Topic: Sneaky, sneaky

i just noticed that my Wii automatically downloaded the Internet Channel and the Everybody Votes Channel.

Is this possible?

_{or the better question is, is it a bad thing?}

That happened to me too! ...The wii! It's aliiiiive!

TC - Well, I guess we know who is wearing the pants in the relationship .

It's weird, you have to pay to get automatic downloads of free stuff on the PS3

You see! I knew the wii was superior! ^.
_{(btw not meant to be a fanboy/girl point of arguing which is better)}

Oh yeah? Well two wrongs don't make a left, so lz's face's mom is better!

That would actually tick me off if Nintendo wasted my precious memory on Everybody Votes Channel without my permission.

It happened to me after I played Metroid Prime Trilogy for the first time as that game required a small update which for some reason included both fo those channels. I deleted them soon after.

I don't suppose you have played a new game or agreed to a game update recently?

I think I got them and two others when I had to update my Wii to play SM All-Stars. My Wii isn't even connected to the Internet, and I really don't see how those are required in order to play All-Stars. It's baffling.

That was probably it. My wife's friend came over a week ago and brought Zumba, and the game required a downloaded update before it would start. That was probably when it happened. Stupid Zumba.

You have to update your Wii to play All-Stars? I wonder what the reason for that would be, it doesn't have any online features or anything.

Doesn't have anything to do with online features really. It's just so that Wiis without wifi can still get updates. Some updates are useful (like the SD card from a while ago), and a lot of it has to do with preventing piracy.

That said, why it would give you channels that require wifi to be used is beyond me.

@wobee - it's probably to try and get people curious to check out the online features that are on offer...

Most updates aren't for the games themselves. They're usually security updates

Still, why would a security update require me to get 4 channels I can't even use?

So Wii is a alive?

well, that explain why My Wii has Sexy Poker in it, very sneaky

You could always, I don't know, delete the channels you don't use.

Also, it has happened to me. Nintendo just probaly wants to let people know that these channels exeist. ( simpler: Nintendo wants to advertise internet functions) although it seemed to tortute me, because wi-fi doesent reach my area.

lol
"Here's the internet channel, but oh, you can't use it because you don't have an internet connection. Too bad. Well ,we'll just stick it here in the menu for you anyway..."