wii weather channel launches!

[Don Seer]

just noticed someone saying that its live in the states... so get updating!

its meant to be launched on the 20th.. so not sure whats going on there.. also.. i tried updating here in the UK only 3 hours ago and nothing.. so dont know if its gone live since then.. or is just a US thing only


sounds cool that it makes noises!

This thing is kinda cool. Spinning the globe around is like a really reduced version of playing with Mario's face.

Also, the music in all of this is unbelievably soothing. I could see myself loading this up just to listen to it in the background. It's even more so than the normal Wii menus.

For example, when you are checking extended forecasts and so on, if the graphic shows a thunderstorm, you get to hear rain. Which means it is essentially like one of those relaxing sounds things. And I can totally see myself doing that once in a great while (and would suggest it to others as well, I have no idea why they work, but they do).

Dunno how well this things updates in real time as you are using it - i.e., do I have to exit the channel to get updates, and even then are they instantaneous? But this is a fun little channel, I'm going to go play with it some more.

ripped from here >> http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/messageview.cfm?catid=28&threadid=19005

[Don Seer]

ok apparently nintendo sends your wii a message to tell you to update as weather chan is avail.. very nice of em

[Samoan Enforcer]

weather channel is sick

[Don Seer]

can't wait to get home now.. will also have my component cable today (got it off ebay in the end.. for £15 .. roughly retail so its all good)


forecast chan confirmed out in the UK and australia
http://forums.gametrailers.com/showthread.php?t=52652
http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=442328

[Bedford Iz Active]

I was about to post a topic on that as well lol, but yeah after i get kicked off the pc in a sec it's time to update, jamaica weather forecast for the win!

[Rud]

its dope

just wish they had better close in mapping software...they should've aligned with google and utilised google earth on it - wouldve been INCREDIBLE

[The Watcher]

if you have madden, it pulls the information from the weather channel .. if its raining outside, its raining in your game, if its sunny outside, etc.. pretty cool

[Trauma-san]

THAT, is the coolest thing I've ever heard of. 

[Just Another Sunny day in California]

pretty sick feature indeed

[I Am The Anton]

The Weather Channel: http://www.weather.com/

[Trauma-san]

Get John Lennon out of your avatar, Bitch.   

[I Am The Anton]

Don't get all emotional because nintendo isn't the inovator of weather forecasts

[ecrazy]

I wanna hang out with seer & trauma, see what would happen if i beat them in some Mario Kart (only game i KNOW ill annailate them both in) - BANNED FOR LIFE! I bet....haha