Finally, Nintendo are once again updating the Wii’s firmware to version 3. Its mostly just little modifications on the Wii menu and message board, however the Wii Shop Channel has had the biggest update.

There’s no new Virtual Console games, but instead, a totally new welcome. Some new features include:

• New Welcome screen detailing 4 Recommended Titles and the points they cost
• Titles You’ve Downloaded moved to the main shop menu
• Popular Titles
• Search for a title
• Search by Category
• System shows the different systems and how many titles have been released under each
• Publisher showing different publishers and amount of titles released
• Genre

And the new features to the rest of the Wii menu are:

• Digital Clock added to the Wii Menu
• Forecast Channel now displays the current condition (cloudy, raining) directly in the Wii Menu
• News Channel can now show 2 scrolling headlines at a time in the Wii Menu
• Message Board now has the “Today’s Accomplishments” message
• Address Book entries can now be shifted around using A+B but only to empty spaces.
• Calendar in Message Board no longer shows “Today’s Accomplishment” .
• Scrolling messages in the Message Board now uses a different sound.

To update your Wii simply go to Wii Settings on the Wii menu go to the third page and click “System Update”. You are required to have your console connected to the internet.