The Wii was my first game console. I wasn't much of a gamer as a kid, I played the occasional game on PC but I was extremly casual and prefered watching movies and read comics. But when I bought the wii as a 15 year old turned me into a hardcore gamer as it made me want to play Mario galaxy after hearing so many good things about it. It lead me to start playing wind waker, Super Mario 64, Ocarina of time, Twlight princess and so on. And now I'm sitting here 13 years later with 6 game consoles, 5 handhelds and just a few months ago, I upgraded my PC gaming rig and it's all thanks to that. My wii itself felt like it was on life support but I didn't want to throw it away because it means so much not just to me but to my entire family. TBH, I'm sitting here with feeling a bit misty eyed because I never realized how much the wii meant to me and it feels kind of ridicolus being emotional over a games console but I don't feel shame for it either.
If you have the original Wii, you can use it not only as a Wii, but a GameCube. It is also a homebrew beast and is great for running emulators. So you made the right choice of keeping it if you have an original one, but it is still fairly useful if you have any of the other models.
Wii U is a valid Wii player, for sure. Perhaps that backwards compatibility made it somehow even more confusing to all the Karen's as to why Wii U was different.
I'm using my Wii as a 240p emulation box on a 1990 JVC TV with S-Video, and it's sublime. I recommend keeping a Wii around if only to play retro games the way they were intended to be seen.
The Wii is such a good console for emulation, especially with how cheap and small it is. It can basically play anything from Nintendo and even some ps1 and other third party stuff. I have one and use it as an n64, gamecube, wii, snes, etc.
The Nintendo Wii is a fantastic console. There are so many good games on the system and the ideas for the games and the console itself were ahead of its time. It's sad that online play got shut down but thanks to Wiimmfi we can still play all the games online even though only Mario Kart Wii is really played. On the subject of Mario Kart Wii... There is a huge fanbase creating and playing custom tracks. Recently the developer of CTGP (Custom Tracks Grand Prix) modded Mario Kart Wii to be able to play 24 player online mode. So it is amazing how much community effort goes into those games. Anyway, really nice video overall. I think you covered pretty much everything that a person, who somehow hasn't had a Wii yet, needs to know. I really enjoyed the video.
I didn't have a wii,. I skipped that generation of home consoles as psp and DS mainly interested me ... though I had a Wii u and that was backwards compatible
Kawaii Shadowii ayyy I’m also on the wiimmfi streets
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Awful console and awful games. The only reason why I ended up getting a Nintendo Wii was after it was hacked and mod chips were made available for it. I do that with every Nintendo console. I have made thousands of dollars off of my modified Wii.
@Brendan Lewis well I recommend getting some of the great games like Pandora's Tower, Last Story, Conduit 1 and 2, No More Heroes 1 and 2, Mad World, Sin and Punishment, Punch Out etc etc.
@Brendan Lewis Fire Emblem is on the Wii too. It's a great console and deserves to be known for more than just a shovel shovelware machine as there's a lot of actual great games on the Wii.
Same. I feel sad I could't experience Wii during its glorious days, but certainly it is an impressive experience even after all those years. It can be weaker than the X360 and PS3 but it had way more innovative ways to bring fun to the player.
I never owned a regular Wii, but did get a Wii U. Nevertheless, I have always felt that the Wii is probably the most important console in the last 20+ years. It not only allowed for more people to get into gaming it also popularized the idea of motion controls. I don’t think the VR scene would be moving forward as fast if it wasn’t for the Wii.
ATTENTION: GET WIIMMFI AND MARIO KART WII CTGP-R. It is a custom online server for the Wii and the ds, which is super easy to get, all you have to do is change your dns settings. Search up wiimmfi and go to the website, there is a guide there. Mario kart wii is always active with hundreds online at once
I had fun when I had the wii when it was new and in its life cycle, now I just emulate wii and gamecube games on my iPhone and play new releases on switch.
Actually now is the best time EVER to get a Wii U. They are redicolously cheap now. You can hack them quite easy. And this makes em the "perfect" Nintendo console. See, it already plays Wii U (with a lot of actually great games), the Wii (with also a lot of great games) natively. And hacked, it playes even Gamecube Games Native! Because the Hardware can do it. The Wii was an upgraded Gamecube and the WiiU was an upgraded Wii. So it plays with a little bit of "hacking" and a 6$ Virtual Console Titel any Games out of three Generations of Nintindo, all of this for dirt cheap Hardware. Great I'd say!. Yeah you gonna get banned from online, but if we are now realistic: Online is gonna get dropped soon anyway,. So take your chance now!
I like it how a couple days before this i checked out MVG's video on the Wii U which made me want to mod and now I see a video with somebody else in the same situation
There are some wii sensor bars that don’t need to be plugged into the Wii, it just runs on batteries, no cords, because the sensor bar is just a light that the wiimote looks for. You should definitely get one if you leave in some spots sometimes
The Wii had some pretty awesome games if you knew what to look for! Some of my favorites include Xenoblade, The Last Story, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Skyward Sword, Sin & Punishment: Star Successor, and Zak & Wiki. I also enjoyed Red Steel, even though the first game got quite a bit of hate (the sequel is supposed to be a lot better though).
