Joystiq Video: The Wii network is live!
Nothing like cutting it close! Thursday morning, just hours before campers came in from the cold to collect their PS3s, Sony launched their highly anticipated PlayStation Network in North America. Similarly, just hours before the Wii goes on sale at midnight launches around the country (like official events in New York City and Los Angeles), the console's online component has exhibited the first signs of life. Sure, there's no multiplayer yet (no games support it), but we did enable the WiiConnect24 service, which has been dormant until now, before heading over to the Wii Shop to get our retro gaming on. A video of the Wii's connection and update process is embedded after the break.
