WiiEarth

WiiEarth
File:Wiiearthwii.jpg
General
Author	PaulWagener
Type	Utilities
Version	2.3
License	WTFPL
Last Updated	2012/12/24
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WiiEarth is an app that utilizes your Wiimote to navigate and zoom in on 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.

Controls

Wiimote	Action
Wiimote Minus Button / Wiimote Plus Button	Zoom
Wiimote A Button	Zoom into world (as of v2.1)
Wiimote B Button	Grab world (as of v2.1)
Wiimote DPad	Move map
Wiimote 2 Button	Change image source (Live Maps -> Live Satellite -> Google Maps -> Google Satellite -> Google Terrain)
Wiimote 1 Button	Change image source (reverse of above)
Wiimote Home Button	Return

Media

Wii earth ! (52freddy52)

FAQ

• Is this even legal?

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

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

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

• Can this hurt my Wii?

Yes, though it isn't designed to do that. Please be careful with this and other homebrew.

• 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 so try again tomorrow.

• Can I use the source for...

Yes you can! Check the license for more details.

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