Buying a $1 Wii from Japan

but shiiit it was 99 cents (give or take)
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[@cx4936]

Japan: Junk (Still works) Other countries: Slightly used (missing internals)

[@hex1233]

eBay: BRAND NEW CIB *missing cables and beaten up. No box included.*

[@Nicolelaurissa]

@@hex1233 no cuz I was looking at 3DSs on eBay and one was like $200 and it said “doesn’t work, missing stylus, no charger, no battery or SD card” and they were tryna say how someone could use the remaining parts to fix another 3DS 💀

[@cattysplat]

@@hex1233 may contains BONUS roaches!

[@DarthG33k]

Japan sets absurdly high standards on their tech. The upside to this is that buying used games is actually better if you have lower standards.

[@da_sad_lesbeen3008]

@@cattysplat I CANT-

[@ShankMods]

Congrats on the fix dude! Glad to hear my thread still helps people from time to time. Excellent troubleshooting, and excellent bodge. Looking forward to the next video!

[@geralds1500]

n jh;p9p9u ;p :)))))))))))))))))

[@LimaBeanYT]

hello shank ;)

[@thegoldenpyro]

You should make a portable Wii U :)

[@Thejghostodst]

@@geralds1500 k

[@devnol]

Damn, you seem kinda smart. Maybe you should start your own KZbin channel one day!

[@Levy_Wilson]

In Japan, when something is labeled as junk, that typically means it just wasn't tested.

[@unskilled822]

or cursed

[@xyihhz4262]

@Wanna Be a Smurt Person Trying 😂

[@BoscoLe]

@Wanna Be a Smurt Person Trying lmao

[@lancecruz74]

I broke the cursed likes

[@Thatonedude917]

@@TheCoolDave Last year I bought a used Japanese PS Vita off of eBay for $150, came brand new in the box

[@nicolaskeith8872]

The real win here is the 3M views for a $1 investment. Gratz!

[@user-hy1ge7we5r]

$11* but what about the equipment and time that went into this

[@alexshi9320]

Yes but time.

[@Prototype_8]

@@lepidotos does that not count as equipment?

[@lepidotos]

@@Prototype_8 i read equipment as like the camera and stuff, the stuff not purchased specifically for the video but without which it wouldn't exist, but i may be dumb

[@Prototype_8]

@@lepidotos you might be right though

[@Infectionform]

Apparently when something is marked as "junk" in Japan it more accurately translates to "untested" rather than "garbage" or "rubbish" as we would normally assume.

[@Porygonal64]

And in america "untested" means "tested and its garbage" :D

[@jugglryt]

@@Porygonal64 hahaha

[@kneesnap1041]

Yep. I bought a dev ps1 unit from japan expecting to fix it, but it worked.

[@myagi20000]

@@kneesnap1041 which PS1 dev unit? one of the blue ones?

[@kneesnap1041]

@@myagi20000 Yep

[@trumangraham2602]

"I reset it to factory defaults..." YOU WHAT? "... not before making a backup" Oh thank god.

[@peachypink3445]

I thought that too lol I was right at that part and then I saw your comment

[@Relorelo23]

Sorry, I don't have a wii, why don't you want to reset it?

[@fuwei7882]

@@Relorelo23 as he said, incase theres anything rare on there plus that takes some work to reinstall everything

[@LwaGamer]

Also, the wii shop isn't supported anymore, meaning it's nearly impossible to get them back

[@c0mpu73rguy]

My reaction exactly.

[@ohforthelove74]

I love that it has a fully functional GameCube integrated into it. It's probably the last time Nintendo made such a grand gesture towards their customer base.

[@sleepdeep305]

Well the Wii U could run almost every single Wii game

[@DonutTPOTer]

@@sleepdeep305 and with homebrew gamecube worked perfectly fine

[@DonutTPOTer]

Of course, disc's won't work, but roms work with nintendont amazingly, with it even having options exclusive to wii u, such as improved wide-screen and pro controller support!

[@UNSCPILOT]

I'd say the 3DS is probably the very last, still able to run DS cards (and do much more with the homebrew mod but Nintendo hates that)

[@berylliosis5250]

It's not really that. A fully functional wii *is* a fully functioning game cube with better specs. Similar hardware, enough to be compatible. It's the same deal with the DS and GBA; a DS is just a more powerful GBA with an extra CPU and a jank 3D mode.

[@SethiKinsGaming]

ya'know, this is usually how creepypastas start, right? "So, I bought a Wii labeled 'junk' for a dollar"

[@ahhh4117]

is this actually a creepy pasta?

[@alu2901]

​@@ahhh4117Not sure.

