Wii Forecast Channel

[goKi]

The Wii forecast channel just came online in PAL territories (Europe, Australia, New Zealand). I've been playing around in it just now. it's pretty nice, definitely gets the job done.

[Dechipher]

Haha, I'd like to see what they can do for Oklahoma...

[AtmaWeapon]

Hey I just checked and it's online in the US too. I'd love to post an epic review listing all of the pros and cons, but hey it's a weather app and not too shabby.

I kind of wish it had more locations available or let you enter zip codes like PC weather apps; for my permanent residence I was able to pick a city just 30 miles away but once I return to the dorms it looks like the closest city is 150 miles away, which will kind of detract from the accuracy of the data.

[Rijuhn]

I've been sitting here for 10 minute at least waiting for this thing to update. My internet connect is so messed up at time, and it'll drop signal sometimes. I really wonder if this thing is even updating, because I haven't seen the bar move at all for about 5 minutes. I know it says not to turn on the power, but I'm really considering it...Grr...

UPDATE: I had to unplug my Wii then plug it back in and it updated okay this time around. Hmm...this thing is kinda interesting. I like what I'm seeing, but I'd really like for there to be more detailed textures, or even terrain, but hey, I didn't pay for it so I can't complain. This is pretty cool though. :)

[Orion]

It definetly could be meatier, but for a simple check the weather on my wii thing, it works pretty well. The sound effects are nice too.

Ands besides, if you're really that adamant about a detailed weather forecast, well, the Opera Channel beta goes online Friday.

[Modus Ponens]

Finally, Nintendo has given us a way to find out what it's like outside!

[AtmaWeapon]

It definetly could be meatier, but for a simple check the weather on my wii thing, it works pretty well. The sound effects are nice too.

Ands besides, if you're really that adamant about a detailed weather forecast, well, the Opera Channel beta goes online Friday.Oooh ooh tell me how do you get on the Opera Channel beta?

[Orion]

I believe it will be downloadable from the Wii shop channel? I could be wrong. But the beta is supposed to be up this Friday or Saturday, with the final version coming out in March (what the differences are, I don't know). And I think it's supposed to be free until June of 07, at which point it will cost you 500 Wii Points to get.

[Warlock]

I've been sitting here for 10 minute at least waiting for this thing to update. My internet connect is so messed up at time, and it'll drop signal sometimes. I really wonder if this thing is even updating, because I haven't seen the bar move at all for about 5 minutes. I know it says not to turn on the power, but I'm really considering it...Grr...

UPDATE: I had to unplug my Wii then plug it back in and it updated okay this time around. Hmm...this thing is kinda interesting. I like what I'm seeing, but I'd really like for there to be more detailed textures, or even terrain, but hey, I didn't pay for it so I can't complain. This is pretty cool though. :)

Exact same thing happened to me. Got to maybe 75% and froze (and I left it for at least 30-45 mins). Had to unplug my Wii, then I reran it and it worked fine. Weird.

[Cloral]

Worked fine for me. But the closest location to mine I could find is Thousand Oaks - which is fairly close by, but it is on the other side of the mountains, so it tends to be 10-15 degrees warmer than here. So in the end, the web weather where I can get the forecast for Camarillo specifically is a lot more useful to me. Thus, the Wii weather channel is another thing that I will put in the drawer of relatively useless novelties.

[Warlock]

Yeah I've been hearing that a lot. I live in a fairly big city so it was fine for me. But I guess a lot of ppl can only pick places miles away from them :(

Maybe in the future Nintendo will offer more locations? The thing did just get released afterall. Who knows.