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Wii Operations Manual

Channels and Settings

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Wii Menu 2 – 3

Channels

Disc Channel 4 – 5

Mii™ Channel 6 – 13

Photo Channel 14 – 23

Wii Shop Channel 24 – 25

Virtual Console™ 26 – 27

WiiWare™ 28 – 29

Wii Message Board 30 – 39

Wii Settings and Data Management 40 – 63

HOME Menu 64 – 65

Wii Keyboard 66 – 67

USB Keyboard 68

Troubleshooting 68 – 73

Contents

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Wii Menu

Wii Channels

These are the current Channels available:

Disc Channel

Play Wii and Nintendo GameCube games.

Mii™Channel

Create characters that can be used in Mii-compatible software programs.

Photo Channel

View digital photos and videos from SD Cards.

Wii Shop Channel (Internet connection required)

Download new Channels to your Wii Menu, redeem Wii Points™ to download

Virtual Console™ and WiiWare™ titles, or purchase other goods offered on the

Wii Shop Channel (when available).

Forecast Channel (Internet connection required)

Check the weather conditions in different locations.

News Channel (Internet connection required)

View news from around the world.

WiiConnect24™

The Wii console can communicate with the Internet even when the power is turned off.

The WiiConnect24 service can deliver game updates or other information even if the

system is idle. (Broadband Internet connection required.)

See page 62 for more information on WiiConnect24.

Get Connected Video

Select the Wii

See what you can do on the internet icon from the Wii

Menu to watch a video showing the many advantages of connecting your Wii system

to the Internet.

Once you have connected your Wii system to the Internet, if you select this icon again,

you will be asked if you would like to keep the video or delete it. Deleting the video

will free up Wii system memory.

If this program is deleted, it cannot be recovered. It will also be permanently

deleted if you format the Wii system memory (see page 63).

Wii Menu

Using the Wii Menu

When the Wii console power is turned on, the ﬁrst screen you will see is the

Wii Menu. From this screen, you can do several activities:

• Play a Game Disc.

• Use one of the built-in software programs (Channels)

included with the Wii console.

• Change Wii console settings.

• Interact with the Wii Message Board.

To select any of these activities, simply point at one with the Wii Remote and press

the A Button.

Wii Channels

Play a Wii or Nintendo GameCube Game Disc, start one of the built-in

software programs included with the Wii console, or start other software

programs downloaded to your console from the Wii Shop Channel.

The Wii Menu can have up to 48 Channels at one time. If you have

more Channels than can be shown on the screen at one time, these can

be accessed by selecting the blue scroll arrows.

Wii Settings and Data Management

Change console settings or organise the

contents of an SD Card or Nintendo

GameCube Memory Card (see page 40).

Current Time

Wii Message Board

Open the Wii Message Board (see page 30).

• Blinks when you have received a message.

Current Date

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Disc Channel

When You’re Done Playing

1. Press the Eject Button to remove the Game Disc if you are ﬁnished playing

the game.

2. Turn the power off by pressing the Power Button on the front of the console, or by

pressing the Power Button on the Wii Remote for one second.

Starting the Game

1. Using the Wii Remote, select the Disc Channel on the Wii Menu.

2. Select Start on the game’s Channel Preview screen to begin the game.

• Review the instruction booklet for the game you are playing for speciﬁc game

control information.

Eject Button

Power Button

Channel Preview screen

Front View of

Wii console

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Disc Channel

Playing a Wii or Nintendo GameCube Disc

Before Inserting a Game Disc

• Make sure that your TV and any audio equipment that is connected to your Wii

console is turned on.

• Choose the correct input setting for your TV (see page 18 in the Wii Operations

Manual - System Setup).

Inserting a Game Disc

Insert your Game Disc into the Disc Slot on the front of the Wii console. The console

will turn on automatically and the Wii Menu will appear.

• If your console is placed vertically, the disc label will face to the right.

• If your console is placed horizontally, the disc label will face upward.

On the Disc Channel, you can play your Wii and Nintendo

GameCube Discs.

Nintendo GameCube Disc

Wii Menu

Disc Channel

To select an on-screen option, simply point at

it with the Wii Remote and press the A Button.

NOTE: GameCube controller required for playing

GameCube games.

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Mii Channel

What Are Miis For?

• You can choose one of your Miis to be "you" in Mii-compatible games.

• You can store up to 100 Miis in your Mii Plaza (see page 11).

• You can carry Miis in your Wii Remote to exchange them with Miis in friends' Wii

consoles (see page 12).Yours will then appear in their games.And vice versa!

• You can also exchange Miis with friends around the world via WiiConnect24™ and

the Mii Parade (see page 13).

