#wii forecast channel

[pegasuskiss]

my OC, stratus! based off the wii forecast channel (but i liked the weather symbols from the japanese version more!)

[dandelionsprout42]

Managed to install Wii System Menu, News Channel, Homebrew Channel, and Priiloader in Dolphin

A chain of events led me to see the potential of what Dolphin was truly capable of:

Installing the Wii System Menu was the easiest part, far easier than on PCSX2. I just ran Tools → Perform Online System Update → Whichever region suits you best (Note that the region also determines available Forecast Channel countries to some extent).

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With Options → Settings → Wii → Enable WiiConnect24 via WiiLink; then going to the Wii System Menu → Settings → WiiConnect24 → turn on. In Europe, the System Menu's default country is Switzerland, which should be changed in the System Menu settings to your preferred country. You'll be prompted with a long and somewhat silly TOS by Nintendo, which you can accept. Forecast Channel will now work.

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News Channel doesn't work through this, however, with Error 107305; and at the time of writing, the Dolphin Wiki is blatantly lying that it works.

Only through https://github.com/riiconnect24/RiiConnect24-Patcher/releases does it have a chance to work. On Windows, it's not sufficient to just click on the .bat no matter what the Releases page says. Instead, open PowerShell, run "cd [whatever folder you saved it in, with single apostrophes if the folder path has spaces]", then run ".\RiiConnect24Patcher.bat". Running the resulting menu should go pretty easy.

The files generated by the menu can then be pasted into the folder(s) where Dolphin detects games from, then right-click on the game's row in Dolphin and choose "Install to the NAND". News Channel will now work.

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Now comes the crown jewel: Get Wii System Menu to show disc banners for games from other regions. For instance, Mario Super Sluggers on a PAL System Menu, or Monster Hunter G on an NTSC-NA System Menu. This was a tough one for sure:

Since fail0verflow's official repo doesn't have meaningfully downloadable versions of Homebrew Channel, one has to go to https://github.com/FIX94/hbc/releases instead. Once it has been downloaded, paste it in the Dolphin game detection folder, where it can be launched directly and/or from Wii System Menu.

Once it has been confirmed that Homebrew Channel launches correctly, one needs to add Priiloader Installer and very likely also Launch Priiloader to Dolphin's emulated SD card; the standard Wii versions of both files will work. Dolphin didn't exactly make the process of adding files to the SD card easy, however:

Download ImDisk Manager from Sourceforge, then use Powershell once again, run "cd [the folder you unpacked it to]", then run ".\install.bat". Once installed correctly, the launch file is so hard to find that it's actually better to search for "ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver" in the Windows start menu.

It's likely best if Dolphin isn't running at this point. Run ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver → Mount new… → The exact filepath of the SD card that is used in "Dolphin → Options → Settings → SD Card Path:". Checking the "Removable Media" option in ImDisk is also said to be an advantage. At this point, the card will show up as a disk in Windows File Explorer, likely G:/ or something like that.

Extract Priiloader Installer and (if at all possible) Launch Priiloader into that disk. Then cut and paste the folders' "apps" folders onto the root (Top menu) of the disk. Don't worry about 2 folders having the same name, they will merge into each other.

In ImDisk, click on the disk and choose "Remove". Any complaints it claims about lacking rights are fake, and can be clicked OK on. If it complains about "Invalid filesize", click back and forth on the options of "Size of virtual disk" and then try "Remove" again.

Run Dolphin → Homebrew Channel, and see if Priiloader Installer and Launch Priiloader show up as launchable apps in Homebrew Channel. If yes, run Priiloader Installer.

There is one installation process across all Wii OSs, so don't worry about there being no specific Dolphin process. Once completed, the installer may hang on "Exiting…", but the emulator can safely be closed at this point.

To use Launch Priiloader, you have 2 options: 1) Launch Homebrew Channel → Launch Priiloader. 2) Rename the boot.dol from a LoadPriiloader folder to something descriptive, paste the .dol into the Dolphin game detection folder, and run it directly.

All the relevant options for Wii consoles (though not those exclusive to Wii U) will indeed show, including the good stuff like "Region Free EVERYTHING" and "Auto-Click A on Warning Message". If you want to, you can safely use the "System Menu" on top afterwards.

The result: Showtime!

(Piantas are wildly OP in that game, by the way. They live up to their nickname Chucksters.)

[illusiveman]

Splatoon 1 and 2 music isn't on the app 😔

[koobird]

Either we’re fucking to the Nintendo Music Wii Forecast Channel Playlist or we aren’t fucking at all.

