safety reminder that displays before MP3 is only on MP3. It does not alter the other games safety reminders. But I will say that all games from this point on will most likely show the updated reminder like what MP3 shows.

Now I know that MP 3 did have an update (it was required to play the game) but I think our best option is to contact Nintendo and find out what update was on MP 3's disc. Neo Samus 05:29, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Firmware 3.5

Is the DVD, CD firmware update vandalism?69.121.96.140 20:56, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Considering that the IP user has a record of adding false information to articles, I think it's safe to say that it is vandalism. Disaster Kirby^Talk 21:05, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Virtual Console Channels?

Virtual Console games appear as individual channels after they've been downloaded, do they not? Is it possible to group games under specific sub-heading. For example, can N64 games be catalogued under an N64 channel, and can SNES games be catalogued under a SNES channel? I've heard it's possible, but nothing in this article indicates you can. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.159.97.130 (talk) 01:34, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

It is not possible to do that. It has often been suggested on game sites and forums, but it is nothing more than speculation and creative thinking at the moment. Zomic_13 01:45, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

So every game downloaded will take up its own channel. That sucks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.159.97.130 (talk) 01:55, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

You do have 48 slots to fill up. When you fill up all those you can move them to an SD card or delete/redownload them to rearrange them. Zomic_13 02:09, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Plus the redownloading is free just might take a while for n64 games to download . Richardson j 01:20, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Update

The update included with the Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is the Wii System Version 3.0 update. This update is for people who don't have an Internet connection for their Wii. The update will self-install the first time the game disc is inserted, regardless if the Wii system has the latest update or not. Mmark089 05:24, 2 October 2007 (UTC)