Firmware updates tend to be rather scant on anything but the PlayStation 3, but both the Wii and Xbox 360 have received a few minor tweaks in firmware today.
Starting with the less impressive, the Xbox 360’s firmware update is simply to allow the upcoming wireless guitars for Rock Band and Guitar Hero 3 to be able to sync up with the console. Previously, Microsoft has been fairly strict with allowing third party developers and peripheral makers to get their devices to sync wirelessly.
The Wii’s update mainly focuses on minor refinements and increased navigation abilities in the Wii Shop Chanel, such as searching through different categories, publishers, and genres.
Check out the full release notes for the Wii’s update after the break, thanks to Joystiq.
Channels:
- Digital Clock added to the Wii Menu right under the channel bar
- Forecast Channel now displays the current condition directly in the Wii Menu in the Forecast Channel box
- News Channel can now show 2 scrolling headlines at a time in the Wii Menu, 3 when you click on the button
- Message Board now has the “Today’s Accomplishments” message as a white message which allows it to stand out from other messages
- 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
Wii Shop Channel
- New Welcome screen detailing 4 Recommended Titles and the points they cost. The title bar can be clicked on to bring up a list of 20 recommended games.
- Titles You’ve Downloaded was moved to the main shop menu
- New ways to browse
- Popular Titles
- Newest Additions remains the same
- Search for a title which can use partial names
- Search by Category
- Search by Publisher
- Search by Genre
- System shows the different systems and how many titles have been released under each
Settings
- Warning added pre-system update detailing that technically modified consoles may cease to function upon being updated. Also the only way to not accept an update is to power down the console by holding the button for 4 seconds.
