WiiConnect24
Channels
Table:
Channel

Description

Release date

Discontinuation date

Mii Channel

Miis created by friends can be shared

November 19, 2006 (came with console)

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Wii Shop Channel

Download games by using "Wii Points"

November 19, 2006 (came with console)

January 30, 2019

Forecast Channel

Current local and worldwide weather conditions

December 20, 2006 (was with console but an update was needed to activate the channel)

June 27, 2013

News Channel

The latest news articles and headlines

January 24, 2007 (was with console but an update was needed to activate the channel)

June 27, 2013

Everybody Votes Channel

Polls and results

February 14, 2007

June 27, 2013

Check Mii Out Channel/Mii Contest Channel

Miis can be shared as well as judged on a global scale

November 11, 2007

June 27, 2013

Mario Kart Wii Channel

Can race ghost data, view worldwide racing times, view friend list, participate in competitions like tournaments

April 10, 2008 (Japan), April 11, 2008 (Europe), April 24, 2008 (Australia), April 27, 2008 (America)

May 20, 2014[8]

Nintendo Channel

Allows Wii users to watch trailers for games and download demos for the Nintendo DS.

November 27, 2007 (Japan), May 7, 2008 (America), May 30, 2008 (Europe and Australia)

June 27, 2013

Wii Speak Channel

Allows users to leave voice messages on friends' message boards.

December 5, 2008 (users must have Wii Speak to download)

May 20, 2014[8]

Drawing on the table and the passages listed.

Answer the following question: what is the release date of the channel that was a Wii Menu channel that allowed users to vote in simple opinion polls and compare and contrast opinions with those of friends ? Provide just your answer in a JSON object {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}. Avoid adding external knowledge.