[@purplehexagon]

no, not a creepy pasta. there is no horror stuff in the video it's just fixing a dollar wii's output. @@alu2901

[@purplehexagon]

it is not btw.@@ahhh4117

[@sebastiangudino9377]

​@@ahhh4117Yeah, it is, him removing that one capacitor was the jumpscare

[@somedude6833]

From my perspective, this is a magic man burning a green plank to make a light brighter.

[@KingsOfCamel]

Alchemy

[@user-oh4eb6kd8n]

Magic.

[@griffinfrench]

Do you like his funny words?

[@bookcollector736]

isn't that what happened

[@aliza_h]

You're not wrong

[@EvilApted1992]

A $1 wii console is like the start of a creepypasta from 2010

[@Ava-kb5sd]

Lol

[@doozy5920]

*cough* ben drowned *cough*

[@trashkingkaktus]

Or VHS :D!

[@awesomehazimex7410]

And when I booted up a wii there was my mii with hyper realistic blood on my screen!!!1!!11

[@dott3dlines]

@@awesomehazimex7410 and then the Mii said "you are NEXT" and then my POWER TURNED OFF!!!

[@snowcat9308]

This video is the epitome of "One man's trash is another man's treasure."

[@Grimmwoldds]

Kinda. It's really more of how Japan has retro console enthusiasts. The store was doing "the people" a solid by putting it out there for a buck. These game stores regularly sell old consoles to enthusiasts and the best place to get repair parts is cannibalize a similar console. I've seen similar super cheap misbehaving consoles on shelves as parts repositories.

[@PostTraumaticSwagDisorder]

@@Grimmwoldds😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐

[@Ser_Salty]

One man's garbage is another man person's good ungarbage

[@Annoyingrob]

I had this exact problem with my wii, no component output. After watching your video I decided to see if this would work on mine too, and I'm happy to say that it was successful. Great video, it 100% helped.

[@SUPERNOOB20]

Great job! Congrats :D

[@simonwilde4404]

I got a Wii at launch, and a few days in, broke the sensor bar. A little research showed that the 'sensor' bar was just a series of infrared lights, and the actual sensor is in the Wiimote. So, we used candles. One on each side of the television. It worked MUCH better than the sensor bar ever did (as a candle gives off a LOT more infrared light than the bar). Also, it gave the Wii a kind of, ritualized, holy status. To play involved a ritual of lighting candles. Magic.

[@jaxblonk5127]

I can just imagine your parents being like "you only get to play ONE candle long and then you go do your homework young [relevant pronoun]!"

[@ictogon]

@@jaxblonk5127 i dont think those are pronouns (man/woman) but I dont know what else to call them

[@jaxblonk5127]

@@ictogon eh? How do you mean? I didn't know what they use so instead of assuming a he/she/they or some neo stuff I just rolled with the "insert whatever you go by here" approach.

[@ictogon]

@@jaxblonk5127 yeah but you wouldn't say "young he" or "young her"

[@ictogon]

@@jaxblonk5127 "young man" or "young woman" or whatever aren't pronouns

[@optimusSnail]

matt: factory resets wii the creepypasta demon that was waiting for him to open the mii channel: 👁👄👁

[@jhourigan5899]

i just know he woulda found a mii of himself

[@PointMicrosoft]

LOL

[@rhydonphilip]

@@jhourigan5899 He would. He would find Matt, the top tier wiisports fighter.

[@maximodubs4189]

Welcome to the shadow real jimbo

[@jstreo5094]

666 likes gang

[@feelincrispy7053]

I love those dodgey repairs. There was almost no way to know that de-soldering would break the pads over twisting. Now we ALL know thanks to you. That’s how we progress and learn

[@Caffeine_Addict_2020]

Desoldering doesn’t break the pads - that only happens when you don’t heat up the pins enough to melt the solder and just try to yank the component off. That’s only because he’s inexperienced, not because this is an impossible operation. People who don’t have experience in surface mount soldering almost always rip parts off the board and it almost always results in trashing the entire board; I’ve seen it more times than I care to count

[@SolidSonicTH]

Something about breaking stuff to gain knowledge really doesn't sit well with me. Maybe it's just ugly reality but it's still a time of mourning if you cause it to happen regardless of your expertise.