Fine-tune your Mii's face. Change its eyes,

brows, nose, and mouth, and even add

glasses and accessories.

Finally, tailor your Mii's proportions

however you like.

You've designed your ﬁrst Mii! After you give it a few personal proﬁle

details like a Nickname (see page 10), you're completely ﬁnished!

Design an endless

variety of Miis!

Mii™Channel

Making Your First Mii

Selecting the Mii Channel from the Wii Menu

Use the Wii Remote to select the Mii Channel, then select START to begin creating your ﬁrst Mii.

(This Channel is controlled by one remote at a time. )

Creating Your Mii

First select Male or Female. You'll then see a starter face that you can change, along with a style

menu. Go through the following steps to make your Mii.

Put yourself into your Wii console by making a Mii... or many

Miis! You can see Miis in your games, carry them in your Wii

Remote, and let them hang out with friends' Miis, whether

they're across the street or around the world!

Wii Menu

Mii Channel

Select a gender.

Change your Mii's face shape, hair colour,

and skin tone.

To select an on-screen option, simply point at

it with the Wii Remote and press the A Button.

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Mii Channel

Modifying a Mii

Changing Mii Features

Use the style menu when changing your Mii's face and body. As you select categories from the top Feature menu, you'll see the Feature style menu below ﬁll with variations

that you can choose for your Mii's look.

Change body type

See page 10.

Change facial features

Select feature type to see

variations appear below.

Change colour

You can select a colour for

many features.

Move feature up or down

Make feature larger

or smaller

Stop modifying

When you quit styling your

Mii, you can choose whether

to save your changes, and

then you'll go to the Mii

Plaza, where you'll see your

Mii walking around

(see page 11).

Spin your Mii

Select your Mii to see it whirl

around and show you what it

looks like from all sides.

Rotate feature

Change feature spacing

You can tighten and broaden the

spaces between dual features

such as eyes and brows.

Feature adjustment

Feature style menu

Scroll buttons will appear if

there are more options

available.

Edit Mii proﬁle

See page 10.

Right/Left Part

This option will appear when

modifying the hairstyle.

Feature Edit screen

Mii Channel

Creating More Miis

Selecting the Mii Channel from the Wii Menu

Use the Wii Remote to select the Mii Channel, then

select Start to enter Mii Plaza (see page 11).

Select the New Mii icon on the left side of the screen:

Select Male or Female.Then if you've created a Mii

previously, you'll see two Mii start-up options: "Start

from scratch" or "Choose a look-alike."

Starting from Scratch

If you select "Start from scratch," you'll instantly be given a basic starter face, then you'll ﬁne-tune all of its features,

just as you did with your ﬁrst Mii.

Choosing a Look-alike

Select "Choose a look-alike" if you want to get a Mii designed very quickly. You'll be shown a wide variety of starter

faces that show a spectrum of Mii looks.

When you ﬁnd a face you like, select "Use this face" to move onto the Feature Edit screen, where you can ﬁne-tune the

face if you prefer.

If you ﬁnd one that's close but not quite right, select it and you'll see many variations on the face. You can use this

method repeatedly to get closer and closer to the exact face that you want (as shown to the right). Select "Use this face"

when you see the exact Mii face you want.

Mii Channel

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Mii Channel

“Grab” a slider and move the Wii Remote to

change the setting.

Mii Channel

Changing Mii Features (continued)

Select the Body Type choice from the Feature Edit screen.

You can then adjust the height and weight of your Mii using

two sliders.

Creating a Proﬁle For Your Mii

Select the Edit Mii Proﬁle choice from the Feature Edit screen.

You can then give your Mii personal details. Select a detail

you want to edit, then enter the information.

• Selecting some of the options will bring up a virtual keyboard to enter letters or

numbers (see page 66 for information on using the keyboard).

• Make the Mii one of your Favorites if you want to give this Mii preference for

showing up in Mii-compatible games.

• Turn a Mii's Mingle setting on if you want it to appear in the Mii Parade found on

other Wii consoles (see page 13). Turn the Mii's Mingle off if you want to restrict it to

your own home Wii console only.

Proﬁle settings

Seeing Your Miis in Mii Plaza

Miis that you create walk around in Mii Plaza.You can go to Mii Plaza to check out your Miis, edit and create Miis, prepare Miis for going to other Wii consoles, and do other useful

things with your home Mii crowd. Up to 100 Miis can stay in Mii Plaza, and they'll all appear in any Mii-compatible games you play on your Wii console.

• Hold down the B Button

and move the cursor to

move the screen view.

• Press the + or – Buttons

to zoom in and out on

the screen.

