WiiCade

WiiCade is a website designed to provide users of the Wii console with browser games tuned for use on the console systems. It was the first of many such websites to come into existence, as the "homebrew" community believes that online games through the Internet Channel are the only method of homebrewing that is currently sanctioned by Nintendo.

The primary technology used by WiiCade is Adobe Flash. However, the WiiCade games are limited to Flash version 7 due to limitations of the Internet Channel browser for the Wii. Plans have also been announced to provide greater support for Javascript gaming technology, though the primary use as of March 5 of 2007 is in an ancillary role to Flash.

History

Version 1.0 — Launched on November 19 of 2006, the first revision of the website was launched before the full capabilities of the Opera Web Browser for the Wii were known. As a result, the interface did not fit as well as hoped and many of the games required further refinement.

Version 2.0 — Launched on January 19 of 2007, the second revision addressed many of the issues found after the Internet Channel was released. Besides updating the overall interface, a number of new features were added. These features included: