WiiConnect24
Sign in to saveWiiConnect24 was a feature of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for the Wii. It was first announced at Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in mid-2006 by Nintendo. It enabled the user to remain connected to the Internet while the console was on standby. For example, in Animal Crossing: City Folk, a friend could send messages to another player without the recipient being present in the game at the same time as the sender.
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- WiiConnect24
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- Nintendo
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- Online service
- Video game online service.status
- Defunct, revived unofficially
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- Wii
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/features/wiiconnect24.html
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- WiiConnect24BySpc.jpg
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- publication date
- 2006-11-19
- discontinuation date
- 2013-06-27
- Commons category
- WiiConnect24
- title
- WiiConnect24
- inception
- 2006-12-02
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- Service
- Functionality
- Channels
- Problems
- Closure
- See also
- References
WiiConnect24 was a feature of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for the Wii. It was first announced at Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in mid-2006 by Nintendo. It enabled the user to remain connected to the Internet while the console was on standby. For example, in Animal Crossing: City Folk, a friend could send messages to another player without the recipient being present in the game at the same time as the sender.
On June 27, 2013, Nintendo shut down WiiConnect24. Consequently, the Wii channels that required it, online data exchange via Wii Message Board, and passive online features for certain games (the latter two of which made use of 16-digit Wii Friend Codes) were all rendered unusable.