I bought a Wii recently and took my time setting up the internet connection, and successfully downloaded the firmware to 4.2 (if I recall correctly). However when I try to access the Wiishop and News and Forecast Channels, it said that it was disabled due to Wiiconnect24 not being enabled. So I try to enable Wiiconnect24, but everytime I try, I get the message that it is not being offered even before I get the User Agreement.

I haven't flown into a rage yet but I wonder what is going on.

Oh yea, my model is American or so the retailer told me, its not modded, when selecting country I chose Singapore because Malaysia was not in the list (how gay).

Anybody faced the same problem or know what to do about this?

try to set your country to US, that should solve the problem

Ok thx, but before I try, will doing that result in any celaka happenings, like Nintendo bricking up my Wii? I don't know if there's some kind of regional restrictions they want to enforce or anything.

no problem. everybody who puts singapore will get the same result, so u r not alone.

but fyi, if u select USA, u can view wii shop, but you can't do any purchasing (it won't accept your credit card registration). So you should select "Brazil". don't ask why, just do it, and u will be able to shop online promise.

nintendo don't care about malaysia, coz mana malaysia? dekat madagascar ke?

you can never brick an unmodded wii. although some people say you can. but i think they are lying.

That's cool! I'll do just that. Thx for the advice!

I am trying to register my Wii in Club Nintendo now, but found out that I am only eligible if I am American or Canadian. Now that almost makes me rage, because I wanted those bonus points.

Am checking out other Club Nintendo portals in the vain hope that one includes Malaysia or the Asia Pacific under its umbrella. If anybody knows anything about this pls give me a pointer.

well, choosing brazil will allow you to use your credit card to purchase wii points online for the wii ware games (as it is the only country without physical points found at stores)

as for bricking the wii, 4.2 may brick it

the reason is because 4.2 has an NAND update which cleans your system (even if it does not have HBC)...and if there was some connection problems with your wii and the internet...you will brick your wii

otherwise, it is safe to update

have fun...=D

choose brazil..
its gay, but its works like a charm

i've already bought 2-3 games using my malaysia CC
no prob at all

Now I feel rage.

I tried connecting to Wiiconnect again just now and got a whole bunch of error messages, no matter what I tried. Brazil, USA, Singapore.

Now I learn that my Wii can get bricked over a SHITTY internet connection?

Is Nintendo going to give me a refund if that happens?

The fury is becoming overwhelming.

I was free to do some survey for you.
Not sure if it helps but it is related.

P/s But after reading the error and the solution over the net is just by changing the country in wii settings.

Country Setting

Those that have tried to set the country to Singapore would already have noticed that you are unable to enable WiiConnect24 after that; specifically "WiiConnect24 and Wii Shop Channel service is not currently being offered". I believe the issue here is more related to legal or release control than technical, since the Wii hasn't officially been launched in Singapore. Setting it to another country works better for now.
Note that changing the country setting requires a reconfiguration of Parental Controls and WiiConnect24.

recommended setting: United States (able to review and agree on user agreement for WiiConnect24)

http://forums.gameaxis.com/showthread.php?t=1476750

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Added on December 19, 2009, 3:06 amAlso maybe read up ere too
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/w...onnect24Problem

http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/w...erAgreement.jsp

This post has been edited by paige.pc: Dec 19 2009, 03:13 AM

is the error this (thanks paige): "You cannot use the Shop Channel because you have not agreed to the User Agreements". Kindly state your error message so we can assist u.

and guys, stop scaring him with the bricking story. he already upgraded to 4.2 and obviously we r not dealing with a bricking problem coz he can still use his wii. unless u experienced it yourself, please don't believe everything u hear from the internet.

well, for the bricking story...if you don't have a modded wii, ninty will always be ready to give you a new one if the 4.2 update brick happened to you, so no worries DP

anyway...i do hope that you can sort out your wiiconnect24 issues asap though...

and if you finally manage to connect to the internet, remember to always power off your wii when not in use(and not in standby mode)...as your wii may overheat for connecting to connect24 in standby mode for long periods of time

I believe the connection problem while updating is still unclear on its validity. Because, the updater DOWNLOADS all files then installs.