Same here. It's my daily driver game system because it's my all in one emulation box. And my GameCube. And I have a huge library of Wii disks. I really love the Wii, guys.
@@tjzambonischwartz Totally agree! I play tons of retro games (NES, SNES, N64, GCN, GBA) and still working on my Wii backlog (Last Story; Pandora's Tower, among others) If you have a Wii and a Switch, you're all set: you can pretty much play the most important games released by the company since the 80's.
I bought a Wii a couple months ago and it gets the most play out of all my consoles too. Put the Homebrew channel on it too, but need a new USB Drive as my Wii quit reading the one I have now.
My Wii disc reader sadly crapped out a few months back, my favourite system to play because the 1st party games were so strong, and there was a bunch of great lesser known games on the system
@@YSN Hmm. You do appreciate that the Wii U is a different console to the Wii? If not, it's like saying a PS2 or PS3 is a type of PsOne because it can play the same games. Granted the architecture is similar in both the Wii and Wii U, but so is the GameCubes, and we'd all agree that it was a different system released in a different generation of consoles. They are separate systems and should be treated as such, not unceremoniously lumper together.
I selled my original Wii and 3DS for a black WII-U in 2013. Now i use the WII-U for the WII games (including Super Mario Galaxy 1&2) and a bunch of WII-U games.
yes, this was somewhat helpful. Last thing I used was a Game Boy.. now I'm looking for something that can give more movement for my Elders. Thus, I have practically zero understanding of half the things you mentioned. However, this video was more helpful than many of the other darn introductory videos out there, so thanks.
I like the Wii, I remember playing it a lot and it was a good time. Also, playing GameCube games on it was amazing. But I hated when my older Wii died, I sacrificed my Wii Sports disc which got stuck in it. So now I can no longer play that game unless I buy it from someone. After my Wii died and I got another Wii, I had to start many games over. Because there’s game data you couldn’t just transfer over to a memory card at all. My Wii games list: Epic Mickey Tatsunoko vs Capcom Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 Super Paper Mario New Super Mario Bros. Wii Super Mario All-Stars Mario Sports Mix Mario Strikers Charged Mario Super Sluggers Donkey Kong Country Returns Wii Play Spider-Man Friend or Foe Marvel Ultimate Alliance Bleach Shattered Blade Naruto Clash of Ninja Revolution Naruto Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 Naruto Shippuden Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 Disney Channel All Star Party Disney Sing It Sega Superstars Tennis Sonic and the Secret Rings Sonic and the Black Knight Sonic Colors Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing Sonic Riders Zero Gravity Sonic Unleashed Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Pokepark Wii Pokémon Battle Revolution Surprisingly I never managed to get Mario Kart Wii, but somehow I ended up with the wheel from it?! Eh, it’s not a big deal and I did go after Mario Kart 7 on 3DS.
Tip: If Buying A Wii To Mod It Make Sure You Have A Normal Wiimote (Without Wii MotionPlus Inside) Because Some Apps Ex: Gecko Have The Wiimote Always DC And Will Not Reconnect.
I like the Wii, but I still wished that, at the very least, it had better capabilities to go along with their motion controls. The fact that the Wii is backwards compatible GameCube was and is awesome. I also like the fact that compilations and retro-style games came out for the system. The Wii isn’t my favorite Nintendo system, but it is still great none-the-less.
Sd Gundam Gashapon Wars. Its a gamecube game that got an enhanced Wii port. It was made by the smash bros team and is both a simple strategy game as well as a fun arena brawler.
It also was my first console. I just played PC before I got it. I still play Mario Kart Wii ans Wii Sports. And TF2 and Gmod on PC. It sucks that Nintendo wants you to forget about it.
A modded wii is amazing for playing most of nintendo's back catalog, but something important to note is that you need an sd card of decent size to do so (16 or 32 gb should be fine). Luckily everything surrrounding the wii is so cheap and easily accesible that you wont have to worry about it. Seriously, softmodding a wii is piss easy
sepu It really is. I'm clueless as fuck when it comes to computers and even I said "well THAT was fucking simple" and now I have a kickass emulation box.
WTF? WiiU is not a Wii model. It's like saying that PS3 is another PS2. You didn't say that 3DS is just a DS model in your DS video. Name the video differently, because it's not "Where to Start: Nintendo Wii".
Use some logic. If you want to start playing Wii games, the Wii U is a perfectly reasonable place to start playing Wii games which is why he included it. Your PS example holds no water because not all PS3 models are back-compat with PS2, though if he did make a video of this topic, he would surely include the fat launch PS3 as it is almost fully back-compat.
So the Wii u doesn't have backwards compatibility with the wii? Because that's what you're saying. Wii u is a legitimate way to play Wii games, so for the purposes of this video, it's worth bringing up
Wii Classic Controller has analog shoulder buttons which is helpful to play some Gamecube games that require analog input on Wii or WiiU. Classic Controller Pro doesn't have analog shoulder buttons.
