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News Channel
News Channel | |
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Type | Pre-installed |
Developer(s) | Nintendo |
Platform(s) | Wii Channels |
Release date(s) | JP/NA/EU January 26, 2007 |
Genre(s) | Utility |
Input methods | Wii Remote |
Compatibility | 5![]() ![]() Perfect |
GameIDs | |
See also... |
Dolphin Forum thread |
News Channel allows users to access news headlines and current news events obtained from the Internet. News articles are available on a globe view, similar to Forecast Channel, and as a slide show. The content is automatically updated and viewable via WiiConnect24 with clickable news images supported.
Emulation Information
Shut Down
This channel's original online functionality has been shut down as of June 28, 2013 and works in neither Dolphin or on Wii hardware.
WiiConnect24 Revival Services
Both RiiConnect24 and WiiLink can provide WiiConnect24 support in Dolphin through a variety of means. As of 5.0-19724, users can automatically redirect to use the WiiLink service in Dolphin without needing to patch channels or manually download VFF files outside of the emulator. This can be enabled in `Options -> Configuration -> Wii` under the "Enable WiiConnect24 via WiiLink" setting.
Stale VFF Files
As of 5.0-17613, Dolphin now supports downloading VFF files from WiiConnect24 services just like a real Wii. This allows users to connect to services like RiiConnect24 and WiiLink without the need for a VFF Downloader. Users that have previous used a VFF downloader may need to delete old VFF files before the new services will work. This is because VFF files downloaded with some revisions of the VFF downloader have been hacked to never expire, so the emulated system will never attempt to download new ones.
Support on Older Dolphin Versions
Prior to 5.0-17613 some WiiConnect24 channels can still be made to work through the use of a VFF Downloader. There is a program that RiiConnect24 made as a workaround to download the latest weather data regularly. See this tutorial for more details.
Problems
There are no reported problems with this channel.
Configuration
This channel does not need non-default settings to run properly.
Version Compatibility
The graph below charts the compatibility with News Channel since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.
Testing
This channel has been tested on the environments listed below:
Test Entries | |||||
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Revision | OS | CPU | GPU | Result | Tester |
5.0-5033 | macOS | Intel Core i5 @ 2.7 GHz | Intel Iris Pro | If you copy over the VFF from a Wii that has RiiConnect24, it works perfectly. | Larsenv |
Gameplay Videos
- Nintendo (Developer)
- Japan (Release region)
- North America (Release region)
- Europe (Release region)
- 2007 (Initial release year)
- Utility (Genre)
- Wii Remote (Input supported)
- 5 stars (Rating)
- Tested On (Release): 5.0
- Tested On (OS): macOS
- Tested On (CPU): Intel
- Tested On (GPU): Intel
- Tested
- Untested for 10000+ revisions
- Wii Channels