Nintendo Wii Launch @ Target (San Diego)

I was at Target (Balboa & Genesee) for the launch of Nintendo Wii. I saved spots on line for my buddies Bryant and Jen. Nine hours in line came down to these final moments.

[@maroyo3805]

It’s weird seeing all that shelf space being occupied by fresh Wii launch content knowing it’s just 3DS and Switch stuff by now. Simply nostalgic and terrifying how long ago this was.

[@SuperLoneStarBros]

Switch now 😕

[@whatamalike]

Ain't even 3ds stuff now! Except for a local supermarket which still has some 3ds pokemon games on sale

[@rustylasagna]

God, I feel so fucking old.

[@soullessprincess6473]

@@rustylasagna Frr like me and my sister were at the launch of the Wii 😭 and now I’m nearly 20 and she’s about to be 31

[@ColonelHax]

We only got Switch now

[@SmokingSuns]

I remember the Wii hype in 2006. It's a feeling that I miss and can't explain. It was simply awesome!

[@KongGig]

ShapeShifting epic time to be an gamer. Wii: new way to play 360: first step toward hd ds:fresh and new psp: sony entering the market ps3: power house.

[@jayj6855]

omg!!! I so agreee!!!! it truly is something you cant explain !!

[@KyloWick]

They would sell out soo fast

[@albertmontesflores7109]

It’s been 6 years

[@chibi_jojo9000]

@@albertmontesflores7109 lol

[@princegroove]

Gaming was so different in the 2000’s. Miss those days...

[@alxtan1]

I got married in 2005. We have photos of me and my wife playing WII sports. We just had our 20th wedding anniversary. Time goes by so fast, especially when you are older. Enjoy life while you can. Back in 2010 I gave my WII to a friend, who still has it and occasionally would play it.

[@mstrikesback168]

Same here. We loved playing Gamecube and Wii together. But we weren't as lucky. She later married someone else. And since I don't have any photos of us, Im left watching these videos from this era and thinking, 'We were probably doing this or that somewhere while this was being filmed.' You're a blessed guy.

[@r3n3gad33]

I saw a Wii points card. Rip Wii Shop Channel

[@summershaffer6499]

youtube is the closest thing we'll ever get as a time machine

[@AWISECROW]

Until VR video composite wrap-arounds.

[@EaglesFan202]

And eBay

[@SuperFlashDriver]

I use to watch these videos like crazy when I was in elementary school, and it was 3 months after I disocvered KZbin that I use to go nuts watching these. Nowadays they're like memories of when I use to watch them. The Wii in my head and heart will be the best but last console I would ever get from Nintendo. Memories, Happy Brithday Nintendo Wii, November 19th, 2006 - November 19th, 2016.

[@TokyoBalletReprise]

SuperFlashDriver The Nintendo Switch is awesome.

[@Lappelduvideify]

@@TokyoBalletReprise You have no idea. 3 years later the Switch is still awesome.

[@PeyPeySupreme]

@@Lappelduvideify another year later still is.

[@Shiroishi_Hajime]

i have to come back here every couple of months because i miss the 2005-2007 era of gaming too much

[@AWISECROW]

You mean the transition period between PS2-era and Xbox 360-era?

[@Shiroishi_Hajime]

@@AWISECROW yeah. Almost 18 years later, I still find myself reminiscing daily about the generation six and generation seven era

[@sayyocean]

Damn, time has gone by really fast. This was almost 7 years ago.

[@star.l0rd]

+Jesse Powell now it's over 9 years agi

[@bouchandre]

10 years ago next month

[@RollerBear123]

10 years ago today. :)

[@DaSchantinga]

B Ry 10 years...fuck.

[@fluffzone6100]

11 years this November. Your comment is almost 4 years old :p

[@tayomwilson]

good memories

[@J-Wolf17FTW]

Man I wish I was around for the Wii launch, lining up in front of a store seems so cool just waiting for the thing you have been waiting so long for. The Switch was sort of like this but the hype wasn't as high as the Wii's hype was due to the Wii being hyped up for longer.

[@imgermain]

Man I was 12 when i got a Wii a few months after launch. I remember the shortage and people going crazy trying to buy one. I got mine at Toys r Us. rip toys r us.

[@marinanikcevic4021]

I WAS IN THE VIDEO!!! Edit: I still have the Wii i bought that day

[@ImNanoTheLegend]

Where

[@VictorGabriel-zr5qq]

Where

[@SpoonLegend]

Lies

[@mstrikesback168]

Nice!! I love that.

