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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.
Version 3.0 was released on the 20 June 2020. [140] Notable new features include the ability to display your games in a grid, the ability to update the Wii System Menu like on the desktop version of Dolphin, the ability to install WAD files to the Wii NAND and the ability to change disc while the emulator is running. [140]
Custom firmware, also known as aftermarket firmware, is an unofficial new or modified version of firmware created by third parties on devices such as video game consoles, mobile phones, and various embedded device types to provide new features or to unlock hidden functionality.
[20] 1.4.2 1.4.3 May 10, 2011 [16] Sixth update for Japanese consoles, third update for USA/Europe/Australia consoles, second update Chinese/Korean consoles. Behind the scenes changes to block game save based DSiWare exploits. [21] Behind the scenes changes to block additional Nintendo DS flash cartridges. [20] 1.4.1 1.4.2 September 7, 2010 [16]
The WiiWare service was officially launched in 2008: on March 25 in Japan, [8] on May 12 in North America, [9] and on May 20 in the PAL/UK regions. [10]In October 2007, Nintendo held a press conference in Japan revealing the first batch of major Japanese WiiWare games including My Pokémon Ranch, Dr. Mario Online Rx, and Square Enix's Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King. [11]
Wii and GameCube games can be played if stored on the specially crafted SD card used to softmod the Wii U, or if they are stored on USB storage. Previously, a few Virtual DS games could be exploited with specially crafted savegames to install a permanent CFW which is active as soon as the console powers on.
A Wii version was planned as of 2009, but was absent when the Xbox 360 and PC versions were released in 2011. [34] Wizarbox: dtp entertainment: Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X: A Wii version was announced, but never released, with versions for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC and mobile platforms releasing in 2009. [35] [36] Ubisoft Bucharest: Ubisoft: Icarus
Broadway is the codename of the 32-bit central processing unit (CPU) used in Nintendo's Wii home video game console. It was designed by IBM, and was initially produced using a 90 nm SOI process and later produced with a 65 nm SOI process.