Wii software update 2013

Visit us on LinkedIn. Support Wii. A Wii System Update will add new features to upgrade your Wii console. To update your Wii console to the latest version, simply connect your console to the Internet and manually select "Wii System Update" from the Wii System Settings page.

You can check the version of your Wii console by looking at the numbers on the top right corner on page 1 of the Wii System Settings page. Wii System Update 4. The SD Memory Card functionality of the Wii console has been enhanced to support the following features:. Please note that at the time the Wii System Update 4.

Important: Save files created by unauthorised modifications may cause damage to your Wii console. This Wii Menu update will detect and automatically delete such files. Please note that these deletion measures will not affect Wii consoles that contain only normal save files.

You can now use a USB keyboard with your Wii. Please note that some USB keyboards may not function correctly. Nintendo recommends the Classic Keyboard from Logitech. You are about to leave the Nintendo of Europe site. Nintendo of Europe is not responsible for the content or security of the site you are about to visit. Thank you for visiting the Nintendo website! A Wii System Update is change to one or more of the Wii 's internal titles.

They are distributed by Nintendo in one of two ways:. Such Wii System Updates may include new WiiConnect24 functionality, upgrades to preinstalled Wii Channels , new channels, support for downloadable channels, Wii Menu or Message Board design changes, repairing crashes, and blocking illegal loading devices such as the FreeLoader by Datel. Version 2. The Wii Menu design was also changed, and channels could be rearranged on the menu.

November 30, : Fixed a bug in the Wii Shop Channel that allowed it to be used as a web browser. December 19, : Activated the functionality of the Forecast Channel , as data had not been sent to it before this point. Version 3. Also added basic support for Photo Channel 1. December 10, : Added a "gifting" function to the Wii Shop Channel and added the internal title for Photo Channel 1.

March 22, : Released a new unused IOS with the signature checking bug fixed. Attempted to fix the Twilight Hack exploit used by homebrew. October 23, : Made a minor enhancement to the Wii Shop Channel. Replaced unused IOSes with stub versions.

Fixed signature checking bug in almost all IOSes that had it unfixed. Template:Citation needed. The Wii's firmware is in the form of IOSs thought by the Wii homebrew developers to stand for 'Input Output Systems' or 'Internal Operating Systems' [2] , which run on a separate ARM architecture processor to other Wii software nicknamed Starlet by the Wii homebrew community, as it is physically located inside the graphics chip, the Hollywood, so it is a small part of Hollywood.

These control input and output between the code running on the main processor the PowerPC "Broadway" processor and the Wii's hardware features that did not exist on the GameCube , which can only be accessed via the ARM. Instead, it gets installed in addition to any current IOS versions.

All native Wii software including games distributed on Nintendo optical discs , the System Menu itself, Virtual Console games, WiiWare , and Wii Channels , with the exception of certain homebrew applications, have the IOS version hardcoded into the software. When the software is run, the IOS that is hardcoded gets loaded by the Wii, which then loads the software itself. If that IOS does not exist on the Wii, in the case of disc-based software, it gets installed automatically after the user is prompted.

With downloaded software, this should not theoretically happen, as the user cannot access the shop to download software unless the player has all the IOS versions that they require. However, if homebrew is used to forcefully install or run a piece of software when the required IOS does not exist, the user is brought back to the system menu. Nintendo created this system so that new updates wouldn't unintentionally break compatibility with older games, but it does have the side effect that it uses up space on the Wii's internal NAND Flash memory.

IOSes are referred to by their number, which can theoretically be between 0 and , although many numbers are skipped, presumably being development versions that were never completed. Only one IOS version can run at any given time. The System Menu provides a graphical interface to the Wii's abilities. All games run directly on the Broadway processor, and either directly interface with the hardware for the hardware common to the Wii and GameCube , or interface with IOS running on the ARM architecture processor for Wii-specific hardware.

This means that while a piece of software is running, everything seen on the screen comes from that software, and not from any operating system or firmware. This includes the home menu a menu of uniform appearance that appears when the home button is pressed in any piece of official Wii software , and any error messages that might appear.

Therefore, the version number reported by the Wii is actually only the version number of the System Menu. This is why some updates do not result in a change of the version number: the System Menu itself is not updated, only for example IOSes and channels. As a side effect, this means it is impossible for Nintendo to implement any functions that would affect the games themselves, for example an in-game system menu similar to the Xbox 's in-game Dashboard or the PS3 's in-game XMB.

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Cancel Save. Fan Feed. Universal Conquest Wiki. Updates Wii Shop Channel again people with older firmware are unable to access it without updating theirs. Updates all IOSs for an unknown reason. DVDX does not work anymore. However, HBC 1. System Menu now uses IOS IOS was stubbed causing BootMii to be deleted if it was installed.