My girlfriend won a Wii at work and a friend told us you can download Mii’s from the internet. We went into the settings and set the internet connection up, but do not know how to access it after that. Can someone help please?
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The Wii is the successor of Nintendo’s GameCube, although it is a huge step away from its predecessor. The Wii is also a standout in the game console market due in part to its size. Approximately the size of a stack of three dvd cases, this seventh generation gaming console is the fifth console to be released by Nintendo. It is, by far, one of the smallest consoles around and boasts other great functions as well. One of these functions is its connectivity or its ability to connect to the Internet.
The unit can connect to the Internet by utilizing its 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, which is built in, for wireless connections or via a USB-to-Ethernet adaptor for DSL connections.
For your wireless connection or Wi-Fi, the 802.11b Wi-Fi has a data rate of 11 Mbits per second and has an indoor range of 30m or approximately 98 ft. The 802.11g has the same indoor range, however the data rate is at 54 Mbits per second. If you have an existing wireless connection or are in a Wi-Fi hotspot, the unit will connect to your wireless connection automatically out of the box. If you do not have a wireless network, however, you will need to have your wireless network subscription done or set-up first. Once you have wireless Internet access, you then search for your access point, put in your security settings and you’re good to go. It would also be advisable to have a wireless router for this so that you won’t have to shuttle the connection between your PC and your Wii. Wi-Fi USB ConnectorAnother option would be to connect your Wii via the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector. This accessory allows Nintendo Wii users who do not have an existing Wi-Fi connection or a compatible Wi-Fi network to create one through their broadband or DSL connected computer. This is inserted into your existing computer’s USB port and the Wi-Fi USB Connector acts as a wireless access point for the Wii. This allows the user access to the internet and to play Wi-Fi Connection games from Nintendo Online.
WII LAN adapterFor your DSL connection, however, you will need to have quite a few things. You can use a WII LAN adapter to connect your Wii to your DSL modem. You can also use a router so that you can use your PC and your Wii at the same time. With the LAN Adapter though, to use or plug in the Wii, you must disconnect your PC. This can be quite tedious since you will have to plug in and out your PC and your Wii every time you need to use one or the other. A LAN Adapter is fairly cheap, but if you get a router, your PC and your Wii can go online at the same time, saving you the hassle of connecting one or the other when you need them. You can then hook up the existing ethernet cords to the back of the router and connect it to the Wii via a USB 2.0 cord.
Unfortunately, you have to buy the internet channel from the Wii Shop Channel. it only costs 500 points, but the lowest amount of points you can buy is 1000 points which is 10 bucks.
So, it really is only 5 bucks, not that bad. =)
You mean the Mii Contest Channel. Go into the Wii Shop Channel and ‘Wii software’. There you can select to download the Mii Contest Channel for FREE. You may also need to update your Wii if you didn’t get the October 10th firmware update or haven’t updated it since then. Once all this is done select the channel from the home menu. In the Contest Channel you can submit your own Miis for others to rate, download other people’s Miis and submit Miis to Contests.
Hope this helps.
so after you set it up, go to test internet connection, and if you set it up properly, it will find the your wireless network. After you get your connection going, if you want to download others miis, you need to go to the shop channel (which requires internet) and then go to wii ware, and download the Check Mii Out channel for free. From there, you can download others miis, share your own miis, and take part in contests! If you want to surf the web on your wii, you need to download the internet channel, which you can find in the wii ware section of the shop channel. It will cost 500 points to download this channel, so you will need to buy a points card at your local walmart, or another gaming store. Hope this helps!