This is because you have a blank SD card in the console and the Homebrew Channel is for running Emulators and Applications that you copy onto your SD card into the APPS directory.

In fact, the amount of cool stuff you can do with a Wii will surprise you.

If you have an SD card knocking about then you have everything you need to do the mod in a around 5 - 10 minutes.

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If you can unzip files on your computer and copy them to an SD card, you can do the mod.

Its easy.

Ive gone into a lot of detail because Wii modding becomes addictive, and once you done the emulation stuff, youll want to explore more.

How about connecting a USB hard drive full of your Wii and Gamecube games, as well as the arcade versions of F-Zero GX and Mario Kart (if you legally own the arcade machines of course) to your multi-region, Netflix compatible Wii that also plays DVD movies.

The console also has 100 Gamecube and Wii compatibility of course, so you can back up all those games and store them on a USB drive.

Some of the 32 bit generation can be emulated too (N64 Waverace and Mario64 work perfectly under emulation for example, although some other N64 games dont even start.

Basically emulation on a Wii is FANTASTIC, right up to and including the 16 bit era.

Range of controller choices, Wii Classic Controller, Wii Classic Pro, Wavebird from your old Gamecube, even the humble Wii remote is great for 2 button games.

The Wii Classic controller has a great button layout for Gamecube, Snes and so on.

High capacity doesnt work for the mod process, low capacity SD cards are harder to find new, but you can pick up a 2Gb SD card from CEX for 2.

Once the mod is done, youll be able to use a big capacity SD card for your roms.

Youll want a Wii Classic controller because of the button layout (The Wii Remote is fine for 2 button games).

You can use Gamecube pads, the Wavebird controller (turn it on before starting up the console or it wont work), but the Wii Classic Controller has the most appropriate button layout.

Homebrew doesnt work with 3rd party controllers so make sure you buy official Nintendo controllers.

Theres a different thread for the Wii-U, and the Wii Mini cannot be modded.

You may need to drop the security on your router to WPA as the Wii does not support WPA2.

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This will update you to version 4.3 of the console firmware.

E for a European Console, 4.3U for USA, 4.3K for Korean, etc.).

Avoid High Capacity cards at this stage if you can.

Gb is enough, and HC cards might not work.

Open the flap on the front of the Wii to reveal an SD card slot.

On the main Wii menu click the icon in the bottom right corner that looks like an envelope.

This screen stays on for a good 30 seconds or so before telling you to press a key on the remote to continue so please be patient.

Remove the SD card, then you can reset the Wii, or use the Home key on the remote to exit this application.

I would suggest using a 32Gb SD card from this point, because this is going to become addictive.

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