Wii U: Birth of a Death (Part I) - Scott The Woz

[@Fidel_Cashflow]

there was a guy on miiverse who played almost every game and took screenshots of water and reviewed how the water looked. that guy ruled and he made me love miiverse.

[@astraypieceofcoral7078]

I REMEMBER THAT DUDE TOO!!

[@ThibautMahringer]

Nice water !

[@Joooonasty]

Long live Mario WiiU 🙏

[@thatsombrero]

I'm pretty sure Nintendo referenced him on the Mario Movie/SMB Plumbing webpage, it may be a coincidence but there's a testimonial there by "Pipe_Dreamz" that says "amazing looking water courtesy of the brothers"

[@CreadonsCreations]

Is this lost lore?

[@rga8895]

Few relationships in human history have had more conflict than the one between this man and the Wii U

[@Jakeinlivincolor]

It's like Gone with the Wind of the 21st Century

[@darthgamer9861]

historians will be discussing the ramifications of Nintendo green lighting some of the worst TV adverts of all time for centuries to come

[@Soosss]

Its pretty hilarious how much videos hes made on this console and ive watched all of them

[@Uzbach]

The types of conflict: man vs man, man vs nature, man vs self, man vs society and man vs Wii U

[@midnightchaseproject]

This is an especially spicy relationship that most just couldn't accept, but that's why we are here. We accept this!

[@Prauwlet213]

5:39 scott mentioning random historical figures' deaths will never get old.

[@TylerG13]

Harry Truman catching a stray caught me so off guard, I was laughing my ass off😭

[@itsthegreenchannel]

Harry Truman a Wii U. Would this be beneficial 🌎??

[@totallyreyalfactsfsfs]

just like Harry Truman

[@CrisisMoon7]

I was literally about to comment about this moment. It was so out of the blue

[@GOTTAGOFAT-xi6sm]

This was the price Truman paid for nuking Japan twice

[@pascalcasimier7748]

My 1st watch of Breaking Bad was on my Wii U gamepad and for that I will always be grateful

[@Panroles]

Same for me but with fruitsbasket.

[@HueyTheDoctor]

Can almost relate. I watched every episode of LOST on my PSP back in the day. Purely for the novelty. I had better options.

[@nek0mancer_uwu]

i first watched Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid on my 3ds's KZbin app. beat that, OP

[@therealtrue842]

@@HueyTheDoctor that is the most 2000s sentence ever

[@marsmugio]

I watched the Deadpool movie for the first time on "the hub" back when it was the capital of piracy since no companies checked it

[@Arkid77777]

Fun Fact: When you left the Wii U idle on the home menu, the music’s tempo would slow/quiet down as well as the floating icons in the background, until you picked up the Gamepad and everything sped back up.

[@TyckinTymeBom]

Now I GOTTA have it!

[@leahevehumphries]

Wtf I've never noticed that and I've had mine for 10 years 🤯

[@paul-nj1ig]

That's so cool I wish Nintendo bothered to do anything like that on their switch menus

[@TurboPikachu]

I never knew about this (or the gyroscope changing the reflection of the tiles on the game selection menu) and I've had mine since day one 11 years ago

[@secretjazz93]

​@@paul-nj1ig thank GOD the switch doesn't do anything like this, or play idling music like the wii..when I press the home button, I want there to be motionless silence

[@El_Keck]

This is the moment we've all been waiting for. Welcome back Scott.

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

Wii U: Birth of a Death (Part I) - Scott The Woz

[@THE-CRT]

He never left, like he posted two months ago whadya want from him

[@gjfkhvjzjsxbq]

Yeah

[@CoolStuffSometimes]

i can't believe how great this is gonna be

[@tanjoy0205]

The Wii U king!

[@EmployeeAMillion]

This isn’t just a hilarious retrospective, but an essential tome of Nintendo history. As a big Wii kid, I feel that deflating sensation as the Wii U’s situation kept worsening. Like after holiday 2012 ended, it turned from a console into a war story. This was well worth the wait. Welcome back.