[@rexy25mikey42]

I can't believe it that was 11 years ago

[@SpoonLegend]

Can't believe it's nearly 15 years ago.

[@RGBY-tv4hg]

I cant believe this comment is 5 years old

[@alexvaldez47]

​@@RGBY-tv4hg your comment is 9 months old already

[@RGBY-tv4hg]

@@alexvaldez47 days, don't scare me like that

[@Ddghhef]

@@RGBY-tv4hgnow your comment is 10 months ago

[@MAGNUM05]

I remember back on August 20, 2007 on my 14th birthday, my twin brother and I got the Nintendo Wii along with Wii Sports and Wii Play. Of course, it was around that time of year where it was almost time to go back to school. So, we played and enjoyed the Wii as much as we could before school started the following week.

[@muffythevampirelayer_]

This brings back memories. I went to a target for the launch of a Wii. I was living in Wilmington, NC. I was 24 years old and was so excited for the system. I originally was just going to wait to buy it later, but I decided to drive to my local Target at 4am (I hadn't slept yet) and see what the line was like. It was pretty long but I thought, you know what - I'll wait in line. Why not, I'm already here. When they started passing out tickets, I was the second to last person to get one. I was so excited. I also bought Zelda and wanted to buy a second wiimote so I could play wii sports with friends, but they were sold out. I remember I couldn't find a wiimote for a long time. I remember everyone buying Wii Play because it came with a controller. That's the only reason why it sold so well.

[@mcsavage89]

When this was filmed, I too was standing near a target wall, waiting excitedly with my brother. I'm starting to feel older. So happy this video exists, brought me back to that simple time.

[@SoshiTheYoshi]

Who would’ve known that the day Creature from the Krusty Krab released would be a chaotic one at that

[@endokuken1678]

Wow the start of a phenomenon, I don't think anyone at this point knew how crazy Wii mania would be

[@joejustice6985]

Now you can buy it anytime for $60

[@old1394]

20$

[@NickGold]

JoeJuctice yep 😂😂

[@Jimslegacy]

Or $6.99 at goodwill

[@MRRR30]

World of gaming life I doubt it

[@toptime2575]

i got mine (with the twilight princess and the xenoblade chronicles) in a yard sale for 50 bucks :O

[@Tom-ko5rt]

Miss these days. Simpler times as the saying goes.

[@traviscunningham7062]

Same. I still have my black Wii with Zelda Twilight Princess.

[@modrenwarefare]

Okay as much as I loved Game Cube, N64 and even the new stuff. Nothing will replace the nostalgia and experience that was the original Wii.

[@zeepsterd]

Nostalgia.

[@menace2society00]

Never been to a console launch but one of my best memories growing up was my mom taking me to the pokemon heartgold/soulsilver launch at toys r us. Coolest thing ever and thats when the pokeball accessory came out. I vividly remember how hyped the event was and me playing with 20+ other random kids and getting the event pokemon

[@WindowsT11]

I remember me and my cousins stayed overnight waiting for the launch of the wii. Man i miss thise times when it was jut wii and ds with no social media 😢.

[@grizzlycharizard0017]

Back then theres still social media, you are forgetting that MySpace was a thing and Newgrounds was at its peak and KZbin was around.

[@christopherallen1138]

This will make a fine addition to my collection

[@brenegadde1278]

the Wii had slot of launch titles

[@memoisnothere3537]

I know dude. The switch had like 5

[@billul1]

@@memoisnothere3537 To be fair all of them are really solid

[@megagangster321]

I really hope the two Asians are still together or hanging out. You saw that high five when they picked it up. Fuck. Imagine just going back home hooking it up and while watching G4. And after 5 hours of playing you just tune into X-play and attack of the show while finally eating dinner. But then instead you decide to splurge and go to cici's pizza and then blockbuster after. Driving back home you see people lining up still at circuit city for the wii. I was only 9 when this came out. And my mom waited on line for a psp at a Walmart for me. And I still have it now I waited in line for a ps5 for 8 hours at a mall. Man have times changed

[@russfung84]

I really appreciate this comment. Thank you! I'm sorry to report that the two Asians don't hang out anymore. The guy in the video was my good friend, Bryant. He passed away from cancer six years ago. I'm glad this video still gets an audience, so in a way, people at least knew he existed.

