The Nintendo Wii, like Xbox 360 has its own online shopping center. In it, you can purchase “Virtual Consoles” such as Zelda II or Golden Axe II. If that is not your preference, in the Wii Shop you can also download “Wii Ware”. These are applications you can use on your Wii such as a web browser or voting system. The features and applications are endless, as long as Nintendo provides them.

Note: Even though a bias may be present through my words, I have nothing against the Wii or any other consoles. This is souly educational and informational literature, and how you interpret it is non-debatable.

Result:

You will be able to download content and applications for your Nintendo Wii console. In addition, while setting this up you will be able to connect wirelessly to the internet on your Wii.

What you need:

• Nintendo Wii & Wiimote
• Wireless Internet Access

How:

1. Start off by turning on your Wii and access the main menu.
2. Click “Wii Shop Channel” and press “Start”.
3. Next, it will prompt you to configure internet settings. Press “Enter Settings”.
4. Click “Connection Settings”.
5. Select “Connection 1 | None”.
6. Choose “Wireless Connection” as the type.
7. Click “Search for an Access Point”.
8. It will scan for wireless internet signals and then prompt you to “Choose the access point you want to connect to” and press “Ok”.
9. Now it will list the wireless signals found. Choose the signal of the network you want to connect to. If you have a password on your network, it will prompt you to enter it. click for image
10. Finally, it will ask you “Do you want to save these settings?”. Press “Ok”.

Finalizing:

Once you have saved your settings, it will prompt you to test your signal… so lets test it! Continuing on…

1. It will tell you “Connection settings have been saved. Choose OK to start a connection test.” Now thats your cue to press “Ok”.
2. La la la, “Testing Connection”.
3. Once the connection testing is done, it may tell us “The connection test was successful. Perform a Wii system update now? Wii Support Code: XXXXX”. So… press “Yes”.
4. “Updating… do not turn power off.”
5. Once complete (or if no updates), it should bring us back to the Wii Menu!

Accessing the Wii Shop:

1. While at the “Wii Menu”, click “Wii Shop Channel”.
2. Press “Start”. (Bottom right)
3. It will take a few moments to connect and load all data, just be patient.
4. “Connecting. Please wait…”once its connected click “Start Shopping”.

Now that your Wii Shop is setup, you will be able to access and download games and “Wii Ware” to your console!

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