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[[Image:WiiChannelsNews.jpg|thumb|right|News Channel displaying an article on a storm system in the Pacific Northwest of the US.]] | [[Image:WiiChannelsNews.jpg|thumb|right|News Channel displaying an article on a storm system in the Pacific Northwest of the US.]] | ||
The '''News Channel''', made available on January 26, 2007, allows the user to browse regional and national news articles by category. As with the [[#Forecast Channel|Forecast Channel]], the News channel features a spinning globe feature with icons on locations from which news articles are available. Articles from one category may also be viewed in a "slide show" that cycles through that category's headlines while showing their location on the globe. As of August 6, 2007, headlines are displayed on the News Channel icon in the Wii Menu (this update was included in the version 3.0 system update). In the US, news data is currently provided by the Associated Press (AP). | The '''News Channel''', made available on January 26, 2007, allows the user to browse regional and national news articles by category. As with the [[#Forecast Channel|Forecast Channel]], the News channel features a spinning globe feature with icons on locations from which news articles are available. Articles from one category may also be viewed in a "slide show" that cycles through that category's headlines while showing their location on the globe. As of August 6, 2007, headlines are displayed on the News Channel icon in the Wii Menu (this update was included in the version 3.0 system update). In the US, news data is currently provided by the Associated Press (AP). | ||
A few retail games (like [[Madden NFL 07]] and [[NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams]] )have used this channel's features to simulate the weather conditions in-game. | |||
This channel requires WiiConnect24 to download news data. | This channel requires WiiConnect24 to download news data. | ||