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

i was a wii u kid before i had any idea of the fucking wars that happened with it. i just liked the silly gamepad

[@cultreader9751]

@ilururiru I was a PS1 kid who skipped a console generation during high school (the PS3/Wii era). One of my friends in college had a WiiU. We'd play Smash 4, Wonderful 101, 3D World and Rayman Legends in between classes. I'll say that the Switch era has made me miss the 3DS/WiiU era, since both consoles had a lot of great legacy content via the Virtual Console, especially compared to what we have now.

[@therunawaykid6523]

⁠@@cultreader9751how did you play the games in between classes if you need to be close to the console when using the game pad? 🤔

[@cultreader9751]

@@therunawaykid6523 we'd either trade it off or play multiplayer where only one person used the game pad. And it wasnt in a dinky hallway, it was essentially in a student lounge (this was college)

[@therunawaykid6523]

@@cultreader9751 ahhh that makes more sense

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

Miiverse is unironically one of the best things Nintendo ever did. A social media landscape run by 10 year olds, it was a blast. Role playing threads, questionable drawings, and awkward conversations galore

[@steelbear2063]

So like normal social media

[@houraisheperd9721]

Ten year-olds could appreciate Maid Monday like the rest of us.

[@masonasaro2118]

there’s a new game called videoverse. it’s pretty much hypnospace outlaw but for miiverse

[@Jason75913]

10/10 Miiverse in a nutshell

[@hobqueer]

​@marcosloldel I remember when Trump was elected and the youtube miiverse freaked out and I saw a post of sans saying "don't worry... I'll fix this" only for it to be deleted after 5 minutes by the mods

[@VincentDeLuca2003]

Scott has to be, by far, the most consistent KZbinr in terms of quality. His video style has remained relatively the same throughout his KZbin career, yet he still somehow manages to keep this same style fresh with every new video. Hats off to you, Scott!

[@anegwa]

Hes one of the only youtubers still making content that feels like the early days without the early days awful editing

[@saltedmutton7269]

most consistent video style, least consistent upload schedule

[@stevenbenson9976]

I just can't believe he got stabbed

[@10thletter40]

​@@stevenbenson9976 Haven't we all

[@notmomoayase]

he's the avgn version of ranting and rambling about nintendo and virginity

[@wario1446]

Scott’s one of THOSE youtubers now. Hasn’t uploaded in 2 months, then comes out with a 2 hour banger

[@JPMusic115]

And more on the way

[@TheCulturalBomb]

6 months without Scott. Holy Damn.

[@DankerTVTimeCapsule]

@@TheCulturalBomb well to be fair his 2nd channel got a hell lot of love this year so far.

[@reallycool956]

long main channel videos with long breaks in between? frequent uploading on the second channel? whats next, he has a fat furry fetish?

[@awii.neocities]

You mean he wasn't that before????

[@jestersareawesome4332]

52:42 love Scott’s “WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT!?” The delivery’s just amazing.

[@mjskillz23]

Influence from the angry video game nerd no doubt.

[@KBXband]

The Wii U walked so the Switch could beat it up and take its lunch money.

[@YusufFaisal-z4f]

Nah the Wii U's bigger bro it would beat the switch up The Wii U would win in a fight

[@paperhat_boi]

​@@YusufFaisal-z4fyea wii have problem

[@NotAlterDenny]

@@YusufFaisal-z4f??????????

[@ianpflan]

He comes back half a year in with the old Scott the Woz theme? Give this man an award.

