Wii gets USB keyboard support with 3.1 firmware upgrade

Oct 10 2007 @ 11:17:57

That lovely soft glow is a telling sign: A new firmware version has been released and automatically downloaded to your Nintendo Wii console.  What's in it?  My inbox says it's firmware version 3.1, but is scarce on the details.

This update concentraites mainly on two things: USB keyboard support, and adding clickable auto-hyperlinking URLs in messages and on the Wii Message board over the internet channel that will open in the web browser.  Another nice feature in this update is the ability to copy and paste text directly from a website into messages or other areas on the Wii.  We'll keep you posted as we find out more changes.