Nintendo Wii Retrospective: Is it worth it in 2023? | Omar Man

[@boiyo1773]

wheres the talk abt the homebrew??!?!?

[@billbibizas6589]

The homebrew channel is a channel with mods, packs its kinda like a hack thing

[@kswaes]

@@billbibizas6589it is very relevant it should be talked about it is amazing and its not some hack thing its a program that allows homebrew apps to be ran and play games otherwise you would never even be able to afford due to how expensive retro gaming is atm and yeah I get it.. it is piracy ❤

[@billbibizas6589]

@@kswaes I’m not saying it’s bad

[@codezero7981]

best Nintendo home console ever.

[@traviscunningham7062]

Favorite Wii game?

[@codezero7981]

Mario Galaxy 2

[@Laz3rCat95]

Honestly I think it's my favorite console too. That or maybe the DS. The Wii has the best party/local multiplayer games, and overall the games are just a really fun and unique experience not like the others. I remember sometimes using it to watch KZbin videos on my TV screen too. The quality may not have been as good as the other consoles we have now but it provided fun times nonetheless.

[@kitestar]

Come for the games, stay for the modding…however the WiiU has a bit of an edge due to the higher USB compatibility rate (OG wii can only do 32gig USB’s)

[@MrKevinritsema]

My OG wii would like to disagree with that statement as it is reading my 2tb seagate no problem.

[@kitestar]

@@MrKevinritsema good for you, I however havnt figured out how to format anything higher than 32gigs to be fat32 without finding a dead end or a buncha red herrings

[@undeadgamer2347]

​@@kitestar GUIformat, very easy to use, works with everything I've thrown at it

[@SneakerFetish420]

Definitely no if you are a not a collector you are better off buying a Wii U it’s connected with hdmi it’s backwards compatible with the Wii and it’s remotes and then of coarse the additional Wii U software that can be played makes it a better purchase

[@NYYanks2003040506]

Worth it in 2006, still worth it now.

[@Mawingu21]

Enjoyable video. Interesting hearing from a guy who has the Wii as his favorite console. :-)

[@RogueNationVideos]

When it comes to motion control on the Wii, the closest thing on the market before it was air mice and light guns. It can't be understated how good the motion control effect was with the Wiimotes and sensors upon their release in 2007. In addition to being the defining characteristic of the Wii (it certainly wasn't the graphics!) it was also the key marketing benefit for casual gamers for a long time. Especially when combined with solid first-party titles with rich motion support like Mariokart 7, Wii Sports, etc. Great video and channel by the way :)

[@traviscunningham7062]

Mario Kart 7 was not on the Wii.

[@slavicapricot]

Wii worth it!

[@jaloncola8805]

The wii still works. I still play mines.

[@wesleythomas7125]

Mine froze to death, but the moment I could get my hands on a new one, I grabbed it. Netted me 3 free games, another wiimote and a ProController, and spare cables with that purchase.

[@NatetheNintendofan]

​@@wesleythomas7125 how did your freeze to death like whenever you booted up do the beep sound or did it break in another way

[@wesleythomas7125]

@@NatetheNintendofan the cold broke the CD drive. Wouldn't read the discs, and I was never able to put any downloadable games on it.

[@jonathanharoun5245]

Gamecube games look a bit better when played on Wii than Gamecube, so i think it's a very good investment

[@lpfan4491]

Very little use for a Wii when the Wiiu and the Emulator exist. 8:21 ... 😭

[@goof404]

you cant homebrew an emulator

[@lpfan4491]

@@goof404 Except you can. The developers of Dolphin are actively working on homebrew-compatibility.

[@kev3226]

Not sure how you would use the motion function.

[@DannyP-dm1pw]

I was 26 years old when the Wii came out. Yeah I wasn't a kid anymore but it was fun. I had that and the xbox 360 for that generation. Did the job. It's 2023 And I still got the Wii hooked up and play Wii Sports Resort and a few other games. The Light gun games are fun as well. I find myself playing the Wii more than the Switch these days. The Switch controllers are so tiny. Wii Motes were and still are nice and simple

[@codezero7981]

you should play RE: Darkside Chronicles it's amazing

[@DannyP-dm1pw]

@@codezero7981 Yeah it is. They had two light gun games for it right? I had one of them and the house of the dead. well I still do. I wish the Wii Motes could be used for everything ha

[@pauls4522]

Wii was the console that everyone had for the novelty, then the novelty wore off and it collected dust sitting next to a Playstation 3 or xbox 360. Now in early 2020s it's seeing a resurgence due to homebrew and good 1st party titles it had. Plays gamecube too which is a plus for many as well.

[@Salvo_0019]

55 subs, high ass quality video. Teach me your ways

[@Barney_rubble983]

It's worth it, but probably not as good as you remember. I'm just getting into it again for the shooters, the gun doesn't work as well as I remember. Still good fun tho.

