@@MisterAnderson91 They're not confused. They're shutting down the online service from a console that's two generations old. All digital services have to shut down eventually and they kept the Wii's online service for years past when it would have been profitable.
The Wii cannot be killed. Even if you're shutting down its servers, the modding community is still here, and if they didn't exist, it's legacy, still, would never be forgotten.
The melee community uses gen 1 wiis for the most part. (Before they removed gamecube controller ports and backwards compatability) Some people still have a working gamecube but there are fewer every day. We will keep the wii going for at least another decade or so.
This is one of my core issues with digital. Once the shop is gone, you are just out of luck. I would like to hope that the closing of this shop will push these titles to be ported to the Switch eshop.
Excellent tutorial as usual! I always find it amusing though that so many mods like this so often rely on servers and online tools themselves. Relying on digital distribution to preserve digital distribution, heh.
good points! The LetterBomb hack as its known isnt the only way to mod the Wii but its certainly the most common one. If that site goes down though I'm sure another will soon appear in its place ;)
@@ModernVintageGamer Definitely the beauty of the homebrew and modding community. All the benefits of digital distribution, with none of the corporate nonsense keeping things from dying prematurely :)
The letterbomb source is out there, anybody can host their own service if it ever goes down, or make a software or python script or something to do it offline (a couple already exist). Plus there's always str2hax which is a very good free alternative.
Modding a console is certainly giving a "dead" console a new breath of life. Also Wii sold so much you can get them for cheap so not modding it is a waste I think
I personally think the wii is a great investment if you homebrew it. I can download any gamecube game I want onto my usb stick and play it on my wii with a gamecube controller or a classic controller. Also its amazing how much classic titles you can get on your wii via emulating or injecting it into a wiiware title. Mario kart wii modded is free online play. And the best reason to buy a wii is Project M and Project M ex mods. People are still coming out with original movesets or porting characters over from the new smash games. Modding the wii for me was more than just a new breath of life it feels like an entirely different system for me now, I definitely recommend doing it.
I know a few people who bought Wiis at the time of it's prime specially to hack it, and then wound up also buying games because well why not that already have the Wii.
Do you know to connected to the internet because MINE WONT FUCKING LET ME FUCKING ERROR CODE 51330 I ENTERED EVERTHING RIGHT BUT MY FUCKING WII IS AUTISTIC AS SHIT
They did port a lot of Virtual Console games to the Wii U eShop, and if you have a Wii Shop account with those games already purchased on the vWii, they'll offer you a huge discount. It's actually really nice, you can get Mario 64 playable on the Gamepad for just $2 instead of $10 like normal. Not sure if this'll continue after the Wii Shop closes, however.
@@bugnug5593 That's like saying that the NeoGeo games on the Virtual Console weren't NeoGeo games because you were playing them on the Wii. Or, perhaps more relevantly, that DSi games played on the 3DS aren't DSi games. Games exclusive to the service can kind of be considered to belong to their own platform.
@@FollowMe4REP No, thats not what I'm saying. Virtual console means that you can play a games from an older system on a newer one. If your playing NeoGeo games on the wii there still NeoGeo games but its also a virtual console game because you are playing it on a new system. Ware means exclusive, so wii ware means games exclusive to the wii. If they were ported to the Wii U they would still be wii ware games but they wouldn't really be Ware anymore because the games are on more than just the wii. If your playing DSI ware games on the 3ds, there still DSI ware games but don't deserve to be called ware. If you go to the eshop on your 3ds you will see the section is called DSI ware, not just DSI. Anyways thanks for replying.
yeah, what makes me angry is that they're trying to say only 21% prefer physical. That's only because some games especially pc , comes with just a download code inside a box. i wanted the resident evil 2 art box for the remake but i guess they didnt even make a physical box for pc
@@benderman1157 I use Nintendont for GC and USBloader for Wii.. But I load Both Wii and Gamecube thru USBloader..as long as you have Nintendont. You'll be able to load Both thru USBloader
jordan meza it’d be wonderful to download like Chrono Trigger, Mario 64, the original Super Smash Bros, and wiiware titles onto the Switch. We can only dream
Rember when the Wii was brand new and you touched it for the first time, and now seeing that the Wii shop is now shutting down. It feels like you got the Wii yesterday.
On the last day of the shop, I’d love for Nintendo to bring back the add Wii Points feature for that final day. Also discounts. Discounts discounts discounts.
Or at least let them, for the last week, get one or two games for free. If you have any remaining Points, it’ll consume them all (since they’ll be worthless)
Physical games are not even immune to this anymore now that they require downloads. This is one of the reasons why im going pc only from now on. Even if a digital store closes on pc at least there are multiple other stores and torrents.
That’s why at least 4/5 of the games I’ve gotten over the past two years have been digital. In most cases the disc is only used as proof that you own the game, while the game itself still sits on the storage.
The Wii is still a super strong, versatile yet cheap machine that keeps on giving. Virtual Console and 240p Component output makes it really good for retro gaming and even has a lot of input options.
WiiWare: Fluidity, FFCC My Life as a Dark Lord, Dr. Mario Online Rx, and Phoenix Wright. Virtual Console: PC ENGINE!! I install Rondo of Blood on every single Wii I lay my hands upon haha
@@soundspark Yes, but only with the component cables for the Wii, it supports up to 480p and also allows for GameCube games that support it to play in progressive scan as well
@@soundspark then yes, 240p is supported but only in VC titles that support it, your wii has to be in 480i mode and then you hold A+1+Z to switch into 240p mode, there are mods that allow you to force non-compatible titles into 240p mode as well
Too bad the Retroarch guys don't really care about 240p on the Wii for their amazing emulator frontend. It's pretty much the only reason My Wii is still hooked up to my 32" CRT TV after all these years. My PC can only do HDMI and display port. Nothing beats the original Wii for authentic retro gaming experience with emulators nowadays.
Dude why didn't you install BootMii as Boot2? It's the safer thing to do! With that, you are *almost* certainly guaranteed to be able to save your wii no matter what you do to it! But your method, I am afraid, is rather unsafe! Installing WADs is very dangerous because if the file gets corrupt or the installation phase fails, you are left with a corrupted banner that will make your Wii's system menu CRASH the very moment it tries to load. It means that your Wii will blackscreen at boot right after the safety warning. And there you go, you just bricked your Wii! Priiloader will NOT save you from that, because it loads as an IOSs that depends on the System menu, so it fails to load if the menu crashes! Remember, ALWAYS install BootMii as Boot2 if you can, and A L W A Y S make a backup before anything! If your system does not support BootMii/Boot2, NEVER install a WAD you didn't test before using, for example, an emulator like Dolphin. That is why modding a wii following a video is bad: there are a lot of quirks and stuff to know before proceeding, you HAVE to understand what you're doing and get the full picture, even if it's as simple as copying files over an SD card. If you fail to do so, you get a BRICKED Wii! Sorry man, I don't want to hate on you, it's just how this stuff is: I HIGHLY recommend reading the "official" guides: wii.guide/ arikadosblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/bootmii-understand-it-before-you.html?m=1 wiibrew.org/wiki/BootMii wiibrew.org/wiki/Brick EDIT: As already said, I in no way think that this video is bad. I in fact think this video is excellent! But I strongly advice, as someone who actually modded many many Wiis, 3DSs, PS3s etc... To read all of there is to read on the topic before proceeding, as bannerbricks, trust me if you want, are more common that one might think!
@Face in the Crowd We'll the procedure shown in the video is actually correct by itself, but before proceeding with the installation I'd suggest you to read the links I posted containing various information about what is bootmii, how could you get a brick and how to prevent them. Once you have a general idea of the working of this mod, then install the homebrew channel and bootmii. If you can't install BootMii/Boot2 because your Wii is not compatible, then install Priiloader, but beware that it will not be able to protect you against banner bricks. Always make a backup of the NAND of the wii after you completed the mod and before installing any WAD. Test the titles you intend to install using, for example, dolphin (there are various methods to test integrity of WADs before risking your actual beloved console, Google is your friend).
Installing CIOS'es is really some unintuitive way if you "just want to get it done" :p I had to read on so many guides to get it right - and accidentially thought that uninstalling CIOS'es was fine - untill I realized that I had effectively wiped the oS... XD. That was some fun stuff to explain to my tech market on why my wii did no longer boot =). Ahh... the good old Wii.
