News Channel
News Channel |
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Developer: Nintendo This game has unused abilities. This game has a prerelease article |
This game is defunct. Do note the game no longer works at all without modifications. This is most likely due to the game's servers being shut down (as of June 28, 2013). As a result, further official developments with the game are unlikely to happen. |
The News Channel was a channel to look at the latest news. Once again, just like the Forecast Channel, you could check the latest news headlines by spinning the Earth until it shatters!
This channel was discontinued on June 28, 2013. However, it is possible to restore functionality by installing WiiLink.
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Prerelease Info |
Unused Text
In the second version of the News Channel, there were some error messages that were never used.
You must perform a Wii system update to use WiiConnect24. Refer to your Wii Operations Manual for details.
You must perform a Wii system update to use the News Channel. See the Wii Operations Manual for details.
An error has occured. WiiConnect24 features cannot be used.
Regional Differences
Title Screen
Japan | International |
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A small change was made on the Wii Menu to change the map for Japan (since it's in Asia).
Updated Time
The updated time text is slightly different.
USA | Europe |
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Updated | Last Updated |
Globe
In the Japan version, when using the Globe, "Powered by Goo" is displayed.
When multiple news articles are grouped together on the Globe, the text after the location name is slightly different.
USA | Europe |
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Area | etc. |
And when you click that...
USA | Europe |
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Regional News | The News |
Clock
In the Japan and European versions of the channel, there's a clock in the top left corner of the screen while using the channel, however they look different.
Japan |
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Europe |
News Sources
In different regions, the news source(s) were different.
US English/French/Spanish |
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Associated Press |
EU English/French/Spanish |
Associated Press
AFP |
German |
Associated Press
AFP and SID |
Italian |
Associated Press
ANSA |
Dutch |
Associated Press
ANP |
Japanese |
News24 and Mainichi |
News Topics
Along with the sources being different, the topics list was different as well.
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Japanese | English | French | German | Spanish | Italian | Dutch | |||||||
News24 and Mainichi | Associated Press | AFP | Associated Press | AFP | Associated Press | AFP | Associated Press | AFP and SID | Associated Press | ANSA | Associated Press | ANP | |
政治
経済 国際 社会 スポーツ 芸能文化 |
National News
Regional News* International News Sports Arts/Entertainment Business Science/Health Technology |
International News
UK News Health & Medicine Science & Environment Technology Offbeat Entertainment LifeStyle Sport People Business |
Actualités nationales
Actualités continentales Actualités internationales Sport Arts & loisirs Economie Sciences & santé Technologie |
Monde
France Economie Sports Culture/Art de vivre Technologies Médecine/Santé Insolite People Politique |
Inland
Kontinental Weltweit Sport Feuilleton Wirtschaft Wissenschaft/Gesundheit Technologie |
Deutschland
Weltnachrichten Politik Wirtschaft Technik Gesundheit/Medizin Boulevard Unterhaltung Sport Neu im Kino |
Nacional*
Continental Internacional Deportes Cultura y ocio Economia Ciencia y salud Tecnologia |
Internacional
España Deportes Economia Tecnologia Cultura Sociedad Gente |
Notizie nazionali
Notizie internazionali Scienze e salute Sport Arte e Intrattenimento Attività commerciale Tecnologia |
Dal mondo
Dall'Italia Sport Economia Spettacolo Internet Cultura e societá Cinema Musica |
Continentaal nieuws
Internationaal nieuws Sport Kunst en entertainment Zakelljk nieuws Wetenschap en gezondheid Technologie |
Internationaal
Achtergrond Regionaal Economie Beurs Sport Cultuur Gezondheid Opmerkelijk Entertainment | |
Translated Text | |||||||||||||
Japanese | English | French | German | Spanish | Italian | Dutch | |||||||
News24 and Mainichi | Associated Press | AFP | Associated Press | AFP | Associated Press | AFP and SID | Associated Press | AFP | Associated Press | ANSA | Associated Press | ANP | |
Politics
Economy International News Society Sports Entertainment/Culture |
National News
Regional News* International News Sport Arts/Entertainment Business Science/Health Technology |
International News
UK News Health & Medicine Science & Environment Technology Offbeat Entertainment LifeStyle Sport People Business |
National News
Continental News International News Sport Arts & Leisure Economy Science & Health Technology |
World
France Economy Sports Culture/LifeStyle Technology Medicine/Health Unusual People Politics |
Inland
Continental International Sports Feature Economy Science/Health Technology |
Germany
World News Politics Economy Technology Health/Medicine Boulevard Entertainment Sports New Movies |
National*
Continental International Sports Culture and Leisure Economy Science and Health Technology |
International
Spain Sports Economy Technology Culture Society People |
National News
International News Science and Health Sports Arts and Entertainment Business Technology |
Around the World
From Italy Sport Economy Show Internet Culture and Society Cinema Music |
Continental News
International News Sport Arts and Entertainment Business News Science and Health Technology |
International
Background Regional Economy Scholarship Sport Culture Health Noteworthy Entertainment |
* - Not seen in all countries.
Revisional Differences
Wii Menu Icon
On the first version of the News Channel, the icon would be white, then fade to green.
When the second version of this Channel was released, Nintendo only used the green icon and the headlines would show on the Wii Menu.
Errors
The error messages were changed when the Channel was updated.
First Version | Second Version |
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There is a problem with the Wii System Memory. You cannot use WiiConnect24. Return to the Wii Menu and follow the on-screen instructions. |
There is a problem with the Wii System Memory. WiiConnect24 cannot be used. |
First Version | Second Version |
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WiiConnect24 is currently turned off. Confirm your settings under Wii Options. |
WiiConnect24 Standby Connection is currently turned off, so this channel cannot be used. |
First Version | Second Version |
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WiiConnect24 cannot be used because your Wii console cannot connect to the Internet. Confirm Internet settings under Wii Options. |
Unable to connect to the Internet. WiiConnect24 cannot be used. Check your connection settings. See the Wii Operations Manual for details. |
First Version | Second Version |
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There is a problem with WiiConnect24 communication, so it is temporarily disabled. Please try again later. |
The WiiConnect24 service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. |
Also, some more error codes (starting with NEWS) were added.
Unused Music
To do: Upload a standard audio file rather than a YouTube video. |
This is a song that would be layered over the main background music, supposedly when reading news. It plays asynchronously to the main background music. The volume of this track is set to 0 inside the Channel's BRSAR file, therefore it cannot be heard. It could have been cut because people would find background music too distracting to hear when reading an article.
Unused Featured News Section
The News Channel has a field in the data file that allows room for a featured news section. The button to send you to the main sections, however, scrolls all the way to the bottom of the list...
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