We use cookies to make wikiHow great. Every day at wikiHow, we work hard to give you access to instructions and information that will help you live a better life, whether it's keeping you safer, healthier, or improving your well-being. Since you don't have WiFi, you need to use a computer that's connected to the router to perform the setup. I gave mine away the day I got wifi, and the adaptor isn't even cheap (25-30 dollars last I checked). % of people told us that this article helped them. What do I do if my Nintendo Wii gets an error when I put in the password for the WiFi?

Did an Error Code appear on screen when you were trying to play via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection? Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 16,679 times. Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is a free service offered by Nintendo, allowing you to play with other Nintendo fans over the Internet. wikiHow is a “wiki,” similar to Wikipedia, which means that many of our articles are co-written by multiple authors.

Your router may be too far away, to fix this issue move your Wii and router closer together. So I’m going to be moving into my college in the next week and I have a plan to mod my Wii.

There may also be a chance your router doesn't have wireless capabilities. The Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi Shop will not be affected however, and will continue to be accessible after May 20th. In order to connect the Wii to a wired network, you will need to purchase and connect a Wii LAN Adapter. To create this article, volunteer authors worked to edit and improve it over time. You can buy the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB connector, if possible. You are about to leave the Nintendo of Europe site. Connecting your Nintendo Wii to Wi-Fi will allow you to access the Internet from your Wii without relying on a wired connection. Your support helps wikiHow to create more in-depth illustrated articles and videos and to share our trusted brand of instructional content with millions of people all over the world.

It's impossible to connect to the internet.

Buy a USB adaptor for wired connection. All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being published.

Please help us continue to provide you with our trusted how-to guides and videos for free by whitelisting wikiHow on your ad blocker. There are hacks though that do not require any modifications to your Wii console, but I do not recommend it since it could still mess up your console. All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being published. There may be an issue with your wireless router's firewall. The adapter does not come included with the Wii system, and non-Nintendo adapters will not work. To create this article, volunteer authors worked to edit and improve it over time. wikiHow is where trusted research and expert knowledge come together. Once you have these, just follow the in-game menus to play online! Ultimate Tournament Portal, Solve general issues with connecting Wii to the Internet. Alternately, navigate to Nintendo’s chat service at.

You could always look into getting wifi anyways, as wifi is pretty nice. Nintendo discontinued most online play on May 20, 2014. I’m wondering if you need WiFi at all to get through the process or would I be able to do everything offline. To store any content the Wii needs a SD memory card. If you can't get your connection to work, unplug the Wii, wait five or ten minutes, then try again. Contact Nintendo’s customer support team at 1-800-255-3700 if you are still unable to connect to Wi-Fi using your Wii console. Nintendo will guide you through additional troubleshooting, and may walk you through changing additional settings on the console. By using our site, you agree to our. They tend to work a lot better than USB connectors. In a lot of the Wii's games you'll need to use both controllers at the same time, so you won't be able to play these games if you're short of a nunchuck. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/1\/1a\/Connect-Your-Nintendo-Wii-to-the-Internet-Step-1-Version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-Connect-Your-Nintendo-Wii-to-the-Internet-Step-1-Version-2.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/1\/1a\/Connect-Your-Nintendo-Wii-to-the-Internet-Step-1-Version-2.jpg\/aid321561-v4-728px-Connect-Your-Nintendo-Wii-to-the-Internet-Step-1-Version-2.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"546","licensing":"