• Select a Mii to display your

Mii’s label and change its

Favourite status:

• Grab and move a Mii by selecting it

with the Wii Remote and holding

down the A and B Buttons.You can

then drop it into menu options by

dragging it onto the corresponding

icon, then releasing the buttons.

NOTE: A Mii that is dragged onto the Erase icon

can't be recovered.

Edit a Mii

Drag and release a Mii over this icon to

send it to Feature Edit. (You can’t edit

Miis from other Wii users.)

Go to Mii Parade

Drag and release a Mii over this icon to send

it to the Mii Parade. See page 13.

• Once moved to the Mii Parade, a Mii’s

birthday and creator information will be

deleted.

• If a different game uses a Mii from the Mii

Parade, that Mii will be removed from the

current game and that game’s save data

may be affected.

Store a Mii in a Wii Remote

See page 12.

Send a Mii to a Wii Friend

(requires an Internet connection)

Arrange your Miis

See page 12.

Create a new Mii

Erase a Mii

Drag and release a Mii over this

icon to delete it.

Consult Help

Get information on Mii Channel controls.

Return to Wii Menu

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Mii Channel

Storing a Mii in Your Wii Remote

Select the Wii Remote icon from the Mii Plaza.

If you store a Mii on your Wii Remote, you can take it to a friend's

house and give a copy of your Mii to another Wii console. Your Mii

can then be used in your friend's Mii-compatible games or put in

your friend's Mii Parade. (You can also use your Wii Remote to grab

Miis from your friend's Wii system and later add it to your Mii Parade

or your Mii-compatible game.)

Arranging Miis in the Mii Plaza

Select the Organise icon from the Portrait Plaza screen.

This will bring up new icons that let you organise your Miis by

different categories:

Lists the number of Miis in the Portrait Plaza.

Causes the Miis to scatter.

Arrange the Miis alphabetically.

Arrange by Favourite status.

Arrange by Favourite Colour.

Arrange by gender.

Choose a Wii Remote

Move Mii to Wii Remote

If more than one Wii Remote

is in use with the console,

you can choose which Wii Remote

to save the Mii to.

Each Wii Remote can hold up to

ten Miis. To copy a Mii to the Wii

Remote, grab and drag the Mii to

an open spot. Select Save & Quit

when you're ﬁnished.

About Mingling

Your Miis will enter friends' Mii Parades only if your Miis' individual Mingle settings are turned on.There are then two ways to send those Miis to their consoles. You can transfer

Miis via your Wii Remote (see page 12), or you can let them travel on their own via WiiConnect24 (see page 62).

NOTE: Miis will travel to other Wii consoles via WiiConnect24 only if you've registered your friends in your Wii address book (requires an Internet connection), and if you

and your friends have Mingle options turned on.

Send Mii to Mii Plaza

Grab and drop a Mii on this icon to move it

from the Mii Parade to the Mii Plaza, which

allows it to appear in your Mii-compatible

games and lets you perform most Mii Plaza

functions on it. (You can't edit your

friends' Miis.)

Erase a Mii

Go to Mii Plaza

Mii Speed

Select to adjust the speed at which the Miis

move.

Mii Number

Lists the number of Miis on the screen and the

total number of Miis.

Change Mingle Setting

Your Mii Parade will accept incoming Miis only

if you turn on this Mingle option (see About

Mingling below).

Checking Out Visitors in Mii Parade

Any of your friends' Miis that are set to Mingle will enter your Wii system ﬁrst via the Mii Parade. You can see if any have arrived by selecting the Mii Parade icon

in the Mii Plaza. (You can also bring Miis in to the Mii Parade from the Mii Plaza, as described on page 11.)

Each incoming Mii will stay in the Mii Parade until you transfer it to your Mii Plaza, where only then will it start showing up in your Mii-compatible games.

Likewise, friends will ﬁrst see any Mingle-approved Miis in their own Mii Parades and must transfer them to their Mii Plaza to see them appear in their own games.

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Photo Channel

Viewing Your Photos and Videos

This on-screen menu will disappear temporarily if you move the cursor off the screen

or stop moving the cursor for a moment.

• Your photos will appear on the TV screen in the order they were taken. If this data

is not available with the photo, the date that you update the photo in the Photo

Channel will be used.

• Videos will appear as the ﬁrst frame from the ﬁle, with a ﬁlm

icon in one corner.

• If the photo or video is in a format that is not supported by the

Photo Channel, it will appear as a question mark icon.

See page 22 for supported formats.

• If you have a large number of photos, or if they are very large in size,

it may take a moment to open them all.

• The Photo Channel can display a maximum of approximately 1,000 photos.

If your SD Card has more than 1,000 photos, remove the card from the Wii

console and remove or reorganise your photos in your camera, cell phone,

or computer.