@The BoneZone "he show you the exact steps in the fucking video dumbass" That's not the fucking point of my comment, dumbass. If someone does not understand what a banner brick is, they shouldn't install WADs. If someone does not understand what is bootmii, they shouldn't install it. With these mods the user is tampering with very low level parts of the system, so if something goes wrong it does so very quickly and very badly. It's not rocket science, a quick read through a couple of pages in wiibrew.org will set you off for the mod, you just have to learn. Doing stuff blindfolded following a video and not knowing why you are doing stuff is bad. Take a look at 3DS and PS3 modding forums: the first thing they tell to newcomers is to never follow videoguides, because they quickly get out of date and don't describe the full picture. Not because video creators are bad, but because it's impossible to do in a 15 minutes video. Then again, nobody holds you back. It's your console, do whatever you feel like. This is just a piece of advice from someone that actually mods consoles as a "job"
Actually, Priiloader can grant access to Homebrew Channel and you can uninstall the corrupt WAD from it. Because the Banner Brick itself occurs when Wii Menu is loaded, and Priiloader prevents that.
@@benlinlin1 My bad, I mixed stuff up. It's not banner bricks that are bad, that was only with the beta of preloader IIRC. It's IOS bricks that could be a problem, especially if it's the Sysmenu IOS (it's the IOS 80 on 4.3 IIRC but I would need to check that up, it's been a long time since the last wii mod I made). In general everything that messes up the Sysmenu could mess up preloader, but yeah it loads before banners. Not to say that preloader is bad, obiouvsly, but bootmii is just better, and if it's possible to install it, like in this case, it's always the best thing to do.
“The reason Nintendo has made this change has been the push for the eshop. Which is the digital distribution service for the Nintendo switch and 3DS”. RIP Wii U
I was waiting for this video ever since I found out I missed my chance on getting the Wii-ware games (found out from your recent videos). *I was modding my Wii along with your video like a complete noob and everything worked yout like a charm!* I whish I could give you more then just one like because this is so awesome now. *THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!*
@@TrolleyMC "Donate to his patreon" - this is an imperative mood: It is used to form a command or request. Suggenstions require a "Subjunctive mood" - so if you were trying to advice on the situation, please make sure to use phrases like "I would...", "you might..." or "why not...". The way you expressed it sounds like a clear and direct order - And I don't take orders from YT comments ;)
R.I.P. 14th of January 2019 "Eine kleine Wii Shop Musik" :( Oh btw. "You will buy these things! You will buy these things! You will buy these things! , anyone?
i have ps4 and a nintendo switch since ps4 uses discs its rather hard to contain them for me and plus i move my house quite often but nintendo switch uses cartridges so that makes it more portable so physical or digital? it depends
I only buy digital if their physical versions are hard to find (can't even find a physical version of Super Bomberman R PS4 anywhere in my place lol), even if it means WAAAIIITTTTIIINGG
Just a heads up, it seems that you'll be able to re-download titles already purchased on the Wii after the end of the month. You just won't be able to make new purchases after that point, although the effective cutoff was last March when they stopped allowing purchases for Wii points. "You can still add Wii Points until March 26, 2018, and purchase content on the Wii Shop Channel until January 30, 2019. In the future, we will be closing all services related to the Wii Shop Channel, including redownloading purchased WiiWare, Virtual Console titles, and Wii Channel, as well as Wii System Transfer Tool, which transfers data from Wii to the Wii U system. " www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/wii-shop-closure-announcement So if you still have some points, use them. But definitely mod your Wii anyway.
I love your channel. The content is so rich and well made it's great. You help keep these old systems online play alive, not to mention preserving the wii shop.
@@kostasgr1858 you have a point but for Xbox (only console I've seen install from disc) if you install from disc but have internet it will still download theatest update but the base game is from the disc and usually is quite fast to install from but you usually still wait for the internet download to play...
Some people might now know but some modders are making a new Wii Shop Channel called Open Shop Channel that will basically replace the Wii Chop Channel with the ability to download Homebrew apps. Just so you know that the Wii modding scene is very active today.
Another note: - You don't need to install CIOSes to install WiiWare titles. A WAD installer called ModMii Lite (don't remember the exact name) can install WAD files onto the Wii without needing a custom IOS. Edit: And talking about online play, with homebrew installed (or using an exploit like Letterbomb or the Internet Channel exploit recently discovered) gives you the chance to use third party servers to play some Wi-Fi games! Like Mario Kart Wii, Animal Crossing and other multiplayer titles. Another fantastic achievement in preservation.
@@TricksterZorua I use dolphin emulator since I sold me wii and I got it filling work. I used a ios wad to launch channels which goes to the kernel and I installed some games using wii backup filesystem (wbfs) and I just perform a update on dolphin then It installs all channels and ios. I think dolphin is worth it to bring back memories.
Yeah I was really confused when he started going through the CIOS process because I just did all this 2 days ago and didn't need to do that. Did 2 Wiis and Wii U (vWii) without hassle.
happy new year mvg!! to think, i've been watching you for 2 years. i cant believe how well you've kept the content traing rolling along and let me genuinely say i am always very excited to see your new videos... extremely well researched, and incredibly relevant to someone who isnt afraid to think outside the box when it comes to modern vintage gaming!! p.s - please do ps3/vita removal of psplus
I’m really glad this video is out there. I appreciate every piece of content about the danger of removing physical copies of media. It kills the second hand market, and so much more. Closed gardens are anti consumer in nature:/
0:21 Don't worry about Wii Music, cause you can hear it at Nintendo Switch via Recochoku Music app using Japanese account cause it's only available in Japan and switch is region free
*Those reports are always flawed... it forgets to mention that most digital sales are from all of us buying hundreds or thousands of shovelware titles on Steam...* *Still buying all AAA titles physical.*
@@ichigana1356 Are you talking to me? lol. I really don't care about your opinion, I was just trying to make a funny joke. Also, let me fix your grammar "do not know how to" should be "does not know how to".
See this is why I am weary of going digital. If I buy a game digital theres no guarantee I will not be able to download again thats why I prefer physical but everyone looks at me like some old fart that hates new tech.
Ikr.. sadly now even console bundles come with download codes instead of cartridges/discs.. I have always preferred physical media to digital, and always will.
Even worse is that all digital services will eventually shut down and the new services won't have always have everything the old services had. Going back to play some old game is going to become much harder especially since there's much fewer physical copies available.
Yeah, I think it's more the people who don't understand technology as much and who don't care about holding onto it indefinitely (it's just a passing fad to them) that buy digitally.
It was a friendly, happy system that made me feel good to use it. I love the little black cat that watches the position of the pointer during load screens; it's just cute little fun. 'Hardcore' gamer types think it's corny but I don't want my gaming experience to be all about cold digital toughness, or to feel like the console itself is an adversary.
So that old school looking Wii-ware Contra game Konami made, Contra Rebirth, is going to disappear forever? Konami would be wise to make a Contra collection of ALL the Contras ever made, all of them...but they haven't been very wise lately so whatever.
Oh shit, I forgot about that! I got quite a few good games but there are many more which I was planning to buy until I found out I couldn't even add money to the damn account anymore. Online-only games are like prostitutes that act like a 'perfect wife' right up until they disappear forever.
and this is reason #1 why I don't buy digital games. Amusingly the Atari 2600 games I had bought for me in the 70s and the cassette tape and disk games I bought for myself throughout the 80s and 90s still work just fine.
Yep! I'll buy Steam because I can actually KEEP the game and don't have to worry that it'll just 'disappear' like console games do, but I'm really skittish about consoles now and haven't bought a new one since the Wii (and a used PS3), but I do have Atari 2600, Colecovision, NES, SNES, N64, Master System, Genesis, and more, and they work great. When GTA V came out and was a disaster along with a lot of other games having problems, I got out the Colecovision and posted pictures of it saying "the games work perfectly without updates"
Even though this console is older then me, its still heart breaking to see that they will be discontinuing all of the on demand apps and the store. My family have countless memory's staying up all night trying to beat all the Mario and Sonic games, especially Wii sports. Me and pretty much the rest of my family are really sad to see this go. R.I.P. Wii
Why didn’t you install bootmii as boot2? It adds better protection against a brick. Only install bootmii as ios if you cant use boot2. Boot 2 can only be used on older wii’s
How old a wii must be for it to work? I have a family edition wii and I'm worried/affraid to install bootmii on it and bricking it because I've modded the heck out of it already.
