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This month... Checkout receives more updates, a detailed development analysis of Photo Prints Channel and more! The new issue of the WiiLink newsletter is now available!

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WiiLink - News (An Advanced Home for Accounts)

An Advanced Home for Accounts - Checkout evolves further

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 12/09/2026

The Super Mario anniversary isn't quite over yet! The Classic Super Mario theme collection is now available on WiiLink Checkout! These themes come with custom fonts and music as well!

Showcases of the three new themes available in WiiLink Checkout

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 10/09/2026

You can now watch the full suite of videos from the recent Nintendo Direct and The Legend of Zelda Direct!

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 09/09/2026

Will Nintendo announce Nintendogs 3? Will we see even more indie farming sims? And is Super Mario Titans real? All will be revealed in today's Nintendo Direct. Watch it with us in a very special edition of WiiLink After Dark!

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WiiLink After Dark: Nintendo Direct 9.9.2026

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 06/09/2026

What is life? How is it made? And what does it mean? Find out in a newly translated episode of The Illustrated Book of Earth, restored from Nintendo's archive of original shows. The episode is available on both Wii Room and YouTube!

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What is Life? | The Illustrated Book of Earth (Translated Episode)

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 05/09/2026

WiiLink Checkout on mobile now functions as a companion app to WiiLink services! Catch up on what is happening in WiiLink by installing the web app.

New Checkout mobile UI, featuring buttons summarizing Contest, EVC, Nintendo Channel and News info

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 04/09/2026

Starting today, WiiLink Checkout now keeps record of when you played your games in a convenient calendar view. If you contact us through our DMs, we can also help reset your Checkout data, allowing you to see your play calendar from any time in the past too!

WiiLink Checkout Calendar, showing played games in July 2024

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 03/09/2026

so we did a state of play bingo

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 01/09/2026

You can now install a web app version of WiiLink Checkout directly on your phone using your browser! The web app features a unique icon and user interface for your mobile browsing needs.

WiiLink Checkout is now (kind of) a mobile app, featuring four screenshots of WiiLink Checkout showcasing the new interface

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 01/09/2026

This month... new Originals episodes, an extremely long Forming Links, and a brand new WiiLink service! The new issue of the WiiLink newsletter is now available!

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WiiLink - News (A New Home For Accounts)

A New Home For Accounts - Goodbye RiiTag, hello Checkout

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 30/08/2026

Another update has dropped for WiiLink Checkout! You can now see exactly which accounts are following you, as well as see exactly which console each statistic comes from.

Four Everybody Votes Channel polls, coming from different consoles

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 30/08/2026

The Bedroom Talkshow is now a WiiLink Original! Check back in with Dave to follow his non-standard talkshow.

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 30/08/2026

Coming next spring, the Talking Sketch! Comes with over 500 lines spoken by Sketch himself, such as "follow your nose", "i created time" and "im building a trebuchet". Available at select stores for pre-order starting at $1099 for the 32GB model.

An edited image of the Talking Flower toy, with the flower being replaced with Sketch, advertising the Talking Sketch releasing in Spring 2027

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 27/08/2026

How many points have you gotten in WiiLink Checkout so far?

A screenshot of WiiLink Checkout showing 2227 points

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 27/08/2026

August's Homebrew Tea is now available on Wii Room! Check in to see some new homebrew updates, including new changes to Android launchers.

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 27/08/2026

Check out the WiiLink Room in Wii Room to see a introduction to WiiLink Checkout, and get a free 100 points!

"What is WiiLink Checkout and what does it do?"

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 26/08/2026

Introducing the day two WiiLink Checkout update! Themes now apply to the entire website, themes are now sorted into categories, themes and points can be claimed through special codes, and you can now follow your friends! Thank you for using WiiLink Checkout.

The WiiLink Checkout tag, now with the Basic Cyan theme

The theme selection page with new categorization

Five friends showing up next to the new Friends button

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 26/08/2026

Dammit Jeff is now available on your Wii! You can now watch a select list of videos on Wii, or beam them to your DSi. Check it out today!

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 25/08/2026

Introducing the day one Checkout Profiles Update! Playing and reviewing Wii games, participating in Mii contests and polls, and unlocking achievements now earn you points, which you can spend on custom themes! New themes will be added every so often.

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 25/08/2026

Introducing WiiLink Checkout, a new hub for your WiiLink Account and game/user information. Track your playtime, see your contest and poll data, and share it all with your friends!

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Introducing WiiLink Checkout

YouTube video by WiiLink

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 22/08/2026

We've moved our Wii Room assets to a brand new server today. This allows us to easily expand our storage, which was previously limited to 60GB!

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 05/08/2026

WiiLink will be undergoing maintenance on August 8, 2026 at 4AM EDT to migrate our services to a new consolidated Docker stack. This will make WiiLink easier to maintain going forwards, as well as being easier to host.

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 05/08/2026

At roughly 6:52PM EDT, WiiLink's production server by what seemed to be a Distributed Denial of Service Attack (DDOS). This caused most WiiLink services to be brought offline for about half an hour. Everything is now operational.

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 31/07/2026

This month... a new team branch, the end of the patcher, new Wii Room content, teasers and more. The new issue of the WiiLink newsletter is now available!

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WiiLink - News (Break Through the World)

Break Through the World - WiiLink is becoming an international group

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 20/07/2026

As of September 30th, 2026, the WiiLink Command Line Patcher will officially be discontinued. This will not affect any existing WiiLink installs, but from this date new WiiLink installs will have to be made with our new GUI patcher, which is currently the default option on our website.

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 18/07/2026

Stickers just got a lot more convenient! Take a look at some new features from Paper Mario: The Sticker Comet in exclusive footage from Homebrew Tea.

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Paper Mario: The Sticker Comet | Homebrew Tea Segment

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 17/07/2026

We've released general trailers for our service covering all of our main channel content! You can watch all of them below: WiiConnect24: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky3_... Japanese Channels: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWT9... Wii Room: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9MB...

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 15/07/2026

Homebrew Tea 7-15-2026 is now out on Wii Room! Check it out for the latest homebrew news.

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 15/07/2026

We're looking for Japanese and Brazilian Portuguese users who can help us bring content to international audiences! If you are interested, please answer these forms: 🇯🇵: forms.gle/XZE3mZ8VyDCg... 🇧🇷: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 14/07/2026

We've gotten a couple questions both publicly and privately, so we'll take this moment to clarify some things! 🧵

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 14/07/2026

Calling all artists! We're looking for artists who can design characters to work on a upcoming project together. If you're interested in working with us, drop us your art, portfolio or anything else that could be useful to us down in the replies!

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 13/07/2026

Homebrew Tea returns this month! Stay tuned for a new episode filled with new homebrew news and updates.

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 13/07/2026

My next guest utterly terrifies me. The Bedroom Talkshow, a pilot for a new scripted series is available now on Wii Room's Creator Spotlight.

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 12/07/2026

We've hit 400,000 total video views in Wii Room! Thank you all for watching Wii Room for five years. We're still cooking up new shows and collaborations, so stay tuned.

The Wii Room web panel showing that 400,089 views have been achieved

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 06/07/2026

Introducing @photos.wiilink.ca! This new official social channel will archive old Wii Room Pictures of the Day, posting a previously used image on every day. Use it to check out an old photo you liked, or just use it to browse through our community's photography.

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 04/07/2026

Sorry guys, we're not gay anymore. We'll try harder next year

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 03/07/2026

We have changed our internal system for Wii Room servers to better work with localized content. We're working to add content to different language versions for now. If you are having issues using different language versions, we recommend switching your system language to English.

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 29/06/2026

This month... a new Wii Room feature, new short films and a upcoming change. The new issue of the WiiLink newsletter is now available!

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WiiLink - News (Visions of the World)

Visions of the World - Wii Room has recieved a number of new features

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 28/06/2026

Blast off. Join two astronauts in a once of a lifetime opportunity to go to space in the animated pilot Old Space, available now on Wii Room's Creator Spotlight.

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 28/06/2026

Wii Room now shows user-submitted photos when launching the channel! Every day at midnight UTC, a new photo will be rotated in! Photos will be themed around seasons, so you'll see photos appropriate to the current time of year. Check it out by checking in today!

A screenshot of Wii Room, with the main TV showing a photo of a field with bubbles in the air

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 27/06/2026

One of our developers @pabloscorner.bsky.social has a booth in this year's PJKT Fest! We also may have a new service trailer set up in his area too... Check it out here!

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「Neon界」 - PJKT Fest 2026 by Karet

「Neon界」 - PJKT Fest 2026

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 26/06/2026

Some call him the greatest detective of our time. We aren't sure who they are. Ace Detective: Ace Detective, a new short film by @flatbeek.net is available on Wii Room.

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 22/06/2026

Coming this Saturday! Enter special Mii Contests in the Mii Contest Channel themed around rhythm gaming icons! Recreate rhythm game characters as Miis in this special 2-week long event.

An image advertising a special Mii contest titled Rhythm Showdown. The image highlights four rhythm game characters: Onion from Rhythm Heaven, Don-chan from Taiko no Tatsujin, Ulala from Space Channel 5 and Cadence from Rift of the NecroDancer

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 09/06/2026

The June 2026 Nintendo Direct is now available on Nintendo Channel on Wii! Please enjoy watching absolutely nothing on the Wii.

A screenshot of Nintendo Channel featuring videos from the June 2026 Direct

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WiiLink @wiilink.ca · 01/06/2026

From all of us at WiiLink, happy Pride Month! Everyone is welcome in our community, a safe space from the outside world, whether you are part of the LGBTQ+ or not.

An image saying Happy Pride Month! with a circular rainbow pattern

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