[@SeleDreams]

@@Caffeine_Addict_2020ngl tho. I wonder why they make these boards so fragile to begin with. Rather than just gluing some copper the board, it should be *part* of the board for it to not be able to be ripped from it. And i wonder why the SMD caps aren't made to be easier to change. All this feels like design flaws

[@Caffeine_Addict_2020]

@@SeleDreams probs cost, although I'm not super familiar with PCB manufacturing. I mean for the capability these things have they cost just about nothing, now. And it doesn't take a ton of effort/experience not to snap the pads off, so it's def not worth whatever the fix would cost

[@Sam_420]

8:47 dark mode for the Wii

[@SuperWiiBros08]

I remember I had a Wii as a kid that stopped working out of nowhere, maybe this could be a great investment

[@MaxiFR]

Nice

[@JamesAutoDude]

They sell for pretty cheap on facebook marketplace tbh

[@NovazThePublic]

@@JamesAutoDude ngl facebook marketplace is dogwater

[@Buvucyxfubvydrztcib]

me too, i got a wii u to replace it. love that shit

[@boch2411]

@Jadon W͟S͟2007 TCS shut up

[@Emma-dd1fc]

Reminds me of this fridge sold on Facebook marked "works fine, doesn't cool" lmfao

[@BigHotSauceBoss69]

“It still turns on it just needs something to make it work again”

[@kiwi468]

@@BigHotSauceBoss69 I'd say that works.

[@arantir4150]

@@BigHotSauceBoss69 "The light inside still works"

[@bongothecat3233]

If the light works, it works

[@LockheedC-130HerculesOfficial]

"works fine, if you like your food warm"

[@blondedl1f3]

How beautifully put. Thank you, my dad went to school for system engineering late 80’s and he was always doing stuff like this. It made me feel like at was looking at him again.

[@expgretaillegacy]

THE YTP IS OUT!!!!!!!!!

[@cbeomjun]

I've actually seen a few Wiis with the exact same issue. Worst was one where the capacitor leaked everywhere and made a big mess.

[@ashleybyrd2015]

The video came out 20 minutes ago how tf did you comment 9 hours ago?

[@zigafide]

@@ashleybyrd2015 patreon

[@KingBlueDood]

A time traveler!!! Do you have a message from the future?!

[@awilliams1701]

sadly that's common with 90's SMD caps and 00's SMD caps are just as bad.......just newer. So it will be more common.

[@cbeomjun]

@@ashleybyrd2015 I am a time traveler. No, I just support him on Patreon - you get early access to new uploads.

[@21stCenturyGuy]

This man out here saving consoles from death

[@Alpine_flo92002]

While destroying them even more before fixing it

[@thecolorpurple4807]

@@Alpine_flo92002 It’s like performing heart surgery. You cut some muscles and veins away and finally get out the heart, only to realize you took out the guy’s lung. Then he dies, I don’t know why I chose an analogy for heart surgery.

[@andrewhamop6665]

@@thecolorpurple4807 oof, that's deep

[@princevinny0073]

😄😃 more like hes a Ambulance and hes bring them back to life :D

[@zedigamer]

@Mrsuperking KZbin631 youre too young to get it

[@zachmalueg261]

Came here from CS188…actually liked your content, and now you have a new subscriber!

[@undertalemodtool]

5:01 now THAT is creepypasta material right there.

[@squintstheninja]

Second-hand console markets US: * Doesn't work * Been in a suspicious number of housefires * Inhabited by a really racist ghost * Do not feed after midnight Cost: $248 (non-negotiable, local pickup) Japan: * Perfect condition * Mario Galaxy disc in the DVD slot * 10,000 Yen note in the SD slot * Hermetically sealed * Owner admits to have accidentally breathed on it too hard Cost: Will pay you $20 to take it as long as you never tell anyone that the owner dared to breathe oxygen near it. Free shipping.

[@ZiaRDS]

I was looking for an american psp last week bc I missed having one, and can confirm this is so accurate lol

[@chamber_hiro256]

generous

[@doggod577]

Need the site bro. Link

[@jason54953]

This is so true. I remember going to so many book-off locations in Japan to browse their used electronics section. I ended up buying some phones and consoles. I literally could not tell if the products were new or used. For one of the old system I purchased (FAMICOM) there was no discoloration, all components and the box were perfectly intact with documentation, and it played perfectly. The box still had the original coupon and flyer from when it was advertised for sale, i'm surprised it didn't have the sale receipt so I can return it for a full refund. I'm still confused to this day.

[@amanawolf9166]

@@jason54953 Eeyup. That's why I go to flea markets in the US. You have to be cautious about who you are buying from because 7 out of 10 will try to rip you off. At the same time, again, if you are cautious enough you can find the 3/10 good ones that'll give you a decent deal.

[@Patterrz]

This video made me feel like an idiot, and I loved it

[@brodeypriddy23]

Agreed, I feel dumber than before.

[@vlassispolitis-a]

Same

[@epicgamer82]

I can't even read Japanese

[@sissix1987]

lol

[@matsbueno]

Same! I spent the whole video just thinking "Gezz, Patterrz is such an idiot!"

[@Mythical_Pleb]

the fact that it actually works is insane, even a £10 [or 10$ ig] is really cheap for a wii!

[@LatteWiiU]

Yea I bought an Untested Wii family edition for £8 and it worked perfectly

[@Flegz1]

This is the first video I've watched. So that means I'm watching and enjoying your videos for almost 2 years!