Decrease size of

photo views

Return to Photo

Channel start screen

View your photos

in a slide show

(see page 17)

Increase size of

photo views

Scroll forward and

backward through

list of photos

Photo Channel

Using the Photo Channel

You can do any of the following things using the Photo Channel:

• View your photos as a slide show.

• Draw on your photos.

• Save your photos to the Wii System Memory in the console using the

Wii Message Board (see page 30).

• Send your pictures to anyone on your list of Wii Friends.

Inserting an SD Card

Insert an SD Card into the SD Card Slot on the front of

the console (2 GB maximum size).

NOTE: You can also use miniSD Cards and microSD

Cards if you have an SD Card adapter, which can be

found at most retail stores that sell SD Cards. See

page 22 for more information on SD Cards.

The Wii console does not support SDHC Cards.

Selecting Your Photo Source

1. Using the Wii Remote, select the Photo Channel on the Wii Menu. (More than one

remote can be used with the Photo Channel at one time.)

2. Select either Digital Camera/Cell Phone or View Wii Message Board photos

to view your photo album.

NOTE: Photos will appear on the Wii Message Board (see pages 32 and 36) only if

you have posted them there in a previous Photo Channel session.

On the Photo Channel, you can view and play with any photos

and videos you've saved onto an SD Card.

Wii Menu

Photo Channel

View photos from the Wii

Message Board

View photos from an SD Card

To select an on-screen option, simply point at

it with the Wii Remote and press the A Button.

Card

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Photo Channel

Viewing a Photo Full Screen

Use the Wii Remote to select the photo you would like to view full screen.

A new on-screen menu will appear with additional choices.

Viewing Photos in a Slide Show

Select the slide show option using the Wii Remote.The photos will automatically

be displayed in the order they appear on the screen.

Press the A Button during a slide show to open an on-screen menu with

additional choices.

Photo Channel

Scroll forward and backward

through list of photos

Rotate photo

90º clockwise Resume slide show

Song Menu screen

Resume slide show

Choose display order

Choose your photos randomly or in the order in which they were taken.

Change transition effects between photos

Change music played during slide show

Select from the songs included in the Photo Channel, or use any AAC format

music saved on your SD Card.

Adjust settings

End slide show

Return to list

of photos

Post photo to

Message Board

See page 21.

Play with

your photos

See page 18.

View a slide show

of your photos

See page 17.

Zoom in or out

If part of the photo is off-screen, a scroll panel will appear.

Move the cursor over an arrow and press the A Button to change the area of

the photo that is viewed.

Scroll left

Scroll up

Scroll right

Scroll down

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Photo Channel

Zoom out Select colour for sketch pen

Erase all doodles and restore the photo to its

original appearance

NOTE: Move the Wii Remote closer to the TV to increase the

size of the sketch pen or stamp. Move the Wii Remote away

from the TV to reduce the size of the pen or stamp. Twist the

Wii Remote to rotate the pen or stamp.

Erase tool

Zoom in

Stamp selection

Eyedropper tool: Copy a colour from the photo

1. Select the eyedropper icon and press the A Button.

2. Move the eyedropper icon over a part of the photo where

you want to copy the colour and press the A Button.

3. The cursor will change to the selected colour.

Scissors tool: Cut and paste a piece of the photo

1. Select the scissors icon and press the A Button.

2. Move the scissors icon over a part of the photo where you want to

cut and paste and press the A Button. A cut frame will appear.

3. Press the A Button to cut the area and again to paste it.

Doodle

Photo Channel

Having Fun With Your Photos

Select the Fun! option to open a new menu with additional options for playing

with your photos or frames from your videos.

Mood Menu Screen Options

• Brighten: Brighten the photo. Select repeatedly to increase effect.

• Black and White: Convert photo to grey scale monochrome.

• Zap!: Invert the photo.

• Hard-boiled: Convert the photo to stark black and white.

Select repeatedly to increase effect.

Draw, cut and paste,

and add text and

stamps

Adjust the overall

appearance of your

photo

Create a puzzle out of

a photo for others to

reassemble

Mood

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Photo Channel

Saving Mood and Doodle Changes

Changes made to your photos can only be saved by posting your photo to the

Wii Message Board (see page 21).

You cannot save or overwrite photos or videos on the SD Card.

• You can make Doodle changes to

only one photo at a time. If you

select another photo while you

have a modiﬁed photo open, you

will see the following warning

screen, shown at right.

NOTE: Erased doodles cannot be

recovered.

• When you return to the Photo

Channel start screen, any Mood or

Doodle changes will be erased

unless you post your modiﬁed

photos to the Wii Message Board.

