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Prelaunch System Menu

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Prelaunch System Menu update
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Date history
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Version History
Succeeded by1.0


Info

2004 to 2006

  • The console was known by the code name of "Revolution" until April 27, 2006, using a development menu with no version number identified, it was announced at E3 2004 Beta models were reveiled at at E3 2005 as a modified gamecube and then the offical wii version at E3 2006.
  • The system menu shown at E3 2005 was that of a gamecube if the console started without a disc, but when a disc was inserted it would show a black screen with the words Wii on it.
  • The system menu shown at E3 2006 showed that it was very similar to system menu 1.0/1.2, with slight cosmetic differences.


WARNING: Be advised that if your system is shipped with 4.0 preinstalled, you can not downgrade and will brick your console.

Beta Materials

Inside a System Menu TPL, there exists a unused DVD icon, and a Animal Crossing message icon (Shown at E3 2006) [1] [2] [3]

Links

http://www.nintendojofr.com/redaction/nouvelles/?id=Gfew- The first images