News Channel

News Channel
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	HAGP01, HAGA01, HAGJ01, HAGE01
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

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.

The RiiConnect24 service can restore the News Channel functionality. Refer to issue 10200. Because Dolphin doesn't emulate WiiConnect24, there is a program that RiiConnect24 made as a workaround to download the latest news 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.

2.0

5.0-4400

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5.0-21383 (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
5.0-5033	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

Wii News Channel on Dolphin: English

Wii News Channel on Dolphin: Dutch