You will be notiﬁed by this screen:

Move pieces

Get a hint

View the original image.

View records for shortest

completion time

Number of puzzle pieces

The puzzle starts with six pieces.

After completing that level, you can

choose the number of pieces to

start with.

Puzzle

When you select this option, your photo will be divided into pieces.

To reassemble the pieces, move the cursor over a piece and press and hold the

A Button. Move the piece into place and drop it by releasing the A Button.

Viewing Your Videos

Select a video from the photo album to begin playing it.

• Hold down the 1 Button on the Wii Remote to rewind the video.

• Hold down the 2 Button on the Wii Remote to advance the video.

Tap these buttons to rewind or advance the video a little.

NOTE: Any of the options available in the Fun! mode can be applied

to individual frames of a video.

Posting Photos to the Wii Message Board or Wii Menu

You can save your photos or single frames from videos from an SD Card to the Wii

System Memory by posting them to the Wii Message Board or Wii Menu.

When you display a photo or video frame in full-screen mode, you will have the

option to post that photo to the Wii Message Board or Wii Menu. If you select Post

you will see the following conﬁrmation screen:

• Images that have been modiﬁed by Mood or Doodle changes also can be saved

to the Wii Message Board or Wii Menu.

• You can use the Wii Message Board to send photos to anyone on your list of Wii

Friends (see page 36).

NOTE: See page 32 for information on deleting messages from the Wii

Message Board. When deleting images posted to the Wii Message Board, you

must delete the entire message.

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Photo Channel

SD Card Information

To use the Photo Channel, you must have an SD Card with compatible image data

stored on it.

SD Cards are used in many digital cameras and cell phones and for data storage on PCs.

Refer to the instruction manuals for these devices for information on how to store

data on the SD Cards.

The Wii console accepts only SD Cards (2 GB maximum), including miniSD and

microSD when used with their respective adapters.

Supported File Formats

The Photo Channel can display or play ﬁles in the following formats:

Image Files

Format: JPEG, baseline only.

Size: Up to 8192 x 8192.

Video Files

Format: QuickTime (motion JPEG), (.avi ﬁles).

Size: Up to 848 x 480.

Audio Files

Format: AAC

(MP4 format ﬁles with “.m4a” ﬁle extension that have been AAC encoded.)

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

• Some ﬁles in the above formats may not work with the Photo Channel.

• The audio components of some video ﬁles may not be playable.

• Using an SD Card with slow transfer speed may result in longer load times

or irregular video playback.

SD Card

miniSD Card

and Adapter

microSD Card

and Adapter

Note: the Wii console does not support SDHC Cards.

IMPORTANT: When you buy Wii Points they are valid

for your current country setting. If you change your

country setting, your Wii Points will be erased from

your Wii console.

Even if you re-choose the original country setting,

your Wii Points are lost and can NOT be recovered.

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Wii Shop Channel

Using the Wii Shop Channel

You will need the following to use this Channel:

An existing broadband Internet connection.

See pages 53-61 for information on connecting your Wii console to the Internet.

Wii Points

You can purchase a Wii Points Card at selected retailers that carry Nintendo products.

You can also purchase Wii Points through the Wii Shop Channel using a credit card.

NOTE: Your use of the Wii Shop Channel is subject to your acceptance of the Wii Users Agreement, the Wii Privacy

Policy and the Wii Code of Conduct. Copies of the most updated versions of these agreements may be found at

www.nintendo.com.au.

Going Shopping

In the Wii Shop Channel you can use Wii Points to download additional features and items—including

selected classic NES™, Super NES™, Nintendo® 64, Sega Mega Drive®, Turbografx™ (PC Engine™) and

NEOGEO™ games (subject to availability).

NOTE: Some Virtual Console games can only be played with a Classic

Controller (sold separately).

While browsing the catalogue of available content in the Wii Shop Channel, you can select a game from the

list to view detailed information, including details about the number of Points needed to download the

game. If you have enough Points, download the game and it will be added as a channel on the Wii Menu.

If you need to add Points to your Wii console, you can either buy Points with a credit card, or redeem a Wii

Points Card (sold separately.) To add Points, go to the Add Wii Points menu.

• To buy Points with a credit card, select this option from the menu, enter your credit card information,

and choose the amount of Points you would like to buy. Once you conﬁrm your purchase, the Points will

be added to your Wii console.

• To redeem a Wii Points Card, select this option from the menu.Scratch off the silver area on the back of

the card to reveal the Points Card activation number. Enter the activation number into the appropriate

ﬁeld on the screen. After you submit the number, the number of Points printed on the front of the card

will be added to your console.