@@SummonerArthur Try installing it as boot2, if that dont work just install as ios. Don't worry about it too much. Just be carefull with installing Wads from the internet.
@@odaddy47 Bootmii as boot 2 adds the most protection there is. You can completely restore your nandbackup with bootmii as boot2. Priiloader can only safe you from a few things if you brick your wii.
The original Pokémon Rumble would for sure be the reason I’d mod my Wii, it started the series of Pokémon Rumble but won’t be available anymore! My Wii died a while back but I didn’t purchase the game again before the shutdown :( I guess that’s why we have homebrew
The switch eshop is like looking in the back of a full garbage truck and trying to find a specific piece of paper, it's just a mess, unless you know what you want your not likely to find it.
The Switch Eshop has no filter. You have to wade through the crap of you don’t know what you want? Why the hell would I want Hollow Knight when I keep getting bombarded with fucking billiards and tap the mayo?
OcfromCooki the Wii U is beast it just had awful marketing people need to learn to stop bumping this console just because youtubers talk about the bad marketing
@@jessescollection485 the Wii U is not a beast at all, it was underpowered from the start and didn't offer anything exciting over its competition. Its CPU is based on the PowerPC 750CL, the same CPU the Wii used which itself was evolved from the GameCube's CPU, but this time with three cores hacked together (I say "hacked together" because they are - this is evident by the fact they don't support proper multicore operation) and the console's graphics are based on the Radeon HD 4000 architecture, which was already 4 years out of date when the Wii U launched. The system has an abymsal 2GB of DDR3 RAM, of which only 1GB is actually available to games (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has to get around this by unloading the Wii U Menu). The Wii U's failure was not just because of poor marketing - though that was definitely a factor - it's because the console offered nothing new and was underpowered despite Nintendo stating it was designed to "bring back core gamers". The Wii U had some great games developed for it, but that doesn't make the console itself good or "a beast".
Given the last things they did before then was the Sega CD, the 32X, Saturn and the Dreamcast, it would have sucked. Nintendo was always far more on the cutting edge of what consumers want than Sega ever was. Sonic was great for a while, but it was the only thing Sega ever cared about and Sonic was already on his way out by the time their stupid decisions doomed them. Sega had no idea what they were doing and their company was churning out duds on a regular basis without Sonic around to save them anymore, and then Sonic just got worse and worse after Sega epically failed with knowing how to produce and market consoles.
@@the-NightStar Thankfully, everyone but the Sonic team actually had their butts in gear with series like Yakuza, Bayonetta, and Persona, to name a few.
"Won" what? You say this as though there was some kind of competition. Nintendo never "competed" with anyone, they just did their own thing regardless of what others did. Whether or not any other video game makers succeeded or failed was due entirely to their own merits or faults. In fact I'd say Sega failed strictly because they were to busy trying to "compete" rather than just focus on themselves and putting out high quality products.
It's sad that to play WiiWare games nowadays you are basically forced to pirate them. I really don't like to pirate games and never do in general, but when there is literally no other way to play them due to the storefront being no longer available and said games not being rereleased on other systems, I have to just sit back and say "Well no-one's making any money from these anymore and it's the publisher's fault that they are not on other systems when there is still a market for them, so I'm afraid you have left me with no choice". It's sad but true, man I hope that one day some of these exclusives get rereleased, would buy them in a heartbeat...
To those complaining about physical over digital; most wiiware games were only available digitally,not physically, so these complains are useless. If these were available on both formats I would agree with you, but that's not the case here (maybe most people complaining didn't even buy wiiware games to begin with?)
@fripp555 As I said in my post, I understand and agree with physical over digital; but are you telling me that every indie developer should release their games in physical formats? Do you know how expensive/ resources demanding this process is? The point of the eshop and Xbox arcade was to give small developers the chance to try New things without the hassle of publishing. This is not Microsoft or Nintendo's fault , so complaining about it IS useless.
well the last we'll see it running from official servers, the hacking and modding community has already figured out how to revive it after the plug is pulled from the official servers. it'll be back online sometime.
I would get a switch for your son because Wii’s are getting older and they are starting to work poorly. If you buy a resaled one it will probably only last for 2 years but for a switch, theres a lot more content and it’s not going anywhere for a while! If you want, a Wii is still a great option!
Amazing guide! It's great to be able to go back and play Castlevania Rebirth or be able to quickly play some Mario Kart 64 with some gamecube controllers with friends. Thank you MVG! Amazing Video man.
Hey, I know this might sound stupid but, I watch you for few months now, your videos are really enteraining and fun to watch, if you're running out of ideas about Wii Modding, you can also do a video about WiiConnect24 replacement service and Nintendo WFC replacement - RiiConnect24 and Wiimmfi. Also, there is a Wii Shop Channel replacement called Open Shop Channel, while it won't be able to distribute games because well, copyright - it will be able to install homebrew games/software on your SD Card and a forwarder on your Wii for it. It's still in developement. Cheers, KcrPL - RiiConnect24 and Open Shop Channel dev ;) (BTW, if you're interrested - here are invites (Use them on Discord): RC24 - b4Y7jfD OSC - by6mR5N
Oomph. I got a 2.400 wii point card once. A bit of a scam, really being 2.000, as there is nothing in the shop that is 400 wii points ! You can get 4 of 500 point games, and then the rest is wasted.
I wasn't aware they had a card for that value. But wouldn't it be added to your account so it would stack for getting something more expensive back then?
I'd guess so, you could get two and have 800 points, but then there'd be 300 still left, which I guess can make you want to buy more cards to get the moneys worth, which is very cheeky of them.
While I do prefer physical copies as well theres nothing wrong with digital if its done right as in being drm-free, with drm-free games you can just back them up to as many storage devices as you want which is actually safer than having a single copy on a disc or cartridge (unless you got digital backups of those of course which you should do as well))
Nintendo's amazing at many things, but I never buy anything from their online digital services if I can help it. This is an old issue with them, you pretty much have to accept that anything you buy for a platform from their online store is not forever and won't be automatically usable on their next platforms. It's good to know that fans have found a way around the issue, but the trouble needed to make it happen (not to mention Nintendo's own particular position on the issue), just makes it unpalatable. I don't understand how they think they win with this strategy. I bought about 200 dollars in Super Famicom games a few months ago to play old games, I wouldn't think of buying them on their digital distribution. Nintendo doesn't gain a thing from the second hand market.
That's not exclusive to Nintendo. All digital services end eventually. Some last longer but once they're down, you lose everything you paid for if you don't already it downloaded.
Wii owners had no choice, but to buy WiiWare games digitally. Video games that were exclusive to WiiWare were never sold on physical discs like regular Wii games. They were only available for purchase as digital downloads through the Wii Shop Channel. Now that the Wii Shop Channel is being discontinued, there will be no legal way to purchase those WiiWare-exclusive games for use on a Wii. So if there are any WiiWare-Exclusive games that you'd like to play and you haven't already purchased them through the Wii Shop Channel, the only way you'll be able to play them is if you download pirated copies of those games from the Web and install them on your Wii.
Wish I had found this before I'd made it through part of the process. No brick, but i kept finding tutorials that had directions off just a bit. I still got some steps I shoukd take that I havent done yet. Thank you.
The golden age of the Wii was very short-lived from my perspective. Five years into the life of the thing and they started seriously cutting down the fun and functionality. I loved the weather and news apps, and Iwata Talks. The Wii was for me the absolutely-perfect system for that era, because it looked great on a CRT and was such a friendly, likeable system that I'd fire it up first thing in the morning with my coffee, look at the weather, look at the news, play a little game..... I adored that system when it was fully functional. It really is pretty sad by comparison now; they ought to think a little harder about the fact that if you make the system seem like a beloved pet, you shouldn't just lobotomize the poor thing after five years. It genuinely makes me sad to see the dead channels on the machine and I would never remove them because I can't get them back of course. Same reason I keep the link for the dead 'Ace Combat Infinity' on my PS3 (paid ten bucks for it, put another twenty into buying bonus crap, and can't even play the story missions anymore? screw that!). I haven't bought a new system in seven years because of this stuff and the many other negative aspects of 'online-only' games. It can really be heartbreaking; I hope desperately to ever be able to play 'Pac-Man S' again, which in my opinion was the best Pac-Man ever made, a two-minute speed round that ramped up the ghost points ever time you eat them. Nowhere to be found in the last few years.
It's so weird hearing the original Wii Shop music with nothing else added to it after years of countless remixes.
