Gaming site Kotaku have uploaded video of the Wii Channels after they recieved their first update courtesy of the WiiConnect24 service.
Kotaku have uploaded these videos to their Youtube account, which show off accessing the "Shopping Channel", downloading a virual console game (Donkey Kong) and SD Card Management. Oddly enough it seems to take some time for a Virtual Console game or Game Save to copy to a SD card.
November 18th, 2006 at 20:10 || Total Comments: 182
Very nice interface. That's my first impression, I'm sure they'll iron out small things like the speed issues, hopefully.
Technofranki Says:
November 18th, 2006 at 22:03 || Total Comments: 5
This looked nice. But they have to fix the copying, it was way to sloooow.
Benedetto Says:
November 19th, 2006 at 01:54 || Total Comments: 325
it seemed like the 19 block copy was just fast enough to stop someone clicking cancel. i wonder how long 190 blocks would take?
Nooryani84 Says:
November 19th, 2006 at 02:43 || Total Comments: 182
It's worth mentioning that this was the first time he used the service, it may only take that long the first time. I'm definitely not worried either way.
Benedetto Says:
November 19th, 2006 at 04:00 || Total Comments: 325
oh yeah, like how games boot up faster after the first time they're turned off.
Pod Says:
November 19th, 2006 at 04:49 || Total Comments: 1037
I'm assuming part of what takes so long with the data-copying is some sort of encryption process, that prevents you from sticking that SD-card into a friend's system and just copying all your VC games onto it.
Tellyn888 Says:
November 19th, 2006 at 05:19 || Total Comments: 52
Good to know that it's barely been released in America or hasn't even been released yet, and they've already got updates. The Wii start up screen being renewed in the update pleased me, because the health and safety screen was just poor.
Lovely download screen for DK aswell.
Mokong Says:
November 19th, 2006 at 07:19 || Total Comments: 551
POD: That's actually a good idea, never thought of that but they would need to do something like that so VC games aren't copied and "pirated"
Pestneb Says:
November 19th, 2006 at 08:05 || Total Comments: 9
2 minutes is a long time, but some SD cards are slower than others, generally cheap cards are slow, more expensive ones are faster. so maybe they just have the cheapest card they could get.
having non Wii data on the card (I assume that is possible) could also slow the process down
Auntnadia Says:
November 19th, 2006 at 09:05 || Total Comments: 740
Guys, I've just been on a forum where people are claimimg that they've changed VC games on their PC's already to work on other machines. It's not an entirely reliable source, but sounds likely to me.
Syxoed Says:
November 19th, 2006 at 09:52 || Total Comments: 297
He didn't read the Licence Agreement!!!
Solidus Says:
November 19th, 2006 at 10:14 || Total Comments: 112
Definately need to add a time remaining counter.
Looks nice, wouldn't be surprised if, with more forthcoming patches, the interface got even more jazzed up. Maybe themes related to your Wiicade choice, like a Donkey Kong theme.
Fierce_LiNk Says:
November 19th, 2006 at 11:05 || Total Comments: 541
The layout and the clean-ness of it all is impressive.
However, i think the presenter needs to take a lot of credit. I think its difficult to keep the audience listening to you, or to keep talking during something so boring as a loading screen.
Hats off to him.
Ajikan Says:
November 19th, 2006 at 14:57 || Total Comments: 107
Yeah, he actually made watching a loading screen interesting... heh. Don't know why he wasted his money on donkey kong though...
Syxoed Says:
November 19th, 2006 at 15:25 || Total Comments: 297
Donkey Kong is a fine game; but yes- he was really fun. Didn't talk under his breath, didn't mutter, was really self comfident. Nice man.
Benedetto Says:
November 19th, 2006 at 22:56 || Total Comments: 325
fierce link and ajikan - i can't remember anything the presenter said - it's wii damn it - if there's a wii video of a loading bar i'd watch it all day.
Rummy Says:
November 20th, 2006 at 04:08 || Total Comments: 186
That slowness is really gonna start narking me off after a while. I was surprised that the copying was even slower than the downloading, has the wii got a really slow SD write speed or something? I just wonder how long it is until somebody manages to break the VC console.
Benedetto Says:
November 20th, 2006 at 04:56 || Total Comments: 325
nintendo is pretty conscious about loading times - i'm sure they are as long as they need to be.
