<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
(	O
WFC	O
)	O
was	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
service	O
run	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
provide	O
free	O
online	O
play	O
in	O
compatible	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
included	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Wii	B-Application
Shop	I-Application
Channel	I-Application
and	O
DSi	B-Device
Shop	O
game	O
download	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
ran	O
features	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
designed	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
offered	O
Internet	O
play	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
an	O
online	O
game	O
was	O
initiated	O
by	O
selecting	O
the	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
option	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
,	O
then	O
choosing	O
whether	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
friends	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
(	O
either	O
in	O
the	O
local	O
region	O
or	O
worldwide	O
)	O
at	O
about	O
the	O
same	O
skill	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
during	O
an	O
investors	O
 '	O
meeting	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Wi-Fi	O
Connection	O
service	O
would	O
be	O
succeeded	O
by	O
and	O
absorbed	O
into	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
online	O
system	O
would	O
eventually	O
unify	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
platforms	O
and	O
replace	O
Friend	O
Codes	O
,	O
while	O
providing	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
an	O
online	O
community	O
style	O
multiplayer	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
personal	O
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
is	O
fully	O
supported	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
whilst	O
still	O
continuing	O
providing	O
partial	O
legacy	O
support	O
for	O
both	O
Wii	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
under	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Wi-Fi	O
Connection	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
can	O
boot	O
to	O
Wii	B-Device
mode	O
and	O
then	O
access	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Message	O
Board	O
messages	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
recorded	O
by	O
the	O
gameplay	O
progress	O
of	O
compatible	O
local	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
cannot	O
send	O
Wii	B-Device
Message	O
Board	O
messages	O
remotely	O
between	O
different	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
at	O
7:30	O
PM	O
PT	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
ended	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
service	O
(	O
WFC	O
)	O
for	O
all	O
games	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
pay	O
and	O
play	O
branded	O
games	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
Shop	O
services	O
(	O
which	O
were	O
terminated	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
services	O
(	O
ended	O
on	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2019	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Wi-Fi	O
Connection	O
was	O
deployed	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
been	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
direct	O
supervision	O
of	O
company	O
president	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Takao	O
Ohara	O
lamented	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
long	O
history	O
of	O
online	O
strategies	O
had	O
each	O
quit	O
due	O
to	O
unexpectedly	O
insufficient	O
userbases	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	B-Application
Connection	I-Application
had	O
in	O
four	O
months	O
garnered	O
2.9	O
million	O
connections	O
from	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
unique	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
online	O
platform	O
's	O
success	O
directly	O
propelled	O
the	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	O
Wi-Fi	O
Connection	O
then	O
served	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Device
no	O
Ma	O
-	O
ceased	O
operations	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Nintendo	O
terminated	O
the	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
service	O
worldwide	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
Wii	B-Application
Channels	I-Application
have	O
been	O
consequently	O
closed	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
designed	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
offered	O
Internet	O
play	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	O
Wi-Fi	O
Connection	O
supported	O
up	O
to	O
sixteen	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
thirty-two	O
players	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Basic	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	B-Application
Connection	I-Application
included	O
worldwide	O
matchmaking	O
,	O
leaderboards	O
,	O
tournaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Friend	O
Codes	O
were	O
generated	O
from	O
an	O
identifier	O
unique	O
to	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Wi-Fi	O
Connection	O
ID	O
of	O
a	O
DS	B-Device
or	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
DS	B-Device
or	O
Wii	B-Device
game	O
was	O
sold	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
risk	O
of	O
the	O
purchaser	O
impersonating	O
the	O
seller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
user	O
needed	O
to	O
replace	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
DS	B-Device
system	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
old	O
system	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
ID	O
could	O
be	O
transferred	O
wirelessly	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
maintain	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
original	O
Friend	O
Codes	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
Wii	B-Device
games	O
use	O
the	O
16-digit	O
Wii	B-Device
Number	O
to	O
share	O
some	O
data	O
passively	O
between	O
mutually	O
registered	O
users	O
via	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
instead	O
of	O
using	O
independent	O
Friend	O
Codes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
may	O
use	O
both	O
the	O
16-digit	O
Wii	B-Device
Number	O
and	O
its	O
own	O
12-digit	O
Friend	O
Code	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
whether	O
the	O
online	O
connectivity	O
requires	O
either	O
passive	O
data-sharing	O
or	O
active	O
multiplaying	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
for	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	B-Application
Connection	I-Application
called	O
Pay	O
&	O
Play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
that	O
used	O
the	O
Pay	O
&	O
Play	O
feature	O
had	O
additional	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
