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=== EULA for Online Services ===  
=== EULA for Online Services ===  
Changing some settings in the Wii Menu will ask to accept the EULA again. If the hidden EULA channel isn't installed, it's impossible to accept it and online features of some games won't work. To fix that, get the hidden channel from a game's update partition or from NUS Downloader, install it in Dolphin and then accept the EULA through Wii Menu.
Changing some settings in the Wii Menu will ask to accept the EULA again. If the hidden EULA channel isn't installed, it's impossible to accept it and online features of some games won't work. To fix that, get the hidden channel from a game's update partition or from NUS Downloader, install it in Dolphin and then accept the EULA through Wii Menu.
=== <s>Savestates</s>/GameINIs/<s>Cheats</s> Do Not Work ===
Due to how Dolphin works, Dolphin only recognizes the first thing loaded as the game that is being played. For example, if [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] is loaded from the Game List, and use the home menu to go to the Wii Menu, then change disc and load [[Xenoblade Chronicles]], the game settings from the GameINI, cheats, and even any savestates made will be for Brawl and not Xenoblade. There is no solution at this time.
Partially fixed in {{revision|5.0-2712}}, which introduces proper title tracking. Savestates, screenshots, cheats, custom textures, etc. should all work. However, because of the state of Dolphin's current config system, GameINIs are not reloaded. This will be solved in the future with the new config system.


=== Alternate Region Titles ===
=== Alternate Region Titles ===

Revision as of 18:13, 12 March 2017

Wii Menu
WiiSystemMenu.jpg
Developer(s) Nintendo
Platform(s) Wii
Release date(s) NA November 19, 2006
JP December 2, 2006
AUS December 7, 2006
EU December 8, 2006
Genre(s) Utility
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer (4)
Input methods Wii Remote, Classic Controller
Compatibility 4Stars4.pngEdit rating: Wii Menu
Playable
See also...

Dolphin Forum thread
Open Issues
Search Google
Search Wikipedia

The Wii Menu, commonly known as the "System Menu", is the top-level menu interface of the Wii game console, allowing the player to navigate/launch channels, change settings, access the message board/address book, use the SD card, and load discs. The channels are displayed on a 4:3 grid with 4 pages, which the player navigates using the Wii Remote. The grid is customizable; users can move channels (except for the Disc Channel) amongst the menu's 47 customizable slots by pressing and holding the A and B button while hovering over the channel the user wants to move.

Dolphin does not include the Wii Menu by default, and it doesn't need it; it is able to launch games straight from the Dolphin GUI. However, the menu is fully functional; it can load channels and even discs. For instructions on how to install the Wii Menu, and for help in performing it, see the Wii System Menu Tutorial on the forums.

Emulation Information

No Channels

The Wii Menu will initially appear without any channels, except for the Disc Channel. This is because Dolphin doesn't come with channels preinstalled as the Wii does; it's up to the user to install them, using the same process that was used to install the Wii Menu.

EULA for Online Services

Changing some settings in the Wii Menu will ask to accept the EULA again. If the hidden EULA channel isn't installed, it's impossible to accept it and online features of some games won't work. To fix that, get the hidden channel from a game's update partition or from NUS Downloader, install it in Dolphin and then accept the EULA through Wii Menu.

Alternate Region Titles

The Wii Menu will only load titles corresponding to its region. This region locking is enforced by the system menu. Use an appropriately aligned version or load alternate region titles via the Game List.

Problems

Format Wii Memory

Using "Format Wii Memory" option works but Dolphin will keep complaining about missing entries in SYSCONF after doing that. The workaround is disabling Panic Handlers or deleting User\Wii\shared2\sys\SYSCONF, letting Dolphin generate a new one.

Update Partitions Are Not Detected

No game update partitions are detected because of a bug in IOS HLE. Fixed in 5.0-2712.

System Update

Performing a System Update will end with an error 32004 or 32017. Fixed in 5.0-2752. Note: the System Menu requires the System Menu IOS to be installed.

Message Board

Messages cannot be sent/received. Playtime is correctly registered only if a game is loaded through the Wii Menu/Disc Channel and the Wii Menu is returned to after playing. Fixed in 5.0-775.

Copying/Moving Channels to SD Card

Copying/moving channels to SD Card will always fail. Fixed in 5.0-2666.

Channel Management (Wii Menu 2.x)

Deleting channels works but will leave Wii Menu corrupted. To fix that manually locate and remove title.tmd from the deleted channel or update Wii Menu to version 3.0 or newer.

Fixed in 5.0-2660.

Compatibility

Title Region CDN Compatibility
Prelaunch System Menu Stub (Startup Disc) No Region N/A Template:Ratings/Prelaunch System Menu StubStars0.pngEdit rating: Prelaunch System Menu Stub
Wii Menu 2.0 JP/NA/EU 128/97/130 Template:Ratings/Wii Menu 2.0Stars0.pngEdit rating: Wii Menu 2.0
Wii Menu 2.1 EU 162 Template:Ratings/Wii Menu 2.1Stars0.pngEdit rating: Wii Menu 2.1
Wii Menu 2.2 JP/NA/EU 192/193/194 Template:Ratings/Wii Menu 2.2Stars0.pngEdit rating: Wii Menu 2.2
Wii Menu 3.0 JP/NA/EU 224/225/226 Template:Ratings/Wii Menu 3.0Stars0.pngEdit rating: Wii Menu 3.0
Wii Menu 3.1 JP/NA/EU 256/257/258 Template:Ratings/Wii Menu 3.1Stars0.pngEdit rating: Wii Menu 3.1
Wii Menu 3.2 JP/NA/EU 288/289/290 Template:Ratings/Wii Menu 3.2Stars0.pngEdit rating: Wii Menu 3.2
Wii Menu 3.3 JP/NA/EU/KOR 352/353/354/326 Template:Ratings/Wii Menu 3.3Stars0.pngEdit rating: Wii Menu 3.3
Wii Menu 3.4 JP/NA/EU 384/385/386 Template:Ratings/Wii Menu 3.4Stars0.pngEdit rating: Wii Menu 3.4
Wii Menu 3.5 KOR 390 Template:Ratings/Wii Menu 3.5Stars0.pngEdit rating: Wii Menu 3.5
Wii Menu 4.0 JP/NA/EU 416/417/418 Template:Ratings/Wii Menu 4.0Stars0.pngEdit rating: Wii Menu 4.0
Wii Menu 4.1 JP/NA/EU/KOR 448/449/450/454 Template:Ratings/Wii Menu 4.1Stars0.pngEdit rating: Wii Menu 4.1
Wii Menu 4.2 JP/NA/EU/KOR 480/481/482/486 Template:Ratings/Wii Menu 4.2Stars0.pngEdit rating: Wii Menu 4.2
Wii Menu 4.3 JP/NA/EU/KOR 512/513/514/518 Template:Ratings/Wii Menu 4.3Stars0.pngEdit rating: Wii Menu 4.3

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