SAME
I know right!
Bruhhh
yeah.. And its my jam! ayyy
*YOU WILL BUY THESE THINGS!*
Nintendo: *can't understand why people pirate games*
Also Nintendo: *removes exclusives*
MarioFan587 nintendo is like a bad relationship..
"Your a piece of shit I hate you.....call me later I love you"
Me:because you remove the FLIPPING EXCLUSIVES!!
@@MisterAnderson91 i still want to play Perfect dark...
@@MisterAnderson91 They're not confused. They're shutting down the online service from a console that's two generations old. All digital services have to shut down eventually and they kept the Wii's online service for years past when it would have been profitable.
It’s a 12 almost 13 year old console
I remember back in 2017 reading that this would happen in 2019, thinking it would be so far away, yet here we are
that was me exactly
I’m from the future it’s completely gone
CurtisPlays21 i’m from the further future
You must be 12 to think 2 years is a long time.
6 months later society fell apart
The Wii cannot be killed. Even if you're shutting down its servers, the modding community is still here, and if they didn't exist, it's legacy, still, would never be forgotten.
The melee community uses gen 1 wiis for the most part. (Before they removed gamecube controller ports and backwards compatability) Some people still have a working gamecube but there are fewer every day. We will keep the wii going for at least another decade or so.
I would download it I will do everything to get it back! Thanks modding community 🙏
Yep. The modding community got the online gameplay up and running again, lol.
@@legoboy7107 This is why i love the modding community
@@OhSoTiredMan Me too.
This is one of my core issues with digital. Once the shop is gone, you are just out of luck.
I would like to hope that the closing of this shop will push these titles to be ported to the Switch eshop.
but even after the shops are closed you can still pirate games and updates
@@desertcat6719 then what is the point in buying them in the first place?
@@vladratcu Companies who are making games will earn money. My opinion is when you buy game/whatever you can download it from wherever you want.
Thats why backwards compatibility is important .Look XOne with 360 games
@@zbigniew2628 when you buy something it should be yours to keep.
*Nintendo: Turns off Wii Shop permanently.*
*Enthusiasts: **_It's free real estste._*
Exactly
Once Nintendo killed it off, it’s the wild wild West.
That's why people hack Nintendo's shit
@@hairyasstruman2257 exactly
Excellent tutorial as usual!
I always find it amusing though that so many mods like this so often rely on servers and online tools themselves. Relying on digital distribution to preserve digital distribution, heh.
good points! The LetterBomb hack as its known isnt the only way to mod the Wii but its certainly the most common one. If that site goes down though I'm sure another will soon appear in its place ;)
@@ModernVintageGamer Definitely the beauty of the homebrew and modding community. All the benefits of digital distribution, with none of the corporate nonsense keeping things from dying prematurely :)
A Digital Distribution only future just sounds so great. Just...so...so great.
Sigh...
@@ModernVintageGamer there are quite a few others, but they all rely on specific games with specific games.
The letterbomb source is out there, anybody can host their own service if it ever goes down, or make a software or python script or something to do it offline (a couple already exist). Plus there's always str2hax which is a very good free alternative.
Modding a console is certainly giving a "dead" console a new breath of life.
Also Wii sold so much you can get them for cheap so not modding it is a waste I think
At the local goodwill, ps2 & Wii systems are $19.99, psx/ps1 are $29.99
@@RetroGamerBB but the wii can play ps1 games so just buy a wii
@@RetroGamerBB i bought my wii brick only for $6.99 lol and i found another for $9.99 snagged that up as well
I personally think the wii is a great investment if you homebrew it. I can download any gamecube game I want onto my usb stick and play it on my wii with a gamecube controller or a classic controller. Also its amazing how much classic titles you can get on your wii via emulating or injecting it into a wiiware title. Mario kart wii modded is free online play. And the best reason to buy a wii is Project M and Project M ex mods. People are still coming out with original movesets or porting characters over from the new smash games. Modding the wii for me was more than just a new breath of life it feels like an entirely different system for me now, I definitely recommend doing it.
I know a few people who bought Wiis at the time of it's prime specially to hack it, and then wound up also buying games because well why not that already have the Wii.
I just reconnected my Wii for the first time in 5 years. I needed this video.
Do you know to connected to the internet because MINE WONT FUCKING LET ME FUCKING ERROR CODE 51330 I ENTERED EVERTHING RIGHT BUT MY FUCKING WII IS AUTISTIC AS SHIT
@@unknown_zer0124 If your router is dual band it will outright refuse to connect. I just used a mobile hotspot for when I needed it.
@@unknown_zer0124 Yep. were at the point where our routers/modems are too advanced for the Wii. Mine won't connect either, phone hotspot it is
Same xD
@@TeamTeddy666 Bullshit, connect to a 2,4Ghz network
Nintendo needs to bring the music back and add it to the Switch!
Switch UI is too boring. It looks like "Chinese front-end" for Android :(
I think it looks fine personally, but the Switch eShop is god awful.
You can just listen to it on RUclips on the Switch.
When they shut down the Wii shop
@@uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh0 30th of January
R.I.P. Wii Shop 2006 - 2019
You will be missed!
The Wii Shop had games for Sega Consoles while the E Shop didn’t!
👍🏻😭
The eshop has sega ages sonic and a sega shooter game but still whyy Nintendo
(Simpsons bully laughter)
I love that you’re saying this with an icon of blockbuster
eyesofnight I used to be obsessed with Blockbuster back in 2017
I have only bought physical games...
But still! Goodbye childhood memories of not going to the Wii Shop.
Only time I used it was when I was doing a system transfer to the WiiU because my Wii’s disk drive was screwed up.
This all could've been avoided if they just ported all of the WiiWare to the eShop.
That would imply some effort, or not trying to nickle and dime you for 20+-year-old games for the fifth time.
They did port a lot of Virtual Console games to the Wii U eShop, and if you have a Wii Shop account with those games already purchased on the vWii, they'll offer you a huge discount. It's actually really nice, you can get Mario 64 playable on the Gamepad for just $2 instead of $10 like normal. Not sure if this'll continue after the Wii Shop closes, however.
Yes true, but they wouldn’t really be wiiware anymore because they would be on another console,
@@bugnug5593 That's like saying that the NeoGeo games on the Virtual Console weren't NeoGeo games because you were playing them on the Wii. Or, perhaps more relevantly, that DSi games played on the 3DS aren't DSi games. Games exclusive to the service can kind of be considered to belong to their own platform.
@@FollowMe4REP No, thats not what I'm saying. Virtual console means that you can play a games from an older system on a newer one. If your playing NeoGeo games on the wii there still NeoGeo games but its also a virtual console game because you are playing it on a new system. Ware means exclusive, so wii ware means games exclusive to the wii. If they were ported to the Wii U they would still be wii ware games but they wouldn't really be Ware anymore because the games are on more than just the wii. If your playing DSI ware games on the 3ds, there still DSI ware games but don't deserve to be called ware. If you go to the eshop on your 3ds you will see the section is called DSI ware, not just DSI. Anyways thanks for replying.
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This was actually a great tutorial, now I can play older games on my Wii. The setup took basically an entire evening, but it was worth it.
Wii will miss it!
I see what you did there...
Yes Wii wiil
@@parsastrife6629 That's OK, I already switched to something new.
No mii not
Wii puns
Thanks to pirates we will never lose games :)
YARRRRRR! Yohohoho And a bottle of rum,
And all that.
You missed the wii pun smh
@@UNSCMarine117 🎵we're a motley Crew🎵
@@heeheeheehaahaahaa
🎵WHAT DO WE DO WITH A DRUNKEN SAILER🎵
Not all games were able to be preserved; there are some that werent backed up on time
I also prefer buying games physical. I like having the disc/cartridge.
yeah, what makes me angry is that they're trying to say only 21% prefer physical. That's only because some games especially pc , comes with just a download code inside a box. i wanted the resident evil 2 art box for the remake but i guess they didnt even make a physical box for pc
wales2k that shit Is now Nostalgic lol. Since people barely buy them. I still by them.
yes indeed disc are way more better
Unfortunately not all games are physical :(
@@Treychik disc create setimental value and you can stack them for ur own collection unlike in online nothing
Time to dust off the wii and get an external hard drive going!
lol i did that with gc games and i havent regretted it once. Got a 250 gb barely used half but it is totally worth it
I have a 2TB External Drive. Loaded with Wii, GC and a whole bunch of Emulators. The Wii was a great Emulation Machine.