[@tobylopez4514]

I missed the old theme song so much

[@jedprice7002]

Man I was ecstatic when that came on lol

[@turkhamburgaren8331]

It was the new theme

[@angel_aki]

we bullied him into it

[@blankusername5914]

​@@turkhamburgaren8331 Scott uses it as background song near the beginning of the video, I was confused with the comment at first too

[@ConnorLangkopf]

Only Scott could make a massive 2 hour-long, well polished, hilarious, absolute banger of a video, and have it just be a part 1

[@TempoLOOKING]

Of 6

[@dragoon1090]

​@@TempoLOOKING no way

[@jamesmonorow574]

@@dragoon1090yes way

[@twipsblipsy]

Just got home from Spider-Verse, Sony would like to have a word with you

[@Jackson-bm9mo]

It’s like mission impossible 7 part 1, the exact same stakes

[@zfantasy349]

So happy to hear Scott using his old iconic theme song

[@Henryhuggerzmen]

@OfficialScottTheWoz OH ma gawd scatt ds waz

[@sqyx93]

@OfficialScottTheWozholy fork scoot the woz

[@TommyTom21]

RIP G4, they tried.

[@Besitzerstolz]

​@@Henryhuggerzmen holy shit I'm so jealous. PLS send me a message Tom Scott, I'm literally your biggest fan!!!!!!

[@blrryface]

@@TommyTom21 wait it died?

[@stibblr]

Miiverse was the best social media. No weird ads, no idiots raging about things, just gamers talking about the games they loved. Wish it still existed

[@M_CFV]

Pretendo to the rescue

[@shalom8858]

I worked retail when Wii U came and so many angry parents brought back Wii U games that were “broken” and didn’t play on their Wii…… We literally had to hang a sign up on the case as a notice that Wii U was a completely different system than their Wii.

[@supermariof0521]

You think it would've been better if Nintendo called it the "Wii 2"?

[@kenneth2875]

Maybe call it The Wii Wii.

[@user-rs1990]

All Wii U games should've included the compulsory tag; "ONLY FOR WII U".

[@joecoxmaul]

@@kenneth2875 lmfaoo

[@comicalcosmonaut959]

@@supermariof0521I mean that’s what I named my kid lol

[@lucasdellamaggiore]

Scott's ability to talk this much about the Wii U still continues to amaze me

[@Qwerty10254]

​@OfficialNerdroticshut up

[@GwainSagaFanChannel]

His second channel has also a lot of Wii U review extra content

[@Xumbos]

I think he secretly loves it

[@thelegendofstonecoldstevea3205]

Scott talks about the Wii U more than Nintendo ever did.

[@Womoisreal]

It gets easier with practice!

[@Kaybeeguy]

Scott spent so long on this Wii U episode that he had to split the entire episode into parts. Huge respect to his commitment to looking at the Wii U's entire lifespan

[@RealNeoChan1000]

Two?

[@saxmemes4084]

@@RealNeoChan1000 I think may e more. He said while working on it on twitter that it was over two hours long only up to 2013. He then decided to make it parts

[@notmomoayase]

i wish part 2 scott plays a lego game that no one ever knows lego

[@41illusion]

"Birth of a Death" is the most Shakespearean title I've ever heard regarding video games.

[@mr.stuffdoer8483]

More than Nier’s “2B or not 2B” route?

[@41illusion]

@@mr.stuffdoer8483 I never heard of that until now and honestly that's kinda funny and clever lol

[@maffoo9775]

32:15 Timing the "Huh!" in the music with Scott's confused expression was comedy genius. Bravo, Scott.

[@donkeykongisbetterthanmari7495]

that made my day in my depressed mood dude

[@applehazeva2739]

Hahahahahah

[@w21aaaaa]

Bah

[@AidenBigNerd]

maffoo why is your comment the FOURTH COMMENT I SAW

[@WohaoG]

@@AidenBigNerd because it's a top comment? and what is maffoo?

[@JAB_the_Tab]

not only does he start episode 251 with the old background/outro music but also by tossing a wii u. in the most platonic way this sentence can be interpreted, i love this man

[@runed0s86]

Not many people will get the homebrew joke pertaining to the number 251 😂

[@WH250398]

I really missed that music.

[@sliggoomaster7213]

​@@runed0s86 what's the joke?

