Take advantage of the parental controls settings on your Nintendo Wii and keep your kids safe from inappropriate video game content and themes.
I just had a recent discussion with some moms about setting limits on which video games are allowed for their families. One of the issues that came up was the fact that many parents just don’t have the time or the knowledge to screen the video games that their children play. Setting up the parental controls in your video game system is one way to help you control the content.
While the Nintendo Wii has many family-friendly games to play, it also has quite a few titles that are extremely violent and inappropriate for children. And some titles that may be fine for teens should not be played by young children.
The Nintendo Wii uses game ratings that are designed by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. These ratings are divided by age and include some of the following designations: E for everyone, E-10 for children ten and older, T for teens and M for mature.
Follow these steps to activate the parental controls on your system.
When you turn on your Wii, you should see the main menu displayed. If a game starts automatically playing, just press the home button to return to the menu.
Hit the Wii button on the lower left to get to the Wii options menu.
You’ll see two boxes: a Data Management box and a Wii Settings box. Hit the Wii Settings box. It is on the right. This will bring you to the Wii System Settings 1 menu. You’ll want to select the right arrow button to enter the Wii System Settings 2 menu.
The first button on this menu is labeled “Parental Controls.” Hit this button to enter the Parental Controls menu. You will be asked if you want to use parental controls. Hit “Yes.”
Look for part two of Setting Nintendo Wii Parental Controls coming soon.
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