or	O
services	O
that	O
required	O
extra	O
fees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
fees	O
were	O
paid	O
for	O
using	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Points	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
red	O
Wi-Fi	B-Application
Connection	I-Application
logo	O
with	O
the	O
words	O
"	O
Pay	O
&	O
Play	O
"	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
distinguish	O
these	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
regular	O
Wi-Fi	O
assessable	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	I-Application
My	I-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
Kotoba	B-Device
no	I-Device
Puzzle	I-Device
Mojipittan	I-Device
Wii	I-Device
and	O
Lonpos	O
each	O
had	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
available	O
for	O
100	O
to	O
800	O
Wii	B-Application
Points	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
retail	O
Wii	B-Device
titles	O
to	O
feature	O
Pay	O
&	O
Play	O
functionality	O
are	O
Samba	B-Application
de	I-Application
Amigo	I-Application
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
WiiConnect24	B-Device
was	O
a	O
feature	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
that	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WiiConnect24	B-Device
was	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
that	O
allowed	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
even	O
when	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
in	O
standby	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
and	O
channels	O
that	O
utilized	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
could	O
send	O
and	O
receive	O
data	O
even	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
being	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
wished	O
to	O
send	O
data	O
to	O
friends	O
only	O
needed	O
to	O
register	O
each	O
other	O
's	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
Code	O
and	O
not	O
individual	O
Friend	O
Codes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
could	O
also	O
send	O
messages	O
to	O
their	O
friends	O
using	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Message	O
Board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
message	O
was	O
received	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
disc	O
slot	O
glowed	O
blue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WiiConnect24	B-Device
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
SpotPass	B-Device
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
9	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
announced	O
that	O
its	O
online	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
would	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Channel	I-Protocol
browser	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
relaunched	O
as	O
the	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
Channel	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
announced	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
removed	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
and	O
terminated	O
the	O
service	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
resource	O
limitations	O
and	O
infrastructure	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
download	O
games	O
and	O
other	O
software	O
by	O
redeeming	O
Wii	B-Application
Points	I-Application
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
obtained	O
by	O
purchasing	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Points	I-Application
cards	O
from	O
retail	O
outlets	O
or	O
directly	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
using	O
a	O
MasterCard	O
or	O
Visa	O
debit/credit	O
card	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
browse	O
in	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
WiiWare	O
,	O
or	O
Wii	B-Application
Channels	I-Application
sections	O
for	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
channels	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
were	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
the	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Channel	I-Protocol
,	O
Everybody	O
Votes	O
Channel	O
,	O
Check	O
Mii	O
Out	O
Channel	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Channel	O
,	O
Netflix	O
Channel	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
Channel	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
Television	B-Device
Friend	I-Device
Channel	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
announced	O
the	O
purchase	O
and	O
redemption	O
of	O
Wii	B-Application
Points	I-Application
would	O
be	O
disabled	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
channel	O
on	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
shop	O
two	O
years	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
were	O
downloadable	O
channels	O
that	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
their	O
downloaded	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
obtained	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
portion	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
specialized	O
in	O
older	O
software	O
originally	O
designed	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
home	O
entertainment	O
platforms	O
that	O
are	O
now	O
defunct	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
are	O
played	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
through	O
the	O
emulation	O
of	O
the	O
older	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
this	O
hardware	O
included	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
Neo	B-Application
geo	I-Application
,	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
(	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
Arcade	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
this	O
service	O
was	O
discontinued	O
when	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
shop	O
channel	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Functioning	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
channels	O
,	O
WiiWares	O
downloadable	O
channels	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
WiiWare	O
games	O
obtained	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WiiWare	O
section	O
specialized	O
in	O
downloadable	O
software	O
specifically	O
designed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WiiWare	O
section	O
was	O
touted	O
as	O
a	O
forum	O
to	O
provide	O
developers	O
with	O
small	O
budgets	O
to	O
release	O
smaller-scale	O
games	O
without	O
the	O
investment	O
and	O
risk	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
at	O
retail	O
(	O
somewhat	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
,	O
WiiWare	O
games	O
were	O
purchased	O
using	O
Wii	B-Application
Points	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
Shop	O
was	O
an	O
online	O
storefront	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
