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'''WiiConnect24''' is a [[Nintendo Wii|Wii]]-only feature that allows the Wii console to be connected to the internet (and Nintendo) all the time, even in stand-by mode. It is what allows [[Distributed Items]] in {{CF}} to be downloaded and given to the [[player]] in-game, by [[Pete]], [[Wendell]], or other [[Special resident|Special residents]].
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[[File:WiiConnect24 Logo.png|thumb|right|250px|WiiConnect24 logo]]
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'''WiiConnect24''' is a defunct online service for the [[Wii]] that allowed the console to remain connected to the Internet when in standby mode. Launched alongside the Wii in November 2006, WiiConnect24 was used in various games, including {{CF}}. The service was discontinued on June 27, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Nintendo of America|url=https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3512/p/604|title=Discontinuation of WiiConnect24 Services|site=en-americas-support.nintendo.com|retrieved=January 11, 2021}}</ref>
  
==Activating WiiConnect24==
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==In {{CF|nolink}}==
WiiConnect24 needs activating on both the Nintendo Console and the ''Animal Crossing: City Folk'' game. This is done by doing the following:
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{{CF}} used WiiConnect24 to allow a player to send letters to another player without the receiving player needing to be present in the game. It was also used to [[Distributed item/City Folk|distribute items and designs]] to players for set periods of time from 2008 to 2012.
  
===Wii System Settings===
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Before WiiConnect24 features could be used by {{CF|nolink}}, they would have to be activated in-game. On the player's first trip to the [[city]], [[Rover]] appears in the [[bus]] and asks them if they would like to activate WiiConnect24. After this, the player can choose to turn the feature on or off by contacting Rover via the phone in their [[attic]]. Following the termination of the service in 2013, these settings have no effect.
[[File:Wiiconnect24.png|right]]
 
Firstly, choose ''Wii Options'' which is located at the bottom-left of the ''Wii Menu'' screen.
 
  
Once in the ''Wii Options'' menu, go to ''Wii Settings''. Once in the ''Wii Settings'' menu, go to page two which has ''WiiConect24''  at the bottom.
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==See also==
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* [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]]
  
You may be asked to enter a 4-digit password, which either you or the Wii owner knows.
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
  
Once you have entered the password and have entered the menu, go to ''WiiConnect24'' and select ''On''.
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[[Category:Nintendo]]
 
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[[Category:Online play]]
You are now connected to the internet, and will receive messages from Nintendo on the Message Board. You will not get letters in ''City Folk'' quite yet though, the settings still need to be applied in-game.
 
 
 
===In-Game===
 
Once you have loaded the game, go to the phone in the attic of your house and pick it up. [[Rover]] will start talking to you. Select ''WiiConnect24''. He will then tell you the settings. If it isn't already on, select ''Turn it on''. If not, then select ''Keep them on!'' Nintendo can now send you Distributed Items.
 

Latest revision as of 11:31, July 2, 2023

WiiConnect24 logo

WiiConnect24 is a defunct online service for the Wii that allowed the console to remain connected to the Internet when in standby mode. Launched alongside the Wii in November 2006, WiiConnect24 was used in various games, including Animal Crossing: City Folk. The service was discontinued on June 27, 2013.[1]

In Animal Crossing: City Folk[edit]

Animal Crossing: City Folk used WiiConnect24 to allow a player to send letters to another player without the receiving player needing to be present in the game. It was also used to distribute items and designs to players for set periods of time from 2008 to 2012.

Before WiiConnect24 features could be used by Animal Crossing: City Folk, they would have to be activated in-game. On the player's first trip to the city, Rover appears in the bus and asks them if they would like to activate WiiConnect24. After this, the player can choose to turn the feature on or off by contacting Rover via the phone in their attic. Following the termination of the service in 2013, these settings have no effect.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Nintendo of America. "Discontinuation of WiiConnect24 Services". en-americas-support.nintendo.com. Retrieved January 11, 2021.