@@shuny11r23 what apps did you use to run gc and wii on same hdd? I had problems getting them to both run and gave up a long time ago.
@@benderman1157 I use Nintendont for GC and USBloader for Wii.. But I load Both Wii and Gamecube thru USBloader..as long as you have Nintendont. You'll be able to load Both thru USBloader
@@shuny11r23 im guessing you pop the wii files as a .iso correct?
you'd think they'd do a massive discount. like 70% off
NonsensicalVids of course they won’t they sell all those same things on the switch
@@Jmeza94 where? I don't see any n64 titles etc
I think he ment they sell all the same things on WiiU
@@koops805 possibly, if so then yeah makes sense. but he did say switch
jordan meza it’d be wonderful to download like Chrono Trigger, Mario 64, the original Super Smash Bros, and wiiware titles onto the Switch. We can only dream
Rember when the Wii was brand new and you touched it for the first time, and now seeing that the Wii shop is now shutting down. It feels like you got the Wii yesterday.
On the last day of the shop, I’d love for Nintendo to bring back the add Wii Points feature for that final day.
Also discounts. Discounts discounts discounts.
I wish.. if I ever got to work for them, I would try to get them to bring back the old servers under some kind of retro label.
Or at least let them, for the last week, get one or two games for free. If you have any remaining Points, it’ll consume them all (since they’ll be worthless)
It's Nintendo, they won't do it
I still have so many points
Or just make everything free.
They Better Keep The Music
@Classy Seal
Don't worry. Super Smash Bros. Brawl has the Wii Shop Channel music in the soundtrack.
thepuzzlemaster64 same with Ultimate
"wHy dO pEoPlE pIrAtE gAmEs?" I dont know, maybe because dEVELOPERS SHUT DOWN THE EGAME SHOPS-
Bro, the wii is 14 years old
@@user-gk1oj7kk2o its obviously still successful tho
@@user-gk1oj7kk2o that's why physical copies are 4 eva
@@renatinhoss Not if those things scratch
At this point, it's no longer piracy to me. It's archeology.
Physical games are not even immune to this anymore now that they require downloads. This is one of the reasons why im going pc only from now on. Even if a digital store closes on pc at least there are multiple other stores and torrents.
Also if you delete a game off the store on steam you still have the game
Exactly. Emulators are fucking lit too.
magic1wizard yo on PS4 you can download the update on pc and upload it via usb
That’s why at least 4/5 of the games I’ve gotten over the past two years have been digital. In most cases the disc is only used as proof that you own the game, while the game itself still sits on the storage.
@@nprweirdo yeah firmware updates, not game updates.
Pokemon Rumble was lit.
SamCK ikr
The fact the video creator didn't even mention the game and its amazing legacy is just a sin.
@Solid Snake You are missing out my man
Yea.
Still have that game
I don’t like pirating games but when it’s the only possible way to play them, I’m not against it.
I agree
I disagree
I agree
Same
FBI OPEN UP!!!
See this is why physical media will always be superior. They cant take your games away if there on something physical.
Too right!
They cant take your digital games away
NBA Elite 11? It was discontinued as it launched physically.
@@thenightowls2804 they can, its in the license agreement.
Well, Nintendo can't but people can. Back in 2012 someone broke in my house and stole every game and system I owned. My PSN games were all I had left.
The Wii is still a super strong, versatile yet cheap machine that keeps on giving. Virtual Console and 240p Component output makes it really good for retro gaming and even has a lot of input options.
WiiWare: Fluidity, FFCC My Life as a Dark Lord, Dr. Mario Online Rx, and Phoenix Wright.
Virtual Console: PC ENGINE!! I install Rondo of Blood on every single Wii I lay my hands upon haha
@@soundspark Yes, but only with the component cables for the Wii, it supports up to 480p and also allows for GameCube games that support it to play in progressive scan as well
@@soundspark then yes, 240p is supported but only in VC titles that support it, your wii has to be in 480i mode and then you hold A+1+Z to switch into 240p mode, there are mods that allow you to force non-compatible titles into 240p mode as well
@@captain_jerkass A lot of Turbografx16 games I've tested switch to 240p without pressing any button combination
Too bad the Retroarch guys don't really care about 240p on the Wii for their amazing emulator frontend. It's pretty much the only reason My Wii is still hooked up to my 32" CRT TV after all these years. My PC can only do HDMI and display port. Nothing beats the original Wii for authentic retro gaming experience with emulators nowadays.
This dude's voice sounds like a tutorial on how to use a computer from 1995.
Dude why didn't you install BootMii as Boot2? It's the safer thing to do! With that, you are *almost* certainly guaranteed to be able to save your wii no matter what you do to it! But your method, I am afraid, is rather unsafe! Installing WADs is very dangerous because if the file gets corrupt or the installation phase fails, you are left with a corrupted banner that will make your Wii's system menu CRASH the very moment it tries to load. It means that your Wii will blackscreen at boot right after the safety warning. And there you go, you just bricked your Wii! Priiloader will NOT save you from that, because it loads as an IOSs that depends on the System menu, so it fails to load if the menu crashes!
Remember, ALWAYS install BootMii as Boot2 if you can, and A L W A Y S make a backup before anything!
If your system does not support BootMii/Boot2, NEVER install a WAD you didn't test before using, for example, an emulator like Dolphin.
That is why modding a wii following a video is bad: there are a lot of quirks and stuff to know before proceeding, you HAVE to understand what you're doing and get the full picture, even if it's as simple as copying files over an SD card. If you fail to do so, you get a BRICKED Wii!
Sorry man, I don't want to hate on you, it's just how this stuff is: I HIGHLY recommend reading the "official" guides:
wii.guide/
arikadosblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/bootmii-understand-it-before-you.html?m=1
wiibrew.org/wiki/BootMii
wiibrew.org/wiki/Brick
EDIT: As already said, I in no way think that this video is bad. I in fact think this video is excellent! But I strongly advice, as someone who actually modded many many Wiis, 3DSs, PS3s etc... To read all of there is to read on the topic before proceeding, as bannerbricks, trust me if you want, are more common that one might think!
@Face in the Crowd We'll the procedure shown in the video is actually correct by itself, but before proceeding with the installation I'd suggest you to read the links I posted containing various information about what is bootmii, how could you get a brick and how to prevent them. Once you have a general idea of the working of this mod, then install the homebrew channel and bootmii. If you can't install BootMii/Boot2 because your Wii is not compatible, then install Priiloader, but beware that it will not be able to protect you against banner bricks. Always make a backup of the NAND of the wii after you completed the mod and before installing any WAD. Test the titles you intend to install using, for example, dolphin (there are various methods to test integrity of WADs before risking your actual beloved console, Google is your friend).
Installing CIOS'es is really some unintuitive way if you "just want to get it done" :p I had to read on so many guides to get it right - and accidentially thought that uninstalling CIOS'es was fine - untill I realized that I had effectively wiped the oS... XD. That was some fun stuff to explain to my tech market on why my wii did no longer boot =). Ahh... the good old Wii.
@The BoneZone "he show you the exact steps in the fucking video dumbass"
That's not the fucking point of my comment, dumbass.
If someone does not understand what a banner brick is, they shouldn't install WADs. If someone does not understand what is bootmii, they shouldn't install it. With these mods the user is tampering with very low level parts of the system, so if something goes wrong it does so very quickly and very badly. It's not rocket science, a quick read through a couple of pages in wiibrew.org will set you off for the mod, you just have to learn. Doing stuff blindfolded following a video and not knowing why you are doing stuff is bad. Take a look at 3DS and PS3 modding forums: the first thing they tell to newcomers is to never follow videoguides, because they quickly get out of date and don't describe the full picture. Not because video creators are bad, but because it's impossible to do in a 15 minutes video.
Then again, nobody holds you back. It's your console, do whatever you feel like. This is just a piece of advice from someone that actually mods consoles as a "job"
Actually, Priiloader can grant access to Homebrew Channel and you can uninstall the corrupt WAD from it. Because the Banner Brick itself occurs when Wii Menu is loaded, and Priiloader prevents that.
@@benlinlin1 My bad, I mixed stuff up. It's not banner bricks that are bad, that was only with the beta of preloader IIRC. It's IOS bricks that could be a problem, especially if it's the Sysmenu IOS (it's the IOS 80 on 4.3 IIRC but I would need to check that up, it's been a long time since the last wii mod I made). In general everything that messes up the Sysmenu could mess up preloader, but yeah it loads before banners. Not to say that preloader is bad, obiouvsly, but bootmii is just better, and if it's possible to install it, like in this case, it's always the best thing to do.