The Wii Menu is the graphical shell of the Wii game console , as part of the Wii system software . It has four pages , each with a 4:3 grid , and each displaying the current time and date . Available applications , known as channels , are displayed and can be navigated using the pointer capability of the Wii Remote . The grid is customizable ; users can move channels ( except for the Disc Channel ) among the menu 's 47 customizable slots by pressing and holding the A and B button while hovering over the channel the user wants to move . By pressing the plus and minus buttons on the Wii Remote users can scroll across accessing empty slots .
A Mii ( /miː/ ) is a customizable avatar used on several Nintendo video game consoles and mobile apps . Miis were first introduced on the Wii , and later appeared on the Nintendo 3DS , Wii U , Nintendo Switch , and various Nintendo apps for smart devices . Miis can be created using different body , facial , and clothing features , and can then be used as characters within games on the consoles , either as an avatar of a specific player ( such as in the Wii series ) , or in the case of certain games ( such as Tomodachi Life and Miitopia ) , portrayed as characters with their own personalities . Miis can be shared and transferred between consoles , either manually or automatically with other users over the internet and local wireless communications . A player can create infinite versions of them creating them on any sort of basis aka themselves , famous people , etc . On the 3DS and Wii U , user accounts are associated with a Mii as their avatar , and used as the basis of the systems ' social networking features , most prominently the now-defunct Miiverse . On the Nintendo Switch , a Mii can still be used as an account avatar , but avatars depicting various Nintendo characters are also available . However , games such as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe , Go Vacation , Super Smash Bros . Ultimate and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe use Miis as playable characters . Miis are also used as profile pictures for Nintendo Accounts , and can be used in Nintendo smart device games such as Super Mario Run and the now-defunct Miitomo . They are created by way of Mii Maker ( Wii U and 3DS ) , Mii Channel ( Wii ) , or the Mii system settings panel ( Switch ) .
The Wii Shop Channel was an online shop for the Wii video game console that allowed users to download Virtual Console games , WiiWare games and additional channels . The channel launched on November 19 , 2006 , and ceased operations on January 30 , 2019 . Available software was organized into three sections : Virtual Console , WiiWare , and Wii Channels . It is impossible to purchase content on the channel , but all previously purchased content can be redownloaded indefinitely as of February 2020 . Upon its discontinuation , most software was removed from the channel , and the shop 's interface reverted to its original 2006 design ( or layout ) . Presently succeeded by the Nintendo eShop , the Wii Shop Channel was accessible on the original Wii and on the Wii U console via Wii Mode , supporting the download of most WiiWare titles , as well as most legacy , Wii-based Virtual Console titles , consequently allowing users to continue purchasing/downloading many Virtual Console titles that are yet to be available via the Nintendo eShop .
The Wii Menu is the graphical shell of the Wii game console , as part of the Wii system software . It has four pages , each with a 4:3 grid , and each displaying the current time and date . Available applications , known as channels , are displayed and can be navigated using the pointer capability of the Wii Remote . The grid is customizable ; users can move channels ( except for the Disc Channel ) among the menu 's 47 customizable slots by pressing and holding the A and B button while hovering over the channel the user wants to move . By pressing the plus and minus buttons on the Wii Remote users can scroll across accessing empty slots .
The Wii Menu is the graphical shell of the Wii game console , as part of the Wii system software . It has four pages , each with a 4:3 grid , and each displaying the current time and date . Available applications , known as channels , are displayed and can be navigated using the pointer capability of the Wii Remote . The grid is customizable ; users can move channels ( except for the Disc Channel ) among the menu 's 47 customizable slots by pressing and holding the A and B button while hovering over the channel the user wants to move . By pressing the plus and minus buttons on the Wii Remote users can scroll across accessing empty slots .
The Everybody Votes Channel was a Wii Menu channel that allowed users to vote in simple opinion polls and compare and contrast opinions with those of friends , family and voters across the globe . The Everybody Votes Channel was available on February 13 , 2007 . Its release came as a surprise , as Nintendo made no announcement regarding it until after it was available for download on the Wii Shop Channel . Like the four other Wii channels , Nintendo ended support for the Everybody Votes Channel on June 28 , 2013 .
The Check Mii Out Channel , known as the Mii Contest Channel ( Miiコンテストチャンネル , Mī Kontesuto Channeru ) in Europe , Oceania and Japan and Miirame in Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America , was a channel for the Nintendo Wii that allowed players to share their digital avatars , called Miis , and enter them into popularity contests . Like the four other Wii channels , Nintendo ended support for the channel on June 28 , 2013 .
Mario Kart Wii [ a ] is a racing video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii . It is the sixth installment in the Mario Kart series and was released worldwide in April 2008 . Like its previous installments , Mario Kart Wii incorporates playable characters from the Mario series , who participate in kart races on 32 different race tracks using specialized items to hinder opponents or gain advantages . It sold 37.24 million copies , making it the 9th best-selling game of all time , the best selling game of the Mario Kart series , and the 2nd best-selling game on the Wii , only behind Wii Sports . The game features multiple single-player and multiplayer game modes including a four-person split screen . Online multiplayer via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection was available at launch , but was discontinued in May 2014 , along with other Wii and Nintendo DS games that supported online play . Mario Kart Wii uses the Wii Remote 's motion-sensing to provide intuitive and conventional steering controls ; each copy of the game is bundled with the Wii Wheel accessory to augment this feature .
This list includes terms used in video games and the video game industry , as well as slang used by players .