[@FrostElite0101]

@@russfung84 we all honor your friend by sharing one of his most cherish moments in this video time capsule we call youtube

[@sc8652]

@@russfung84 I’m sorry to hear bro, hope all is well between your family and friends 🙏🏻

[@NunchuckOmega]

Love when stuff like this is recommended to me

[@icekokoro2708]

I’ll never forget this time. The only time I ever actually got up early to get in line to stake out the Wii. Took two weeks after it came out but it was so worth it. I’d do it again if I could back in time.

[@bluetarantulaproductions6179]

OMG! I forgot that those old Nintendo gift cards were in those goofy bubble sleeves, haha

[@djlowtek]

The original Wii console didn't need any "new" or "fixed" versions. Common for the original Wii's to still work to this day. It was a solid small well constructed console for the time with both standard and groundbreaking controls and a massive library. Not like the xbox and ps3 or ps4 which needed "revisions". The original 360's overheated like crazy.

[@rustylasagna]

I would also like to point out that regardless of what model you get, the 360 and PS3 consoles each have drawbacks and failure rates attached to them. The worst fault I’ve heard about the Wii is the failure of the disc drive, which is easily replaceable. Still a fairly sturdy console. And Nintendo never removed backwards compatibility for it.

[@camstileprogram]

I remember when I was 10 and my dad were at the midnight release of the wii and got twilight princes, creature from the krusty krab and Madden 07 and got 2 nunchucks and 2 wii classic controllers and a wii shop gift card

[@deeplyZinc]

One of my favorite systems of all time... Nostalgia!!!

[@2FrostyforU]

when life was more simple

[@traviscunningham7062]

Back when people weren’t toxic, back when games were actually fun and weren’t unfinished, back when people slammed their remote into the TV while playing bowling.

[@De1taP]

That guy going straight to twilight princess 🤣 good choice

[@nasreddineel-dahabi9167]

So unfair, I was born in 2004 and I'm still a true biggest huge fan of Nintendo Wii. Also my dad bought me one in 2010 and that's when I loved the wii even if I didn't knew how to take care of it

[@gotenblack2542]

i was 9 when the wii came out fells werid lol

[@k-dubjustthat]

I remember wanting a Wii so badly so I can play Super Smash Brothers Brawl and Super Mario Galaxy. Super Smash Brothers Brawl and Mario Kart Wii would be the two main games I would play online those were some very fun days😁😁😸😸

[@hectornoli1387]

16 years

[@Pizzalover-uo1qf]

Man target was less “red” in 2006

[@TracksideViews]

16 years ago? Sheesh. I remember camping out for the 360

[@olean116]

Someone in 2018?

[@fanta_tech425]

Damn i didnt even exist yet. But i had a wii a few years aho

[@DangerousMongoose]

The launch titles alone, omg. I absolutely loved the wii game case design. This was truly a technological marvelous masterpiece. Price should have been 199.99, though.

[@EleterHDTv]

Beautiful video nostalgia

[@NintenFan0900]

"wiiiiii!" LOL classic!

[@toptime2575]

Happy 10 years old since your comment

[@BranKul]

@@toptime2575 2 years old since your comment

[@RGBY-tv4hg]

Everyone's weirdly civilised, no ones running at top speed, no ones fighting etc. I guess hype could only be so big before social media so it was just a bunch of "shut in nerds" at the time who liked video games

[@SpoonLegend]

Jesus, the people in this video are probably old af now

[@summershaffer6499]

time will do that to you

[@Jonassatirogomes]

Não sei por que me recomendaram esse vídeo em 2021 mas é incrível oq a Nintendo faz no mundo !

[@thesoupgamingchannel]

Crazy how you can go to the thrift store and see wiis for 5$

[@CampfireHeadphase]

This was 12 (twelve!) years ago 😢

[@Spiritoid]

Almost 15

[@northlandwiffle]

Hopefully the guy at the beginning got some speech therapy 🙏

[@WhiteoDead-]

I WAS 11 DAYS OLD WHEN THE WII CAMEOUT

[@earlyriser03]

I genuinely liked this vid! I'd probably yell Wii like a nerd too... =P

[@djla9710]

How’s the life in 2006

[@Soberman75]

WOW NO SMASH AND GRAB LIKE IN 2023.

[@TheAmericanLoudmouth]

DAMN! Feels like it was Yesterday.

