Dear Reader:
Wii Photo Channel to receive updates in December (Photo Channel personalized icon, MP3 support being replaced)
Coming from Nintendo’s official Wii site…
- Personalize your Wii Menu by making one of your favorite digital images from an SD memory card as the Photo Channel icon.
- The Wii console will replace MP3 compatibility with the ability to play AAC files, which provide a greater sound quality than an MP3 of the same size. This new compatibility will work with MP4 audio files in the .m4a format. Additionally, you can now choose to have the songs play back in a random order.
*Wii consoles sold in retail stores starting in December 2007 should include AAC file support.
*For Wii Console owners without the AAC file compatibility, you can download the updated version of the Photo Channel from the Wii Shop Channel starting in early December 2007. Please note that once you download the updated Photo Channel (ver 1.1), you will no longer be able to play MP3 format music files.
Additionally, consumers who purchase a Wii console with the updated Photo Channel (ver. 1.1) already installed will not be able to install the previous version to support MP3 playback.
The Photo Channel icon is a nice touch, but I really don’t like the idea of taking out MP3 support for AAC. Am I in the minority on this one? Huge thanks to PSOGamer for the heads up!