[@GomerJ]

The Wii U gamepad remains my TV remote to this day as I lost the original LONG ago. Truly underrated feature.

[@clag1109]

h-how does that work bro? like how do you look at the guide or anything? what button changes the channel 😂

[@hitchhikrsguide7522]

@@clag1109 it all shows up on the screen, it's great

[@GomerJ]

@@clag1109 you underestimate the wii u gamepad my friend. It has buttons for guide, input, volume, channel, power, etc- everything you need and I don’t even need to turn on my wii u

[@GomerJ]

I mean sometimes I don’t even have my wii u hooked up or in the same room, just my giant TV remote and it’s massive AC adapter

[@Jonas-ej7id]

Just use your phone

[@crazynaut223]

I really appreciate that Scott goes over the rumors leading up to something's reveal, a lot of them kinda get forgotten about over time even when it's all we're discussing for a while

[@DinoEvanNinja]

Scott is one of the very few KZbinrs who has remained pretty much the same in terms of the kind of content he makes and is making. The fact he’s been able to make the same content but always make it more entertaining than the last, is incredible. This is why he’s one of the best KZbinrs on this site imo.

[@okagron]

I think SomecallmeJohnny and Todd in the Shadows are the only other youtubers that i follow that i still get excited when they release new videos and that's after following them for basically a decade. And they, like Scott, really haven't changed their styles, at least not a drastic way, but their videos are so conforting and replayable.

[@ps3beatswii]

John specifically is the most comfortable listen, kind of like catching up with an old friend.

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Scott’s farts.

[@tazinboor3913]

Subjective, but alright.

[@NotThatAri]

Yeah him and Nile red

[@TheRealBobbleHat]

I could probably listen to this man talk about paying his taxes for an hour straight and still be entertained

[@AnthonySTF]

You mean not paying his taxes

[@totallyreyalfactsfsfs]

it's canon that he rips apart his taxes while watching movies in the background

[@00M_Clanks]

Yep, all those taxes he doesn’t pay.

[@comicalcosmonaut959]

You mean committing tax evasion

[@epsilon6516]

No, no I wouldn't. Don't encourage him he needs to learn how to edit his shit down to a reasonable length this is ridiculous

[@slushii4230]

I can’t believe this man came back from his break with an entire movie produced. Love this guy

[@emmittmorgans8076]

And it's only "Part I"!!! ...of HOW MANY!1!!?!

[@TempoLOOKING]

He said 12 hours so around 6 videos of at 2 hours.

[@slushii4230]

@@TempoLOOKING wow

[@GwainSagaFanChannel]

​@OfficialScottTheWozbot

[@reddodeado301]

​@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ Jeebus death was a massive skill issue, he should have parried

[@C0nnie]

At college, I only had my Wii U and no tv. I set it up under my bed and played Zelda solely on the controller lol. Good times

[@C0nnie]

Still a good memory

[@diskdem0n]

using it how god intended

[@BugsyFoga]

And the Award the most insanely ambitious retrospective on the Wii U goes to…….SCOTT THE WOZ !!!!

[@AnneTipha]

he also got 2nd 3rd 4th and 5th place

[@Someonethefunnyone]

He scared off the competition

[@ianeons9278]

Even though you are a Wii U hater this comment is true

[@ianeons9278]

@@Someonethefunnyone There’s a lot of Wii U retrospectives now that I think about it.

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Scott's farts

[@armygamelover]

Fun fact: Despite owning a Wii U for quite a few years now, I never knew it had a stylus until 3 weeks ago

[@elcharquican123]

Lol

[@ProjectCypher132]

WAIT, IT HAD A STYLUS?!

[@Raddish-Is-Radd]

​@@ProjectCypher132no

[@randonkbay]

It's for the best. Using the stylus scratched up the screen.

