The Wii received a small firmware update adding some new functionality to the Wii-menu and shopping channel.
Some notable Wii-menu changes :
- Digital clock added to the Wii-menu
- Forecast channel box now displays current weather condition
- News channel box displays scrolling headlines
- Address book entries can now be shifted (A+B key)
- The ‘accomplished today’ messages are now coloured white to differentiate them from other messages
- The area around the Wii Message Board button will now flash when a message arrives
Some notable shopping channel changes :
- It is now possible to search for titles by partially typing in the name
- Added a search by category option
- Genres and Publisher views added
- The welcome screen now shows you 4 recommended titles
Apparently to this source, Nintendo also added basic USB keyboard support to the Wii with this update. Right now the keyboard can only be used in the shopping channel, settings menu and message board, but not (yet) in the internet channel. I haven’t been able to confirm this yet.
Be careful though if you are using Freeloader because after the update it won’t work anymore.