In sport , racing is a competition of speed , against an objective criterion , usually a clock or to a specific point . The competitors in a race try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time . Typically this involves traversing some distance , but it can be any other task involving speed to reach a specific goal . A race may be run continuously to finish or may be made of several segments called heats , stages or legs . A heat is usually run over the same course at different times . A stage is a shorter section of a much longer course or a time trial . Early records of races are evident on pottery from ancient Greece , which depicted running men vying for first place . A chariot race is described in Homer 's Iliad .
Japan ( Japanese : 日本 , Nippon [ ɲippoꜜɴ ] ( listen ) or Nihon [ ɲihoꜜɴ ] ( listen ) ) is an island country located in East Asia . It is bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east , and spans more than 3,000 kilometers ( 1,900 mi ) along the coast of the continent from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Philippine Sea in the south . Part of the Pacific Ring of Fire , Japan encompasses a stratovolcanic archipelago of about 6,852 islands , with five main islands ( Hokkaido , Honshu , Kyushu , Shikoku , and Okinawa ) comprising 97% of the country 's total area of 377,975 square kilometers ( 145,937 sq mi ) . Japan is officially divided into 47 prefectures and traditionally into eight regions . Approximately two-thirds of the country 's terrain is mountainous and heavily forested , and less than one-eighth of land is suitable for agriculture . Consequently , Japan is among the most densely populated and urbanized countries in the world , with over 90% of its population living in urban areas . The largest of these is the metropolitan area centered on the capital city of Tokyo , which is the most populous in the world and home to more than 38 million people . Japan itself is the world 's eleventh most populous country with a population of 126.2 million , of which 97.8% are ethnically Japanese . The kanji ( or Chinese characters ) that make up the name of Japan in the Japanese language mean sun origin ; in the Western world , the country is often known by the sobriquet Land of the Rising Sun . Periods of influence from other regions , primarily China , followed by periods of isolation , particularly from Western Europe , have characterized the history of Japan . While archaeological evidence indicates that Japan was inhabited as early as the Upper Paleolithic period , the first written mention of the archipelago appears in Chinese texts from the first century AD . Between the fourth and ninth centuries , the kingdoms of Japan became gradually unified under an Emperor and imperial court based in Heian-kyō ( modern Kyoto ) .
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere . It comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia and is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north , the Atlantic Ocean to the west , the Mediterranean Sea to the south , and Asia to the east . The eastern border comprises a long and mixed line of mountain ranges and waterways that would normally define a subcontinent . However , Europe is generally accorded the status of a full continent because of its great physical size and the weight of history and tradition . It is the 6th largest continent in the world . Europe is commonly considered to be separated from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains , the Ural River , the Caspian and Black Seas and the waterways of the Turkish Straits . Europe covers about 10,180,000 square kilometres ( 3,930,000 sq mi ) , or 2% of the Earth 's surface ( 6.8% of land area ) . Politically , Europe is divided into about fifty sovereign states of which Russia is the largest and most populous , spanning 39% of the continent and comprising 15% of its population . Europe had a total population of about 741 million ( about 11% of the world population ) as of 2018 [ update ] . The European climate is largely affected by warm Atlantic currents that temper winters and summers on much of the continent , even at latitudes along which the climate in Asia and North America is severe . Further from the sea , seasonal differences are more noticeable than close to the coast . Europe , in particular ancient Greece and ancient Rome , was the birthplace of Western civilisation .
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia , is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent , the island of Tasmania , and numerous smaller islands . It is the largest country in Oceania and the world 's sixth-largest country by total area . The population of 26 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard . Australia 's capital is Canberra , and its largest city is Sydney . The country 's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne , Brisbane , Perth , and Adelaide . Indigenous Australians inhabited the continent for about 65,000 years prior to the first arrival of Dutch explorers in the early 17th century , who named it New Holland . In 1770 , Australia 's eastern half was claimed by Great Britain and initially settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales from 26 January 1788 , a date which became Australia 's national day . The population grew steadily in subsequent decades , and by the time of an 1850s gold rush , most of the continent had been explored and an additional five self-governing crown colonies established . On 1 January 1901 , the six colonies federated , forming the Commonwealth of Australia . Australia has since maintained a stable liberal democratic political system that functions as a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy , comprising six states and ten territories . Australia is the oldest , flattest , and driest inhabited continent , with the least fertile soils . It has a landmass of 7,617,930 square kilometres ( 2,941,300 sq mi ) .
The Americas ( also collectively called America ; French : Amérique , Dutch : Amerika , Spanish and Portuguese : América ) comprise the totality of the continents of North and South America . Together , they make up most of the land in Earth 's western hemisphere and comprise the New World . Along with their associated islands , they cover 8% of Earth 's total surface area and 28.4% of its land area . The topography is dominated by the American Cordillera , a long chain of mountains that runs the length of the west coast . The flatter eastern side of the Americas is dominated by large river basins , such as the Amazon , St. Lawrence River / Great Lakes basin , Mississippi , and La Plata . Since the Americas extend 14,000 km ( 8,700 mi ) from north to south , the climate and ecology vary widely , from the arctic tundra of Northern Canada , Greenland , and Alaska , to the tropical rain forests in Central America and South America . Humans first settled the Americas from Asia between 42,000 and 17,000 years ago . A second migration of Na-Dene speakers followed later from Asia . The subsequent migration of the Inuit into the neoarctic around 3500 BCE completed what is generally regarded as the settlement by the indigenous peoples of the Americas . The first known European settlement in the Americas was by the Norse explorer Leif Erikson . However , the colonization never became permanent and was later abandoned . The Spanish voyages of Christopher Columbus from 1492 to 1502 resulted in permanent contact with European ( and subsequently , other Old World ) powers , which eventually led to the Columbian exchange and inaugurated a period of exploration , conquest , and colonization whose effects and consequences persist to the present .
