You'll need to be set up with online functionality for your Wii - currently only available via a home wireless network. From there, it's as simple as opening the Forecast Channel from the Wii Menu and updating your time and location details into the system. Your home state can be chosen, as well as your closest city. The mass Wii-playing population in Muttaburra, QLD may be a tad disappointed. Here's a tip, guys - it'll be hot and dry.
Information such a temperature, UV index and wind speed are all good to go, as well as a five-day forecast screen. You'll see the common cloudy/sunny/rainy icons around the map, but without the annoying, overpaid presenter. Nice.
The biggest interactive feature is using a spinnable globe with the Wii Remote, to check out world forecasts. However, the city selection and details are somewhat limited in comparison to, say, what you can find on the Internet, but the service is pretty much guaranteed to receive updates as more and more users purchase the Wii console and sign up around the globe.
Today marks another chapter in the journey to full worldwide implementation of all the Wii has to offer. Keep your little box of glory hooked up, because more Virtual Console updates are right around the corner.
You can find a torrent of pictures from the channel in our media panel.
Good job Nintendo.
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