**That one depressing track from Pokémon black/white begins playing** -_-
“The reason Nintendo has made this change has been the push for the eshop. Which is the digital distribution service for the Nintendo switch and 3DS”. RIP Wii U
I was waiting for this video ever since I found out I missed my chance on getting the Wii-ware games (found out from your recent videos).
*I was modding my Wii along with your video like a complete noob and everything worked yout like a charm!*
I whish I could give you more then just one like because this is so awesome now.
*THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!*
Donate to his patreon
@@TrolleyMC Alreday did.
But forcing people in the comments about this is inadequate!
@@overlordalfredo I wasn't forcing. Just informing and suggesting.
@@TrolleyMC
"Donate to his patreon" - this is an imperative mood:
It is used to form a command or request.
Suggenstions require a "Subjunctive mood" - so if you were trying to advice on the situation, please make sure to use phrases like "I would...", "you might..." or "why not...".
The way you expressed it sounds like a clear and direct order - And I don't take orders from YT comments ;)
@@overlordalfredo 1. Not an order.
2. You wished for a way to support him more, I gave you one.
Another awesome console that goes offline
It's 13 years old, let it die in peace
All good things must come to an end
Wii has the best games and I still play it often
Awesome console? Compared to what? The CDi? 🤔
Legends never die.
Nintendo:closes Wii shop
Also Nintendo: no virtual console will be available for the switch
Technically they have that now, but...
It's not the same... :(
R.I.P. 14th of January 2019 "Eine kleine Wii Shop Musik" :(
Oh btw. "You will buy these things! You will buy these things! You will buy these things! , anyone?
Get outta here Brentalfloss
@@Xx-H3LLA-xX ...
CloudMcRip You know it’s an unlockable in Smash Bros Brawl, right?
BRENTAFLOSS Lol I got the reference
Hell yeah
This is the reason why you should always buy physical games
I don’t agree.
i have ps4 and a nintendo switch
since ps4 uses discs its rather hard to contain them for me and plus i move my house quite often
but nintendo switch uses cartridges so that makes it more portable so physical or digital? it depends
@@rorrer1433 No, you should buy physical games cuz now they're cheaper for some inexplicable reason lol
lol it’s ok it’s just because I don’t have time to go the store
I only buy digital if their physical versions are hard to find (can't even find a physical version of Super Bomberman R PS4 anywhere in my place lol), even if it means WAAAIIITTTTIIINGG
today is January 30th. so sad 😭
Phillyyy omg it’s not gone still used it yesterday lol
Use can still log on to it, you can’t buy games lmao
Just a heads up, it seems that you'll be able to re-download titles already purchased on the Wii after the end of the month. You just won't be able to make new purchases after that point, although the effective cutoff was last March when they stopped allowing purchases for Wii points.
"You can still add Wii Points until March 26, 2018, and purchase content
on the Wii Shop Channel until January 30, 2019. In the future, we will
be closing all services related to the Wii Shop Channel, including
redownloading purchased WiiWare, Virtual Console titles, and Wii
Channel, as well as Wii System Transfer Tool, which transfers data from
Wii to the Wii U system.
"
www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/wii-shop-closure-announcement
So if you still have some points, use them. But definitely mod your Wii anyway.
I prefer digital when the prices are discounted and cheap. I would only pay full price for physical.
I love your channel. The content is so rich and well made it's great. You help keep these old systems online play alive, not to mention preserving the wii shop.
I like Physical copy’s because I don’t have to wait an entire day for 50gb games.
(wow 260 likes)
that's actually a good reason to buy physical games
Yes, but even the update takes far less time than installing the entire game onto your hard drive.
@@kostasgr1858 you have a point but for Xbox (only console I've seen install from disc) if you install from disc but have internet it will still download theatest update but the base game is from the disc and usually is quite fast to install from but you usually still wait for the internet download to play...
@@kostasgr1858 PS4 only takes a minute or two to install from the disc for me, then just whatever patch I need.
i buy all physical games because i collect. hopefully the next generation won’t be all digital
Some people might now know but some modders are making a new Wii Shop Channel called Open Shop Channel that will basically replace the Wii Chop Channel with the ability to download Homebrew apps. Just so you know that the Wii modding scene is very active today.
But doesn't Dolphin already emulate the Wii shop?
@@jmorales09 it needs the online infrastructure
It does have the ability to emulate wii shop
Nice!!!
*The day the Wii shop went down will forever be remembered as a day of infamy*
....
The Iconic shop music...
Long live the Wii!
Press f for respect.
R3D R3V3NG3 don’t worry it’s in smash Bros Ultimate
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@@Sour_Patch_Adult oh yeah the Wii trainer is in smash Bros untimate!
Another note:
- You don't need to install CIOSes to install WiiWare titles. A WAD installer called ModMii Lite (don't remember the exact name) can install WAD files onto the Wii without needing a custom IOS.
Edit: And talking about online play, with homebrew installed (or using an exploit like Letterbomb or the Internet Channel exploit recently discovered) gives you the chance to use third party servers to play some Wi-Fi games! Like Mario Kart Wii, Animal Crossing and other multiplayer titles. Another fantastic achievement in preservation.
The internet channel exploit is now outdated. Look up WiiMMFI on Google.
@@disassembledpen666 WiiMMFI is the online service, not the exploit. I noticed the other exploit with the EULA soon after though, strhax orso
@@TricksterZorua I use dolphin emulator since I sold me wii and I got it filling work. I used a ios wad to launch channels which goes to the kernel and I installed some games using wii backup filesystem (wbfs) and I just perform a update on dolphin then It installs all channels and ios. I think dolphin is worth it to bring back memories.
Yeah I was really confused when he started going through the CIOS process because I just did all this 2 days ago and didn't need to do that. Did 2 Wiis and Wii U (vWii) without hassle.
you need a patched IOS 36/236 for full omebrew support and full wad installation
Even though I never used the Wii Shop, it's weird seeing my childhood console labelled as vintage.
happy new year mvg!! to think, i've been watching you for 2 years. i cant believe how well you've kept the content traing rolling along and let me genuinely say i am always very excited to see your new videos... extremely well researched, and incredibly relevant to someone who isnt afraid to think outside the box when it comes to modern vintage gaming!! p.s - please do ps3/vita removal of psplus
Thank you !
I like how you you say Wiiware. "Wiiwe"
ImStian lmfao
He's not. its the accent
Elemental Blendz obviously
Yeah weewear
@@Hectik17 Wee weh. :) If he says it 5 times in a row, it will sound like he is imitating an ambulance.
I’m really glad this video is out there. I appreciate every piece of content about the danger of removing physical copies of media. It kills the second hand market, and so much more. Closed gardens are anti consumer in nature:/
0:21 Don't worry about Wii Music, cause you can hear it at Nintendo Switch via Recochoku Music app using Japanese account cause it's only available in Japan and switch is region free
Or you could google the song.
Lmao
Or, ye know, maybe....
Wii Music IS on disc. Is there some system update that renders it unplayable ?
*Those reports are always flawed... it forgets to mention that most digital sales are from all of us buying hundreds or thousands of shovelware titles on Steam...*
*Still buying all AAA titles physical.*
Play Doom Switch version without update
Thank god hackers exist, *Oh wait why was my credit card used 10 times today?*
You are degenerate.
Absolutely useless guy who do not know how to use internet. Just burn
@@ichigana1356 theres something called learning how to take a joke edgelord.
PINGAS
@@ichigana1356 Are you talking to me? lol. I really don't care about your opinion, I was just trying to make a funny joke. Also, let me fix your grammar "do not know how to" should be "does not know how to".
See this is why I am weary of going digital. If I buy a game digital theres no guarantee I will not be able to download again thats why I prefer physical but everyone looks at me like some old fart that hates new tech.
Ikr.. sadly now even console bundles come with download codes instead of cartridges/discs.. I have always preferred physical media to digital, and always will.
Even worse is that all digital services will eventually shut down and the new services won't have always have everything the old services had. Going back to play some old game is going to become much harder especially since there's much fewer physical copies available.
Yeah, I think it's more the people who don't understand technology as much and who don't care about holding onto it indefinitely (it's just a passing fad to them) that buy digitally.
