Gamers leave WEIRD stuff on their Wii consoles... 💀

I came across a 61lb (!!) box of untested Wii consoles, so of course I had to buy it... and man people leave some weird and interesting stuff on (and in) their nintendo wii consoles.
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[@30cents]

That Skyward Sword Wii channel was used to fix a game-breaking bug that occured late in the game if you talked to a certain NPC. If you did, other events in the game would never trigger and you would unable to complete the game as a result. That's what that channel was for. It was essentially a 'patch' you had to download from the Wii Shop to fix it.

[@jrob0021]

Thx for the info!

[@qqjonson1234]

Why couldn't they just update the game or release a new version.

[@30cents]

@@qqjonson1234 This was the Wii. It didn't update automatically like the PS3 or 360 did. Iirc, this was the only instance this ever occured where you had to download a patch from the Wii store to fix the game. I'm sure this was fixed in later releases, but to buy the game again to fix a glitch would be an insane mindset to have, everyone would be outraged.

[@Haktendoo]

@@qqjonson1234because the Wii isn’t capable holding game data. It plays the game straight off the disk. It never installs to the system at all. Which means what ever bugs you get on the disk it’s what you get and there’s no way I’m patching it. The save file update channel patches the save file for you to bypass that bug in the game.

[@Haktendoo]

Do you think it still works in 2024!

[@parappahat8745]

12:23 fun fact: the wii + internet channel is legitimately just a video about how you can connect your wii console to the internet, and it only came installed on some wiis

[@BOplaid]

I was always wondering about that! Thx for the info.

[@ChicagoMel23]

Now I wanna know what the naughty names were...

[@mikaela5938]

same

[@anthonyterry8162]

I can picture some gamestop employee yelling from the back room. "I RAN OUT OF MAGIC ERASER! I CAN'T CLEAN THIS WII!"

[@ObscuredProductions]

No

[@erixksndjdnd2358]

Magic eraser is a sponge

[@Morg-rr2ci]

Better than saying he ran out of white out

[@theelitegrinder4338]

It always fascinates me how people forget to take out their games out of their console. Like how? Are people sirously that lazy?

[@mikaela5938]

there were more Wiis sold than almost any other game system and they were marketed to the lowest common denominator. i remember visiting my cousins' and the amount of random game discs just laying around there felt horrible to me even as a kid

[@pringals420]

They probably just don't care.

[@lvl90dru1d]

3:38 hey all scott here 19:22 again

[@ozymandias1153]

Madden08

[@exvixityy_]

gex

[@ozymandias1153]

@@exvixityy_ Is it gexs night

[@parappahat8745]

​@@ozymandias1153I've been waiting for this for years!

[@Futil3Fun]

That's worth at least a double yikes, right? Smoking is the fifth biggest cause of virginity in the US alone! And I think it's time to mark an end to the whole “fumes” thing. That's why I'm going to start smoking to stop smoking.

[@muxman3132]

How many kids put the disc in upside down to convince their parents it's broke and they need a new console? "See mom, I put the disc in and it doesn't work. Buy me an XBOX!"

[@JBrasuell]

LOL that's funny

[@TheExperimentChannel878]

💀💀💀I made a whole lotta miis on mines lol

[@damianbergreen]

So funny thing. I was fixing a Mario special edition Wii system that had a broken disc drive and when I took it apart, there was a DS game stuck inside of the disk drive. I took that out and it worked fine. That's the weirdest I've come by.

[@samuelcox4591]

That’s funny

[@EnigmaticGentleman]

What was the DS game?

[@moonshinershonor202]

Like the Game Cubes lolz?

[@aldoushuxleysghost]

You've aged yourself by not being familiar with Bubble Bobble. It was an arcade co-op released in 1986 and ported to the NES (good port) two years later

[@ijumpshrooms707]

I was born in 98' and I know what bubble bobble is.

[@MikeStavola]

It was a very popular Taito game. Like, very popular.

[@littlea420]

@@ijumpshrooms707I was born in the 2000’s and played it on the wii virtual console lol

[@ijumpshrooms707]

@@littlea420 Hell yea brother

[@ChaoticHoly]

Favorite arcade game, and I played it more than The Legend of Zelda on my NES.

[@bigwaveyyy626]

That Zelda save update channel is like Nintendo’s first DLC lol i believe it was to help players get out of a softlock In skyward sword

[@thephantomgamer6423]

I think I mentioned before, but for the Wii Sports you find, make sure to check if it's version 1.0 It might be worth more because of speedrunners.