The Wii Shop Channel allows you to download new Channels

to your Wii Menu, redeem Wii Points™ to download Virtual

Console™ and WiiWare™ titles, or purchase other goods

offered on the Wii Shop Channel (when available).

To select an on-screen option, simply point at it

with the Wii Remote and press the A Button.

Important Notes about the Wii Shop Channel and the use of Wii Points

• Points have no monetary value and cannot be redeemed for cash. All Points and

software downloads are only for use on a single Wii console and are

non-refundable and non-transferable.

• A maximum number of unused Points can be stored on one Wii console.

• Additional hardware accessories may be required to use Wii software downloaded

from the Wii Shop Channel and are sold separately.

• Software downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel is licensed to you, not sold.

• Wii Points are subject to a User Agreement, which may be viewed at

www.nintendo.com.au.

• Points cards are valid for use in Australia and New Zealand only and Points are

redeemable for downloading software or purchasing goods offered on the Wii

Shop Channel.

• If your Parental Controls are set to restrict use of Points, you will be able to

purchase Wii Points using a credit card but use of these Points will be restricted by

your Parental Controls setting.

• Please visit www.nintendo.com.au for more information.

Wii Menu

Wii Shop Channel

Virtual Console Game Manuals

To view a manual for a Virtual Console game that you have downloaded, follow these

steps:

1. Press the Home Button on the Wii Remote or Classic Controller.

2. Select Operations Guide from the Home Menu.

3. A Contents menu will appear:

NOTE: Similar manuals will be

available for new channels that are

downloaded.

Saving Virtual Console game titles

Virtual Console game titles are saved in the Wii console memory.

• A Virtual Console title can be copied onto a SD Card, but cannot be played on a

different Wii console. It must be played on the original console it was downloaded to.

Saving Game Save Data

Save data for Virtual Console game titles is saved in the Wii console memory, and may

be copied to an SD Card. Note that some games do not have a save feature or

allow data to be copied to an SD Card.

For more information on using SD Cards, see page 32 in the Operations Manual -

System Setup, and pages 40-41 in the Operations Manual - Channels and Settings.

Suspending Your Game

Some Virtual Console games allow you to suspend your game and return to it at a

later time. When you suspend play, a Suspend Point is created and saved in the Wii

console memory.

• A Suspend Point is deleted when you resume the game.

• You cannot copy a Suspend Point to an SD Card, even if you move the Virtual

Console game title to an SD Card.

NOTE: If you accidentally press RESET or turn off the power of the Wii Remote

or console, you may lose the Suspend Point.

• A scroll bar will appear if there is more information than can ﬁt on one screen.

• Use the + Control Pad to scroll through the menu, then press the A Button to view

your choice.

• Press the Home Button again to close the menu.

Sample Virtual Console Game

Contents menu

Virtual Console

Virtual Console™

Example of Virtual Console game Start screen

Wii Shop Channel

Note: An Internet connection is required

to download Virtual Console games.

Virtual Console Games

Virtual Console Game Controllers

Select the “View compatible controllers” button on the Details screen to see the type

of controllers that can be used with each Virtual Console title for each game on the Wii

Shop Channel (see image at right). The illustrations show one possible way of holding

the controllers during game play.

The controllers used for Virtual Console games may vary depending on the

game. Be sure and check the information on the Wii Shop Channel about what

controllers are needed to play speciﬁc games before redeeming your Wii Points for

downloadable software.

• You can also use a GameCube controller for certain games.

• Some Virtual Console Games use a USB keyboard. See page 68, or the Software

Download screen on the Wii Shop Channel for more information.

Download Virtual Console games from the Wii Shop Channel

and play games from the NES™, Super NES™, Nintendo® 64,

Sega Mega Drive®, Turbografx™ (PC Engine™), NEOGEO™ and

more (subject to availability). After downloading, a Virtual

Console game will appear as its own channel in the Wii Menu.

Classic Controller

(sold separately)

Wii Remote

The Wii Remote can be used

with this game.

The Classic Controller can be

used with this game.

The GameCube Controller can

be used with this game.

* IMPORTANT: Selecting View Detailed

Instructions will end the game. Be sure

to save your game data before choosing

this option, or review these instructions

before gameplay.

WiiWare™

WiiWare

2. Select the category of information from the

table of contents. A scroll bar will appear if

there is more information then will ﬁt on

one screen.

3. Use the following controls to navigate

through the manual:

Viewing a manual from a downloaded WiiWare game:

1. From either the game title screen or during a game*, press the HOME Button on

the Wii Remote or Classic Controller.

2. Select Operations Guide from the HOME Menu to see controller instructions.

3. Select View Detailed Instructions to go to the

table of contents.

Saving WiiWare game titles

WiiWare game titles are saved in the Wii console memory.