Wii was trash anyways 🖕
They even make u pay for content on new game consoles these days too 😂😂😂nope. Not even gonna try it.
The switch will have the same issue in like 10 years :)
The 72u7H Why are you smiling?
Not really, the difference with the switch is that you can archive all your digital games on an SD card through the console.
RIP Wii Shop - the channel with the best music throughout the wii.
It was a friendly, happy system that made me feel good to use it. I love the little black cat that watches the position of the pointer during load screens; it's just cute little fun. 'Hardcore' gamer types think it's corny but I don't want my gaming experience to be all about cold digital toughness, or to feel like the console itself is an adversary.
So that old school looking Wii-ware Contra game Konami made, Contra Rebirth, is going to disappear forever? Konami would be wise to make a Contra collection of ALL the Contras ever made, all of them...but they haven't been very wise lately so whatever.
Oh shit, I forgot about that! I got quite a few good games but there are many more which I was planning to buy until I found out I couldn't even add money to the damn account anymore. Online-only games are like prostitutes that act like a 'perfect wife' right up until they disappear forever.
@@jamescarter3196 I like that line you said about the prostitute.. nailed it..
and this is reason #1 why I don't buy digital games. Amusingly the Atari 2600 games I had bought for me in the 70s and the cassette tape and disk games I bought for myself throughout the 80s and 90s still work just fine.
Fake, Atari wasn't out in the 70s
@@mrfish1419 I got mine December the 25th 1978 ..which was the 70s. sorry, you're wrong.
@referral madness Yeah. someday you might be lucky enough to be this old ;)
@referral madness late 50's
Yep! I'll buy Steam because I can actually KEEP the game and don't have to worry that it'll just 'disappear' like console games do, but I'm really skittish about consoles now and haven't bought a new one since the Wii (and a used PS3), but I do have Atari 2600, Colecovision, NES, SNES, N64, Master System, Genesis, and more, and they work great. When GTA V came out and was a disaster along with a lot of other games having problems, I got out the Colecovision and posted pictures of it saying "the games work perfectly without updates"
Even though this console is older then me, its still heart breaking to see that they will be discontinuing all of the on demand apps and the store. My family have countless memory's staying up all night trying to beat all the Mario and Sonic games, especially Wii sports. Me and pretty much the rest of my family are really sad to see this go. R.I.P. Wii
Why didn’t you install bootmii as boot2? It adds better protection against a brick. Only install bootmii as ios if you cant use boot2. Boot 2 can only be used on older wii’s
Niko He has Priloader
How old a wii must be for it to work?
I have a family edition wii and I'm worried/affraid to install bootmii on it and bricking it because I've modded the heck out of it already.
@@SummonerArthur You will have to install as ios on a Family Edition, I'm pretty sure
@@SummonerArthur Try installing it as boot2, if that dont work just install as ios. Don't worry about it too much. Just be carefull with installing Wads from the internet.
@@odaddy47 Bootmii as boot 2 adds the most protection there is. You can completely restore your nandbackup with bootmii as boot2. Priiloader can only safe you from a few things if you brick your wii.
This is why I hate digital distribution
I was looking for this video, It's always nice to learn a bit of history behind the tech and the homebrew community. Love the video
Last night i moved all of my wii shop itens to wii u thank god
You can hack the Wii u Wii mode the same way
Did the same, actually bought a used Wii U just for this lol. Ended up really enjoying Wii U.
You don’t lose games, you just can’t download anymore.
@@odaddy47 yes i know i redownloaded them
I have some vc games on my wii
The original Pokémon Rumble would for sure be the reason I’d mod my Wii, it started the series of Pokémon Rumble but won’t be available anymore! My Wii died a while back but I didn’t purchase the game again before the shutdown
:( I guess that’s why we have homebrew
Literally the exact same thing that happened to me and why I’m watching this video
I hear it on my dsi
Although that got shut down...
Sad times.. same with mkwii online
just use wiimmfi on your wii and ds, search up wiimmfi on RUclips there are lots of tutorials
@@ian47vr they took it down, apparently
@@RebelTrooperChris Wiimmfi is still around. wii.guide has the most solid instructions on how to get the Wii working with RiiConnect24 and Wiimmfi.
Rebel Trooper Chris it’s still available, mrbean35000vr has a tutorial how to acess it
Wiimmfi is different than Nintendo wfc and I was on it yesterday so there should be no problem.
The switch eshop is the worst digital store anywhere, such a mess!
How? It’s organized, just as organized as the Wii shop!
Not as much of a mess such as the 3ds/Wii U Eshop.
@@danielstevens7415 nah the switch eshop is a mess and much worst than the wii u one.
The switch eshop is like looking in the back of a full garbage truck and trying to find a specific piece of paper, it's just a mess, unless you know what you want your not likely to find it.
The Switch Eshop has no filter. You have to wade through the crap of you don’t know what you want? Why the hell would I want Hollow Knight when I keep getting bombarded with fucking billiards and tap the mayo?
It was such a great meme, please don't do this Nintendo :(
The Wii Shop theme is in Smash Ultimate:D
Jp_1567 well that's good atleast
“eShop on Switch and 3DS”...the Wii U has the eShop too haha
We don't like the Wii U u know
OcfromCooki the Wii U is beast it just had awful marketing people need to learn to stop bumping this console just because youtubers talk about the bad marketing
@@jessescollection485 I actually like the Wii U. But it's not my favorite console
OcfromCooki same here I went to the launch party over here in aussie land, but the 64 and wii will always be my favourite consoles
@@jessescollection485 the Wii U is not a beast at all, it was underpowered from the start and didn't offer anything exciting over its competition. Its CPU is based on the PowerPC 750CL, the same CPU the Wii used which itself was evolved from the GameCube's CPU, but this time with three cores hacked together (I say "hacked together" because they are - this is evident by the fact they don't support proper multicore operation) and the console's graphics are based on the Radeon HD 4000 architecture, which was already 4 years out of date when the Wii U launched. The system has an abymsal 2GB of DDR3 RAM, of which only 1GB is actually available to games (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has to get around this by unloading the Wii U Menu). The Wii U's failure was not just because of poor marketing - though that was definitely a factor - it's because the console offered nothing new and was underpowered despite Nintendo stating it was designed to "bring back core gamers". The Wii U had some great games developed for it, but that doesn't make the console itself good or "a beast".
I just bought a Wii today, I had too because i found a bunch of wii games in an alley.
Imagine a world where SEGA won...
Imagine a world where both Nintendo and SEGA kicked Sony out of competition and those instead teamed up with Microsoft.
Given the last things they did before then was the Sega CD, the 32X, Saturn and the Dreamcast, it would have sucked. Nintendo was always far more on the cutting edge of what consumers want than Sega ever was. Sonic was great for a while, but it was the only thing Sega ever cared about and Sonic was already on his way out by the time their stupid decisions doomed them. Sega had no idea what they were doing and their company was churning out duds on a regular basis without Sonic around to save them anymore, and then Sonic just got worse and worse after Sega epically failed with knowing how to produce and market consoles.
@@the-NightStar Thankfully, everyone but the Sonic team actually had their butts in gear with series like Yakuza, Bayonetta, and Persona, to name a few.
"Won" what?
You say this as though there was some kind of competition. Nintendo never "competed" with anyone, they just did their own thing regardless of what others did. Whether or not any other video game makers succeeded or failed was due entirely to their own merits or faults. In fact I'd say Sega failed strictly because they were to busy trying to "compete" rather than just focus on themselves and putting out high quality products.
@@hobojoe9337 You were mad when you wrote that, and I didn't read it.
IDK what to say. *Awkward*
It's sad that to play WiiWare games nowadays you are basically forced to pirate them. I really don't like to pirate games and never do in general, but when there is literally no other way to play them due to the storefront being no longer available and said games not being rereleased on other systems, I have to just sit back and say "Well no-one's making any money from these anymore and it's the publisher's fault that they are not on other systems when there is still a market for them, so I'm afraid you have left me with no choice". It's sad but true, man I hope that one day some of these exclusives get rereleased, would buy them in a heartbeat...
To those complaining about physical over digital; most wiiware games were only available digitally,not physically, so these complains are useless. If these were available on both formats I would agree with you, but that's not the case here (maybe most people complaining didn't even buy wiiware games to begin with?)
