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Wii Network Guide: Difference between revisions
Adding the WFC shutdown to the guide. I'm leaving it as-is for now. The custom server scene is too unstable to make anything specific for them and this could be a nice reference. We'll have to come back to this later.
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Since the merger of the Wii-Network branch in [https://dolphin-emu.org/download/dev/3968a5d169fd7501b5b7acafed05861f7351333f/ 3.5-2143], Dolphin can now use the '''Nintendo WiFi Connection''' to play Wii games online. Since it uses the official Nintendo platform for Wii online gameplay, Dolphin users can play online with not only other Dolphin players, but with real Wii players as well. For copyright reasons, some of the files required to access the Nintendo WiFi Connection cannot be distributed with Dolphin and have to be obtained by the user. | Since the merger of the Wii-Network branch in [https://dolphin-emu.org/download/dev/3968a5d169fd7501b5b7acafed05861f7351333f/ 3.5-2143], Dolphin can now use the '''Nintendo WiFi Connection''' to play Wii games online. Since it uses the official Nintendo platform for Wii online gameplay, Dolphin users can play online with not only other Dolphin players, but with real Wii players as well. For copyright reasons, some of the files required to access the Nintendo WiFi Connection cannot be distributed with Dolphin and have to be obtained by the user. | ||
* 4.0 and all revisions prior to {{revision|4.0-1019}} use a common MAC address that | '''As of May 20th 2014, the Nintendo WiFi Connection has been terminated. This guide was written while the WFC still existed and no longer works. These instructions will remain up to help provide a reference point for users dealing with custom servers. More specific instructions may come once the custom server scene has settled.''' | ||
* 4.0 and all revisions prior to {{revision|4.0-1019}} use a common MAC address that was banned by Nintendo. 4.0-1019 and newer development versions randomize this address so each Dolphin user has a unique identifier. | |||
== Getting the Wii operating system files == | == Getting the Wii operating system files == | ||