XL	O
systems	O
,	O
where	O
people	O
could	O
download	O
DSiWare	B-Device
games	O
and	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
Shop	O
would	O
be	O
officially	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
after	O
it	O
disabled	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
additional	O
Nintendo	B-Application
DSi	I-Application
Points	I-Application
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
availability	O
of	O
DSiWare	B-Device
games	O
and	O
apps	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
will	O
be	O
unaffected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flipnote	B-Application
Hatena	O
was	O
the	O
online	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
notetaking/animation	O
creation	O
app	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
received	O
Netflix	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
American	O
and	O
Canadian	O
Wii	B-Device
owners	O
could	O
watch	O
Netflix	O
instantly	O
as	O
a	O
channel	O
without	O
requiring	O
a	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netflix	O
was	O
discontinued	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
on	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
DSi	B-Device
can	O
surf	O
the	O
Internet	O
with	O
a	O
downloadable	O
browser	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
DSi	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
are	O
powered	O
by	O
Opera	B-Protocol
,	O
but	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
browser	B-Application
is	O
powered	O
by	O
NetFront	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
's	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
also	O
powered	O
by	O
Opera	B-Protocol
,	O
requires	O
a	O
DS	B-Device
card	O
and	O
a	O
RAM	O
expansion	O
through	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Forecast	O
Channel	O
first	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
which	O
it	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Forecast	O
Channel	O
allowed	O
weather	O
reports	O
and	O
forecasts	O
to	O
be	O
shown	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
from	O
the	O
Internet	O
via	O
the	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
games	O
like	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
07	I-Application
,	O
Nights	B-Application
:	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
Games	I-Application
could	O
use	O
the	O
Forecast	O
Channel	O
to	O
simulate	O
weather	O
conditions	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
content	O
was	O
automatically	O
updated	O
and	O
viewable	O
via	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
with	O
clickable	O
news	O
images	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
the	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
update	O
,	O
the	O
News	O
Channel	O
shows	O
a	O
news	O
ticker	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
News	O
Channel	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Forecast	O
Channel	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
both	O
channels	O
requiring	O
the	O
discontinued	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Everybody	O
Votes	O
Channel	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Channels	O
section	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
allowed	O
Wii	B-Device
owners	O
to	O
vote	O
on	O
various	O
questions	O
using	O
their	O
Mii	O
as	O
a	O
registered	O
voter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
allowed	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
view	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
on	O
the	O
television	O
screen	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
sign	O
into	O
an	O
existing	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
is	O
currently	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
Australian	O
versions	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
system	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
only	O
three	O
days	O
before	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	O
plans	O
to	O
gradually	O
make	O
the	O
channel	O
available	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
in	O
other	O
countries	O
besides	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Channel	I-General_Concept
was	O
disconnected	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
Google	O
terminating	O
legacy	O
support	O
for	O
all	O
Flash-based	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
apps	I-General_Concept
on	O
that	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
available	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Channels	O
section	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
without	O
his	O
cap	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Check	O
Mii	O
Out	O
Channel	O
sent	O
messages	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Message	O
Board	O
concerning	O
recent	O
contests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
picture	O
could	O
then	O
be	O
sent	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Message	O
Board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Television	B-Device
Friend	I-Device
Channel	I-Device
allowed	O
Wii	B-Device
users	O
to	O
check	O
what	O
programs	O
are	O
on	O
the	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
channel	O
tracked	O
the	O
stamps	O
of	O
all	O
Wii	B-Device
users	O
and	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
rate	O
programs	O
on	O
a	O
five-star	O
scale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
channel	O
is	O
active	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
TV	O
's	O
volume	O
and	O
channel	O
so	O
that	O
users	O
could	O
tune	O
into	O
their	O
shows	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
the	O
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Television	B-Device
Friend	I-Device
Channel	I-Device
launched	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
shutdown	O
of	O
analog	O
television	O
broadcasts	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
channel	O
offered	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
foods	O
provided	O
by	O
different	O
food	O
delivery	O
companies	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
ordered	O
directly	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
note	O
was	O
posted	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Message	O
Board	O
containing	O
what	O
had	O
been	O
ordered	O
and	O
the	O
total	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
food	O
was	O
then	O
delivered	O
to	O
the	O
address	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
user	O
has	O
registered	O
on	O
the	O
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	O
Channel	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Everybody	O
's	O
Nintendo	O
Channel	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
