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  2. Wii system software - Wikipedia

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    The Wii system software is a set of updatable firmware versions and a software frontend on the Wii, a home video game console.Updates, which could be downloaded over the Internet or read from a game disc, allowed Nintendo to add additional features and software, as well as to patch security vulnerabilities used by users to load homebrew software.

  3. Nintendo optical discs - Wikipedia

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    The Wii Optical Disc (RVL-006) is the physical game medium for the Wii, created by Panasonic.Nintendo extended its proprietary technology to use a full size 12 cm, 4.7/8.54 GB DVD-based [12] disc, retaining the benefits of the GameCube Game Disc, and adding the standard capacity of a double-layer DVD-ROM.

  4. WiiConnect24 - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. Seventh generation of video game consoles - Wikipedia

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    Early models of the Wii are fully backward compatible with GameCube software and most of its accessories; the Wii Family Edition and the Wii Mini iterations lack GameCube support. [104] Early models of the PlayStation 3 and all models of the Xbox 360 only offer partial support and use software emulation for backward compatibility.

  6. Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection - Wikipedia

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    On November 14, 2005, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection was deployed with the release of Mario Kart DS.Having been developed under the direct supervision of president Satoru Iwata, Nintendo's Takao Ohara lamented that Nintendo's long history of online strategies had each quit due to unexpectedly insufficient userbases, but that Nintendo WFC had in four months garnered 2.9 million connections from over ...

  7. Disc rot - Wikipedia

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    Disc rot is the tendency of CD, DVD, or other optical discs to become unreadable because of chemical deterioration. The causes include oxidation of the reflective layer, reactions with contaminants, ultra-violet light damage, and de-bonding of the adhesive used to adhere the layers of the disc together.

  8. Netizens Reveal The 36 Most Disastrous Christmas Gifts They ...

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    Image credits: Crysti Camden #8. My wife had a boss that she absolutely hated. Years ago he made the local newspaper on some fluff story and my parents, unaware of the hatred, mailed us the ...

  9. Hollywood (graphics chip) - Wikipedia

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    The Hollywood chipset, a key component of Nintendo's Wii video game console, is a system on a chip (SoC) that integrates a graphics processing unit (GPU), I/O interfaces, and audio capabilities. Designed by ATI (later acquired by AMD ), it was manufactured using a 90 nm or 65 nm CMOS process (depending on the hardware revision), [ 1 ] similar ...