[@inactiveytchannel]

Imagine buying 1$ ps5 in 14 years...

[@Xnoob545]

*69 years

[@grkb]

@@Xnoob545 what's so funny about the double oral sex number?

[@XxUltimateGodzXx]

Imagine paying $1500 for it now...

[@Xnoob545]

@@grkb NO THATS NOT WHAT i MEANT I MEANT THAT IT WILL TAKE WAY LONGER

[@markusTegelane]

@@Xnoob545 lol, misunderstanding can be funny sometimes

[@sirflimflam]

If I recall, specifically labeling something as "junk/ジャンク" in Japan typically means they're handwaving any guarantees. Not that it's either broken or necessarily working, but that they haven't really put in the time to see what issues are present. A more western description would just be something akin to "untested"

[@Predator23321]

The funny thing being that in the west 'untested' basically means ' i know its broken and whats wrong but i dont want to sell for a lower price'

[@kiwi468]

@@Predator23321 yeah its practically fucked but idc I'm selling it for the same price fix it yourself 😄

[@yuseisatouissuffering]

@@kiwi468 capitalism at it's finest I see

[@shadowxxe]

Untested on eBay means "I know its fucked up but I'm going to make it seem like I don't know its condition to squeeze a little more money out of my old junk"

[@toddhensley8282]

We would say "as is"

[@anolbe]

I've done similar mistakes in the past, but ended up making the traces back up to the point and then using some solder to fix it. Nothing is that broken that it can't be fixed, unless the whole board is crunched ofc. Great video man :D

[@gjkelectrical4740]

quality video! we do a. lot of soldering for low voltage lighting, would highly recommend getting yourself a good little station set up, sponges and wire brush etc. best was to keep the tips clean and last a long time! also handy to get a good set up so you can get easily changeable tips based on the size of soldering tip you need

[@FireFlash89]

> "But in case someone does run into this issue on another Wii, my ultimate hope is that this video helps them fix it so that Wii can continue to function" I don't think they are going to be able to find this video with a title like it has...

[@Joestorm2000]

Alternatively, he could just add to the description such that when someone searches for this issue, the video should be one of the results.

[@dannyboy4682]

This video will be added as a source on reddit threads and stuff hopefully for people that recognize it as a tool to fix the issue

[@Yellowpick10]

There are going to be a bunch of videos about this anyway...

[@salsichalivre5401]

he made it all to entertainment and in the end begs utility

[@magentasound_]

Tags

[@MeruHina]

I'm always impressed by how well Japan cares for used stuff, even if it's label as junked. I've bought many used games, dvds, CDs and figures with "defects" or "missing parts" and they still better than things labeled as "Almost new" I try to buy anywhere else.

[@TsunaXZ]

Japan surpluses are the best

[@lemon9.9]

It's because the price would be much lower if there are defects, quite sure every item is checked carefully before actually selling, and the have different categories of "damages" labelled on the item so you can choose what you actually want

[@budstep7361]

Excellent work! I love seeing people fix usable equipment!

[@ellepalmer]

this is super inspiring! i want to start learning about stuff like this. im gonna keep watching videos to learn, thank you for sharing!

[@YanoshDanosh]

I will forever be impressed with people who know how to do this stuff. It is beyond me

[@YanoshDanosh]

Actually a dude

[@themanas100]

Really, its not that hard to understand, i did some repairing training in elementary school, after that i was like i thought you had to be an alien to understand this but rly simple when you have done it yourself atleast once

[@corruptedteka]

I remember assembling some things in middle school, in the technology class. It was fun, certainly one of my favorite parts of that class. It's not too complicated, but then again these were middle school-level kits. Haven't done it since.

[@SolidSonicTH]

I can’t solder and it makes me sad.

[@Preposter]

Being able to repair stuff is a good skill to have. You can easily learn how to do this, it's simple. You should get into soldering and repairing if you think it's impressive!

[@regorllerref]

The fact that it still has the plastic doors on top is ironic considering that US stores would probably sell one that was missing them for $50 plus.

[@beardalaxy]

People around here tend to just pull them off so they don't end up breaking off going to tournaments for Smash all the time xD those things are super weak. All three of my Wiis have had them break off. So it's really funny to see them still attached on a supposedly junk console.

[@madmatt2024]

Nintendo actually used to sell replacements for all of the doors on their site. My red 25th anniversary edition was missing one of the doors when I bought it and Nintendo had replacements in stock.