• A WiiWare title can be copied onto a SD Card, but cannot be played on a

different Wii console. It must be played on the original console it was downloaded to.

Saving Game Save Data

Save data for WiiWare game titles is saved in the Wii console memory, and may be

copied to an SD Card. Note that some games do not have a save feature or allow

data to be copied to an SD Card.

For more information on using SD Cards, see page 32 in the Operations Manual -

System Setup, and pages 38-39 in the Operations Manual - Channels and Settings.

Add-on Content

Additional levels, maps, items, and other content can be downloaded for some titles.

This content is saved in the Wii console memory.

• Additional Wii Points may be necessary to download add-on content.

• Most add-on content can be copied to an SD Card, although some add-on content

cannot be copied.

• Although add-on content can be copied onto a SD Card, it cannot be used on a

different Wii console. It must be used on the original console it was downloaded to.

NOTE: Your download and use of WiiWare games is subject to your acceptance of the Wii Users Agreement, the Wii

found at www.nintendo.com.au.

Download original Wii game titles available only from the Wii

Shop Channel. After downloading, a WiiWare game will appear

as its own channel in the Wii Menu.

Example of WiiWare game Start screen

Wii Shop Channel

Note: An Internet connection is required

to download WiiWare games.

Sample WiiWare Game Manual

Contents menu

More Details option

Up/Down – Scroll the screen

up or down.

Left/Right – Go to the

previous or next page.

View instruction for selected item.

Return to Table of Contents page.

Close the Online manual.

WiiWare Game Manuals

WiiWare game manuals can be viewed both from the Details screen in Wii Shop

Channel, or from the game after you have downloaded it.

Viewing a manual from Wii Shop Channel:

1. Select the More Details option

from the game Details screen on

the Wii Shop Channel.

WiiWare Games

WiiWare Game Controllers

Select the “View compatible controllers” button on the Details screen to see the type

of controllers that can be used with each WiiWare title for each game on the Wii Shop

Channel (see image below). These may be different from game to game.

WiiWare Games

WiiWare Game Controllers

Select the “View compatible controllers” button on the Details screen to see the type

of controllers that can be used with each WiiWare title for each game on the Wii Shop

Channel (see image below). These may be different from game to game.

The Wii Remote can be

used with this game.

The Nunchuk can be

used with this game.

The Classic Controller can

be used with this game.

The GameCube

Controller can be used

with this game.

Sample WiiWare game Details screen

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Message Board

Wii Message Board

Using the Wii Message Board

Use the Wii Message Board to:

• Exchange messages with friends and family members.

• Add photos or Miis (see Mii Channel, page 6) to your messages.

• Check your console’s unique Wii Number.

Your Wii Number is a 16-digit number assigned to your console. Use your Wii Number

to register Wii Friends. (See page 38 to learn how to register a Wii Friend).

The following features require an Internet connection (see Wii Settings and Data

Management, pages 53-61, for more information on Internet connections).

• Send messages to your Wii friends' consoles or e-mail addresses.

• Register Wii Friends in the Message Board Address Book.

You can only exchange messages or use other Internet–based communication with

your Wii Friends.

NOTE: Your ability to send and receive messages on you Wii consle is subject to your acceptance of the Wii Users

Agreement, the Wii Privacy Policy and the Wii Code of Conduct. Copies of the most updated versions of these

agreements may be found at www.nintendo.com.au.

Message Board

From the Message Board, you can see if you have any messages posted for you. From this screen, you can also:

• Reply to messages. • Cancel message service from Channels and games (see page 39).

• Open the Calendar. • Return to the Wii Menu.

• Create a message.

• Today’s Accomplishments

Each time you play a game (Wii games only) or a Wii Channel, the Wii records how long you spent playing it, and then sends you a message

titled "Today's Accomplishments." This also records your sent message history from the Message Board. This message cannot be deleted.

Keep in touch with friends and family through the Wii Message

Board. Exchange messages and pictures with family members. If

you have a broadband Internet connection, you can also exchange

messages with your Wii Friends and receive news on upcoming

games, events, and more.

Wii Menu

Message Board Icon

Message Board

Read or reply

Select and hold the A and B Buttons

to grab and move this icon.

Change days

Move forward or back a day. If you

receive more than ten messages a day,

select these to display any messages

beyond ten.

Open the calendar

See page 33.

Return to the Wii Menu

Date

Photo icon

This icon will appear on messages

that have photos attached.

Create message

See page 34.

The pin will light on newly attached messages.

Message

(More than 6

hours old.)

New message

(Less than 6

hours old.)

To select an on-screen option, simply point at

it with the Wii Remote and press the A Button.

