# Forecast Channel: decompiling the Wii weather app

> This decompiles the Wii Forecast Channel, version HAFE v7, USA/NTSC. The WAD is copied to orig/HAFE. python configure.py accepts --version for a version other than HAFE. ninja builds the project, and objdiff.json is written after the first successful build. Linux and macOS download wibo.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Binary
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/doldecomp/forecast>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/doldecomp/forecast/blob/92a5782ad2ffd30b4d84c17ac9777d696b5a2f17/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/forecast-channel/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/forecast-channel/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/forecast-channel/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- Python 3 and Ninja. Copy the HAFE WAD to orig/HAFE, run python configure.py, then ninja.
- The README does not name a license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/doldecomp/forecast/blob/92a5782ad2ffd30b4d84c17ac9777d696b5a2f17/README.md>

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