[@ShockMe1994]

@@beardalaxy my original Wii I bought new never lost its doors but all the others I’ve worked on for people were missing them lol

[@BestAnimeFreak]

It's so weird, that those doors just seem to vanish ... My Wii is also missing the one for the controller input and I have no idea where it went xD

[@jamesbrincefield9879]

Pre-Covid you could get Wii’s from the flea market for $10 bucks. Now they’re like $50-100

[@modcolocko]

13:08 the attention to detail of having the home brew channel animation link over the fade is what i die for.

[@Griggs133]

I always wonder about the history of the console in videos like this. Looking at the menu screen someone clearly enjoyed and had a lot of fun with the console until it started failing and ended up in the junk bin somewhere. I'm amazed you were able to get it up and running again.

[@presto_the_pesto6435]

When you see something on ebay for cheap and its shipping is $99.99

[@sheyrobinson00]

😂😂 that’s about right

[@PhoenixIliana]

Happens to me a lot

[@johnmartin7641]

E We're no strangers to love You know the rules and so do I A full commitment's what I'm thinking of You wouldn't get this from any other guy I just want to tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it Inside we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it And if you ask me how I'm feeling Don't tell me you're too blind to see Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it Inside we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it I just want to tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

[@G.Leo5]

@@johnmartin7641 Nice

[@willowdawn7106]

RIGHT...when the shipping is more than the item itself 💀

[@FreddyPlushbear]

It’s like if GameStop’s take and sell prices were flipped.

[@justahuman9273]

😂👍

[@compitalc]

:)

[@sk8terzane818]

I had a wii that was in mint condition it was used abit I sold it to gamestop and they said 35 dollers for it

[@mansour7117]

@@sk8terzane818 that’s awful

[@sk8terzane818]

@@mansour7117 yea

[@AADinwiddie]

I don't always comment on videos, but when I do, it's because it was super interesting. Very interesting and informative, thanks for the upload, good job!

[@JonathanJacks]

Awesome. My wii was having the same issue. your walk through was all I needed.

[@xknightmare013]

1:35 This is how 90% of creepy pastas start. “So I bought this used thing really cheap that might be broken but hey look it’s not.”😂

[@CallMeOrbs]

yeah

[@sketchtheparadigmyork1217]

And from a random shop in Japan too, seriously lol

[@HeroofSomething]

You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?

[@RyuuHatake]

Turns out he got transported into the Wii when he touched those capacitor pads with the metal pliers

[@thatoneguy9582]

I thought that was the path this video was going at first honestly

[@thederptor2571]

"That was the sound of the solder pads ripping of." Me: Oh shit.

[@jemert96]

Even if you have a lot of experience, breaking solder pads triggers you

[@0Synergy]

@@jemert96 yup it hurts everytime its rare now for me but fuck man.

[@BlueCheeseCrumbles]

As someone who knows basically nothing of soldering, why can't new pads be bought and used in this case?

[@thederptor2571]

@@BlueCheeseCrumbles basically a circuit board is a lines of foil across a board, then with the exception of the solder pad this foil is covered in a laver of plastic. So, when you rip the solder pads off it's stupid difficult to fix as you now have nowhere to add the solder metal to connect your circuit

[@carterbuford7491]

Very helpful! thanks for posting this, it helped me fix a friend's Wii that had this issue

[@spike007980]

Thank you for your honesty and the bodge you did. This inspired me to get back into soldering again.

[@Ook-Ook]

SO THATS WHATS WRONG WITH MY WII! Oh man I don’t wanna do this.

[@HOWLWOLF]

Send it to me I'll do it

[@laurensa.1803]

Just consider it a learning opportunity. Those don't come cheap usually...

[@user-gu5wy1to1v]

@@laurensa.1803 a new Wii? Those are super cheap at only around $50

[@General12th]

DEW IT

[@method9706]

@@user-gu5wy1to1v he means a learning opportunity

[@_dried]

imagine you go to your friends house and see 12:55 laying on the table and hes like "lets play smash bros"

[@WutzkeAR]

A: Nice pfp, where’d you find it?

[@_dried]

@@WutzkeAR www.pinterest.com/pin/20195898315175916 the one i have is a edited version i dont have the link for

[@spookygasman5162]

*This is your console on Call Of Duty*

[@WutzkeAR]

@@_dried my friend used to use the exact one before they changed it to another demon

[@bookwormbon482]

Genuinely fantastic video. Thanks so much for sharing this information

[@jasbdmsb]

The way the video was made and edited really seemed to take the edge off and what also helped a lot was the voice of the host and the way the host spoke. Very pleasant to listen to and easy to pay attention to which is different from most videos that aim to seek attention. Thank you for making this video and I will be sure to check out your other videos. Before I forget...I now have 4 PS4 controllers that do not connect, nor do they charge. One of them requires to be plugged in to be able to use it while another one is completely dead and does not light up. I have another that comes on for about 3 seconds before dying and another one that is slowly losing charge because I cannot recharge it either. Either I am cursed eternally OR there is something interesting about PS4 controllers (resetting it does not work and I will soon buy usb port replacements as I think the batteries are fine).