In any case, 4.2 can brick you. Like what LostWanderer said. But you updated, and it's working, so whatever.

Oh! That's good to hear that there isn't a bricking problem f 4.2 is upgraded

I'll post the error messages I received in the next post.

Good to know and thanks for the tip about powering off the console too

I'm reading through those links right now, and will post my error messages in my next post. Thx guys!

You can go to Wiiconnect24
Turn it on
Go to Standby turn it off. (for wiiconnect24)
So that when you on ur wii to play , the wiiconnect24 eventually turned on (as you dont need to go in and out of the settings to on or off it)
And when you put in standby mode ur WII , the wiiconnect24 eventually will off itself.
So that this will prevent from heating.

Ok, my Wireless Router is set at channel eleven and uses B+G, (I'm not sure what these are)

My earlier problem of not being able to detect a wireless connection prior to successfully updating to 4.2 was fixed by repositioning my console, but I'm still not sure what's the optimum position to place it, hence my first attempt to update failed but the second one succeeded though. Download time was quite long.

So after that, I tried to enable Wiiconnect but failed, posted here, got advice so here are the error messages I got:

Error 109139
Error 221000
Error 51330
Error 220602
Error 51330

If your wireless router and your wii is too far away from each other between walls and etc.... the signal for Wii to receive is lesser.

You should be able to fix this simply by changing your Wii from whatever country your in to a different one.

1. Access the Wii System Settings (how to).
2. Click on the blue arrow twice to reach the Wii System Settings 3 menu options.
3. Select "Country" and press the A Button.
4. Use the scroll bar to find the country you want and select it.
5. Move the cursor over "Confirm" and press the A Button.

You should be able to fix that problem just by saying you live somewhere else.

Another solution
re-make your network connections, this will solve it.

Another solution
EDIT: ok scratch that i had to change the router channel from 11 to 1 to get it to work, cheers anway... even though nobody viewed this problem

Another solution
here was a problem registering the console to the WiiConnect24 service. What to do:

* If you have multiple routers and/or modems, try to connect to no more than one router and one modem try connecting from another location.

* If you are using only one modem or router, something on your network or from your Internet Service Provider is blocking the connection. You may need to contact your service provider for more information.

* If you do not have the ability to connect from another location (such as a friend's house), please call 1-800-255-3700 so that we may discuss available options.

Another solution

Wii Error Code 51300 - 51399

This error is caused by the Wii being unable to connect to the access point.

To solve this error :

Try changing the channel of your wireless router to either channel 1 or channel 11 which can increase download speeds.

If your router is using WEP encryption

* Ensure your key is hexadecimal, consisting of 0-9 or A-F only, no other special characters or letters.
* 64 bit encryption requires your WEP key to be 10 characters consisting of numbers or leters A through F.
* 128 bit encryption requires your WEP key to be 26 characters consisting of numbers or leters A through F.

If your router is using WPA encryption, the Wii is compatible with :

* WPA - PSK(TKIP)
* WPA - PSK(AES)
* WPA2 - PSK(AES)

If your router is using MAC filtering, ensure the Wii MAC address has been added to the list of approved MAC address on your wireless router settings

This post has been edited by paige.pc: Dec 19 2009, 04:13 PM

You meant the standby mode, not the WC24 itself, am I right?

WC24 still works when Wii is off even if "Standby Mode" is set to "off".

WC24 in there the settings theres a standby mode option press it OFF.
And then you are done.
So when ur wii is on standby mode , your WC24 is turned off automatically.
When you turned on ur wii , WC24 is turned on by itself.

Meaning your wii is not getting warm and warmer and heating when your wii is on RED colour on the Power button ( which is standby mode )

Yes, but that will only turn off standby mode, not the full WC24 in itself. I know, because I once did WC24 without Standby, and still got that blue LED indicating there's a mail.

haha, technically, it doesn't hurt to turn off your power altogether as there isn't anything important for you to leave your wii turned on 24 hours right?

well...i do switch off the power source and not just the wii only...so...it's your liking to do whichever method which suits you i guess...but well...just be sure to check that your wii led is in red color if you put it in standby mode...and you should be fine