Amidst the excitement of the Wii finally getting a US launch date and price at Nintendo's blowout press event, news regarding the Wii's Channel Menu interface came as a pleasant surprise. Keeping in line with the focus to make the Wii a console for "everyone", the Wii Channel Menu will present a variety of information, entertainment and communication channels to the user in an accessible format. Below are full details regarding each Wii Channel.

Disc Channel: Clearly indicated by its title, the Disc Channel will be the destination for playing Wii or GameCube game discs.

Mii-Channel: As the most fun and intriguing of all the channels, the Mii-Channel will allow players to create a personalized, caricatured avatar that can be used in within any game that supports the feature, such as a game like Wii Sports (remember those hilarious character replicated avatars Shigeru Miyamoto, Satoru Iwata and Reggie Fils-Aime used at E3?). Once created, players can save their avatar on their Wii Remote as to be able to take their avatar with them to a friend's house. And if you buy more Wii Remotes, the whole family can have their own personalized Wii Remote.

Photo Channel: In this channel, users will be able to transfer digital photos from an SD memory card to their Wii for viewing on their home TV screen. After transferring the images over, users will also be able to manipulate their photos in a variety of fun ways and create slide shows.

Forecast Channel: Taking advantage of the console's WiiConnect24 feature, users with their Wii connected to the internet will have access to updated local weather forecasts.

News Channel: Similarly to the Forecast Channel, the News Channel will use the WiiConnect24 service to provide users with all the latest breaking news headlines.

Wii Shop Channel: Want to buy or redeem Wii Points and download classic video game titles to the Virtual Console? Well then the Wii Shop will be the go-to channel for you.

Internet Channel: Should you decide to use your Wii Points to download the Opera web browser, you'll then be able to flip to the Internet Channel and surf the internet from the comfort of your living room sofa.

Wii Message Board: With the Message Board Channel, users will be able to post messages for other local users on a calendar-based message board. Then using the WiiConnect24 service, users will also be able to send messages to others outside the home, even supporting the text messaging and photo trading with cell phone users!

Well, that about wraps things up on the Wii Channel Menu system. Nintendo sure seems to have thought of everything for the Wii!