[@Adamlatoz-dsx4n]

@@ProjectCypher132Yes

[@khenali25u8]

In 2011 i was with my ex boyfriend at the time watching E3 and as Reggie got into his speech before the "you" part, my bf perked up and said "oh, what are they going to call it? The 'You'?" And i LOST IT when Reggie announced the name because my bf was so close. Core memory

[@Supernir]

Whyd you 2 break up?

[@kolebaby12]

​@@Supernir why do *you* want to know intimate facts about a random strangers life?

[@khenali25u8]

a myriad of reasons. He unfortunately did not get help for his mental health despite me telling him it was OK to get help, doing the best I could to be a supportive girlfriend, but eventually I felt more like his mother rather than his girlfriend. He seems to be doing well now though, and I am happy for him

[@Supernir]

@@kolebaby12 I'm curious, damn relax

[@Supernir]

@@khenali25u8 ah damn, sorry to hear that happen and you made the right choice. Thank you for answering, I'm just curious is all and hope it wasn't wasn't much yo much to ask😊 Best of luck/hope you're both doing well ❤

[@adamrad2220]

I was largely out of gaming from ~2009-2015. But in 2017, after the Switch was released, I looked for a used WiiU and bought the system and a good number of games from a guy for a good deal. I cannot tell you how much fun I had for like a year. I knew the system was technically a "bust", and I can't comment on what it was like in the years that the WiiU was "the" Nintendo, but after the fact, I can tell you that it's great. Donkey Kong, New Super Mario Bros., Zelda, Mario Maker, Pikmin, Mario Kart, Mario 3D World, and some others I'm forgetting. Anyway, yeah, I know it's a long-gone console and a dark stain in Nintendo history, but...I partially credit it with getting me back into gaming.

[@Dugadoremi]

Yoshis woolly world?

[@DocDrowsy]

Oh yeah it's a stain alright... 😂

[@PlayMadness]

If you get one for a good deal, there's plenty of good to be had with a concentrated burst of the best of Wii U. The pain came when you had to wait 18 months between good releases while you watched your friends with Playstation 4s get solid gold every other week.

[@btwiusearch2]

​@@PlayMadnessps5 and xbox owners understand your pain now we have 0 games

[@micklucas1451]

@@btwiusearch2this argument feels so overexaggerated

[@antnuh765]

Love how Scott physically couldn't wait to talk about the Wii U any longer, so he skipped the Wii retrospective and went straight here 😭

[@itsthegreenchannel]

what can we say,, a wii u provide man and all people a happy feeling 😅 WII U AND WE AINT TALKING PII U

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Scott’s farts.

[@antnuh765]

@@p-__ Mmmm Scott's farts 🤤

[@rollingcameraproductions7103]

He’s technically done a Wii retrospective already

[@CassiDS]

​@@rollingcameraproductions7103He also did a GameCube retrospective before 2022, but the first one was his peach fuzz era of GameCube talk; I figure the reason he did this before a Wii redo was due to alluding to this first.

[@herothecrow994]

Goodness, Scott! Nearly 2 hours for a PART ONE! The level of effort put into every Scott the Woz is simply astounding. Can't wait for this to become yet another iconic miniseries.

[@rohankulkarni9213]

6 hours total!!!

[@egg-cafe]

@@rohankulkarni9213 _ain't no way_

[@totallyreyalfactsfsfs]

​@@rohankulkarni9213 How does 2 hours = 6 hours?

[@Gatorade69]

@@totallyreyalfactsfsfs I'm assuming he heard that this is three parts. This is only part 1.

[@rohankulkarni9213]

@@totallyreyalfactsfsfs he says it in the very start...

[@JazzyWaffles]

1:12:00 I'm honestly so happy that, starting with 3D World, they switched to every OTHER year, and diversified the types of games so it wasn't just constant "same-y" mainline Mario. From 2013 to 2023 we got a 2D-ish 3D Mario, a 3D-ish 3D Mario, a very short 3D Mario inside of a re-release, two Mario Makers, and a completely new 2D Mario with a brand-new style. That's SO much better than TWO Galaxies, FOUR New Soups, and a "3D" game that felt like New Soup and Galaxy got married in the most mediocre way possible.

