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WiiConnect24 is a discontinued feature of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for the Wii.It was first announced at Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in mid-2006 by Nintendo. [1] It enabled the user to remain connected to the Internet while the console was on standby.
SpotPass was a Nintendo 3DS and Wii U "always on" online background connectivity system, similarly to how predecessor WiiConnect24 originally functioned with Wii, which could automatically seek and connect to wireless network nodes such as Wi-Fi hotspots, sending and downloading information in the background while in sleep mode or while playing a game or running an application.
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection [a] (sometimes shortened to Nintendo WFC) was an online multiplayer gaming service run by Nintendo that formerly provided free online play in compatible Nintendo DS and Wii games. The service included the company's Wii Shop Channel and DSi Shop game download services. It also ran other features for the Wii and Nintendo ...
This is a list of games on the Wii video game console that use the console's Wi-Fi connection, over external (i.e. Nintendo's) servers. Additionally, the now-defunct WiiConnect24 connection had provided a method for some Wii games to interact online, but rather in a passive method from console to console.
This is a list of games on the Wii video game console that use WiiConnect24.WiiConnect24 games are distinguished from Wii Wi-Fi Connection games in that WiiConnect24 support only allows for passive connection between players, such as the sharing of credits in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption or Metroid Prime: Trilogy.
The Nintendo Channel has the ability to support Nintendo Entertainment System games, Super NES games, Nintendo 64 games, and GameCube games. Later the channel was used for the Wii U, and the Nintendo Switch under the name of the Nintendo eShop. In this capacity the channel worked in a similar way to the DS Download Station. The channel provided ...
As part of Nintendo's WiiConnect24 service for the Nintendo Wii console, the Check Mii Out Channel / Mii Contest Channel was discontinued alongside the other services offered under WiiConnect24. A fan-made service called Wiilink has brought back this service to people who have homebrewed Wiis. It can also be used on Dolphin.
The Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector. The Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector is a wireless game adapter, developed by Nintendo and Buffalo Technology, which allows the Nintendo DS, Wii and 3DS users without a Wi-Fi connection or compatible Wi-Fi network to establish an Internet connection via a broadband-connected PC.