Wii System Update

[Marik]

If you haven't noticed Wii owners, your system's glowing. It's for the latest firmware update. This is the third one since its launch. Ripped the quote from joystiq:

"- Digital Clock added to the Wii Menu right under the channel bars
- Forecast Channel now displays the current condition directly in the Wii Menu in the Forecast Channel box
- News Channel can now show 2 scrolling headlines at a time in the Wii Menu, 3 when you click on the button
- Message Board now has the "Today's Accomplishments" message as a white message which allows it to stand out from other messages
- Address Book entries can now be shifted around using A+B but only to empty spaces.
- Calendar in Message Board no longer shows "Today's Accomplishment"
- Scrolling messages in the Message Board now uses a different sound"

As well as the Wii Shop Channel was updated:

"- New Welcome screen detailing 4 Recommended Titles and the points they cost. The title bar can be clicked on to bring up a list of 20 recommended games.
- Titles You've Downloaded was moved to the main shop menu
- New ways to browse
- Popular Titles
- Newest Additions remains the same
- Search for a title which can use partial names
- Search by Category
- Search by Publisher
- Search by Genre
- System shows the different systems and how many titles have been released under each"

Also if you have a modded system, it might brick it.

Also, the most worthy upgrade: The disk tray lights up when you pop in a game or eject one.

[odinsafeperson­­]

Wow, this is a nice update, Nintendo should consider making every update this big.

[E-109 Omega]

I like the new changes for the WiiShop, it makes looking at VC games a little easier. I haven't checked most of the other new changes, but the addition of a clock and the tray flash is a pretty good idea. Hopefully their next update will be just as good.

[odinsafeperson­­]

Uhh, did you get a Wii? You sound like you did....

[Marik]

There was a secret update too, USB keyboard support. What sucks is that it's only on the Shop Channel and Message Board and not the Internet Channel.

[odinsafeperson­­]

Wonder why they would keep that a secret, and not use it with the internet channel. I'd like to try it out, but I don't have a usb keyboard.

[Mr. G]

And now 2P Start has a comic out about it.

As for the USB Keyboards, you can get a wired USB one at Staples for $15 (I use it for my 360 when typing messages), but if you can part with the bit more of money, I would say get a wireless one.

[odinsafeperson­­]

Heh, don't worry about it, I don't really need a new keyboard, It's not a top priority to type on my Wii.

I like the new Wii shop channel too, especially the ability to search by category.