Channel	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allowed	O
Wii	B-Device
users	O
to	O
watch	O
videos	O
such	O
as	O
interviews	O
,	O
trailers	O
,	O
commercials	O
,	O
and	O
download	O
demos	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
capacity	O
,	O
the	O
channel	O
worked	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
Download	I-Device
Station	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
channel	O
had	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
user	O
directly	O
into	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
for	O
buying	O
the	O
wanted	O
game	O
immediately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	O
Channel	O
was	O
updated	O
with	O
different	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
demos	O
and	O
new	O
videos	O
every	O
week	O
;	O
the	O
actual	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
varied	O
across	O
different	O
international	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
install	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	O
Channel	O
on	O
their	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
channel	O
can	O
work	O
without	O
inserting	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
disc	O
into	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
but	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
races	O
and	O
time	O
trials	O
the	O
disc	O
was	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	O
Channel	O
allowed	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
feature	O
that	O
the	O
channel	O
offered	O
were	O
Tournaments	O
,	O
where	O
Nintendo	O
would	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
regular	O
basis	O
,	O
invite	O
players	O
to	O
challenges	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
certain	O
objective	O
must	O
be	O
achieved	O
in	O
the	O
fastest	O
time	O
possible	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
missions	O
mode	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
2005	O
DS	B-Device
game	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Message	O
Board	O
's	O
online	O
connectivity	O
is	O
now	O
defunct	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
shutdown	O
of	O
its	O
foundational	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
also	O
use	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
to	O
trade	O
messages	O
and	O
pictures	O
with	O
other	O
Wii	B-Device
owners	O
,	O
conventional	O
email	O
accounts	O
(	O
email	O
pictures	O
to	O
console	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
pictures	O
to	O
email	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
(	O
through	O
text	O
messages	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Wii	B-Device
had	O
an	O
individual	O
wii.com	O
email	O
account	O
containing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Message	O
Board	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
post	O
messages	O
that	O
are	O
available	O
to	O
other	O
Wii	B-Device
users	O
by	O
usage	O
of	O
Wii	B-Device
Numbers	O
with	O
the	O
now	O
defunct	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Message	O
Board	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
updated	O
automatically	O
by	O
a	O
real-time	O
game	O
like	O
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
City	I-Device
Folk	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Speak	O
peripheral	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
access	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Speak	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
users	O
could	O
also	O
leave	O
audio	O
messages	O
for	O
other	O
users	O
by	O
sending	O
their	O
message	O
to	O
their	O
Wii	B-Device
Message	O
Board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Speak	O
Channel	O
became	O
available	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Wi-Fi	B-Application
Connection	I-Application
games	O
were	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
and	O
Tony	B-Device
Hawk	I-Device
's	I-Device
American	I-Device
Sk8land	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
Wild	I-Device
World	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
23	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Wii	B-Device
Wi-Fi	B-Application
Connection	I-Application
games	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
in	O
2007	O
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
Mario	B-Application
Strikers	I-Application
Charged	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
over	O
100	O
Wii	B-Device
games	O
,	O
25	O
WiiWare	O
games	O
,	O
93	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
games	O
,	O
and	O
4	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSiWare	I-Device
games	O
available	O
worldwide	O
that	O
supported	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
has	O
an	O
802.11	O
wireless	O
adapter	O
built	O
in	O
allowing	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
to	O
access	O
the	O
service	O
via	O
a	O
compatible	O
wireless	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
802.11b	O
clients	O
must	O
be	O
offered	O
by	O
an	O
access	O
point	O
for	O
a	O
DS	B-Device
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Public	O
hotspots	O
that	O
use	O
a	O
captive	O
portal	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
after	O
login	O
using	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
DS	I-Application
Browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
,	O
neither	O
consoles	O
nor	O
games	O
could	O
support	O
security	O
protocols	O
more	O
advanced	O
than	O
WEP	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
after	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
's	O
release	O
,	O
only	O
online-enabled	O
games	O
made	O
exclusively	O
or	O
enhanced	O
for	O
usage	O
on	O
this	O
console	O
iteration	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
's	O
native	O
online	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
extended	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
as	O
well	O
,	O
conditional	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
native	O
online	O
connection	O
setting	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
,	O
as	O
other	O
advanced	O
settings	O
were	O
also	O
unsupported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
has	O
an	O
802.11b/g	O
wireless	O
adapter	O
built-in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
means	O
that	O
802.11b	O
support	O
must	O
be	O
offered	O
on	O
an	O
access	O
point	O
for	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
WEP	B-Protocol
,	O
WPA	O
with	O
TKIP	O
or	O
CCMP	O
,	O
and	O
WPA2	B-Protocol
with	O
CCMP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
is	O
also	O
AOSS	O
compatible	O
as	O
of	O
the	O
3.0	O
system	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
does	O
not	O
have	O
an	O
Ethernet	O
port	O
built	O