I would love to experience the nintendo wii after I get to play all the games I wanna play on the Nintendo 3ds. I feel like I've missed alot during my childhood if I didn't get to experience these games and consoles
I have the standard Wii, but still opt for emulator for better display output and resolution, and the fact that I don't have a TV with analog input makes using the console difficult. With emulator, however, I get full motion control and any controller I want.
great video. But I don't agree with your opinion of the wii wheel. in games like Mario Kart, or excite bots, it makes a difference holding an actual wheel than the actual remote, at least it does for me and I love the accessory.
Imo the wii u is the best wii cuz hdmi is build in so no digital to analoge to digital conversion yes you can mod a wii to have hdmi but mod is nothing for beginners and buying a premodded one will mostly cost more then just buying a wii u plus wii u has aditional games soo tbh if u don't want to play on a crt get a wii u
But more and more people are just hacking the original Wii because the Wii u was left on a garbage firmware update and crashes with external hard drives connected
My Wii sits in a bin in the closet. Looking to sell it or gift it away. It is the Black one with GC support. I like having a Wii U and Gamecube with the GBA player and Component Cables. All set with that.
I have a black Wii with GC support as well, and I live in the US. It's just that not too long after the alternative color Wiis came out they started coming out with GC-less Wiis so there aren't as many black GC-compatible Wiis. In Japan they never took out the GC functionality. If you wanna be sure you're getting a Wii with GC support, red wiis are your best bet. They never came out in GC-less versions and they're some of the best models with better video output and no overheating issues with standby mode.
Definitely mod the Wii U. It’s also pretty easy to do, and super convenient! I spent about a week ripping all my Wii U game discs (already did GC and Wii), and then installed them on a 128GB SD card in a tiny USB reader plugged into the back USB ports. Now I have my whole collection ready to go, and sometimes bring my Wii U to events for quick multiplayer fun. Never have to worry about picking the right games to bring, or having them get lost or damaged. It’s the DRM-free dream! I wish all the consoles were as easy and rewarding to homebrew as the Wii, Wii U, and PSP/Vita. From a QOL perspective it’s easily ten times better than stock before you even consider the whole world of homebrew software it opens up.
You're better off getting a CRT TV as the Wii can only output 480p and putting it on a LED/LCD or OLED TV that supports AV will hurt your eyes, it's best just to use a CRT TV, but if you do want to hook it up to LED/LCD/OLED TV then grab the Wii to HDMI adapter, as it can upscale resolution to either 720p or 1080p.
The Wii is fantastic to play games on but I cannot find the GameCube memory thing. Also as of lately it is getting pretty rough to find Wii games that focused on Japanese games just a lot of shovewere games
Last Story, Xenoblade Chronicles, Pandora's Tower, Sin and Punishment, Mad World, No More Heroes 1 and 2, Capcom vs Tatsunoko what you talking about dude?
Good video all I have to say is the Wii U is the successor to the Wii it's not another Wii model they're two separate consoles. It's due to lack of knowledge and terrible marketing that made the system flop before making a video do research so you won't sound like a idiot
Not really! Everything before the Wii required hardware mods to do all the fun stuff the Wii can do with softmods. Its exceptionally easy compared to just about every console out there.
"Where to Start" on how horrendously awful this console was? Firstly, its main gimmick - motion controls. They NEVER worked for me, always being extremely inaccurate - misreading inputs, the pointer always being tilted to either side, the pointer spazzing about or constantly flickering...I always had mountains of issues getting the godawful thing to even barely work, even with a MotionPlus controller or after "recalibration". Nintendo could have made the Classic Controller or GameCube controller a universal backup option, but _nope_ - Wiimote is king, unfortunately. Second, since most of its games relied on the nonfunctional motion controls, that also meant most of its games DID NOT WORK. If I could have, I'd have sued Nintendo for having the nerve to put a dysfunctional product on store shelves - that's how all-conumingly bad it was. Skyward Sword? Barely playable. Wii Sports? Irrevocably broken. Pikmin and Metroid Prime? The GameCube originals were far superior. There's only THREE games I enjoy on the Wii, and all of them barely use motion - Twilight Princess (which allows you to turn the pointer OFF, treats any motion as a B button for sword swings, and is a fantastic traditional Legend of Zelda game to boot - unlike Skyward Sword or Breath of the Wild), Super Paper Mario (rarely uses the pointer, and only does so for a few seconds each time), and best of all Super Smash Bros. Brawl (which flat-out doesn't use motion at all). Everything else is trash. There's NO reason for anyone to even touch this god-forsaken pile of garbage, now that the Wii U was a thing - inherently superior in every way, due to all but murdering the stupid gimmick and having superior controllers, having a better GUI, and having more interesting and enjoyable-to-play games (including DS Virtual Console).
@@PoutingTrevor I have multiple Wiimotes, both MotionPlus and regular. None of them worked - no matter which one I used, no matter where the sensor bar was or how close/far from it I was, no matter how many times I "recalibrated" the damn things, NOTHING worked. The Wii is Nintendo's WORST console - the Virtual Boy would have been more comfortable to use, no doubt.
