Firstly - This was meant to be on my main channel but I just wasnt happy with it. Secondly - I completely forgot to mention, shipping a Wii from Japan isn’t free. There was postage and import costs but there was another item in the box worth a few hundred dollars so the shipping and import costs were fairly low compared to the overall value of the box. Hope you enjoyed :)
@kyledymond79583 жыл бұрын
Dang, I wanted to be the first comment
@demonical.obsessions3 жыл бұрын
Second comment 🙃
@RealMichaelMTZ3 жыл бұрын
Can you fix wii games
@samazard5963 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed a lot arigatou for the entertainment 👍
@olddisneylandtickets3 жыл бұрын
Dang Elliott I know that disappointment when you don't have the correct cables or thing to connect to, I still enjoyed your video though.
@thefray1233 жыл бұрын
6:51 "Yeah theres that one..." Spit out my coffee laughing but it was absolutely worth it. Elliot you're a freakin riot man.
@perpetualcollapse3 жыл бұрын
I remember buying a complete Wii with Wiimotes for $10 over the summer. I already had 5 Wiis but the more the merrier.
@laran1103 жыл бұрын
You can never have enough Wii in your life.
@CommodoreFan643 жыл бұрын
For a complete unit that's not a bad deal, I usually pick them up at the Goodwill with just the power brick for $2 a pop, and take them to 2nd, and Charles where they give me upwards of $40 for them. I only keep one around as a backup personally.
@Kumimono3 жыл бұрын
You might have incontinence problem. Heyoo.
@qui84953 жыл бұрын
I can't judge you. I collect ds's
@qk7x3 жыл бұрын
@@CommodoreFan64 Goodwiill*
@goblinmcgameface3 жыл бұрын
Now THAT is an expert title. Also please do more of this, I haven’t even watched the full video, I know I just want more haha.
@bulldozernolan3 жыл бұрын
@DrawCatDraw! boo hoo
@DinoNuggies46653 жыл бұрын
69th like, anyone who likes it after me is dead to me
@goblinmcgameface3 жыл бұрын
The Zelda & Mario Kart channels have - or well had - specific purposes. Zelda - an update channel. Used to fix a game-breaking bug in Skyward Sword. Mario Kart - used to check your online status and online rankings and tournaments. Those were the days haha.
@goblinmcgameface3 жыл бұрын
@DrawCatDraw! I remember checking for tournaments and what not on there. Now it’s just a dud.
@toone15623 жыл бұрын
@@goblinmcgameface you can still use it with a patcher and wiimmfi
@GormGear3 жыл бұрын
What we learned in this video: * Elliot can't wii * He has a D on his wall
@mischiefthedegenerateratto74643 жыл бұрын
Wiid
@MrLuigge3 жыл бұрын
🤣
@funnystoriesshorts4813 жыл бұрын
Agwiid
@wisxper3 жыл бұрын
A d on his wall!!!
@JuicyJakeRepairs3 жыл бұрын
this video confirms it, Elliot struggles to Wii
@Nicole737373 жыл бұрын
Your content has inspired me to start collecting and refurbishing some classic Nintendo handhelds!
@dedbeatztheredninja543 жыл бұрын
Same, im currently doing all the ds's for under $400
@OnlyALittleEmo3 жыл бұрын
Same and I hate him for it. Ebay has become an additction
@bronzepkmn3 жыл бұрын
Same I have 25 bucks to start and I want a gba to fix up but can't find any for that price
@Chibichief3 жыл бұрын
@@bronzepkmn yard sales gotta get up early though
@Ricar2002YT3 жыл бұрын
I was about to type how you can use homebrew to fix the video issues and read pal games but you already saw it on stream. Getting homebrew on a wii is fairly simple and fast + Its super worth it. You should do it!
@geraldgutsueii33243 жыл бұрын
"i'm in need of a wii." surely there's a bathroom nearby, don't let us stop you.
@Chriva3 жыл бұрын
It's possible to change the region but you have to softmod it first. Tons of info can be found on the net if you really want to play with it :)
@cadenpierson22123 жыл бұрын
“Apparently my light switch just turned into a d on the wall” I’m dying
@BopDiva3 жыл бұрын
I have an authentic Japanese Nintendo Wii. It has the RVL-001 (JPN) label on it. It has Japanese text on the Wii Remotes and everything.
