Amazon Instant Video Channel

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Amazon Instant Video Channel
Amazon Instant Video Channel.png
Type Downloadable
Developer(s) Amazon
Publisher(s) Amazon
Platform(s) Wii Channels
Release date(s) NA January 15, 2013
EU December 4, 2012
Genre(s) Utility
Mode(s) Single-player
Input methods Wii Remote
Compatibility 4Stars4.pngEdit rating: Amazon Instant Video Channel
Playable
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Amazon Instant Video, Amazon LOVEFiLM Channel in Europe is an Internet video on demand service offered by Amazon.com in the United States. It offers television shows and films for rental and purchase.

Emulation Information

Shut Down

This channel has been shut down as of January 30, 2019 and works in neither Dolphin or on Wii hardware.

Problems

Crash on Boot

This channel will crash in a black screen on boot if MMU emulation is not enabled. Enabled by default in the game ini since at least 5.0-10000.

No Space Left

Upon starting, Amazon Instant Video Channel will stop on an error message claiming there's not enough free space on the Wii NAND. Fixed in 5.0-3147.

Configuration

No configuration changes are known to affect compatibility for this channel.

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Amazon Instant Video Channel since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

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5.0-21222 (current)
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2.0 (r5384)
Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This channel has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision OS CPU GPU Result Tester
5.0-1043 Windows 10 Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.4 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Broken. Does not run. JMC47
5.0-2127 Windows 10 Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.4 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Runs, but can't play/download videos due to incomplete IOS emulation. JMC47

Gameplay Videos