I've also got a number of Wii remotes, including Wii Motion Plus. I still use my Wii as an emulation station, and I have a Wii U too. I genuinely have never had the issues you've described, and whilst I'm aware that the original remotes were less accurate than later models, they still so the job. I'm actually still very much in awe of the Wii remotes design. I think they're fantastic.
@@PoutingTrevor Well, I don't know what's wrong with my Wii, but the only time I had fun with it was when I was playing Twilight Princess, Super Paper Mario, or Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Anything that required frequent pointer or movement usage - say, Super Mario Galaxy, the home menu and pause screen, Skyward Sword, Wii Sports, and more - was absolute torture to play, leaving me incredibly bitter about the console. Forcibly-mandatory motion controls are just guaranteed to be divisive, it seems, and this is just another way they're inherently inferior to traditional controllers. I'm just glad the Switch isn't a "Wii 2", and thus force motion into a majority of its games via the JoyCons.
@@PokeMaster22222 Well the Wii U was Wii 2, and it didn't do so well, but that had little to do with motion controls, although they're not completely blameless. There were a lot of people who couldn't get to grips with the Wii remotes, and the perception was that they weren't accurate and were hard to play with. But the Switch does have a lot of games where motion controls are mandatory, like in Super Mario Party, and some of the moves in Mario Odyssey. I wouldn't say the joycons are any more accurate than a Wii Motion Plus remote, but they're certainly nowhere near as versatile or comfortable to use.
The Wii was my first game console. I wasn't much of a gamer as a kid, I played the occasional game on PC but I was extremly casual and prefered watching movies and read comics. But when I bought the wii as a 15 year old turned me into a hardcore gamer as it made me want to play Mario galaxy after hearing so many good things about it. It lead me to start playing wind waker, Super Mario 64, Ocarina of time, Twlight princess and so on.
And now I'm sitting here 13 years later with 6 game consoles, 5 handhelds and just a few months ago, I upgraded my PC gaming rig and it's all thanks to that. My wii itself felt like it was on life support but I didn't want to throw it away because it means so much not just to me but to my entire family.
TBH, I'm sitting here with feeling a bit misty eyed because I never realized how much the wii meant to me and it feels kind of ridicolus being emotional over a games console but I don't feel shame for it either.
If you have the original Wii, you can use it not only as a Wii, but a GameCube. It is also a homebrew beast and is great for running emulators. So you made the right choice of keeping it if you have an original one, but it is still fairly useful if you have any of the other models.
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I love how you included Wii U as one of the models of the Wii. That’s the same problem consumers had distinguishing between the two at release.
Wii U is a valid Wii player, for sure. Perhaps that backwards compatibility made it somehow even more confusing to all the Karen's as to why Wii U was different.
When you think about it, the Wii U is equivalent to the “New 3DS” it just has about 200 more exclusive games ;)
Lenny Wright good comparison
@@lennywright5655 Great. Your statement has fucked me up.
It does play wii games
the Wii was such a great console, so many hidden gems in it if it only had 720p it could've been so much better.
I'm using my Wii as a 240p emulation box on a 1990 JVC TV with S-Video, and it's sublime. I recommend keeping a Wii around if only to play retro games the way they were intended to be seen.
You use the nes snes emulator on the homebrew channel? Or vc games.
Fun Fact: The Wii with no Gamecube is nicknamed "Wii Family".
Isn’t it “Family Wii”?
No.
As someone who grew up with Playstation, I've been wanting to go back and collect for Gamecube/Wii and Xbox/360 someday
The Wii is such a good console for emulation, especially with how cheap and small it is. It can basically play anything from Nintendo and even some ps1 and other third party stuff. I have one and use it as an n64, gamecube, wii, snes, etc.
Psp,xbox and ps3 also.
Noah Thomas no
JPTV yes, are you stupid or are you smoking?
Big Smoke my dude this was over a month ago I thought he was saying you could emulate those consoles on Wii lmfao
The Nintendo Wii is a fantastic console. There are so many good games on the system and the ideas for the games and the console itself were ahead of its time. It's sad that online play got shut down but thanks to Wiimmfi we can still play all the games online even though only Mario Kart Wii is really played. On the subject of Mario Kart Wii... There is a huge fanbase creating and playing custom tracks. Recently the developer of CTGP (Custom Tracks Grand Prix) modded Mario Kart Wii to be able to play 24 player online mode. So it is amazing how much community effort goes into those games.
Anyway, really nice video overall. I think you covered pretty much everything that a person, who somehow hasn't had a Wii yet, needs to know. I really enjoyed the video.
I didn't have a wii,. I skipped that generation of home consoles as psp and DS mainly interested me ... though I had a Wii u and that was backwards compatible
Kawaii Shadowii ayyy I’m also on the wiimmfi streets
Awful console and awful games. The only reason why I ended up getting a Nintendo Wii was after it was hacked and mod chips were made available for it. I do that with every Nintendo console. I have made thousands of dollars off of my modified Wii.