@yuvyx32883 жыл бұрын
I see what you did there with the title Elliot. Very clever.
@SCRNSH0T3 жыл бұрын
I think wii all saw what he did
@calvinmiller39593 жыл бұрын
*eliiot
@demonical.obsessions3 жыл бұрын
Wiil it wiirk?????, Elliot i love you man ❤️
@markmendoza38523 жыл бұрын
Always watching here in Philippines every 4:00am 💜💜💜💜💜
@MartyTuro3 жыл бұрын
I swear this guy always posts videos at the best time
@erenaydilekci23343 жыл бұрын
This was very fun to watch please give us more
@mancavehobbies62133 жыл бұрын
I need a Wii hold on ...pause video be back in a minute lol
@3dprintinglife3 жыл бұрын
😄
@CommodoreFan643 жыл бұрын
£7, man that's expensive for a Wii, I've seriously picked up good condition units without the Wiimotes here in the US for $2 USD a pop at my local GoodWill over the years, and sold them to 2nd and Charles(they sell new/used Games, movies, music, books, random pop culture crap, and give you trade in credit, or cash for used stuff) for $40 USD a pop, then they go ahead, and charge $65 USD - $70 USD for them behind a glass display case.
@hungrydinosaw64353 жыл бұрын
i read the title and wondered how he would intertwine 'work' and 'wii' but when he said it... yeah ngl pulled it off about as well as expected
@gf-zi5hr3 жыл бұрын
that's a D-terminal plug with left and right audio jacks
@enjirube13 жыл бұрын
Came to say this ^
@MrSonnyfy3 жыл бұрын
I was wondering what the heck that was, never seen it. Thank you
@jordanmillraney54813 жыл бұрын
I’ve heard that the D-terminal plug has a component output?
@starx22123 жыл бұрын
@@jordanmillraney5481 d terminal is rgb/component I think
@leecroft19833 жыл бұрын
I take it D-terminal is mainly used in Japan (and the Asian region ?) I haven't seen this cable where i live, the UK so doubt it is used in the rest of Europe.
@SparksNZeros3 жыл бұрын
that connector type is called a D-Terminal, it often gets used on RGB/Component monitors and Broadcast equipment, it was a lot more popular in Japan than anywhere else.
@G3GENGIFT3 жыл бұрын
Well yea, thats... a video xD I love the way your humor has evolved over the time, super funny :)
@matej_simko9893 жыл бұрын
Yes new repair video finally 👍🏼
@matej_simko9893 жыл бұрын
Oh or not nvm lol.
@TheSkaldenmettrunk3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. I never saw a cable like that. Btw: you could give your broken Wii to Joey
@DanResanti3 жыл бұрын
I bought mine for $25, it is a black too, just like this one, but is is a NTSC one lol. Great video mate
@kazzzzzzu34693 жыл бұрын
Elliot my man you always crack me up🤣🤣🤣
@hylianfire3 жыл бұрын
Crazy! I just bought a banged up old black Wii yesterday for $5 Australian at an op shop. AND IT WORKED! It also had Spyro Dawn of a Dragon.
@ToxoRetro3 жыл бұрын
Was the non-Insomniac Spyro any good?
@hylianfire3 жыл бұрын
@@ToxoRetro I tested the game. The upside is that it worked. The downside is that it seemed too serious compared to the originals. Pretty sad, really. :/ i'm sure theres some fans out there.
@ToxoRetro3 жыл бұрын
@@hylianfire Ah well, worth a try as part of a cheap bundle. Cheers. 😄
@ctrlaltrees3 жыл бұрын
0:08 Elliot channeling the Swedish Chef there
@paulofduty20053 жыл бұрын
0:08 Thanks for the screensaver Elliot!
@ProjectZro3 жыл бұрын
for anyone that cares, the reason for the screen flicker and black & white display: the display is PAL and japan runs on NTSC. The same thing happens the other way around or if you have a different region game as well. If you hack it you can force PAL and it will work.