Opening the Message Board

Select the Message Board icon from the Wii Menu.

• This icon will blink if you have a message waiting for you.

The Message Board will appear:

Message Board

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Message Board

Wii Message Board

Reading Messages

To read a message, move the cursor over a message and press the A Button. The sender's name and message text will appear, along with information like any

attached photos or Miis.

Message

Sender’s name

Message text

Photo

Select the photo to view a larger image.

You can also send attached photos to

other recipients (see page 36).

Back

Return to the Message Board.

Reply to a message (see page 36).

Mii

This only appears if the

sender has attached a Mii to

the message (see page 35).

Delete message

Deleted messages cannot be

recovered.

Calendar

Select the Calendar icon to open the Calendar. Select a date on the calendar to open the Message Board for that day.

Here is a sample Calendar. The appearance varies depending on how many messages you receive.

Calendar screen

Change months

Move forward or back a month.

You can also do this by pressing

the Plus (+) or Minus (-) Buttons

on the remote.

Month and year of

displayed calendar page.

Back

Return to the Message

Board.

Open date

Open the Message Board

for a particular date.

Message icon

Appears on days with

messages.

NOTE: The Calendar displays dates from January 2000 to December 2035.

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Message Board

Wii Message Board

Creating Messages

From the Message Board, select the Create Message icon. From here, you can open the Address Book, write a memo to post to the Message Board,

or write a message to send to a Wii Friend.

NOTE: Before sending messages to Wii Friends, you must ﬁrst register them in your Address Book (see page 38).

Creating and Posting a Memo to the Message Board

1. Open a blank memo by selecting the Create Memo icon from the Create

Message screen.

2. Move the cursor over the text area of the memo and press the A Button to open

the virtual keyboard. See page 66 for more information on the virtual keyboard.

3. Enter text by moving the cursor over the desired letter and pressing the A Button.

4. To attach a Mii, select the Mii icon, then select the Mii you would like to use.

5. Select Post to post your memo.

Creating and Sending a Message to a Wii Friend

NOTE: To use this feature, you must have an Internet connection and

1. Select the Create Message icon on the Create Message screen.

2. Select a Wii Friend to send a message to from the address book, and then press

the A Button.

3. Move the cursor over the text area of the message and press the A Button to open

the virtual keyboard. See page 66 for more information on the virtual keyboard.

4. Enter text by moving the cursor over the desired letter and pressing the A Button.

5. To attach a Mii, select the Mii icon, then select the Mii you would like to use. This

option only works when sending your message to another Wii console.

6. Select Send to send your message.

Create Message screen

Address Book

Check your console’s Wii

Number or register a Wii Friend.

Back

Return to the Message Board.

Create message

Create a message to send to

a Wii Friend (see page 35).

Create memo

Create a memo to post to the

Message Board (see page 35).

Current date

Mii icon

Text area

Address Book sample page

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Message Board

Wii Message Board

Replying to a Message

1. From the Message screen, select Reply.

2. Move the cursor over the body of the memo and press the A Button to open

the virtual keyboard. See page 66 for more information on the virtual keyboard.

3. Enter text by moving the cursor over the desired letter and pressing the A Button.

4. To attach a Mii,select the Mii icon, then select the Mii you would like to use.This

option only works when sending your message to another Wii console.

5. Select Send to send your message.

Sending a Photo

You can send a photo that was posted to the Message Board from the Photo Channel

program, or that was attached to an incoming message. Begin by selecting a message

from the Message Board that has a photo icon on it. (See page 21 for information on

posting photos to the Message Board.)

1. From the Message screen, select the photo, then select Send.

2. Select a Wii Friend to send a message to from the address book, and then press the

A Button.

3. Enter text by moving the cursor over the desired letter and pressing the A Button.

4. To attach a Mii, select the Mii icon, then select the Mii you would like to attach to

the message. This option only works when sending your message to a Wii Friend

on another Wii console.

5. Select Send to send your message.

Photo icon

This icon appears

if a photo has

been attached to

the message.

Using the Address Book

To open the Address Book, select the Address Book from the Create Message screen.From here, you can:

• Conﬁrm your Wii Number.

• Register a Wii Friend (up to a maximum of 100).

• Edit registration details.

• Send a message.

Wii Friend entry

Select to send a message

or edit information.

Mii

Assign a Mii to a Wii

Friend.

Back

Return to previous screen.

Page display

Current and total pages.

Change pages

Move forward or back a page.

Select to register a new Wii Friend.

Open entry space

Select to register a Wii Friend.

Editing the order of your Address Book:

You can rearrange the order of your entries by using the A and B Buttons simultaneously and dragging the entry up or down the list. Drag the entry over a scroll button to move to

another page.