M nice flex, and yeah the modding scene is huge
M np man 😁
I still have mine. It's now mainly for my GameCube collection.
Why? There are plenty of great Wii games you could buy for it.
@Brendan Lewis I know that but I'm just saying why not play the great Wii games too?
@Brendan Lewis good point no? Make the most out of the console. There's hundreds of great Wii games.
@Brendan Lewis well I recommend getting some of the great games like Pandora's Tower, Last Story, Conduit 1 and 2, No More Heroes 1 and 2, Mad World, Sin and Punishment, Punch Out etc etc.
@Brendan Lewis Fire Emblem is on the Wii too. It's a great console and deserves to be known for more than just a shovel shovelware machine as there's a lot of actual great games on the Wii.
I never grew up with the Wii, but I’m getting one this year :)
Tou probably already got it but I recommend the Wii sports Wii resort they were my childhood
Same. I feel sad I could't experience Wii during its glorious days, but certainly it is an impressive experience even after all those years. It can be weaker than the X360 and PS3 but it had way more innovative ways to bring fun to the player.
@@KlaussMarcellus Agreed. Been playing SMG2 and it's a masterpiece
You don't need a sensor, just use 2 dim light projecting objects. Candles work just as good as the sensor.
Always cool and informative vids mate, hope your doing well.
I never owned a regular Wii, but did get a Wii U. Nevertheless, I have always felt that the Wii is probably the most important console in the last 20+ years. It not only allowed for more people to get into gaming it also popularized the idea of motion controls. I don’t think the VR scene would be moving forward as fast if it wasn’t for the Wii.
ATTENTION: GET WIIMMFI AND MARIO KART WII CTGP-R. It is a custom online server for the Wii and the ds, which is super easy to get, all you have to do is change your dns settings. Search up wiimmfi and go to the website, there is a guide there. Mario kart wii is always active with hundreds online at once
Brendan Lewis facts
i never have a gaming console till im 25 because im poor lol, im 35 now and i just ordered a pre owned Wii, kinda excited like a kid :D
I had fun when I had the wii when it was new and in its life cycle, now I just emulate wii and gamecube games on my iPhone and play new releases on switch.
Actually now is the best time EVER to get a Wii U. They are redicolously cheap now. You can hack them quite easy. And this makes em the "perfect" Nintendo console. See, it already plays Wii U (with a lot of actually great games), the Wii (with also a lot of great games) natively. And hacked, it playes even Gamecube Games Native! Because the Hardware can do it. The Wii was an upgraded Gamecube and the WiiU was an upgraded Wii.
So it plays with a little bit of "hacking" and a 6$ Virtual Console Titel any Games out of three Generations of Nintindo, all of this for dirt cheap Hardware. Great I'd say!. Yeah you gonna get banned from online, but if we are now realistic: Online is gonna get dropped soon anyway,. So take your chance now!
You can't even get banned online on the Wii U anyways unless you use cheats online. So even less worries about that.
you need a Nintendo DS game, cheapest is Brain Age
I like it how a couple days before this i checked out MVG's video on the Wii U which made me want to mod and now I see a video with somebody else in the same situation
There are some wii sensor bars that don’t need to be plugged into the Wii, it just runs on batteries, no cords, because the sensor bar is just a light that the wiimote looks for. You should definitely get one if you leave in some spots sometimes
I still have my wii and I still use it all the time it is also the limited edition red one
Demonblade needs to be ported to switch!
The Wii had some pretty awesome games if you knew what to look for! Some of my favorites include Xenoblade, The Last Story, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Skyward Sword, Sin & Punishment: Star Successor, and Zak & Wiki. I also enjoyed Red Steel, even though the first game got quite a bit of hate (the sequel is supposed to be a lot better though).
6:05 You didn’t need to call us out like that 😂😭
there is also a way of making your own sensor bar by having two candles about 2 feet apart
I still have mine. I wish I could play it but it looks terrible in modern TVs
My Wii is still hooked up to my TV. I've modded it and I play it regularly. It's a great console. Thank you for the video!
Same here. It's my daily driver game system because it's my all in one emulation box. And my GameCube. And I have a huge library of Wii disks.
I really love the Wii, guys.
@@tjzambonischwartz Totally agree! I play tons of retro games (NES, SNES, N64, GCN, GBA) and still working on my Wii backlog (Last Story; Pandora's Tower, among others) If you have a Wii and a Switch, you're all set: you can pretty much play the most important games released by the company since the 80's.
@Brendan Lewis Playing Mario 64 Virtual Console version as we 'speak'.
Wii is the perfect level of power and ease of moddability to be a good all-around retro console
I bought a Wii a couple months ago and it gets the most play out of all my consoles too. Put the Homebrew channel on it too, but need a new USB Drive as my Wii quit reading the one I have now.
Wii is very easy to install CF with so that is good starting advise.
Resident Evil 4 was best played on Wii. I couldn't believe how awesome it was.
