Comments on: Wii News and Forecast Still Requires Standby http://www.theaveragegamer.com/2007/08/10/wii-news-and-forecast-still-requires-standby/ 100% Fanboy-Free Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:21:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Raptor007 http://www.theaveragegamer.com/2007/08/10/wii-news-and-forecast-still-requires-standby/comment-page-1/#comment-183685 Raptor007 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:13:02 +0000 http://www.theaveragegamer.com/2007/08/10/wii-news-and-forecast-still-requires-standby/#comment-183685 My workaround is to leave WiiConnect24 Standby enabled, and whenever I shut down, hold the Wii's power button until it shuts off completely (red light). It's an annoyance though... why do they require this? It actually seems like the weather is displayed in the menu anyway, and disabling WiiConnect24 Standby only prevents you from getting it on-demand. I agree with your "shoddy coding" hypothesis. My workaround is to leave WiiConnect24 Standby enabled, and whenever I shut down, hold the Wii’s power button until it shuts off completely (red light).

It’s an annoyance though… why do they require this? It actually seems like the weather is displayed in the menu anyway, and disabling WiiConnect24 Standby only prevents you from getting it on-demand. I agree with your “shoddy coding” hypothesis.

]]> By: Walter http://www.theaveragegamer.com/2007/08/10/wii-news-and-forecast-still-requires-standby/comment-page-1/#comment-126287 Walter Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:20:28 +0000 http://www.theaveragegamer.com/2007/08/10/wii-news-and-forecast-still-requires-standby/#comment-126287 This is the one thing about the Wii that drives me nuts. Does anyone know of a program we can load on the Wii that will access the news and weather when they are selected and let you turn the Wii full off when not in use? This is the one thing about the Wii that drives me nuts. Does anyone know of a program we can load on the Wii that will access the news and weather when they are selected and let you turn the Wii full off when not in use?

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