Wii Internet Channel

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Definition

The Internet Channel is a modified Opera browser for the Nintendo Wii and that connects through WIFI to the Internet. It supports the same web functionalities and standards that are included in the desktop versions of Opera, including CSS and JavaScript. On the other hand, it only seems to support Flash 7 (April 2008). This browser is not included when you buy the Wii. It will cost 500 Wii Points (about 5 Euros). E.g. in Switzerland you can buy 2000 points for CH 37.- in a shop.

This page is for technical people, i.e. Wii-aware website designers, Flash and JavaScript programmers.

Links

Websites optimized for Wii

  • wiiportal (A portal with a selection of various topics)

Hullbreach SDK

WiiCade

WiiCade is a website designed to provide users of the Wii console with online games. I.e. this uses the normal Wii hard and software and just adds Wii specific user events to online games that run in the built-in Opera (Internet Channel) browser.

MarioToo Flash/WiimoteMote API

Dead ?

Various technical links

(including blog entries, forums)