My Wii disc reader sadly crapped out a few months back, my favourite system to play because the 1st party games were so strong, and there was a bunch of great lesser known games on the system
Mine still wants to read my games and I am happy
Looking forward to your next video where you classify the Wii and Wii U as types of GameCube because both can play GC games.
Did that two years ago: ruclips.net/video/wWI1wK6FmBY/видео.html
@@YSN Hmm. You do appreciate that the Wii U is a different console to the Wii? If not, it's like saying a PS2 or PS3 is a type of PsOne because it can play the same games. Granted the architecture is similar in both the Wii and Wii U, but so is the GameCubes, and we'd all agree that it was a different system released in a different generation of consoles. They are separate systems and should be treated as such, not unceremoniously lumper together.
I selled my original Wii and 3DS for a black WII-U in 2013.
Now i use the WII-U for the WII games (including Super Mario Galaxy 1&2) and a bunch of WII-U games.
yes, this was somewhat helpful.
Last thing I used was a Game Boy.. now I'm looking for something that can give more movement for my Elders. Thus, I have practically zero understanding of half the things you mentioned. However, this video was more helpful than many of the other darn introductory videos out there, so thanks.
I will never understand why you don’t have millions of subscribers.
I like the Wii, I remember playing it a lot and it was a good time. Also, playing GameCube games on it was amazing. But I hated when my older Wii died, I sacrificed my Wii Sports disc which got stuck in it. So now I can no longer play that game unless I buy it from someone. After my Wii died and I got another Wii, I had to start many games over. Because there’s game data you couldn’t just transfer over to a memory card at all.
My Wii games list:
Epic Mickey
Tatsunoko vs Capcom
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Paper Mario
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Super Mario All-Stars
Mario Sports Mix
Mario Strikers Charged
Mario Super Sluggers
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Wii Play
Spider-Man Friend or Foe
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Bleach Shattered Blade
Naruto Clash of Ninja Revolution
Naruto Clash of Ninja Revolution 2
Naruto Shippuden Clash of Ninja Revolution 3
Disney Channel All Star Party
Disney Sing It
Sega Superstars Tennis
Sonic and the Secret Rings
Sonic and the Black Knight
Sonic Colors
Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing
Sonic Riders Zero Gravity
Sonic Unleashed
Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
Pokepark Wii
Pokémon Battle Revolution
Surprisingly I never managed to get Mario Kart Wii, but somehow I ended up with the wheel from it?! Eh, it’s not a big deal and I did go after Mario Kart 7 on 3DS.
Tip: If Buying A Wii To Mod It Make Sure You Have A Normal Wiimote (Without Wii MotionPlus Inside) Because Some Apps Ex: Gecko Have The Wiimote Always DC And Will Not Reconnect.
Yet another mod manager needs an original remote too.
Wii is the ultimate all-in-one Nintendo console for me. NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, all Game Boys and Wii games in one machine.
I like the Wii, but I still wished that, at the very least, it had better capabilities to go along with their motion controls. The fact that the Wii is backwards compatible GameCube was and is awesome. I also like the fact that compilations and retro-style games came out for the system.
The Wii isn’t my favorite Nintendo system, but it is still great none-the-less.
The first game console I've ever played and had.. oh the memories..
This system is so much better than the Switch and even had free online plus a Virtual Console. Also a way to backup your data for free
No just no lol.
Agreed
I agree wii is better
Wiimmfi is pronounced "Weem-fai", just letting you know for the future.
No it's not.
No
No, it's pronounced wiimmfi
The wii was fantastic as a kid
cant wait for the "where to start: nintendo switch" in 2031 since yall be reviewing consoles 14 years after launch
Super Mario Galaxy, Mario Kart Wii, Super Paper Mario, Return to Dreamland, and Metroid Prime Trilogy. That's where you start.
I got wii 2 times. Both are sold, but I am getting one this year again 😅
Don't sell it again 😂
Sd Gundam Gashapon Wars. Its a gamecube game that got an enhanced Wii port. It was made by the smash bros team and is both a simple strategy game as well as a fun arena brawler.
It also was my first console. I just played PC before I got it. I still play Mario Kart Wii ans Wii Sports. And TF2 and Gmod on PC. It sucks that Nintendo wants you to forget about it.
You can also use the gc controller adapter on the wii without gc ports .
A modded wii is amazing for playing most of nintendo's back catalog, but something important to note is that you need an sd card of decent size to do so (16 or 32 gb should be fine). Luckily everything surrrounding the wii is so cheap and easily accesible that you wont have to worry about it.
Seriously, softmodding a wii is piss easy
sepu It really is. I'm clueless as fuck when it comes to computers and even I said "well THAT was fucking simple" and now I have a kickass emulation box.
I have a black Wii with a 32gb sd with all my homebrew apps and stuff and i also have 2 USB flash drives I use for emulators and Roms
WTF? WiiU is not a Wii model. It's like saying that PS3 is another PS2. You didn't say that 3DS is just a DS model in your DS video. Name the video differently, because it's not "Where to Start: Nintendo Wii".
