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Wii System Menu and Feature Updates

Occasionally Nintendo will release updates to the existing Wii Menu, or enhancements to other system features and channels. This page lists many of those updates, with a brief description of their benefits, and when the updates were made available. Of course when you download the latest Wii Menu Update, you get all of the previous Wii Menu enhancements included. Enhancements to specific channels, like the Check Mii Out Channel, may require you to re-download the channel again to access the updated version.

• Most Recent Update:

  November 17, 2008

  Wii Menu 3.4
  

  Wii Menu 3.4 contains the following:

  • An enhancement was made to the Wii console's Parental Controls.
  • A compatible USB keyboard can be used with the Mii Channel.
  • The Wii User Agreement, which includes the Wii Privacy Policy, has been updated. Because the updated agreement applies to you and your use of the Wii Network Service, you should view the updated version by clicking on the Wii icon located on the lower-left portion of the Wii Channel menu, selecting Wii Settings, accessing the Internet setting, and selecting User Agreements.

    You can also read the updated documents by clicking here.

• Previous Wii Menu and System Feature Updates:
  Below is a brief history of previous updates to the Wii menu or system features and channels Click on a date to view the details, or select "View All Updates" to see them all.

  Date of Update	Features Updated
  November 12, 2008	Enhancement to the Nintendo Channel
  October 22, 2008	Enhancement to the Wii Shop Channel
  July 22, 2008	Photo Channel 1.1-a
  June 17, 2008	Enhancement to the Mii Channel, Unauthorized modifications to Save Files
  May 6, 2008	Nintendo Channel
  February 25, 2008	Wii Menu 3.2
  January 30, 2007	Check Mii Out Channel
  December 10, 2007	Wii Shop Channel, Photo Channel
  October 10, 2007	Wii Menu 3.1, Internet Channel, Everybody Votes Channel
  August 6, 2007	Wii Menu 3.0, Wii Message Board, Wii Shop Channel
  April 11, 2007	Wii Menu 2.2
  November 19, 2006	Wii Menu 2.0
  + View All Updates

   

  November 12, 2008

  Nintendo Channel

  • An update that provides a behind-the-scenes enhancement to the Nintendo Channel was made available.

  October 22, 2008

  Wii Shop Channel
  • A change was made to the way that compatible controllers are displayed in the "Details" section of a game's description. In addition, this update provides other behind-the-scenes changes.

  July 22, 2008

  Photo Channel 1.1-a

  • An update was made available for the Wii console which provides behind-the-scenes support for a new service that has been released only in Japan.

  June 17, 2008

  Wii Menu 3.3

  • Enhancement to the Mii Channel
    With this update, you can now move a Mii from the Mii Plaza to the Mii Parade in the Mii Channel. To do this, simply pick up a Mii using the A and B Buttons and then release it over the Mii Parade icon in the upper-right corner of the screen.
  • Unauthorized Modifications to Save Files
    Because unauthorized modifications to save files may impair game play or the Wii console, updating to Wii Menu version 3.3 will check for and automatically remove such save files. In addition, there are some behind the scenes enhancements that do not affect any prominently-used features or menus but will improve system performance.

  May 06, 2008

  • Nintendo Channel
    The Nintendo Channel is an interactive guide to what's new in the world of Nintendo - and it is available for easy download to your Wii from the Wii Shop Channel. Watch trailers, mini-documentaries, product demonstrations, and gameplay videos. Gain useful information about your favorite games on Wii and Nintendo DS from reading the game guide pages. You can even click to buy straight from your Wii, if you have the Internet Channel installed. What else can the Nintendo Channel do? Click here for full details.

  May 06, 2008

  • Nintendo Channel
    The Nintendo Channel is an interactive guide to what's new in the world of Nintendo - and it is available for easy download to your Wii from the Wii Shop Channel. Watch trailers, mini-documentaries, product demonstrations, and gameplay videos. Gain useful information about your favorite games on Wii and Nintendo DS from reading the game guide pages. You can even click to buy straight from your Wii, if you have the Internet Channel installed. What else can the Nintendo Channel do? Click here for full details.

