
Therefore, a single Wii can have a total of 48 Channels. The Wii Channel Menu features 48 Channel slots spanning four screens, with each screen having 12 Channel slots. Selecting a Channel icon with the Wii Remote's A button then allows the user to open it by clicking the "Start" button. The Wii Channel Menu was created with the idea of TV channels in mind each feature/application of Wii, known as a Channel, is stored in a Channel slot on the Wii Menu that features an animated icon.

Originally announced in a press conference on September 16, 2006, the Wii Channel Menu is the Wii's Operating System this menu is what all Wii users see after passing the unit's "Health & Safety" screen upon start-up.