@therandomnobody34073 жыл бұрын
You have now reminded me that my original new mario super Mario wii disc that was the first game I ever played was to damaged to read and had to be trashed.
@skittlesraindrop90143 жыл бұрын
That absolute happieness when he toldvthe pun was 👏🤌👌
@cmb19723 жыл бұрын
Nice pick up on the Seiko 8306 you have MyRetroWatches working on, l have worked on a couple and they have lovely movements. I have four Sealion versions in my collection...so far!
@Imwhisper76ontwitch3 жыл бұрын
This was like the best comedy 🤣
@SATOhara31733 жыл бұрын
I broke into an uncontrollable laughing fit at "we got... logress"
@PowerPandaMods3 жыл бұрын
Europe and Japan are actually both the same region (Region 2). What you're running into is the difference between Europe being PAL and Japan being NTSC.
@HyperSniperCo3 жыл бұрын
I got a Wii from my local thrift store and it had Paper Mario, all 3 Donkey Kong Country games, a ton of NES VC games, and a non-working disc drive, all for $25. A great deal if I do say so myself.
@eatnooM3 жыл бұрын
I believe that cable is a D-Terminal cable! Probably best off just grabbing a component cable for a fiver to replace it and using homebrew to get around the region lock - if you can follow instructions, it's pretty simple.
@stuff313 жыл бұрын
Wii approve of your efforts
@themysteryfighter3 жыл бұрын
Love the intro lolololooool. Keep up the awesome work!
@leecroft19833 жыл бұрын
I use my Wii for playing GameCube. I use my Wii U for Wii and Wii U games. Good to see you got an earlier Wii model that allows GameCube playback.
@CompuKonstantin3 жыл бұрын
I paid 6€ for my wii. It was missing the A/V cable, the WiiMotes and the sensor bar (which you can replace with 2 candles on top of your TV). But hey, it works, I can’t complain.
@mrcheesecupcake3 жыл бұрын
Now i understand how lucky I am to have a Wii that is perfect
@samazard5963 жыл бұрын
That's cool for the price my god 😍
@pentium16543 жыл бұрын
Region changing it is quite simple, I recommend changing it to NTSC-U, then you’ll have it in English. It won’t plug into PAL signals, but you could get an HDMI adapter and plug it into any old HDMI tv/monitor. I don’t think it’ll play PAL games, however.
@IanC143 жыл бұрын
"I am in need of a Wii" Best pop to the loo then!
@yeety12083 жыл бұрын
By the way, instead of using the instant option on Google translate, you can press scan, which takes a photo and you can highlight the text to translate. It's more reliable as it isn't having to work all the time
@michaeldemers27163 жыл бұрын
The first thing you need to do is get a 2GB SD Formatted to FAT and add the Homebrew Channel then Nintendont and use a WiiU Pro Controller with it now that it supports it. After you jailbreak it use a larger SD formatted to Fat 32 like a 128 GB just use special software on windows. Great for all kinds of Emulators like Mednafen and Retro Arch. Once you Jailbreak it you can also add Wiiware Wads easily. I suggest gamecube Hudson Select series and Wiiware like La Mulana,Castlevania Adventure,Contra and Gradius Sonic 4 was great too and Retro City Rampage. Don't forget you can put in a USB with Gamecube games on it as well just put your games in named folders and name the directory Games and put your game folders in it and inside your games folder you will have named game folders with your games inside named game I believe and if it has two disks name the second disk2. I think IDK it's been a while.
@Jdbye3 жыл бұрын
The AV cable is basically the Japanese equivalent of SCART, which you may have heard of. The Framemeister supports it I believe (great little device for converting various inputs to HDMI)
@Sterling200733 жыл бұрын
I've got 6 white Wii's & red & black too all picked up for £8-15 each max. Only 1 i paid more for (45) was the blue 1 that happens to be more featureless than the regular white version
@aerthian773 жыл бұрын
didn't expect to laugh to Wiil it Wiirk 🤣🤣🤣
@KeinPunktlichkeit3 жыл бұрын
I bought a PS1, PS2, a couple games, a few controllers and a bunch of different wires from a car boot sale (yes I live in the UK) for £20 an both the consoles worked.
