Nintendo Channel

Nintendo Channel
File:Nintendo Channel.jpg
Type	Downloadable
Developer(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Wii Channels
Release date(s)	JP July 15, 2009 NA September 14, 2009 EU December 15, 2009
Genre(s)	Utility, Media
Input methods	Wii Remote, Nintendo DS
Compatibility	4 Playable
GameIDs	HATE01, HATJ01, HATP01
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

The Nintendo Channel (also known as the Everybody's Nintendo Channel in Japan) allows Wii users to watch videos such as interviews, trailers, commercials, and even download demos for the Nintendo DS. In this capacity the channel works in a similar way to the DS Download Station. The channel provides games info pages and users can rate games that they have played. A search feature is also available to assist users in finding new games to try or buy. The channel has the ability to take the user directly into the Wii Shop Channel for buying the wanted game immediately. The Nintendo Channel was launched in Japan on November 27, 2007, in North America on May 7, 2008, and in Europe and Australia on May 30, 2008. The Nintendo Channel is updated with different Nintendo DS demos and new videos every week; the actual day of the week varies across different international regions.

An updated version of the Nintendo Channel was released in Japan on July 15, 2009, North America on September 14, 2009, and in Europe on December 15, 2009. The update introduces a new interface and additional features, options, and statistics for users to view. However, the European version is missing some of these new additional features, such as options for choosing video quality. In addition, a weekly show known as Nintendo Week began airing exclusively on the North American edition of the channel, while another show Nintendo TV, is available on the UK version of the channel.

Problems

Shut-down

This channel was shut down as of June 28, 2013 and won't run in Dolphin.

DS/3DS Connectivity

The Nintendo Channel has a DS Download Service mode that allows one to download demos of DS games through DS Download Play of the Nintendo DS or the Nintendo DS mode of the 3DS's Download Play mode. Dolphin currently lacks support for connections with a Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS and the Nintendo Channel service has been shut-down.

Configuration

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

Version Compatibility

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

2.0

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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
4.0-3471	Windows 7	Intel Celeron B820	NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M	"The system file for the Nintendo Channel is corrupted. After deleting the Nintendo Channel from the Data Management screen, please download the Nintendo Channel from the Wii Shop Channel again. if the message still appears, visit support.nintendo.com." appear with black screen after accept Data-Sharing Settings.	MiiMaker