[@shinobukochosgf]

THE NOSTALGIA BROOOO

[@Diego79279]

Im feel old… too old

[@shoopoopie1]

today is launch day for the Nintendo switch

[@jimmyv1555]

such a time capsule

[@osopotato1698]

Looks like it was recorded in the late 1980s

[@ren7336]

I love nostalgia

[@danieltaz6555]

I see the Wii at Salvation Army thrift stores for under $30 now complete and still working all the f**ken time the Wii is still fun now as it was back in 2006-07

[@crus4de50]

2:54 LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy launch!

[@gogleman374]

269 for the wii plus tax? Lucky, I had to pay 271.

[@LordFartamor]

so cool!

[@phonetube6149]

I still got my wii I love wii fit plus

[@maire1675]

Who’s here 2019

[@GabrielRamirezContreras]

this goes hard

[@sas0kez]

Now the wii is hacked and WAY more fun!

[@sperfearf64]

lol when they got out they said wiiiiiiiiiiiii. XD LMAO get it... i got mine like this year september 13. It was use... but it works and im very happy :D

[@WhiteoDead-]

RED STEEL MADWORLD NO MORE HERO THAT GOOD SHIT❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

[@manuelquinones1761]

Still playing with my wii lmfao bought it in 2009

[@evesmith7378]

My childhood console, it’s broken now😭

[@mariobabbo3497]

POV: you’re at Target back in 2006

[@zeldadevideos]

what # were you in line? i was 12 or 13 i got it at wal-mart the on on palomar (san diego) at wal-mart the opened at midnight

[@r3n3gad33]

I hope these people would had also bought GameCube games to occupy their time on new releases!

[@rustylasagna]

The GameCube would have been finishing up its lineup by this point too, so there were already a ton of great titles to play (and they were probably more affordable too).

[@traviscunningham7062]

Nowadays, GameCube games are expensive and rare to find.

[@Lappelduvideify]

People watching this don't remember the launch titles.

[@Wonderedbat]

I was 1 years old

[@dsoreo39]

nice vid!

[@trayahzz537]

and now the Wii is $50 or less and the games $1 to $20....

[@trayahzz537]

i still have mine, great little system and bought another one, still new for back up to keep playing the gamecube games.

[@trayahzz537]

I got another one..for backup so I can keep playing the Gamecube games

[@trayahzz537]

I bought the xbox one..its ok..hate the big download patches

[@trayahzz537]

GTA 5,Elder Scrolls, Sunset Overdrive,DeadRising3

[@KongGig]

Trey Ahzze Got mine for free at my local gamestop^^ buy one wiiu game and get an wii.

[@malictory]

Man, this is a blast:D

[@Forummaster2]

That's exactly what I was wondering!

[@CHS9]

3:36 I wish the stores had these much wiis in stock now a days!! I want one ssooo badly but I cannot find them anywhere!! Im becoming so desperate!!

[@KongGig]

CHS9 Well if you are lucky you can find one now :)

[@quickiesilver]

CHS9 Same thing with the Nintendo Switch. Time flies.

[@unislimesxx7879]

lil smaller Now it’s 2018. He probably doesn’t use this account anymore, people normally change accounts by this time by either forgetting password etc.

[@bakerbakerbaker305]

it was so cold this night

[@Szari124]

I remember that target

[@mikeycontreras9450]

Almost 13 years ago.. wow

[@mikkaheintz9173]

I feel old

[@wickidfart5773]

Hey all, Scott Here!

[@starrykailani]

I came here from Scott,too

[@cubaisdeath]

I was at that Target then left once I found out they had 20. haha. I went to Mira Mesa right after, they had about 80 units.

[@PurOwO]

cubaisdeath Don't mind me just remembering you of your old comments

[@Diego79279]

Estás vivo

[@Ghost-ug8qu]

I'm still in line

[@firemblem01]

0:05 rrod lol

[@dillon6000]

He kind of sounds like plainrock124

[@yuryuryee23]

If u preorder the item do u still have to go thru this

[@weberockinyo]

i'm surprised they let you film.

[@unislimesxx7879]

weberockinyo ikr

[@Anxel]

YAY NINTENDO!

[@Mihaly_]

Holy shht

[@lakibody]

nintendo and sony duking out of people who will buy their consoles because its just 2 days apart of launch dates.

[@SkreamerDee]

Lol it’s gonna be 12 years old 😂

[@Moon-ge8mc]

_Wiiiiiiiiiii_