[@coniyat]

You keep those 2 galaxies out of it.

[@gggumball]

@@coniyat I mean technically they WERE apart of that era but they are like 2 gems in a sea of dirt

[@Curlyheart]

What the FUCK happened to Thorax

[@hanktank45]

Scott is the most genuine youtube channel I follow. I love that it feels like a classic video game KZbin while also being modern and topical. I've been excited for the wiiu episodes.

[@Xetaas]

@OfficialScottTheWozholy shit, it’s the official Scott the woz

[@GregBartlesbyProductions]

Agreed. One of the few gaming channels, maybe the only, that I am still a loyal viewer of.

[@Nic5Cyprus]

This might be the most comprehensive documentary the wii u will ever get. It's actually so big that Scott had to split it in two parts and it still had to be delayed by a few days

[@Grunkaa1]

I’m Scott’s uncle and he said it’s six parts

[@LuigiMasterGaming]

45:58 you're right scott, gamepads are physically impossible to lose, which I think makes it all the more impressive that my best friend somehow lost his

[@Budget-Guitar-Show-DM]

Let’s talk 🎉👆…

[@Bukki13]

@@Budget-Guitar-Show-DMNO

[@Josuh]

deadass how do you even lose the thing, it's shape makes it so that it takes a lot more of space than it should and even then it has 7-10 meters at most of range before it loses connection so you preferably want to keep it close, deadass

[@Aidentendo]

He’s the only one out of the 13M+ Wii U owners to actually lose the GamePad

[@SMPandanic]

@@Aidentendo TRUUUEEE

[@wineberryovergold4114]

I really appreciate the fact that Scott NEVER asks you to like his videos or subscribe to his channel

[@masonasaro2118]

it’s because scott is playing a character in the videos. he’s still talking about stupid nintendo games into a camera in the non-skit episodes, it’s just that in-universe, his youtube channel is the “scott hates breath of the wild” one, not scott the woz. source: i got way to into the “””lore”””

[@MegaInferGoku19617]

We just do!

[@Rohald20]

Lol first time I notice it. Scott best youtuber.

[@ericmay560]

No sponsorships, no asking for likes or subs. It’s honestly so refreshing.

[@JohnSmith-fq3rg]

​​@@ericmay560 No raid shadow legends and only making overly produced videos where he just watches youtube videos and old vhs's like jontron. You know, Jontron, the video game comedic review youtuber whose only video game he's had on his channel in two election cycles has been raid shadow legends sponsorships and stuff in the background of other people's footage in his "gaming compounds" video?

[@commandertaco1762]

Finally, 3 days later I finished the first act of this masterpiece

[@papapineapple]

4 days here

[@combatwombat8742]

5 days here

[@supmichael]

5 days here

[@EditingforScott]

Hey all, Scott here

[@SMPandanic]

6 days here

[@abigaillilac1370]

Scott is a good narrator. He is the David Attenborough of the Wii U fandom.

[@EireProductions]

Fun fact: This and "Game Show Games" are the only two episodes so far where the last line of dialogue is not spoken by Scott himself.

[@OctacoreIsAFK]

@OfficialScottTheWoz thank you real scott

[@ravenanne1734]

​@@OctacoreIsAFK I believe it

[@yespeace]

You forgot about "Game of the Year Throughout the Years" with Rex having the last word

[@pokemonmanic3595]

“What was the second question on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire for PlayStation 2?”

[@supamaridoso7327]

What about “The Dark Age Of Nintendo”?

[@damiananders4693]

My little brother was able to play Mario kart nonstop without taking over the tv. For that, my mom is grateful for the Wii U

[@losfogo7149]

I distinctly remember going to the local gamestop in 2012 after getting my WiiiU and hearing my mother say "no zombies" while i looked at a wall half filled with ZombieU and half with Nintendoland (which came pre-installed on my system)

[@Xander-m1w]

My mom said that when we were renting Wii U games from the library 😂

[@c5ys543]

literally 1984

[@RusticRonnie]

@@c5ys543how… you should literally read that book

[@SentryDoesRetro]

@@c5ys543 Zoomer Spotted. Mature commenters, you are clear to engage.