in	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
via	O
wired	O
LAN	O
with	O
a	O
USB	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
adapter	I-Protocol
available	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
third	O
parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
compatible	O
wireless	O
network	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Device
can	O
also	O
be	O
connected	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Wi-Fi	O
USB	O
Connector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broadband	O
Internet	O
access	O
is	O
not	O
required	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
this	O
connectivity	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
recommended	O
to	O
reduce	O
network	B-Protocol
latency	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
replacement	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Wi-Fi	O
network	B-Protocol
adapter	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
many	O
third	O
party	O
products	O
,	O
provide	O
similar	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
worked	O
with	O
hotspot	O
providers	O
to	O
allow	O
free	O
access	O
in	O
public	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
over	O
one	O
thousand	O
additional	O
free	O
hotspots	O
had	O
been	O
added	O
in	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Telstra	O
Wireless	O
,	O
providing	O
access	O
in	O
selected	O
hotels	O
,	O
airports	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
cafes	O
,	O
and	O
McDonald	O
's	O
restaurants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
created	O
the	O
official	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
web	O
site	O
as	O
a	O
portal	O
for	O
gamers	O
looking	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
service	O
or	O
whom	O
were	O
in	O
need	O
of	O
troubleshooting	O
assistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
allowed	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
link	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Wi-Fi	B-Application
Connection	I-Application
ID	O
to	O
a	O
My	O
Nintendo	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	O
Wi-Fi	O
Connection	O
service	O
was	O
terminated	O
on	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
at	O
10:30	O
PM	O
(	O
EST	O
)	O
for	O
all	O
Wii	B-Device
and	O
DS	B-Device
games	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
users	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
stay	O
online	O
for	O
hours	O
after	O
the	O
shutdown	O
;	O
online	O
play	O
features	O
incorporated	O
into	O
these	O
games	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
without	O
homebrew	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
games	O
are	O
not	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
shutdown	O
because	O
their	O
multiplayer	O
platform	O
uses	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
own	O
infrastructure	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
third-party	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
,	O
third-party	O
video	O
services	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Pay	O
&	O
Play	O
variants	O
have	O
been	O
shut	O
down	O
as	O
of	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
still	O
redownload	O
previously	O
purchased	O
content	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
still	O
continue	O
to	O
redownload	O
previously	O
purchased	O
content	O
and/or	O
buy	O
and	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	I-Device
Transfer	O
Tool	O
to	O
transfer	O
Wii	B-Device
data	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
to	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
and	O
download	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyward	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
Save	I-Application
Data	I-Application
Update	I-Application
Channel	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
patch	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shutdown	O
had	O
an	O
immediate	O
effect	O
on	O
all	O
Nintendo-published	O
Wii	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
revealed	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
they	O
published	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
had	O
their	O
online	O
support	O
terminated	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
some	O
fanmade	O
severs	O
such	O
as	O
Wiimmfi	O
were	O
made	O
for	O
modded	O
Wii	B-Device
's	O
and	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
who	O
downloaded	O
the	O
homebrew	B-Application
channel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
small	O
selection	O
of	O
online-enabled	O
Wii	B-Device
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
newer	O
FIFA	O
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
games	O
(	O
except	O
World	B-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
are	O
not	O
branded	O
under	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Wi-Fi	O
Connection	O
,	O
may	O
continue	O
using	O
their	O
online	O
functions	O
normally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
various	O
Wii	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
games	O
were	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
which	O
formerly	O
supported	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
terminated	O
the	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
service	O
features	O
globally	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
the	O
host	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
shutting	O
down	O
its	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
channels	O
that	O
required	O
it	O
,	O
online	O
data	O
exchange	O
via	O
Wii	B-Device
Message	O
Board	O
,	O
and	O
passive	O
online	O
features	O
for	O
certain	O
games	O
using	O
16-digit	O
Wii	B-Device
Friend	O
Codes	O
,	O
have	O
all	O
been	O
rendered	O
unusable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
hardware	O
itself	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
cause	O
for	O
most	O
preloaded	O
and	O
downloadable	O
Wii	B-Application
channels	I-Application
to	O
be	O
unavailable	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Wii	B-Device
Mode	O
menu	O
and	O
Wii	B-Application
Shop	I-Application
Channel	I-Application
respectively	O
,	O
even	O
prior	O
to	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
's	O
termination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	O
defunct	O
downloadable	O
Wii	B-Application
channels	I-Application
were	O
made	O
unavailable	O
on	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WiiConnect24	B-Device
is	O
succeeded	O
by	O
SpotPass	B-Device
,	O
a	O
different	O
trademark	O
name	O
for	O
similar	O
content-pushing	O
functions	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
service	O
can	O
perform	O
for	O
the	O
newer	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