[@jrob0021]

Oh yeah good point

[@moonshinershonor202]

C R E A M

[@noctis6826]

6:32 That sneeze was too funny, I know it's edited just to save the viewers from some colossal/not very pleasant sneeze or if it would of been too loud on the mic, but man that Wii must of had not just any ordinary dust in it but some kind of fairy dust in it or something to make the sneeze come out so petite like lol.

[@zanarkandace6821]

I remember buying a Wii console from Goodwill, and it turned out there was 3 disks crammed in the disk drive. The drive didn’t end up working, but still! 3 free games! lol

[@Luketube10000]

Which games?

[@zanarkandace6821]

Lego Pirates of the Caribbean, New Super Mario Bros and one more that I don’t remember off hand

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

I once had a WiiU with Lego Batman 1 in the drive. Would have been a cool feature if the WiiU had been able to play that game, but the backwards compatibility didn't cover the Nintendo DS. Both game and console were fine once I removed the cart and plugged it into a DS.

[@CellPhoneGuy2000]

For the White Screen Nintendo Channel Fix.... connect the Wii To Wi-Fi

[@ALTHiR]

I thought everyone at this point had homebrew channel. I guess I was wrong.

[@teruienages962]

You do realize that less than 2% of people actually mod their consoles, right? The VAST majority of Wii's were owned by kids and old people who don't even realize how to do that, or that you even COULD.

[@IAmNotAFunguy]

The Zelda Save Repair channel was to help out with a softlock that happened in "Skyward Sword". Late in the game, when you finish an objective and then talk to a certain NPC, the game's events will not progress and the game becomes unable to continue. The repair channel simply applied a patch that fixed the save data so the game would continue to go.

[@Gultykappa]

I've been binge watching your channel recently, and it's amazing to see another video game enthusiast in North Carolina! If you're ever in the Charlotte area, we've got a few of these vintage game shops near called "Video Game World" that you should totally visit someday.

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

I once found a copy of Lego Batman in a WiiU. Ok, yes, the WiiU was backwards compatible, but not to the DS. Console was fine otherwise and the game also worked once put into a DS.

[@SkiBumMSP]

That second one with just Super Metroid. I am willing to bet that whoever had that Wii bought it second hand (or was given to them). You are probably getting it third hand. Bubble Bobble was originally an arcade game that came out in 1986. I remember playing that in the arcade as a kid. Of course, there was an NES port, which you are seeing on the Wii. There were multiple sequels and alternate versions that came out over the years, with the most recent in 2019! Rainbow Islands is a spinoff of Bubble Bobble. It was a fun game and definitely worth checking out. Lastly, yes, you can transfer your Miis to the Wii U. I've done it when I got a Wii U. I do still have my Wii as well, but it is at my other place up at the mountain where I go skiing.

[@itsdeonlol]

I still play my Wii regularly!

[@johnwhorfin5150]

yeah my grandkids got my old wii with 128 gb stick in the back . they have a ball

[@ItzYaBoyJesse]

Usually you could replace the time/date battery with CR2032 lithium battery, it has a screw that you unscrew at the bottom front of the console and replace the battery.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

"GANDDAD?" .......... "FEENSTONE?"

[@bestechYtBotBH]

Either the guy with the poop message on the wii had to take a poop or he thought the Wii was garbage. Either way, perfect nominee to showoff for the 61 pound box of Wii's 🤔

[@WarpRulez]

Yeah, if you sell your console, remember to check that there are no discs, and remember to make a factory reset (all consoles support that).

[@mispinchergamings3470]

2:27 where you got that disc cleaner thing I want it

[@jrob0021]

Elm Eco Pro 2. Don't recommend unless you're going to be resurfacing a lot of discs (it's like $1600 brand new)

[@mispinchergamings3470]

@@jrob0021wow got any other helpful tips or products should know?

[@GlitchedGabriel]

6:21 If you fast forward from this point, his sneeze sounds like an anime character.😂

[@nateye2450]

On the topic of invincible Wii sports discs, I recently got a copy from a buddy of mine, as I found my old Wii a few months back. The disc was extremely scratched up, like completely mutilated, but I put it in and it showed up, only to show the “The disc could not be read” message. So I used the ol’ toothpaste trick, and now it works mostly, if the message pops up you just have to try again a couple times. It’s mind boggling how that disc still works, it looks like it was sitting in a bucket of stones!

[@Master_Quigon]

I haven't heard "Boom Shockalocka" in years.

[@Infindox]

I find it bizzare that Wii Sports is more valuable then NSMB Wii, considering that literally everyone had Wii Sports? I don't understand lol

[@michaelriley9131]

Alright so, coming from someone who worked at a game store for over a year, when you test Wiis you NEED to use a gold disc. Super Smash Bros Brawl is the best example. Gold discs are always the hardest to read and I've come across MANY Wiis in my time that worked perfectly fine with mario kart or wii sports but just absolutely would NOT read a gold disc. Always test your disc drive with gold discs first. That also includes ps2s and backwards compatible ps3s that had to read like 4 different disc colors.

