Nintendo Sneaks in Keyboard Support!

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Nintendo pulled a fast one on us with last night’s update, it would seem. According to GoNintendo, USB keyboards now have some compatibility with the Wii. There is not much information on this yet, but there are reports that certain keyboards will not work, and it does not work on the Internet Channel.

I personally have tested and confirmed that it works in the Message Board. It really makes those emails much easier to send! Although this is not much, it is a big step into communication in online gaming! Make it happen, Nintendo!

Note: It is also said to work in the Shop and News channels, although I did not test either.

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Video courtesy of znz212 from YouTube.



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  • http://sirvenomwiinintendo.net/ SirVenom

    Tested and confirmed! I am adding a video to Youtube to add to this.

  • http://sirvenomwiinintendo.net SirVenom

    Tested and confirmed! I am adding a video to Youtube to add to this.

  • http://sirvenomwiinintendo.net/ SirVenom

    Ugh, my video was very low quality. If someone else can record a video and upload it, you will get full credit for it.

  • http://sirvenomwiinintendo.net SirVenom

    Ugh, my video was very low quality. If someone else can record a video and upload it, you will get full credit for it.

  • lokijki

    Thats cool. About the Wii news thing: I signed up and I got the confirmation on my Wii, but I haven’t been getting any mail, have you been sending them or is it just not working?

  • lokijki

    Thats cool. About the Wii news thing: I signed up and I got the confirmation on my Wii, but I haven’t been getting any mail, have you been sending them or is it just not working?

  • Fadecy

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=Bg-Ax3Har3Q
    there is a video somebody made about keyboard support, I’m too lazy to log in T__T

  • Fadecy

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=Bg-Ax3Har3Q
    there is a video somebody made about keyboard support, I’m too lazy to log in T__T

  • SirVenom

    @lokjki
    The email thing didn’t work. We think it may have been a kind of spam filter…

  • SirVenom

    @lokjki
    The email thing didn’t work. We think it may have been a kind of spam filter…

  • Will

    its about time, but still no official release though I have little to no problem going third party.

  • Will

    its about time, but still no official release though I have little to no problem going third party.

  • Derek

    Sweet! Now my friends can’t mock me about the 360′s USB keyboard.
    Does Anyone know where to buy a USB keyboard?

  • Derek

    Sweet! Now my friends can’t mock me about the 360′s USB keyboard.
    Does Anyone know where to buy a USB keyboard?

  • http://sirvenomwiinintendo.net/ SirVenom

    Derek:
    You can find them practically anywhere; I reccomend Best Buy.

  • http://sirvenomwiinintendo.net SirVenom

    Derek:
    You can find them practically anywhere; I reccomend Best Buy.