[@justwilliam4802]

@@RusticRonnieit’s a joke dude

[@pixilworldians]

I remember really wanting a wii U when it first came out and now I realise I may have dodged a very dangerous lifestyle, we wish you a great recovery Scott

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yeah I ended up selling the game pad and haven’t played the Wii u since as it was easily one of the noisiest consoles I have owned and I’m just not a fan of motion controls and having to keep an eye on the battery levels - much prefer a wired controller

[@3dsfan2002]

I have one and refuse to sell it, suck on that

[@Luckyrabbit1927]

My family was going through financial problems at the time, so I only received a 3ds during that time as opposed to the 'big' console that was currently out. I think I ended up getting the better deal overall.

[@Jacob-Sophia]

My family was seriously debating getting a WiiU or waiting for the Switch after it’s announcement. My brother and I pooled our money just to nip that in the bud.

[@SomeoneIDKK]

I asked my parents for a Wii U for Christmas and got a Wii instead. Thank god i got a wii

[@JordanTowner-e]

1:05:46 Wow! I genuinely believed I was the only one who thought that! It's such an oddly specific thing to notice, but this was for some reason one of the things I remember most about my WiiU. I would open up my SM3DW case and before putting it into the disk reader, I would just finger the edge of the disk and think about how perfectly rounded it felt. Thanks for including that, Scott! I mean it.

[@barryschalkwijk9388]

When he started drubbing his face with it, i felt that.

[@JC20XX]

I never noticed. Need to dig out my wiiu games now.

[@Sqwivig]

Yeah I always loved how smooooooth the Wii U game disks were. They always felt so nice to hold in your hand and slide into the disk reader. It's a small thing but it's something I remember vividly.

[@AVdE10000]

When you've held a Wii U disc, you know. You just know...

[@Cubbypower]

you would just HUH

[@parkour267]

People can criticize it all they want but it was the stepping stone to the switch and we needed it. We needed u. Wii u

[@TitozThing]

Wii needed U

[@altalia07]

@@TitozThing🫡🫡

[@ricklucas6216]

Story time! I went to Target right around launch to pickup a WiiU and Mario. Upon checkout the young girl says “A Wii U?”. “Yeah!” I return excitedly. “It doesn’t look very good.” She says. “Yeah…” This starts the life of the next Nintendo console.

[@tame1773]

Yeah!

[@DubsBrown]

My favorite stories are those were someone mentions the Wii U at school and a girl asks “is that a Wii game?” and then there’s an internal Nintendork crisis of whether to explain the truth nobody cares about or just pretend the Wii U isn’t it’s own thing.

[@epichuman3198]

@@tame1773 Don’t Yeah! It!

[@captaincaspian42]

Yeah!

[@customsongmaker]

When the young girl at the cash register says "It doesn't look very good", your proper response is "Neither does your rotten Pii U ssy"

[@destroyedfile]

1:28:25 Scott rickrolled us. Well played.

[@Fireheartl]

I am continually amazed at now just how long Scott can talk about a subject, but at the fact that he can make it entertaining and interesting the entire time, too. I can't wait for part 2!

[@joshshrum2764]

He does have major history with it it’s like a anime villain relationship he just knows what he’s all about.

[@imGamer230]

I watched this on a Wii u

[@ommers123]

Baded pilled skibidi awooooo

[@TheZoddo]

legend.

[@XTHHedgehog]

The ultimate power play right there.

[@ZahariyPophristov]

Okay, cool, plz prove that you actually did it.

[@PatrickTCAPIreland]

You sick freak

[@joshuagrahambrown]

And when the world needed him the most, he returned. 👑

[@thetoe9277]

God is back

[@joltz..2042]

When did he leave? Guys it was like a week since his last main video he never left.

