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The new Japanese Wii Shop menu item demystified


The latest Japanese Wii software update added this item to the Wii Shop Channel's settings, with a gold icon and a label about "bonus content." Above it is a link to Club Nintendo through the browser and a link to the settings for Wii Shop presents. The "bonus content" link prompts users to enter 16-digit codes before being awarded ... something. But what is this bonus content? Free Wii Points as a promotion for game purchases? VC games linked to retail games in the same series? A puppy?

It might be that stuff later, but for right now, it's how you get the Speaker Channel that interfaces with Daigasso! Band Brothers DX on the DS. A bit disappointing, sure, but having infrastructure in place for Wii Shop bonus stuff could lead to interesting things in the future.

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New Band Brothers on DS uses Wii 'Speaker Channel'

The sequel to the currently Japan-only DS music game Daigasso! Band Brothers takes advantage of the rarely-used Wii/DS interface, with awesome-sounding results. Band Brothers DX, in addition to a host of neat Wi-Fi features, will connect to a downloadable Wii "Speaker Channel." The channel allows players to stream their user-created music to the Wii, for a more public performance.

Long ago, the first Daigasso! was to be released in the U.S. and Europe as Jam with the Band! Maybe now that the sequel will show off the Wii's connectivity features, and its use of "channels," in a unique way, Nintendo will see fit to release the sequel worldwide.

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