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WiiEarth
WiiEarth
General
Author	PaulWagener
Type	Utilities
Version	2.3
License	WTFPL
Last Updated	2012/12/24
Links
	Download
	Website
	Source

Revision as of 01:52, 16 February 2023

WiiEarth is a homebrew application that allows you to navigate the Earth using services such as Google Maps. You can switch between different viewing options, including OpenStreetMap, Live (Maps, Satellite), and Google (Maps, Satellite, Terrain).

However, as of April 2021, it has been reported that the Google Maps imagery is not working on this app, but Bing Maps is still accessible.

User guide

FAQ

Q. Is this even legal?

The current way it downloads from Live Maps is kind of shady, but the rest is legit.

Q. The program hangs/gives an exception/fails to load any data.

Yeah it does that, please reset your Wii and try again.

A. Can this hurt my Wii?

Yes, though it isn't designed to do that.

Please be careful with this and other homebrew.

Q. The Google imagery doesn't work, I keep getting this weird graphic.

There is a limit to how many tiles can be downloaded, after about 1000 tiles it stops working. It resets everyday.

Q. Can I use the source for...

Yes you can! Check the license for more details.

Controls

Minus/Plus - Zoom

A - Zoom into world (as of v2.1)

B - Grab world (as of v2.1)

D-Pad - Move map

2 - Change image source (Live Maps, Live Satellite, Google Maps, Google Satellite, Google Terrain)

1 - Change image source (reverse of above)

Home - Return

Screenshots

wiiearth2.png

wiiearth3.png

Media

Wii earth (52freddy52)

Changelog

Version 2.3

New logo.
Removed non-working OpenStreetMap.
Added '1' button functionality which switches the image source back.
Compiled with latest libogc.

Version 2.2

Added widescreen support.
Added always visible background tiles.
Fixed graphical glitches in overlay text.
Fixed tile downloading issues:
- Google out-of-bandwidth tiles no longer give graphical weirdness.
- More TCP support means less empty tiles.
- Some DNS issues solved.

Version 2.1

Added Google images.
Reversed A & B button.

Version 2

Removed Google images (captcha problem).
Added OpenStreetMap images.
Way faster downloading of tiles.
disappearing cursor problem fixed (since latest libogc was used).
Cool new icon (thanks Wilsoff).
Other cool stuff.

External links

GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/wiiearth-2-2.159726/
WiiBrew - https://wiibrew.org/wiki/WiiEarth

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 '''Q. The Google imagery doesn't work, I keep getting this weird graphic.'''
-There is a [http://code.google.com/intl/nl/apis/maps/documentation/staticmaps/#Limits limit] to how many tiles can be downloaded, after about 1000 tiles it stops working.
+There is a [http://code.google.com/intl/nl/apis/maps/documentation/staticmaps/#Limits limit] to how many tiles can be downloaded, after about 1000 tiles it stops working. It resets everyday.
-It resets everyday so try again tomorrow.
 '''Q. Can I use the source for...'''