Use some logic. If you want to start playing Wii games, the Wii U is a perfectly reasonable place to start playing Wii games which is why he included it. Your PS example holds no water because not all PS3 models are back-compat with PS2, though if he did make a video of this topic, he would surely include the fat launch PS3 as it is almost fully back-compat.
So the Wii u doesn't have backwards compatibility with the wii? Because that's what you're saying.
Wii u is a legitimate way to play Wii games, so for the purposes of this video, it's worth bringing up
Wii Classic Controller has analog shoulder buttons which is helpful to play some Gamecube games that require analog input on Wii or WiiU. Classic Controller Pro doesn't have analog shoulder buttons.
I love the wii
I would love to experience the nintendo wii after I get to play all the games I wanna play on the Nintendo 3ds. I feel like I've missed alot during my childhood if I didn't get to experience these games and consoles
I love my Wii, can you make a video on R4 cards and their clones?
I have 100s of Wii games. The Wii was truly a great system.
I have the standard Wii, but still opt for emulator for better display output and resolution, and the fact that I don't have a TV with analog input makes using the console difficult. With emulator, however, I get full motion control and any controller I want.
What if its a black one with rvl001 and its black guys cmon help me
That Timming
I never used a wii, how many games can you play using a regular style controller or are they all meant to be played with motion control only ?
great video. But I don't agree with your opinion of the wii wheel. in games like Mario Kart, or excite bots, it makes a difference holding an actual wheel than the actual remote, at least it does for me and I love the accessory.
I had a wii mini but it got spoilt before I could even use it
You forgot to mention the NES classic and SNES classic controller are compatible with the Wii.
Imo the wii u is the best wii cuz hdmi is build in so no digital to analoge to digital conversion yes you can mod a wii to have hdmi but mod is nothing for beginners and buying a premodded one will mostly cost more then just buying a wii u plus wii u has aditional games soo tbh if u don't want to play on a crt get a wii u
I totally forgot that the Wii was compatible with GC games! Never made use of it because I already owned a Gamecube.
Danke für das geile Video aber nichts schlägt den Gamecube:)
But more and more people are just hacking the original Wii because the Wii u was left on a garbage firmware update and crashes with external hard drives connected
Wii was my life 😔
Tell me why my most memorable Wii accessory was the gun?
I love the series name
If you have a wii you should softmod it you won't be disappointed.
agreed
Me opens wii:hmmm let me play Mii channel I need a new character me opens Mii channel me sees ETELED Me: OMGGG
Question: how do you play gamecube games on wii? Do you just put the minidisc into the disc drive?
@Brendan Lewis Thanks!
The Wii is my childhood
I heard that you can subsitute the sensor bar with a candle or some other light source.
Even the sun works, you just need infrared lights
Bought a new Wii red from Japan a week ago
Ah yes, the Italian console. 🇮🇹
Wii wii!!
My tv dose not have a yellow outlet
Dudes get a first gen wii, mod it, get component cables and play GC isos in 480p natively
Hi, whats the name of the adapter to hdmi? Is that adapter the one you use for capture those footage from wii games? Ty!
Eladio Brr Wii2HDMI
New Address thanks!
In case anyone is curious about all the best the original Wii had to offer:
ruclips.net/p/PLZrviRQSpZme5Set-pE7VBWwIHn859saV
My Wii sits in a bin in the closet. Looking to sell it or gift it away. It is the Black one with GC support. I like having a Wii U and Gamecube with the GBA player and Component Cables. All set with that.
I need to learn how to mod, so I can jam a SOAC GameCube/GameCube compatibility onto a Wii mini. It looks so damn cool, but it's so useless
it is fun
Just emulate.
I have a black Wii with GC support, looks like it's limited to PAL regions
I have a black Wii with GC support as well, and I live in the US. It's just that not too long after the alternative color Wiis came out they started coming out with GC-less Wiis so there aren't as many black GC-compatible Wiis. In Japan they never took out the GC functionality.
If you wanna be sure you're getting a Wii with GC support, red wiis are your best bet. They never came out in GC-less versions and they're some of the best models with better video output and no overheating issues with standby mode.
Definitely mod the Wii U. It’s also pretty easy to do, and super convenient! I spent about a week ripping all my Wii U game discs (already did GC and Wii), and then installed them on a 128GB SD card in a tiny USB reader plugged into the back USB ports. Now I have my whole collection ready to go, and sometimes bring my Wii U to events for quick multiplayer fun. Never have to worry about picking the right games to bring, or having them get lost or damaged. It’s the DRM-free dream!
I wish all the consoles were as easy and rewarding to homebrew as the Wii, Wii U, and PSP/Vita. From a QOL perspective it’s easily ten times better than stock before you even consider the whole world of homebrew software it opens up.
Where should I get a wii
What kinda TV does the Wii look best on?
You're better off getting a CRT TV as the Wii can only output 480p and putting it on a LED/LCD or OLED TV that supports AV will hurt your eyes, it's best just to use a CRT TV, but if you do want to hook it up to LED/LCD/OLED TV then grab the Wii to HDMI adapter, as it can upscale resolution to either 720p or 1080p.