[@nomanshaikh9173]

Finally Another Video of this series that i have been waiting for thus is my favourite series i watched all of your Videos man Jacob you are awesome dudes keep it up 💯👌👍✌️😀😎😉

[@jacketspritecranberry4876]

How many times have you accidentally turned on a Wii while plugging it in lmao 😂

[@jrob0021]

Not too often actually lol, it's only when I decide to plug the cords in while the front of the console is face down lol

[@jacketspritecranberry4876]

@@jrob0021 got it👍

[@gagadreams]

Cool series, can't believe you've never played Bubble Bobble! My friend had it on the original NES back in the day, it's a classic we played it all the time, now I feel old! 😭

[@acynicalasian]

19:25 Lemme guess, the one black Mii had an “interesting” name lmao

[@georged7627]

Cant wait for the second half of Wii vid 🙏🏽

[@half-qilin]

This makes me realize how rare my working NSMBWii edition Wii is. It’s a GC backwards-compatible red Wii. It works PERFECTLY.

[@BigAL68xyz]

I used to like the Forecast Channel. You could scroll all around the world and see the temp in most major cities, and if you were curious as to how cold it was on the South Pole, you could find that too.

[@krazysickgamerr]

The channels that show a blue channel grid aren’t actually channels, they just send you to the Wii shop to buy them

[@njones621]

I bought a PS3 slim once that had some downloaded pron videos 😂

[@allie12212]

Bubble Bobble was my jam back in the day

[@AM562]

16:00 yes you can transfer your Mii’s to your Wii U with them Wii U transfer channel

[@GreatScott.]

Wow not even knowing Bubble Bobble that's insane

[@danielmcdonald9177]

Was a bit suprised to see that you've never played Bubble Bobble. If you come back to it here's a tip that I don't know if it applies to the NES version: you will need 2 players to get the true ending.

[@aAlbertEinstein]

I have a question, I hope you could answer me. Where do you get these untested consoles off?

[@NightmareRex6]

zelda save update channel was to fix a bug that would softlock your game so that channel was released if you got the softlock and could fix the save, i dont remember where or what this softlock is.

[@fivejedis]

People wilding over pricing Wii Sports. Like theres an abundance of them. What happened to supply and demand? Lmao.

[@KeybladeBrett]

How much did your disc resurfacer cost? (And where can I buy one?)

[@fatfingerguy-]

it's like $1600 brand new (Jacob R said in a reply to a different comment)

[@BlackFantasy470]

Is it really that surprising to see the Wii played recently? My own one was used in March 2024 when I bought and played the Japanese version of Fatal Frame 2.

[@jrob0021]

I've been through 100+ Wiis in the past year and only seen like 1 or 2 that were played that recently. Most of these old goodwill Wiis probably sit around in someones home unused for years before they're taken to goodwill

[@lobsters12111]

Yes. Most people aren't playing the original Wii anymore and haven't for a long time.

[@nomanshaikh9173]

6:32 that Sneeze was so Different 😂😅😊

[@sklungofunk]

man imagine if a person finds its old wii that its mom sold without deleting all its stuff in video like this, and it would be amazing if it gets to reaquire it again after all these years

[@TrueSeed-ft1jn]

that grit is just residue from the magic eraser itself, you need a wet paper towel (etc) to remove it.

[@BoyOHBoy123]

I was hoping one of these had the Homebrew Channel.

[@crumdrum]

6:32 What was that sound lol

[@OakCityGamers]

Wii speak is a mic that stays on top of the sensor bar. I remember using it with animal crossing i think

[@holliday5516]

You can transfer you Mii characters from your Wii to your Wii U by storing some on the Wii remote and that's how you transfer them but it won't work if you're Wii or Wii U has the app to do this process deleted

[@roberttaylor2058]

I have bought a couple of old Wiis recently and each have had Wii Sports inside

[@NightmareRex6]

should be testing them with a dobule data disc like super smash brawl or meele or whatever one the wii one is called. since some wiis can break where do NOT read double disc but DO read single disc. also wonder if they are all 4.3 or if some are lower considering most the time unmodded?

[@celticv]

i think having disc wrong way was pretty common . honestly dont even remember been right way i think most people had their wii standing up so didn't pay much attention way went in . least that's how remember it when wii was new

[@visualknightmare6662]

I bought a ps3 today and the photos showed the last owner was a gang member.

[@DaBloxxer420]

Hey hey why the fast uploads?

[@N1GHT...]

Where did u buy that disk cleaner machine?

