Someone ordered Domino’s on a 20-year-old Wii, and frankly, this might be the most impressive use of console modding in 2026 so far.
Pete from Retro Game Attic pulled off the stunt using WiiLink, a community project that restores WiiConnect24-era channels and a bunch of region-locked online services Nintendo shut down years ago. In this case, the revived “Food Channel” (originally Japan’s Demae Channel, killed in 2017) is wired up to Domino’s web API so the Wii can place a real online order in the U.S. and Canada. Yes, it’s not a mockup, and yes, the pizza actually shows up.
When Pete boots into the Food Channel, there’s just one vendor listed: his local Domino’s, complete with delivery address, order history, terms, and a full menu browser. He scrolls through, tweaks toppings, and sends the order through, all with that classic Wii pointer UI that somehow feels smoother than half the native food apps on modern phones. Once the order is placed, the channel shows a proper confirmation screen with phone number, address, and item details, all pulled from info you only have to suffer through typing once on the Wii’s on-screen keyboard.
There are limits, of course. Right now, you’re stuck with cash instead of online checkout, and there’s no way to plug in those precious Domino’s discount codes that keep the price-to-quality ratio acceptable. WiiLink’s wiki also notes that previous experiments with other delivery APIs like Deliveroo and Just Eat have come and gone, leaving Domino’s as the main option for now.
Underneath the novelty, this is exactly why projects like WiiLink matter: they keep network-dependent console features from turning into dead menus and sad error popups. The Wii’s official online services may be long gone, but with a bit of tinkering and a lot of stubbornness, people are still finding new ways to make that little white box do something useful between Mario Kart sessions.
Source: Retro Game Attic
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