  February 25, 2008

  • Wii Menu 3.2
    This update does not affect any prominently-used features or menus; however it does provide some behind the scenes updates that will improve system performance.

  January 30, 2008

  • Enhancements to the "Check Mii Out" Channel
    Nintendo has updated the Check Mii Out Channel with a variety of new functions designed to enhance your experience. These include:
    • The ability to view up to 500 Miis after clicking "Popular" in the Posting Plaza.
    • A new button on the Posting Plaza that allows you to view Miis that you have designed and posted.
    • The ability to view Miis created by a specific Mii Artisan from his or her profile screen in the Posting Plaza.
    • The addition of Parental Controls. As with all other parental controls on Wii, if activated, a PIN code will be required to use the channel.

  December 10, 2007
  

  Wii Shop Channel

  • Added the "Gift Feature" to the Wii Shop Channel, which lets you spend Wii Shop points on a Wii Shop item that you can have sent to a friend (more info).

  Photo Channel 1.1

  • Personalize your Wii Menu by making one of your favorite digital images from an SD memory card as the Photo Channel icon (how to).
  • Replaces MP3 music file support with AAC compatibility (more info).

  October 10, 2007

  Wii Menu 3.1:

  • A Keyboard inserted into a USB port on the console can be used for text input and specific button controls for certain features and channels.

  Enhancements to the Internet Channel

  • A Keyboard inserted into a USB port on the console can be used for text input (such as typing a URL or writing an email).
  • During text input using the Wii Remote, the B Button can be pressed to activate the "Shift" function of the onscreen keyboard.
  • Specific text on the page can now be highlighted with the Wii Remote. Once highlighted, click the "Search" to populate the search field with that text.
  • It is now possible to edit the web address (URL) of the page currently being viewed on the Internet Channel.
  • The "Page Information" icon will be visible on all pages while browsing, even if the tool bar is hidden. In addition, "Page Information" has been enhanced to provide you a description of the page's security level; a "Send" button is available to send the page to a friend; a "www" button is provided to edit the current URL and browse to a new page.
  • The way the Internet Channel can display a page has been enhanced. You now have the ability to make the browser ignore white space from the top and bottom of the screen, and the "Zoom" feature will alert you when an image is at its native size.
  • The maximum number of Favorites you can save has been increased from 48 to 56.
  • You can expect a faster, more stable and secure connection with the updated Internet Channel.

  Enhancements to the Everybody Votes Channel

  • The updated version of the Everybody Votes Channel provides an improved display for the National Results by Region.

  August 6, 2007

  Wii Menu 3.0:

  • The weather forecast for your selected region will now be displayed on the Forecast Channel icon in the Wii Menu.
  • Headline news will now be displayed on the News Channel icon in the Wii Menu.
  • The current time will now be displayed in the Wii Menu.
  • The area around the Wii Message Board button will now flash when a message arrives.

  Wii Message Board:

  • You're now able to rearrange the order of your Wii Friends in the address book.
  • You're now able to go into the Wii Friends registration screen by pressing the A Button on a blank spot in the address book.
  • Envelope message icons will now appear on the calendar only on the dates when a message is received.
  • Your message sending history will now be displayed in Today's Accomplishments.
  • You can now scroll the message text by pressing the B button on the message screen.

  Wii Shop Channel:

  • The search function on Virtual Console has been enhanced.
  April 11, 2007

  Wii System Menu 2.2:

  • Resolved connection issues that affected a small number of users who connected online through a specific Internet Service Provider and supplied router.

  November 19, 2006

  Wii System Menu 2.0:

  • Ability to write and read data on an SD card.
  • Addition of "country settings" option.
  • Addition of "system update" option.
  • Ability to arrange downloaded channels on the Wii menu.
  • Ability to set "parental controls" to restrict online activities