[cledaydog]

[burade]

i just checked the wii forecast channel and it said the reactor core is going to explode

[cahootings]

I’m fine this is my emotional support 10 Hours Wii Weather Forecast Channel (Globe At Night)

[chorusfm]

Nintendo Release New Music App

Nintendo has released a new music app. MacStories has a rundown: The iPhone-only app is an exclusive perk for Nintendo Online members. Once you sign into your account, you’re greeted with a deep catalog of classic Nintendo music. You’ll find old favorites from the biggest titles, but there are also many, many more obscure songs. A prime example is the Globe: Daytime Forecast song from the Wii Forecast Channel. It turns out it’s an excellent tune for writing. --- Please consider becoming a member so we can keep bringing you stories like this one. ◎ https://chorus.fm/linked/nintendo-release-new-music-app/

[farflypants]

I really miss the forecast channel on the Wii sometimes. I miss spinning the big globe and seeing the weather in other countries n' stuff.

[seasidesatellite]

do NOT look on the wii forecast channel

the wii can produce weather?

[chiguire]

10 Hours: Wii Weather Forecast Channel Music (Globe at Night)

[coolerdracula]

he was really expecting me to not already be on the Wii forecast channel

[mashupweek]

Soundcloud link: https://soundcloud.com/scott-the-week-2/a-virgins-nightly-forecast

This marks the end of Scott the Week! With one track left coming tommorow, it looks like the end is nigh! This track was made by Navag8r with art by Peng. Stay awesome, baby! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgd6... https://soundcloud.com/pengcloud

Wii Forecast Channel - Main Theme 3D Dot Heroes - Breakout

Hey all, Scott here! I feel this has been quite the ride. I’ve made some friends, some enemies, and I’ve gotten some looks that could kill a lesser virgin, but this still has been an unforgettable romp. Can’t say the same for most of WiiWare, but hey, that’s a compliment. Now, I know you all want me to stay, and I can’t really blame you, but still, every good thing has got to come to an end. Even virginity! Well, I can promise you all two things — there’s a copy of Kinect Adventures for every single one of you, and that I’ll keep an eye out for any happenings with my fellow competitors, in fact, wish ‘em luck! With all that said, stay awesome, baby! In the meantime, I’ll go back to doing my usual thing; after all, there needs to be someone who does nothing but complain about Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast on the internet, and I have to be that guy.

Wait! How could I forget! I still have to █████████████████████

[transmorolians]

another thoguht i had as that i didn’t really know which would be better: the alarm egg or the awakers. 

But i want seasonal events and awakers would be better for that i think. they’re already like little ghosts you can just make them look spookier for halloween. and for the anniversary of the original nights’ release, you can dress them up as the alarm egg. vicious little alarm clock that wants to drag you into the sky

i love seasonal events. the nights games need more seasonal events. the hd port of nid is pretty good on that front but in njod the only seasonal events are. nightopians you save wearing funny hats. like that’s cool but I Want More

i was also thinking like. the ‘pian garden in njod has a weather system that takes current weather information from the wii’s forecast channel. But since a lot of online wii features (such as the forecast channel) have been discontinued the only way to use the weather system in njod is to homebrew your wii.

i was thinking of an alternative weather system that doesn’t take local weather data but instead takes from your scores in stages. if you have high scores in stages (like, “a” or “b” ranks) you have a more likely chance of witnessing weather such as rain or snow. if you have decent scores in stages (”c” or “d”) you are more likely to experience temperate weather like sun and clouds. if you have like, “e” or “f” ranks you are more likely to experience turbulent weather like storms. 

whilst playing xmas nights i started thinking about a nights 3

one thought i remember is that i want acrobat time back in nights 3. and i also want persona masks to be more useful if included

like in njod the persona masks are really only used for getting certain dream drops and in the wizeman boss fight. no persona mask is really necessary to use elsewhere (except dolphin—certain parts of stages are underwater, and in lost park there's the underwater bombs level) but even then they don't really have much utility or change up the gameplay that much.

so if persona masks come back in a nights 3, i want them to change up gameplay notably, and must be mandatory to use in some cases. it would be really cool to see a stage, or part of it, built entirely for personas like rocket or dragon. and even if dolphin did get a single stage in njod, that's not enough for me. i want stages that still revolve around nights' main gameplay idea of:

get thing,

bring thing to thing fast,

optionally rack up some points in a short time to get a good score and unlock stuff.

which dolphin's stage in njod did not conform to.

also, i think i've commented on this before, but the way you switch between personas in njod is a bit slow; if there's a way to switch between personas faster, there's so many cool tricks you can pull off.

[dogz5]

personally i really like ravens queue that posts babygirl you are yucky disgusting 50 times between 11pm and 12am and clogs up my entire dashboard. forces me into getting off the computer and going to bed at a reasonable time