[@magicalpwn]

Me: "It doesn't look better at all!" Also me: "Oh my brightness is down"

[@blankblank4949]

the happiness i felt for you when you managed to fudge the cap onto those traces was immeasurable

[@YeahImMan116]

I ruined the 69 likes you had

[@Annathedouble00magna]

Who else was actually interested from cs188’s ytp?

[@MrJ0mmy]

Comedy gold

[@jinxed7915]

Me too

[@Anamnesia]

Exactly! Your "Ultimate Hope for this video" is EXACTLY what KZbin (and the Internet in general) is best for; sharing knowledge with others! Great video... 👍

[@Anamnesia]

If it helps just *_one_* person, it's a worthwhile video!

[@user-kq3xn3jp7m]

I clicked this video faster than Matt regretted buying the wii

[@Adamlol642]

Hehe

[@Tearnalte]

He regretted it?

[@Josuh]

You must have been moving at plank lenght then

[@clang5110]

me to

[@WHATSAHANDLEIDKIDK]

@@clang5110 too*

[@gammaboost]

Add the following to the title in order to help people in need of Wii repair: (Fixing dark video signal)

[@Yellowpick10]

There are going to be loads of videos on this sort of thing...

[@ryanwoodbeck4918]

7:42 The Sauce

[@sirincandescence6940]

ahhhhh ur content is sooo good please keep uploading stuff like this

[@rokoko3365]

Japan: "junk" 100 yen Gamestop: “refurbished” 200 bulks

[@Killa1949]

200 bulks of what?

[@Killa1949]

@Frax or they were assassinated before they could let gamestops secret out about refurbished consoles

[@RegalPixelKing]

Find me somebody who would spend 200 dollars on a refurbished Wii from Gamestop and I will give you 200 dollars.

[@Killa1949]

@@RegalPixelKing Are you giving me the 200 dollars because you want the refurbished Wii? Because then you'd be the one i'd find and the prophecy would fulfill itself.

[@RegalPixelKing]

@@Killa1949 No the point I'm making is for 200 dollars on eBay as an example you could get a Wii, a few accessories and a few games. Nobody would spend 200 dollars just on a refurbished Wii when there are so many better deals out there.

[@sortofchris]

How fitting - I found a PS2 on the side of the road less than an hour ago..

[@blanana_m]

I just found a Toaster in the Trash can

[@sortofchris]

@@RachidWasTaken Well, only have the power cable, but it shows signs of life and powers on! I'll source some cables soon!

[@stuff31]

Peeyesce too

[@sortofchris]

@@blanana_m does it work?

[@blanana_m]

@@sortofchris No, my mother threw it away becaus it broke

[@JenovaDreamweaver]

this video is what introduced me to Matt, and now all i want is MOAR!

[@Saxdude26]

1. Jumped to watch this after the JP Lego Island video and was eagerly thrilled watching this whole process 2. Had no idea you were an Aussie too, so bonus points and hello from Melbourne, Victoria. 3. 10:03 Okay, ZOOL RAVE as we get to the capacity replacement segment. Excellent taste. 3 for 3 Matt, you've more than earned a sub. ;)

[@four-en-tee]

"Bought this 1 dollar Wii from Japan, how bad could it be?" "Well, just wanted to update you guys that I got syphilis from playing on this."

[@collin833]

ok

[@macgowandoo]

ok

[@saturnalia4646]

ok

[@Journey_Awaits]

“Day 4 they are coming out of the screen I can’t turn it off. My god help me”

[@personalsunstreet571]

Where can i get a

[@marten2857]

13:04 “This is literally night and day” Before: 9 40 AM After: 9 15 PM *Yes, yes it is.*

[@lampoilropebombs0640]

Ironic

[@kodo1232]

y e s i t i s

[@SailorAlana]

I literally choked

[@socialaccount0000]

CS188 lied. He did not play Lego Island on Nintendo Wii

[@livefreeprintguns]

You had me at "How bad could it be?" in the thumbnail. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Ganerrr]

can't you just, add a bunch of solder on scuffed pads? Doesn't it typically reconnect to the lead wire or am i dumb

[@user-ew5vj1sl1u]

No

[@Maukiki]

Amogus

[@yourmum1074]

Yea, it doesn't work like that unfortunately

[@jiriwichern]

It doesn't, because the solder won't stick to the PCB material (usually glass fiber with epoxy resin). What you COULD do is recreate a pad with part trace from thin copper plate, scratch the remaining trace, use cyanoacrylate or epoxy to glue it in place of the ripped pad, with a little solder, connect the trace parts and eventually solder a capacitor onto that. And hope the glue you used to glue the pad with, holds well enough. I've seen it work, I was able to do it once with more light-weight SMD parts, but a capacitor is quite a heavy SMD part... your milage may vary.

