Guide_Wii/_pages/en_US/wiiconnect24.md

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title: "WiiConnect24"
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This guide provides different means of regaining WiiConnect24 functionality on your console. Although not at all nessecary, it is a "nice to have" feature that brings functionality back to Forecast/News Channel, Wii No Ma, Nintendo Channel, Check Mii Out Channel, and more. Please bear in mind, the functionality you gain depends entirely on what service(s) you use.

## Service Overview

### Note about service compatability:
Both services listed below are compatible with one another and can be loaded on the same console. With this said, it should be noted that when installing one channel over the other (WiiLink's Forecast Channel over RiiConect24's Forecast Channel for example), the channel you are installing will overwrite the old one. 

### WiiLink
A newer WC24/Japanese channel revival service that started in 2020, but is rapidly regained functionality in many different channels. The channels that are revived are listed below:

+ Japan Exclusive
    + Wii no Ma (Wii Room)
    + Demae Channel (Food Channel) (Real world ordering on specific version, US and CA only with Dominos Pizza)
    + Digicam Print Channel (Photo Prints Channel)
    + Kirby TV Channel
+ Global WiiConnect24
    + Forecast Channel ONLY
    + Nintendo Channel
    + Everybody Votes Channel
    
Their guide can be found [here](https://www.wiilink24.com/guide/1welcome/).

### RiiConnect24
The oldest extant WC24 revival service, currently only with support for the worldwide WC24 channels as well as mail services. These are listed below:

+ Forecast/News Channel
+ Everybody Votes Channel
+ Check Mii Out Channel
+ Nintendo Channel
+ Wii Mail

RiiConnect24 currently does not have a self-hosted guide, however you can find ours [here](riiconnect24).

## Updating RTC Clock
If you choose to install either of these services on your Wii, it is advised to synchronize its external clock in order to prevent various issues that may arise otherwise. The steps to do so can be found below:

#### What you need
+ A working Internet connection on your Wii
+ The Homebrew Channel
+ An SD card or USB drive
+ [sntp](https://oscwii.org/library/app/sntp)

#### Instructions
1. Download and extract the sntp zip to the root of your SD card or USB drive.
1. Insert your SD card or USB drive into your Wii. 
1. Launch the Homebrew Channel on your Wii.
1. Launch sntp.
1. Use the +Control Pad to select the current time.
1. Press the HOME Button to exit.

[Proceed to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection](wiimmfi)<br>
This guide takes the process of regaining online functionality to your Wii a step further - by allowing the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection services to function yet again on certain games like Mario Kart Wii. While there are different private servers and services that allow this, the one covered here will be Wiimmfi.
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