The Minna no Nintendo Channel (lit. Everyone's Nintendo Channel; Nintendo Channel outside of Japan) received an update today in Japan, sporting a brand new (much better) interface and added functionality.

The added features include:

• Recommendations for DS software
  • Game cart must be in DS, and the Wii will talk to the DS
  • Originally could only do Wii games
• Video choice between standard/high quality
• View your games collection and how long you've played each game
• Game rankings based on data from all Nintendo Channel users
• List of most-viewed videos
• Improved search functionality

A video showcasing the new Nintendo Channel can be seen below:


Availability outside of Japan is unknown as of right now.