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[[Image:WiiConnect24 logo.png|right|250px]] | [[Image:WiiConnect24 logo.png|right|250px]] | ||
'''WiiConnect24''' | '''WiiConnect24''' was a feature of the [[Wii]] console first announced at E3 [[2006]] by [[Nintendo]]. It enables the user to remain connected to the Internet while the console is on standby. For example, a friend can visit another player's Wii town and leave messages in [[Animal Crossing: City Folk]] without the other player being present. WiiConnect24 is sometimes confused with [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]], which is used to provide online gameplay over Nintendo's servers. Online gameplay games for the Wii can use both the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service and WiiConnect24. | ||
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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
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The Wii Optical Drive will glow a neon-blue color when data has been received through WiiConnect24 in Standby Connect mode and, with firmware 3.0 and above, it will briefly flash when the console is turned on. The brightness level of this blue color can be changed via the Setup Interface with the options of Bright, Dim or Off. When game messages are received with pictures, the player can customize them in the Photo Channel. The player can also send them to other Wii consoles when they are registered. The player can also opt-out of receiving messages from Nintendo. | The Wii Optical Drive will glow a neon-blue color when data has been received through WiiConnect24 in Standby Connect mode and, with firmware 3.0 and above, it will briefly flash when the console is turned on. The brightness level of this blue color can be changed via the Setup Interface with the options of Bright, Dim or Off. When game messages are received with pictures, the player can customize them in the Photo Channel. The player can also send them to other Wii consoles when they are registered. The player can also opt-out of receiving messages from Nintendo. | ||
As of June 28, 2013, Nintendo terminated WiiConnect24 services globally. The channels that required it most are now considered defunct. | |||
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*Nintendo Channel | *Nintendo Channel | ||
*Wii Speak Channel | *Wii Speak Channel | ||
All the channels in this list, apart from Mii Channel and Wii Shop Channel, will no longer work. | |||
[[Category:Wii]] | [[Category:Wii]] | ||