Table Of Contents - Nintendo Wii Programming Manuallines

Table of Contents

1 Overview .....................................................................................................................................................11
1.1 Ranking System..................................................................................................................................11
1.2 Wii Programming Guidelines Note......................................................................................................11
2 All ................................................................................................................................................................12
2.1 Prohibition of Dependency on Device Specifications [Information] ....................................................12
2.2 Memory and Register Initialization [Required] ....................................................................................12
2.3 Startup Time Restriction [Recommended] ..........................................................................................12
2.4 Startup Disc Error Handling [Required]...............................................................................................12
2.5 Compliance with Legal Rights Display [Required] ..............................................................................13
2.6 Library Version [Recommended] ........................................................................................................13
2.7 Deletion of Debug Information [Required] ..........................................................................................13
2.8 Device Access without the Use of a Library Prohibited [Required].....................................................13
2.9 Do Not Include Development Support Libraries in Release Version [Required] ................................13
2.10 Demo Screen Loop Processing [Required] ........................................................................................14
2.11 Integrating Banners, Comments, and Icons [Required]......................................................................14
2.12 Referencing and Changing Wii System Settings [Information]...........................................................14
2.13 Prohibition of Warning Screen Display by Application [Required] ......................................................14
2.14 [N. American Version Only] Onscreen Warning Display for Applications Using Online Features
[Required] .......................................................................................................................................................15
2.15 Program Distribution Method [Required] ............................................................................................15
2.16 Parental Controls [Information] ...........................................................................................................16
3 Wii Game Disc and Drive............................................................................................................................17
Prohibition on Drive Specification Dependency [Required] ................................................................17
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3.2 Wii Game Disc Error Handling [Required] ..........................................................................................17
3.3 Infinite Loops During Multiple Data Streaming Prohibited [Required].................................................17
3.4 [Only for Multiple Disc Games] Independent Startup of All Discs [Required] .....................................18
3.5 Normal Operation after the Disc Drive Motor Is Shut Off From a Period of Inactivity [Required].......18
3.6 Display for Disc Drive Motor Shut Off From a Period of Inactivity [Recommended] ..........................18
3.7 Data Layout for Double Layer Disc [Recommended] .........................................................................18
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Wii Programming Guidelines
RVL-06-0132-001-I
Released: October 11, 2006