@kaiwen3 жыл бұрын
What you can do is basically Homebrew the Wii with lettetbomb and use something which is called AnyRegionChanger. You can use that to Switch from 4.3J TO 4.3E or 4.3U. This is a far known trick because peeps back then bought games from the Japanese wii shop. Why, because it was cheaper lol
@Rynelan3 жыл бұрын
The Wii is super easy to softmod. Region lock can be removed that way. But I'm pretty sure the language of the system itself can't be changed. Or depending what broke on your Wii. You might be able to use the Japanese Wii to fix your own :)
@EdgyShooter3 жыл бұрын
I remember that when I was in the Netherlands, they had a stack of Wii's in a second hand store for €5! Also had a stack of the balance boards too 😅
@callmememe13083 жыл бұрын
Have you tried plugging it into a more modern TV? Most if not nearly all modern TV's should accept both Pal and NTSC signals. There are even some older CRT TVs sold in PAL regions that should accept NTSC. I would recommend trying to connect the Wii to a modern TV. The only problem would be if the TV didn't support either composite or component, and in that case, a composite to HDMI converter should work (most of them that you'll find online should have a switch to change between PAL and NTSC).
@MrMegaManFan3 жыл бұрын
I know this is your secondary channel but I still miss hearing "Hey guys, Elliot here."
@KyleYoung20123 жыл бұрын
I bought a 7 $ Wii last year I already had the cables all I needed was the system and mine worked fine,my old ones disc tray got jammed up so I had been wanting one for awhile all that was wrong with it was a few scratches plus its the game cube backwards compatible one as well
@starrycat14453 жыл бұрын
Someone probably said this but the Mario Kart Channel is the online one thing, I recognize it from my friend’s Wii. Also when I tried to set up my Wii on a TV by myself a few months ago, the screen was flickering and in black and white but that was because it was in the wrong ports. The cables don’t stay in all the time though so I need to see how much my Vaio can handle a Wii capture card, since most PC games don’t load on it despite everything else working super well.
@kevanswaffles3 жыл бұрын
3:35 Very important zoom, thanks 👌
@RetroZero643 жыл бұрын
Its possible to run region locked games through the Homebrew channel as far as I know. The setup is pretty easy and only takes a few minutes
@harryandy443 жыл бұрын
Failed. But I like the excitement it brought you, closely followed by crushing disappointment
@pocketsuke3 жыл бұрын
Zelda one is the skyward sword save patcher, to fix bugged saves. (if you did the temples out of order it would soft lock your progress)
@Zarrlpg3d3 жыл бұрын
The reason why that wii is showing up with black and white and has that glitchy row on the bottom is because you're using a pal screen on a ntsc device, where the voltage and frame rates are different, it'll still show a picture but it'll be black and white because of the different voltage and framerates :>
@Omegapork3 жыл бұрын
I got a Wii for $5 Canadian buckaroos. It had a bit of the case melted, and a bit of the match that melted it was still embedded, but it worked.
@benbissell63113 жыл бұрын
Love this type of video
@fireexitmancustoms3 жыл бұрын
I was wondering if Japanese TVs were 50 or 60Hz, now I know! As soon as I saw the black and white and flickering it gave me flashbacks to accidentally putting PS2 games into 60Hz mode...
@gary22553 жыл бұрын
Hi Elliot great content as always, just a quick one could you link what you use to get the birdseye view of the items you are working on in your videos.
@TheToastedGoblin3 жыл бұрын
Got one for free recently. 1st model. Came with original remotes. Just had to buy my own sensor and display cable
@dudeboy10gplays73 жыл бұрын
Can we have some more GameCube and n64 stuff???? Plsss I love all ur gameboy stuff but please, i think it will rly help grow ur channel as loads of ppl live this kind of stuff
@effevideogamescollector3 жыл бұрын
Like always the best.❤️👌🏻
@dbnpoldermans41203 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha, I was laughing so hard. Kind of painful to watch, but still very interesting You just put yourself out there! cool! Can't you just change the language?
@ToxoRetro3 жыл бұрын
Assuming that the console is in stock condition, the language select is part of the region makeup. Euro consoles have a choice of various languages, I believe North America has the choice of English and French (the latter for certain Canadian provinces), whereas Japan only officially uses Japanese so the language menu is missing.
