(pizza box lands on table) So here's a sentence
I never thought I would say in 2023: I ordered this pizza
from the Nintendo Wii, a console that is almost 17 years old. Is it the easiest way to order a pizza? Well, no, but when is this channel ever
been known for doing things the easy way? Hello everybody,
and welcome back to another video. You know, we've done a decent amount of
Wii modding stuff on the channel recently, but what I'm going to show you today
originally didn't require any of that. Because this was an official service made
available by Nintendo in the Wii Shop. It's called the Demae Channel. And if you've never heard of it, it's probably because you didn't live in Japan
back in 2009 when it was released. That's right, this is yet another
case of Nintendo giving cool stuff to their home country,
which is understandable. I mean, this was done in partnership
with a Japanese delivery company called Demae-can which is where the logo
and name of the channel come from. In English, it translates
to “delivery channel.” And it was pretty simple to use. You would select what type of food
you wanted to order, or use this roulette button to have the channel decide for you. And then just pick the restaurant you wanted to order from
and the menu items you wanted to get. After you ordered, you’d
receive a confirmation. Which is also sent to
the Wii message board. And none of your payment info
was processed through this channel. You had to pay your delivery driver
when your food arrived. So if you were planning on paying with
Wii points, well... you're out of luck. The Demae Channel, and its lesser
known Wii U counterpart, functioned until March of 2017 when
Nintendo took the service offline. But that doesn't mean it's gone forever
because thanks to the work of the developers behind WiiLink24,
a Wii revival project, this channel, along with some of the other Japan
exclusive ones, can be used once again. And you don't even need
to have a Japanese Wii. And although it's not as easy
as just typing a delivery address into an app on your phone,
it really isn't all that difficult. So, here's how you do it. First, you need to have the Homebrew
Channel installed on your Wii If you haven't done that, head on
over to this link and follow the steps. You'll also need a Discord account
to join the WiiLink24 server. An SD card formatted as FAT32.
And a Windows, Mac, or Linux based computer On your computer, head on over to
WiiLink24.com and click on the install button. Select whatever operating system you're
running and download the application. Before you launch it, insert your
SD card into your computer and make sure that the
application recognizes it. If it doesn't press “M” to manually
specify the path, then press “1” to begin. Here, you can choose to get
the original Japanese language version of the channels
or the English translation. But note that if you actually want to order
real food, you'll need the English version. So that's what I'm going to get. Next, you'll choose which version
of the Food Channel you want. If you live in the U.S. or Canada, you'll only
be able to order from Domino’s as of now. So hit “2” If you're in any of these countries,
you can use the Food Channel with Deliveroo, giving you
more ordering options. So select “3” This does require some additional
prep work though, as you’ll need to download the Deliveroo setup app from
WiiLink’s site to link with your Deliveroo account. And yes, sorry to anybody living in Japan,
but this revival service isn’t avalible there. But there is this fake
ordering version of the channel if you want to mess around
with the interface. Next, select your region for the Nintendo
and Forecast channels and then choose if you're using a regular
Wii/emulator, or the Wii U’s vWii. Then verify once more that the app has your
SD card path correct, and let it do its thing. Once it's finished, hit “3” to quit, eject your SD card,
and put it into your Wii. When you open up the Homebrew
Channel, you should now Wii Mod Lite in the list of apps if you
didn't already have it installed. Open it up, go to WAD Manager,
and choose the SD card as the source. Then a list of WAD files will show up. To order food, all you need are the
“Food Channel” and “WiiLink_SPD” WADs. But I’m going to install all of them as WiiLink24
does revive some additional services too. Use the D-pad on your Wii
remote to move the cursor around and press the “+” button to mark
the desired WADs for installation. Then hit “A” to install them. After it's done, press the home button
to return to the Homebrew Channel and then open up the “Get Console ID” app
and write down what your console ID is. This is needed to be sent
in the Discord server to allow the channel
to work with your console. So join the Discord server and go
through the onboarding process, making sure to select
“Demae Channel (Real Ordering)” for the first question. You can select the additional
options too, if you like. Then find the “dominos-chat” channel. Click complete and agree to the server rules. And type “/dominos” followed by your console ID. If it worked, you'll receive
a message from the bot telling you you're good to go. Then just hop back over to your
Wii and open the Food Channel. (Food Channel jingle plays) After you get through the welcome
prompts and agree to the terms of use, the channel will display an
address card with placeholder info. Click “No” and you'll be taken
to the address information screen. All you have to do is fill out
the necessary info and click done. Then click “Demae” to be taken
back to the Food Channel. It'll then ask you to confirm your info again, So double check to make sure it's right. It's worth noting that the state
abbreviation for Texas will always appear at the beginning of the second
line as this is a placeholder. But the ZIP code, city and street address should
match what you've entered in on the previous screen. And now comes the fun part. Click “Order” and you'll be prompted
to select your area of residence. First, choose your country,
then state, then city. If you live in a small town, there's
a good chance it won't show up here. So just click on any of the cities listed
as it doesn't actually matter. If you did everything correctly, you'll see
a single “Pizza” category on the next screen. Click it and it will display
a listing of Domino's locations closest to your address with the estimated amount of
time it will take for delivery. Select the one you want, click “See Menu”, and just like that, you're browsing
the entire Domino's menu on your Wii. So just go through and pick
whatever you're in the mood for. I went with a medium build-your-own
pizza with pepperoni and mushrooms. You'll have to choose your sauce as well. And if you want the “correct” option, don't pick the first one, or else
you’ll end up with Honey BBQ. Oh, and it's worth noting that the
price will show up in Japanese Yen, but it's really in whatever
your local currency is. Otherwise, I'd order like... way too many of these. Anyways, once you have what
you want, hit “Add to Basket.” There is an additional $5 delivery
charge that isn't itemized here, so that's why the total is what it is. When you hit next, you'll be able to
confirm your order before submitting it. Just like the original channel,
your payment information is not processed through here,
so you won't have to enter any of that. But you will need cash to pay
and tip the driver when they arrive. And now for the moment of truth. (button click) (pizza box lands on table) We got it, people! I mean... well, you already knew that. But it's still nuts to me
that this actually worked. And if you're wondering, the Food Channel
does keep a record of your deliveries and it will even pop a letter
on your Wii Message Board. Just like it did back in 2009. That way you'll always have proof that you’ve successfully ordered
pizza from the Nintendo Wii. So that's how you do it. And that's me going through the process. All I have to say is... go try this out if you have a Wii. I know it takes a little while to set up,
but it's just awesome that there's enough interest in this for people to actually spend the time to revive
the service and make it usable today. So, huge thanks to the WiiLink developers. And huge thanks to all of you for watching. If you enjoyed this one, be sure to
give it a thumbs up and get subscribed. And as always, I will see
you all in the next video. (music)