The Nintendo Channel , known as the Everybody 's Nintendo Channel ( みんなのニンテンドーチャンネル Minna no Nintendō Channeru ) in Japan , is a defunct online service , which was accessed through the use of WiiConnect24 on Nintendo 's Wii game console . The channel offered viewing of videos from Nintendo , support for reading through game articles and also an online-based DS Download Station for the Nintendo DS to play demo versions of various Nintendo DS games . Users could send recommendations to Nintendo about a Wii or Nintendo DS game that they played , although Nintendo DS game cards had to be in the system 's Slot-1 and locally connected to the Wii via Download Play in order to be eligible in the survey . The Nintendo Channel debuted in November 27 , 2007 in Japan , May 7 , 2008 in America , and May 30 , 2008 in Europe and Australia , and an update was released at a later point which changed the user interface and various other things . A North American-exclusive show called Nintendo Week was also distributed via Nintendo Channel . Nintendo ended support for the Nintendo Channel on June 28 , 2013 along with 4 more Wii channels as WiiConnect24 , which the channel required , was permanently disconnected . Most of Nintendo Channel 's functions were succeeded by the Nintendo eShop .
The Wii ( /wiː/ WEE ; known unofficially as the Nintendo Wii ) is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19 , 2006 . As a seventh-generation console , the Wii competed with Microsoft 's Xbox 360 and Sony 's PlayStation 3 . Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others . As of the first quarter of 2016 [ update ] , the Wii led its generation over the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in worldwide sales , with more than 101 million units sold ; in December 2009 , the console broke the sales record for a single month in the United States . The Wii introduced the Wii Remote controller , which can be used as a handheld pointing device and which detects movement in three dimensions . The console runs games supplied on Wii optical discs . It also supported the now discontinued WiiConnect24 service , which enabled Wii to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in standby mode . Like other seventh-generation consoles it supported a service , called Virtual Console , that downloaded emulated games from past Nintendo consoles , support for online video streaming such as BBC iPlayer , and other services provided by Nintendo over the Internet . From June 28 , 2013 , Internet services were gradually discontinued ; since January 31 , 2019 , only re-download of games , system software update , and transfer of data between Wii and Wii U continued to be available , to be withdrawn at an unspecified future date . Wii Points could no longer be purchased after March 2018 , and could not be used and were permanently lost from January 31 , 2019 . The Wii succeeded the GameCube ; early models are fully backward-compatible with all GameCube games and most accessories . Nintendo first spoke of the console at the E3 2004 press conference and later unveiled it at E3 2005 .
In marketing , a product demonstration ( or demo for short ) is a promotion where a product is demonstrated to potential customers . The goal of such a demonstration is to introduce customers to the product in hopes of getting them to purchase that item . Products offered as samples during these demonstrations may include new products , new versions of existing products or products that have been recently introduced to a new commercial marketplace .
The Nintendo DS , [ b ] or simply DS , is a dual-screen handheld game console developed and released by Nintendo . The device released globally across 2004 and 2005 . The DS , an acronym for Developers ' System or Dual Screen , introduced distinctive new features to handheld gaming : two LCD screens working in tandem ( the bottom one being a touchscreen ) , a built-in microphone , and support for wireless connectivity . Both screens are encompassed within a clamshell design similar to the Game Boy Advance SP . The Nintendo DS also features the ability for multiple DS consoles to directly interact with each other over Wi-Fi within a short range without the need to connect to an existing wireless network . Alternatively , they could interact online using the now-defunct Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service . Its main competitor was Sony 's PlayStation Portable during the seventh generation of video game consoles . Prior to its release , the Nintendo DS was marketed as an experimental , third pillar in Nintendo 's console lineup , meant to complement the Game Boy Advance and GameCube . However , backward compatibility with Game Boy Advance titles and strong sales ultimately established it as the successor to the Game Boy series . On March 2 , 2006 , Nintendo launched the Nintendo DS Lite , a slimmer and lighter redesign of the original Nintendo DS with brighter screens . On November 1 , 2008 , Nintendo released the Nintendo DSi , another redesign with several hardware improvements and new features , although it lost backwards compatibility for Game Boy Advance titles . All Nintendo DS models combined have sold 154.02 million units , making it the best selling handheld game console to date , and the second best selling video game console of all time behind Sony 's PlayStation 2 .
Wii Speak is a microphone accessory for Nintendo 's Wii video game console . Connected to the console via USB , the device can be placed near the video display , allowing voice chat to be conducted with the entire room . The device features an LED to indicate when the microphone is active . Wii Speak was announced at Nintendo 's 2008 E3 media briefing . It was released separately and bundled with Animal Crossing : City Folk on November 16 , 2008 , in North America , and was released on December 5 , 2008 , in Europe . The Wii Speak accessory is succeeded by the embedded microphone on the Wii U 's GamePad controller . Nevertheless , the Wii Speak hardware is still compatible with the Wii U .