Wii u all the way
Just use dolphin, a free Wii and GameCube emulator. It's great!
Call of Duty servers are still up so uhhhh yeah...
Anyone down for Black Ops or MW3?
The Wii is fantastic to play games on but I cannot find the GameCube memory thing. Also as of lately it is getting pretty rough to find Wii games that focused on Japanese games just a lot of shovewere games
The Japanese games on Wii were awesome. It had loads of great games, not just shovleware!
Last Story, Xenoblade Chronicles, Pandora's Tower, Sin and Punishment, Mad World, No More Heroes 1 and 2, Capcom vs Tatsunoko what you talking about dude?
David T well I cannot find those at my local GameStop
@@deathwizard1996 go online.
David T I usually put warranty on my video games but sure I’ll buy it online
Could have used this 14 years ago
Good video all I have to say is the Wii U is the successor to the Wii it's not another Wii model they're two separate consoles. It's due to lack of knowledge and terrible marketing that made the system flop before making a video do research so you won't sound like a idiot
Lmao well no online or component out aren't that big a deal with no wii store
I don‘t like the Wii. I LOVE the wii. I collected the shit out of it.
Every console is easy to mod
Not really! Everything before the Wii required hardware mods to do all the fun stuff the Wii can do with softmods. Its exceptionally easy compared to just about every console out there.
@@SuperFirstSecond forgot to add now a days to the end of the comment lol
STOP DOING THE WII!!!
cant wait for the "where to start: nintendo switch" in 2034
"Where to Start" on how horrendously awful this console was?
Firstly, its main gimmick - motion controls. They NEVER worked for me, always being extremely inaccurate - misreading inputs, the pointer always being tilted to either side, the pointer spazzing about or constantly flickering...I always had mountains of issues getting the godawful thing to even barely work, even with a MotionPlus controller or after "recalibration". Nintendo could have made the Classic Controller or GameCube controller a universal backup option, but _nope_ - Wiimote is king, unfortunately.
Second, since most of its games relied on the nonfunctional motion controls, that also meant most of its games DID NOT WORK. If I could have, I'd have sued Nintendo for having the nerve to put a dysfunctional product on store shelves - that's how all-conumingly bad it was. Skyward Sword? Barely playable. Wii Sports? Irrevocably broken. Pikmin and Metroid Prime? The GameCube originals were far superior.
There's only THREE games I enjoy on the Wii, and all of them barely use motion - Twilight Princess (which allows you to turn the pointer OFF, treats any motion as a B button for sword swings, and is a fantastic traditional Legend of Zelda game to boot - unlike Skyward Sword or Breath of the Wild), Super Paper Mario (rarely uses the pointer, and only does so for a few seconds each time), and best of all Super Smash Bros. Brawl (which flat-out doesn't use motion at all).
Everything else is trash.
There's NO reason for anyone to even touch this god-forsaken pile of garbage, now that the Wii U was a thing - inherently superior in every way, due to all but murdering the stupid gimmick and having superior controllers, having a better GUI, and having more interesting and enjoyable-to-play games (including DS Virtual Console).
I think your Wii remote was broken...
@@PoutingTrevor I have multiple Wiimotes, both MotionPlus and regular. None of them worked - no matter which one I used, no matter where the sensor bar was or how close/far from it I was, no matter how many times I "recalibrated" the damn things, NOTHING worked.
The Wii is Nintendo's WORST console - the Virtual Boy would have been more comfortable to use, no doubt.
I've also got a number of Wii remotes, including Wii Motion Plus. I still use my Wii as an emulation station, and I have a Wii U too. I genuinely have never had the issues you've described, and whilst I'm aware that the original remotes were less accurate than later models, they still so the job. I'm actually still very much in awe of the Wii remotes design. I think they're fantastic.
@@PoutingTrevor Well, I don't know what's wrong with my Wii, but the only time I had fun with it was when I was playing Twilight Princess, Super Paper Mario, or Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Anything that required frequent pointer or movement usage - say, Super Mario Galaxy, the home menu and pause screen, Skyward Sword, Wii Sports, and more - was absolute torture to play, leaving me incredibly bitter about the console.
Forcibly-mandatory motion controls are just guaranteed to be divisive, it seems, and this is just another way they're inherently inferior to traditional controllers. I'm just glad the Switch isn't a "Wii 2", and thus force motion into a majority of its games via the JoyCons.
@@PokeMaster22222 Well the Wii U was Wii 2, and it didn't do so well, but that had little to do with motion controls, although they're not completely blameless. There were a lot of people who couldn't get to grips with the Wii remotes, and the perception was that they weren't accurate and were hard to play with. But the Switch does have a lot of games where motion controls are mandatory, like in Super Mario Party, and some of the moves in Mario Odyssey. I wouldn't say the joycons are any more accurate than a Wii Motion Plus remote, but they're certainly nowhere near as versatile or comfortable to use.
Like if u want skyward sword remake on switch