[@IngePato]

When you remove a pad, it comes with the copper layer of it, so it remains just being the board with nothing

[@theperson3606]

Sad fact: Just dance 2020 was the last game ever made for the Wii

[@imthegrinchthatstolechrist4384]

Released on November 5th 2019

[@NZobservatory]

That sad fact doesn't stop me and my family playing the Wii just about every day.

[@b2rdistheword942]

No Just Dance 2021 was I think

[@shelbyinmon8654]

@@b2rdistheword942 no it's 2020 I did research because I thought about buying it on wii

[@StartTheAlpha12]

that still incredible that any game was still in production for the Wii. One thing you can't knock Nintendo for is that they try to strive for longevity for each of their consoles they produce until it's time to move on to something bigger

[@hectorgodinez9172]

This was the first vid I watched from you and this was an awesome vid

[@DoubleVGames]

Thanks for the video! I too have a Wii that was dimming and haven't gotten around to researching it. Your title of the video caught my attention lol

[@captinmightymouse]

"and like all electronics that bring us joy, I believe they deserve to be preserved and taken care of."

[@CherryColaCake]

The person who put it in the junk bin just hates Dark Mode.

[@_AllisonRae_]

Your incredible! You just inspired me to take classes on this in the future!

[@PostTraumaticSwagDisorder]

You're* (Jk)

[@superfunfactory8893]

i really like how you show the whole thought process you took

[@Twisterfoot]

i’ve had a rough time recently and thinking about a “junk” $1 wii getting a second chance with someone who has the skills and care to fix it up properly has me near tears lmaooo. in all honesty tho ur voice is super soothing and even though i understand none of the technical portions this whole video was super entertaining and informative, it’s cool to see the wii has such an extensive community.

[@MINDARSONIST]

i am emotional over wiis and care for them despite never owning one sadly and that'd make me tear too

[@UNSCPILOT]

Depends! I have a Wii with a dead disk drive, but I didn't need to even open it to "fix" it.... I just installed the Homebrew mod and now it can run games from SD or USB drive, it even has the Gamecube ports so double bonus for me, now a Wii that was forgotten in the back of a closet for years has new life and it only took a couple hours and a easy to follow guide to "upgrade"

[@BLake-ul5pi]

Dam guys relax…

[@SoulcatcherLucario]

when you accidentally buy four game consoles from japan:

[@lamasu8060]

I do that weekly. Oops

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

i bought a jp wii it was BC with GCN

[@PRLYago]

That was amazing to watch. Nerve wracking but educational!

[@muslimgamerrr9479]

That was a good job! Keep the motivation up

[@sinom]

"Used" in Japan is the same as "new" everywhere else, and "junk" in Japan is usually similar to "used" in the rest of the world

[@VexAcer]

I really wish this was a joke. This $1 "junk" Wii looks better than the $60 Wiis I've seen in used stores -__-

[@MsCerealCat]

Might go to Japan just to see if I can find some "Junk" Consoles.

[@Yellowpick10]

@@VexAcer And my wii.

[@SmoothTeeVee]

Well that's confusing. Who in the heck used it, the QA tester before the order was shipped? And what do they call actual junk?

[@MsCerealCat]

@@SmoothTeeVee I just imagine they don't sell actual junk.

[@noreenajames5951]

The start of this video was like the start of a Creepypasta

[@gamechep]

"If it's too good to be true, it probably is" MattKC: "Okay, now let's work on that 'probably', shall we?"

[@bkslsh]

Been doing surface mount for a few years now. The "twist" method is the one I've had the most success with. A lot of the time the old solder will actually crumble (thanks to the leaked cap) and makes the re-install much easier after you clean the area.

[@rainboworange]

You spent a dollar to train your repairing skills and teach us all something new. well worth it! oh, and in the end there was a working wii. :D Thanks!

[@SS-zs3xg]

he spent - money since he got ad rev

[@solveit1304]

Ok so tips for you: 1. Buy Amtech NC-559 Flux - before any solder heating use this stuff. 2. Before desolder always add some new solder to lower melting temperature. 3. For SMD use hot Air station - even cheap one will do with some practice. 4. Change your solder tip to chisel head. 5. Always heat PCB pads, not pins.

[@CocoaEm]

his iron doesnt look very good at all the first thing id do is get a ts-100.

[@zxcvb_bvcxz]

@@CocoaEm The TS100 is good but I found because it's pretty low power it doesn't stay hot especially if the heat is getting pulled into a ground plane or other heatsink.

[@user-le8ul4nr5t]

I prefer small conical tips to chisel tips, because it's fine enough for small and hard to reach solder joints, but you can still do bigger solder joints by using the side of the cone.

