Nintendo Officially Comments on Maintenance Mode

You may be already aware of this, but the Wii has a maintenance mode that can be accessed by holding down the + and – buttons and then pushing A at start up. Here is what Nintendo has to say about it. Here is the message unedited:

“Message(#6851-000631-36386313638)

Hello,

At this time, the “Maintenance Mode” you discovered has no functionality for consumers. If at some future point a consumer application for this mode is made available, it will be revealed on our website (www.nintendo.com).

Even though it appears—with the exception of the Wii Message Board—that everything functions normally in this mode, we do not recommend using it at this time.

Sincerely,
Nintendo of America Inc.”

So as of yet it has no function, but it is possible that at a future date this could be a really cool tool, or maybe just taken out in the next firmware. OR (And this could be a long shot) used as a hack, only time will tell.

But I just thought we would give you a heads up so you can see what you think.