Wii Menu

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Contents 1 Nintendo takes a different path 2 Wii System Updates 3 Wii Channels for games 4 Wii Organiser 5 Wii System Menu 6 Trivia

[edit] Nintendo takes a different path

The first and main thing about the Wii Menu is that it was one of the new features introduced into the Nintendo Wii. Previous Nintendo consoles were merely "put a game in and play" types, but the Wii strayed away from that usual trend. Instead, when you turned on the console, game inserted or not, the Wii Menu would appear first. From there you could access all off the Wii's Options, Save Files, downloaded Virtual Console Games the Calendar, and most importantly, the Wii Channels. The Wii Channels available from the very start were:

• Disc Channel
• Mii Channel
• Photo Channel
• Wii Shop Channel
• Forecast Channel
• News Channel

Optional Wii Channels that can be downloaded over the Internet are:

• Internet Browser Channel
• Everybody Votes Channel

For more information on any of the channels listed above, simply click on the link for the desired channel.

[edit] Wii System Updates

Sometimes when you insert a new game, a Wii System Update will commence. This is basically an upgrade for the Wii. This can mean that some of the channels you have may get new features or a new look.

[edit] Wii Channels for games

There are also Wii Channels only available after purchasing a game. These channels are usually for quick access of records for a game without inserting the game disc itself. Good examples of these particular Wii Channels are:

• Mario Kart Channel
• Wii Fit Channel

[edit] Wii Organiser

Though this is not the official name for it, this feature of the Wii acts like an organiser. In the bottom right corner of the screen is an envelope button. Clicking this opens up a virtual 'mail box'. In here, you can access the Calendar, read any messages you have received, and even post your own messages.

You can receive messages in many ways. These include:

• Accomplishing something in a game. (eg. Adding a player to the Wii Sports list will create a letter in the mail box)
• A friend or family member posts something on the same console
• A friend or family member posts something to you on another console via the Internet. (Both Wii require an Internet connection for this to happen)

[edit] Wii System Menu

In here are the main parts of the Wii. You can edit settings and the save files. In the Save Files part, you can check what save files you have, copy files to an SD card, erase files, and even check Save Files in a Nintendo Gamecube Memory Card.

In the Settings part of the menu, you can find an array of weird and wonderful options. These include:

• Console Nickname
• Widescreen Settings
• Mono, Stereo and Surround Sound
• Motion Sensor Bar Position
• Screen Burn-In Reduction
• Wii Remote Sensitivity
• Internet Settings
• Parental Controls
• Language and Country Settings

...and so on.

[edit] Trivia

• There are 4 pages of space for Wii Channels. This amounts up to 48 spaces for seperate Wii Channels.