@fripp555 As I said in my post, I understand and agree with physical over digital; but are you telling me that every indie developer should release their games in physical formats? Do you know how expensive/ resources demanding this process is? The point of the eshop and Xbox arcade was to give small developers the chance to try New things without the hassle of publishing. This is not Microsoft or Nintendo's fault , so complaining about it IS useless.
well the last we'll see it running from official servers, the hacking and modding community has already figured out how to revive it after the plug is pulled from the official servers. it'll be back online sometime.
Can we download new Wiiware for our region for free?
@@seymourkrelborn4780 I don't know, they may use it for homebrew only and not use it for piracy.
@@madmax2069 It's not piracy if it's the only way to play those versions of the games
@@seymourkrelborn4780 yeah, tell that to nintendo
@@madmax2069 Shhhh 😂
Your videos really go above and beyond in clarity and objectivity, thanks man!
whop ya wad! whop ya wad! whop ya wad on the counter!
This is a journey into money....Loadsamoney!
what’s that spell? Loadsamoney! Prob’ly.
The wii shop music is in smash ultimate music
James William no joke, it’s one of my most played tracks
They didn't call it ultimate for nothin
Super Smash Bros. Brawl also had that theme (for the Pictochat stage).
DaFro3713 same
@@shuntarofurukawa5577 Dammit, all I can hear is Danny Trejo saying that line.
I remember back when you needed a copy of Lego Indiana Jones in order to install homebrew onto my Wii lmao. Those were the days.
I assumed the wiishop closed a long time ago
It’s closing in January 30
Me too, I thought it had been closed last year.
i swear i tried connecting ine a few years ago and it said the store was already closed... in the uk
I thought it closed when Nintendo closed the DS online servers. Lol...
0:31 Look here.
THX BRO... I WAS PLANNING TO BUY A WII FOR MY SON
THX
I would get a switch for your son because Wii’s are getting older and they are starting to work poorly. If you buy a resaled one it will probably only last for 2 years but for a switch, theres a lot more content and it’s not going anywhere for a while! If you want, a Wii is still a great option!
Amazing guide! It's great to be able to go back and play Castlevania Rebirth or be able to quickly play some Mario Kart 64 with some gamecube controllers with friends. Thank you MVG! Amazing Video man.
*Why are the FBI at my front door*
*F B I O P E N U P*
they technically can’t, it’s totally legal because of preservation purposes
To help you install CIA on your 3ds.
@@50505152 I am currently installing a CIA on my DS with FBI and that shook me-
Nobody care about you and your jailbraked wii
Dude I remember kicking back in 2010 playing smash on the wii:(
Thanks Homebrew, i still can download and install wii shop software from free e shops^^
Damn, no more playing Nintendo 64 games on Wii. That actually sucks
You can get an n64 emu on wii called wii64
you can get virtual console wads
@@sonicquick Wii64 is awful
how about openemu emulator for macs which supports nintendo 64 games and runs them quite good
minus the ability to change the resolution
@@georginian9257 muppen is better and can change resolution
your channel is so good man i love it i have subscribed
i also subscribed the wii was always one of my fave consoles
Never know that will be closing on Jan - 30th. But good thing I know how to play in 2019. Thanks a lot for this video to be so helpful. :D
Hey, I know this might sound stupid but,
I watch you for few months now, your videos are really enteraining and fun to watch, if you're running out of ideas about Wii Modding, you can also do a video about WiiConnect24 replacement service and Nintendo WFC replacement - RiiConnect24 and Wiimmfi.
Also, there is a Wii Shop Channel replacement called Open Shop Channel, while it won't be able to distribute games because well, copyright - it will be able to install homebrew games/software on your SD Card and a forwarder on your Wii for it. It's still in developement.
Cheers,
KcrPL - RiiConnect24 and Open Shop Channel dev ;)
(BTW, if you're interrested - here are invites (Use them on Discord):
RC24 - b4Y7jfD
OSC - by6mR5N
Oh hey look, its the guy that I happen to know who doesn't have a Google profile picture
Lol
Oh hey, it's that one really cool dude that updated my computer. Neat
I hacked the hell out of my wii back in the day. I had no idea that things like RiiConnect24 existed. Thank you!!
@@PrinceValmont You're welcome! :)
If you need help, you can find me on the Discord server under the nickname KcrPL :)
Oomph. I got a 2.400 wii point card once. A bit of a scam, really being 2.000, as there is nothing in the shop that is 400 wii points ! You can get 4 of 500 point games, and then the rest is wasted.
I wasn't aware they had a card for that value. But wouldn't it be added to your account so it would stack for getting something more expensive back then?
I'd guess so, you could get two and have 800 points, but then there'd be 300 still left, which I guess can make you want to buy more cards to get the moneys worth, which is very cheeky of them.
That was their hook to get you to buy more cards.
or you could just get one thing for 1000, one thing for 900, and another for 500...
Press F to pay your respects...
R.I.P Wii shop music. You raised me when my parent's didn't want to...💔😔
Doin' the lords work bro...
While I do prefer physical copies as well theres nothing wrong with digital if its done right as in being drm-free, with drm-free games you can just back them up to as many storage devices as you want which is actually safer than having a single copy on a disc or cartridge (unless you got digital backups of those of course which you should do as well))
just bought a used wii...this is the most understandable tuts for softmodding the wii
has it still worked?
@@balintkatay yes,its easy
Nintendo's amazing at many things, but I never buy anything from their online digital services if I can help it. This is an old issue with them, you pretty much have to accept that anything you buy for a platform from their online store is not forever and won't be automatically usable on their next platforms. It's good to know that fans have found a way around the issue, but the trouble needed to make it happen (not to mention Nintendo's own particular position on the issue), just makes it unpalatable. I don't understand how they think they win with this strategy. I bought about 200 dollars in Super Famicom games a few months ago to play old games, I wouldn't think of buying them on their digital distribution. Nintendo doesn't gain a thing from the second hand market.
That's not exclusive to Nintendo. All digital services end eventually. Some last longer but once they're down, you lose everything you paid for if you don't already it downloaded.
"Please hack me .com" doesn't sound too promising lol
Yeah but please.hackmii.com looks fine.
Thank you so much for this video. I've came back to it for reference so many times, and shared it quite a few times also
i got my wii literally DAYS after the wii shop closed
thats probably why it was being sold
You can mod it but it takes work
That's why you don't buy digital games
Wii owners had no choice, but to buy WiiWare games digitally. Video games that were exclusive to WiiWare were never sold on physical discs like regular Wii games. They were only available for purchase as digital downloads through the Wii Shop Channel. Now that the Wii Shop Channel is being discontinued, there will be no legal way to purchase those WiiWare-exclusive games for use on a Wii. So if there are any WiiWare-Exclusive games that you'd like to play and you haven't already purchased them through the Wii Shop Channel, the only way you'll be able to play them is if you download pirated copies of those games from the Web and install them on your Wii.
It's a terrible injustice.
No, this is why you don't sell them. The issue here us the fact you can't buy them.
To be fair, your existing games will continue to function.
Unless they somehow get deleted. Then you're screwed.
Wish I had found this before I'd made it through part of the process. No brick, but i kept finding tutorials that had directions off just a bit. I still got some steps I shoukd take that I havent done yet. Thank you.
The golden age of the Wii was very short-lived from my perspective. Five years into the life of the thing and they started seriously cutting down the fun and functionality. I loved the weather and news apps, and Iwata Talks. The Wii was for me the absolutely-perfect system for that era, because it looked great on a CRT and was such a friendly, likeable system that I'd fire it up first thing in the morning with my coffee, look at the weather, look at the news, play a little game..... I adored that system when it was fully functional. It really is pretty sad by comparison now; they ought to think a little harder about the fact that if you make the system seem like a beloved pet, you shouldn't just lobotomize the poor thing after five years. It genuinely makes me sad to see the dead channels on the machine and I would never remove them because I can't get them back of course. Same reason I keep the link for the dead 'Ace Combat Infinity' on my PS3 (paid ten bucks for it, put another twenty into buying bonus crap, and can't even play the story missions anymore? screw that!). I haven't bought a new system in seven years because of this stuff and the many other negative aspects of 'online-only' games. It can really be heartbreaking; I hope desperately to ever be able to play 'Pac-Man S' again, which in my opinion was the best Pac-Man ever made, a two-minute speed round that ramped up the ghost points ever time you eat them. Nowhere to be found in the last few years.
You deserve a veteran's discount. The Wii is one of my favourite consoles of all time.
Fun-ctionality