[@shoegazing_pineapple_6956]

@@zxcvb_bvcxzdo you run it at 12v?it isnt bad at higher voltage but huge ground planes will be a pain with any iron without a board heater

[@seasdfghjkl]

You have to try a tip like the C4 for the TS100. I soldered with a lot of irons and a lot of different tips. Once I tried that tip I never used another. I even solder 0603 components with it 😂 As for the flux I found out that the Chinese stuff from Mechanic isn't bad at all. I use RMA-UV10 on a regular basis and if I need something a bit more powerful I use RMA-UV35 or some old-school rosin stuff I have left from my grandfather.

[@lanceriossss]

For SMD soldering I 100% recommend getting some flux, makes the job a ton easier. Nice fix tho!

[@yellowld9912]

Idk is that was a coincidentally well-placed ad or you put that there but GG’s few seconds before 8:17

[@pudimy]

Product price: 1 dollar Shipment fee: 50 dollars

[@EggsBenedict1]

he bought it in person, so technically the shipment fee is the cost of the plane tickets... i mean technically not but still

[@KUIJEN8659]

@@EggsBenedict1 he needed to pay for the trip regardless.

[@SolidIncMedia]

I bought a Virtual Boy from Japan. $700 (included 10 games), and it was $200 shipping. Fortunately I had a coupon for Buyee / Mercari, so I paid probably $20 for shipping. But yikes.

[@KUIJEN8659]

@@SolidIncMedia that's some dedication

[@josbhowl9212]

literally eBay

[@brochacho.]

I'll always miss the warm blue glow of your Wii when you'd have a notification waiting for you.

[@inalosia7457]

Has not worked for me personally but riiconnect24 has wii mail up agian. Maybe you can get it to work. I may just be missing something.

[@icewhallowcome6689]

don't the wii have a notification every time you play and it shows the time? Or when you complete special/lightning cup

[@noahplayz3621]

Dude I just found your channel today but I saw your sub count and was confuse extremely underrated

[@lennard21M]

Thank you so much. My brother's wii also had the problem with the dark picture. thanks to your guide i was able to fix it :))))

[@kevina.5430]

I physically cringed when I heard the solder pads snap off. Definitely something that's happened to me more than once. Very impressive work!

[@luceatlux7087]

does twisting work well or not (in general, is it a good idea)?

[@the.mind.electric]

haha 69 likes nice

[@PetreMihai94]

Japan: Still comes in a nice plastic wrap Other countries: 200$, scratches and dents everywhere, cables and controllers not there, oh and it makes a weird noise Post description: *FACTORY FRESH*

[@nattila7713]

that nice plastic junk kills this planet

[@colmlooney5843]

Gamestop in a nutshell

[@colmlooney5843]

@Clasic Man I mean plastic still kills the planet if not disposed of correctly

[@colmlooney5843]

@Clasic Man I mean... Pacific thrash islands exist. Can't discredit them for habitat destruction. Of course the production is harmful, but what can you do, certain products can change what they are made of, but many rely of the dexterity and weightlessness of plastics.

[@funnyfunnyvalentine7991]

@@nattila7713 Gucci

[@JasonKatt]

that is amazing!, all that hard work to get it to work again is just an awesome feeling! Nintendo should look into this and reward him with a brand new wii. maybe even offer him a job, great video!

[@TheBanjoShowOfficial]

wow this got way way more in depth than i was expecting. I literally just thought you were gonna show us a counterfeit wii and that'd be the video. I was not counting on watching surface-mount component level repair lol wtf

[@NAFProjects]

so basically dark arts knowing man buys a $1 wii looks at screen and says it's too dark uses dark arts to fix green rectangle green rectangle screams in agony

[@bigballer956]

What-

[@ateez81]

Lmaoo

[@user2C47]

The green rectangle is basically lots of small wires inside a board.

[@jalexs_8249]

3:41 the guy named bigbumbob is actually me, on God. Can't believe my Mario Kart Wii player is shown in a KZbin video with 1.5 million views and I didn't even know it! I wish I knew who you were in that room. p.s. I know it is a stupid name I made that Mii when I was young and just decided to use it for fun.

[@dmo848]

Crazy stuff

[@draingaming4518]

yeah sure

[@b2rdistheword942]

Wait we’ve got the same name on Wii?

[@itsyoboibee1529]

@@b2rdistheword942 mhhmm

[@DehydratedMoron]

@@itsyoboibee1529 ok sorry to ignore the comment and be annoying but ah, i see, another fellow fan of b by scorch and motley

[@MrBeefyBeef]

NEW TO THIS CHANNEL AND LOVE IT!

[@muffinV136]

I'm glad you softmodded it and added homebrew :D