@bobmcbob43993 жыл бұрын
I bought a JPN wii in china at the beginning, not realising that the lock thing locked me out of the UK market entirely. I have since hacked it and now the Homebrew menu is in lovely english and all the games play now.
@MarkyShaw3 жыл бұрын
Sorry if this has been answered. I came across that type of connector recently looking for old monitors on eBay. Seller told me it's a DFP connector, stands for Digital Flat Panel Connector. I've *never* seen them before but apparently it started showing up in early models of LCD screens.
@jordanfunk6613 жыл бұрын
Consider a wii portable, they are getting pretty popular on KZbin, perhaps a sponsored project from WiiBoy?
@KenSch20203 жыл бұрын
Those are the cables that are hard to find for the wii the legendary digital cables that gave 480p picture. (You got the holy grail of cables) those are the holy grail if they are made by Nintendo and only by Nintendo because they were hard to find.
@Silver94ig3 жыл бұрын
As far as I know, the black and white screen means, that you try a NTSC region console on PAL TVs. It happened with my PS2, where I wanted to play a NTSC game on my PAL console. If you would mod the Wii, you could switch the settings, though.
@officialroxxmusic3 жыл бұрын
Great video, Ewiiot!
@PandaBot20013 жыл бұрын
I helped get my friend a Wii for £5, it has no cables or wiimote but it was £5. The store said "they couldn't verify it worked", so we got it and used my cables. It worked.
@joshwest84433 жыл бұрын
I cant wait for carboots to start again, I used to be able to pick one up for a fiver most weeks
@TheBatNaz3 жыл бұрын
Thats a D-Terminal connector - its a Analogue HD video connector, sort of a Japanese equivalent to a DVI connector
@fivestringpat3 жыл бұрын
YES THE WII MONITOR IS BACK
@RoseT203 жыл бұрын
" I hope that the wii isn't region locked" oh boy was he in for a spolier
@Robborti3 жыл бұрын
In this episode, Elliot has a 7 pound wii
@mrsg11373 жыл бұрын
That cable is D-Terminal, it is... japan exclusive. I have a spare cable if you need it lol
@CrayonConoisseur3 жыл бұрын
That title is hilarious 😂
@SwareJonge3 жыл бұрын
The cable shipped with it seem to be d-terminal and that's basically YPbPr but squished together in one cable
@lillbutz59533 жыл бұрын
I had my WII show up black and white but that was just because I bricked it trying to homebrew it back in the days.
@griftereck3 жыл бұрын
I got a nintendo Wii at the bootsales, 2 years ago. was £5. I had to send off for a cleaning disc, not available in my crummy town. It worked ok after cleaning. had some games, the controller and the nunchuck thingummy. the balance board, are there any games that use that? went to CEX and could get games for pennies. Have thought about getting home brew channel, but their site wasnt online, the last time I looked
@swissbrony23ch723 жыл бұрын
You can actually unlock the Region Lock by using the Homebrew Channel.
@PatSmashYT3 жыл бұрын
I saw an asian guy smack a $5 goodwill Wii with a hammer and it still worked
@Bruh-rj5vw3 жыл бұрын
me who has a £5 wii: I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND!
@wjuniorstylist3 жыл бұрын
The screen is black and white because of pal/ntsc incompatibility. Theres actually ways to change the whol console region, system language, and all to EU or USA trought softmod, if you want to, I've done this penty of times with japanese consoles here in Brazil.
@jimbox1143 жыл бұрын
Heck I bought one for $2.39 at a local thrift shop. Not only did it work but it had cooking mama inside of it.... COOKING MAMA!
@BeatSaberLoser3 жыл бұрын
you do know cash converters were selling og wii's but i couldn't find them that cheap at any other one. Ill let you know if they go bac down in my local cash converters and i can pick one up.
@sunnycooper94403 жыл бұрын
keep up the good wiirk
@jkpopper6463 жыл бұрын
Wii never thought about regional locks, wii thought cheap wii
@ncot_tech3 жыл бұрын
0:32 - Well you should have gone before starting the video. You'll just have to hold it in now.