Wii Channels

Nintendo's Wii menu revolves around 4 screens of a 4 x 4 grid of options called "Channels." This was to give users a similar experience of flipping through channels on TV. By default, all Wii consoles have the Disc, Mii, Photo, Wii Shop, Forecast, and News Channels built into the console. By using the Wii Shop Channel, users can download additional channels. Virtual Console and WiiWare games also take up their own Channel space. Users can move around the Wii Channels and customize the Wii menu anyway they want, with the exception of the Disc Channel which must be in the upper left corner of the first screen at all times.

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Wii Channels

These are a list of Wii Channels that come pre-installed with every Wii.

Disc Channel

This is where Wii and GameCube games can be played. Wii games have their own specific menu icon while all GC games simply have the GC logo with the GC boot-up sound playing. When no disc is inserted a picture of both a Wii and GC disc is displayed on the Channel. When a disc is inserted, both discs will spin for a few seconds until one of them goes into a disc slot, representing the disc the user put into the Wii. In an effort to force users to be up-to-date with the Wii firmware, the more popular Wii games come with a System Update which will alert the user on the menu icon.

Downloadable Channels

These are a list of Wii Channels that users can download from the Wii Shop Channel.

Additional Channels

These are a list of Channels which can only be acquired by purchasing a related product.

Retired Channels

This is a list of channels that are no longer available to download.

Related Features

This is a list of other Wii functions in the Menu that don't have their own Channel space.