[@slipk0rvayne17]

Mod it.... that's all I'm saying lol

[@kingstarscream3807]

Would it be better to mod a Wii U?

[@slipk0rvayne17]

@@kingstarscream3807 depends im working on modding my wii U but theres more hoops to jump through to get everything to work. but i think once that is fully modded it would be amazing.

[@mjasterix1667]

I don't have an sd card

[@crazedlunatic43]

In my opinion, no. It is not worth it. Why? Because a better system for it exists: Enter Wii U.

[@Gold_Yoshi]

Wii is cheaper, and there is a shit ton of them. Wii U is more expensive and requires a gamepad for most things. The Wii U seems to be failing on random people. Both can be modded. I have both, but I have 2 Wiis.

[@goof404]

a wii u is great, i just got one yesterday the thing is, they just feel too expensive and rare to hack (at least for now) since nintendo is still updating it, the hacks can break sith an update a wii, in my opinion, is way better for hacking

[@codezero7981]

if you have a Wii (like myself) you can totally skip the Wii U and jump into the Switch.

[@mjasterix1667]

4:27 now that would be cool,if every gamecube game didnt cost an arm and a leg.

[@CoolPig03]

at this point just mod the Wii to play GameCube games lol

[@Bennjammin]

I was a Junior in college when the Wii came out and I still think it is overall the best console. The fact that I can easily emulate previous systems as well only adds to it. There was no system that brought everybody together like the Wii. Non gamers, and PC gamers, and parents all played together.

[@dumitriman]

This guy missed out on alot. Mario kart Online and Wii Sports resort was lit!

[@mafw5572]

If you already have a wii, is worth modding it and play with it, if not, buy the wii u

[@ehsanghazavi470]

Why a Wii u?

[@mafw5572]

@@ehsanghazavi470 basically you can play more games, GameCube via emulation, original wii games natively and of course, wii u games

[@undeadgamer2347]

​@@mafw5572 GameCube can be run natively with Nintendont, and it even works with the USB multiport adapter giving you 4 NGC controller ports

[@legoboy7107]

@@mafw5572 You don't even need emulation for GameCube, the Wii U has Gamecube architecture already just like the Wii.

[@jammies701]

Nice vid mate

[@redchomp]

me too favorite game console of all time

[@kr4t0sg.28]

Id say go for the wii u. Its better.

[@slavicapricot]

For you it's better

[@vale_ender9048]

He is right, there's literally a whole Wii menu along with backwards compatibility on the Wii U, so it's a Wii and a Wii U in the same console

[@MK8MasterJunjie]

@@vale_ender9048 Was just about to mention this.

[@DukeTheDukeTheDukeTheDuke]

@@slavicapricot it's not because the Wii U sold poorly that it's a bad console.

[@traviscunningham7062]

It’s too expensive compared to a regular Wii.

[@JustEpic_Yt]

Ima need to get new Wii controllers because none of mines working anymore

[@ShadowDragon-cw7wb]

Depends on if you prefer the Gamecube or WiiU library. Don't bother with the Family edition or Mini. WiiU has better capability in emulation but many are starting to fail due to defective chips.

[@rustylasagna]

It’s the Hynix chip specifically that is super prone to failure. That’s why I’m riding my Wii U to death before I grab a Wii again. I basically made it so that it would autoboot into Wii mode. At least then I can pretend I have a Wii.

[@CoolPig03]

I mean the Wii U can play gamecube games too if you mod it

[@AbdulHadi-ep8vi]

Wtf 480 p only on wii ??

[@hitmondle]

576p in Europe

[@FathermockerOrganon]

​@@hitmondleI think it's actually 576i, meaning it's not really higher resolution than 480p

[@hitmondle]

@@FathermockerOrganon I'll have a look

[@PrinceMarco]

Wii is always worth it! 0:00 what happened to that Wiimote jacket? It’s literally yellowed.

[@DukeTheDukeTheDukeTheDuke]

i mean the wii IS 15 years old. Enough time for a wiimote jacket to yellow.

[@AxelAlexK]

Good video! The thing with Wii is it has some good games but aside from Wii sports and light gun style games the motion controls were just a straight downgrade from standard controls, and I hated them. I have tried to play Mario Galaxy 1 but I can't, the motion controls bother me too much. Not to mention cause pain in my wrist. Some games like DK Country Returns they weren't too bad, but still worse than a standard controller. These games should have had an option for the Wii pro controller. Would have made them so much better.

[@Vade4545]

Ik the ps3 had motion controls to a bad point, or even the gameboy color, and some games like kirby tilt n tumble only used the gyroscope to play the game

[@thedoomray]

Nice job the video was good ! but if you could get the wii for cheaper it would be worth it with homebrew

[@FathermockerOrganon]

It's probably the cheapest console you can buy in the used market after the DS

[@justharry2190]

Jesus lad clean your wii.

[@1redfury]

Wii music slander???

[@shawnrozell3201]

Better off with the Wii u