[@andrewcramer9200]

I'm a 38 year old man who would still name my Mii "Peepee Poopooface" or something :| In fact, when NCAA Football 25 comes out, my road to glory player name will be something like "Farthead Doodoolips" ☹ it's a real problem.

[@BreezyCryo]

Also signed up for whatnot using your link 👍 Thank you so much Jacob your definitely one of my favorite youtubers

[@Play444Fun]

Yag

[@Play444Fun]

yaG

[@nateluthardt]

9:27 gotta be cat vom

[@lemon_56384]

How could you see if the TV is on the right and you’re not looking at it

[@wlday_]

i remember this dude when he used to put ps4/xbox one/whatever discs into other consoles or really anything with a disc drive... i still remember you putting that $1 bill into your xbox one and saying "maybe it will desposit into my xbox account and can use it in the store" lmai

[@Cole_Zulkowski]

to me ofr the gamestop one looks like it was more than anything dropped and or dragged on the ground so if it was not turned into gamestop so it's possible it was damaged before gamestop and they did some things inside of it

[@charlesgurley7030]

Dude! Never played Bubble bobble before!? lol

[@SquirrelMario]

My Wii that I have now was used, and the previous owners were…interesting to say the least. Basically everything had a certain slur as it’s name. Mii’s, the console itself. Along with a few messages on the message board with it.

[@foilknuckles9580]

Bubble Bobble’s a classic!

[@Effi3]

BRO GO DIEGO GO WENT HARD WHEN I WAS YOUNGER

[@ChaoticHoly]

Best channel was the Homebrew Channel.

[@soxthecat4092]

When you check the miis you should look inside the mii parade because thats where i always put the weird stuff i made

[@R0KU]

6:34 bruh 💀

[@bigolblp]

I've never seen a gamer not know what bubble bobble is lol

[@Alexifeu]

The man of culture has Bubble Bobble such an awesome game with classic soundtrack. sad that you dont know it wtf thats really bad.

[@user-rj9ui3sz8u]

I have a Game Cube compatible Wii in really good condition, with about 30 games, how much can I get for it? I also have the Last Story deluxe edition and Wii Sports lol, I guess thats a joke they a worth something.

[@Mrshoujo]

I could use an old Soft Modded Wii to play the imported Pretty Cure dance game I burned on a DVD. An older Wii which can read DVDs.

[@princeleafazriel8657]

You should do a whole series on buying lots of bare discs, and seeing how many need resurfaced!

[@jrob0021]

I feel like I would just end up with all non working games 😂 my resurfacing machine is one of the fairly basic ones - it can’t fix any scratches that are super crazy

[@trinkettinkeringking]

Hey you should do a review on a tony hawk theme Xbox 360 that I know you have! 😂

[@Keitosha]

Isn't Yusucki one of the protagonists of the upcoming AC: Shadows?

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

Not a single modded one?

[@runed0s86]

He's 'testing' the disc drive. the console won't even boot if the disc drive can't init. If he doesn't know this basic info, he doesn't know how to check for mods. Priiloader has a workaround for this. The Wiis with dead drives may be modded.

[@SiCVoltage]

You do not have to have a Mii to play games on a Nintendo Wii system

[@Soultaker_For_Hire]

It's almost always a Nintendo console that has a game in the drive.

[@BOplaid]

11:08 Fun fact: "Kir" in Persian/Farsi means poop. "Made by gg poop"

[@caseycotreau7050]

I loved Bubble Bobble as a kid

[@Evan.justchillin691]

Grate vid and I just bought a halo 3 360 off jrob gaming thanks king

[@Wario-The-Legend]

I Spy Spooky Mansion is the stuff, man. Don't be disrespecting it.

[@ObscuredProductions]

Why don’t you get an sd card and Every time you find a game on a Wii put the game on it and make a big video going Through it

[@robinson32993]

Leaving the disc inside all the time ruins the disc grabber over time

[@myusernameiscooldude]

there are more copies of wii sports than there are consoles that can play them, how are they worth any money at all?

[@pablohenrique3442]

2:32 mario jump

[@Slk_shorts_official]

The way bro sneezed

[@user-we6yj8tc3k]

Bro his sneeze😂

[@Twintania]

I played I spy spooky mansion a year ago and actually really liked it

[@doughnut_panda]

You don't know Bubble Bobble?! How?!

[@josephlondono]

i want a wii again so badly 😭

[@JuliaW-hw9nw]

THIS WAS 7MINS AGO OMG JACOB!

[@Alexifeu]

I still have my Wii working prefectly a friend gave me it with 2 controllers and 2 nun chuchs for 35€ and wirt 3 games for 15€ more

[@ytfanboiii_exe7519]

im surprised there wasnt one console that was modded