[@joltz..2042]

*oh wait not it was 2 months..*

[@miserablepileofsecrets]

These 2 months felt like years

[@s_cabbage]

When the world doesn't need these repetitive comments, they're still here.

[@paultidd]

The Wii U is still one of my favorite consoles, not only does it play the entire Wii library, but it also had some great exclusives.

[@therunawaykid6523]

Main reason I don’t play mine anymore is I’m not a fan of motion controls and would just rather use a wired controller instead of being forced in a lot of the games to waggle the controllers around and of course have to constantly watch the battery level - must admit though the game pad was pretty comfortable to hold

[@cccoolbucket1285]

yeah, until most of them went to switch

[@urface640]

​@@cccoolbucket1285AND after adding dlcs/new content on the switch ports, thus making the wii u versions appear bare-bones in comparison(mario kart 8 is an amazing example)

[@Kaplykos]

@@urface640 or Smash Ultimate, that is basically Smash 4 but more and better. Or Hyrule Warriors, that combined both Wii U and 3ds versions.. The only games i can think of that the Wii U has that Switch doesn't are the Zelda remasters and Xenoblade X

[@Raigeki-SC]

Also when modded you can play GameCube games some N64/SNES/NES

[@tannerprice2018]

You know you’re in for something exciting when Scott’s nearly-two-hour long WiiU video is only Part 1.

[@richardadamson1438]

I wonder how many parts there are in this series? I know he said 6 hours but...

[@pokkiheart]

That's such a specific thing to say that it sounds perfectly like a Scott quote

[@natew6319]

And only covers reveal-release

[@orcciezaj]

This was my first Scott the Woz. I'm so down for more of this and I can't stop rewatching it.

[@MrSlowpez10]

So glad you gave Nintendo Land the praise it deserves. What a fantastic game. My siblings and I had such a blast with this game. Every time I would have friends over, we'd play Nintendo Land. My siblings and I still play it to this day. Underrated and definitely one of the best party games of all time.

[@starryslight7095]

YES my friends and I used to play it at every birthday party

[@AVI-lh6rm]

Seems like every family who liked the game had a favorite minigame, which one was yours? Our favorite was the Luigi's mansion one ;p

[@MrSlowpez10]

@@AVI-lh6rm my siblings and i loved the Metroid minigame. My brother isn't great at games, so we always let him be the ship since it was kinda OP. My sister was pretty little and I gamed the most so we'd be the ground team. Each game was always so close. Such a blast. All the multiplayer games were great though. Played all of them a bunch haha

[@MrSlowpez10]

@@AVI-lh6rm oh, and my little sister's favorite was also Luigi's mansion!

[@bekkfxst]

@@AVI-lh6rm Metroid was our favorite co-op, Mario was our favorite PvP.

[@OwenKufta]

An hour and a half long episode is the best way to open the new season

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

Am concur.

[@romaining]

Summer doesn’t start today

[@SMPandanic]

AND IT'S PART 1

[@quaccquacc9076]

@@romaining "Most meteorologists divide the year into four seasons based on the months and the temperature cycle, which allows them to compare and organize climate data more easily. In this system, summer begins on June 1 and ends on August 31" dumbass

[@smashpro1]

Closer to two hours.

[@echo_9835]

59:40 I never owned a WiiU, but this scene will forever immortalize the WiiU experience in my mind. Thanks Scott.

[@mustard_96]

32:11 that face lining up with the “Bah” was too perfect

[@diazchristopherm]

Okay I need you guys to hear me out. Just before this video released, I said to myself, “You know, I haven’t seen a Scott video in a while.” I saw that he hadn’t posted in almost six months. I was thinking to myself, “I hope he’s okay.” I swear to you, the very day after I thought that, he dropped this video. He knows guys. Be careful. Scott is omniscient.

[@firemaker1258]

He has an another channel, Scott’s Stash, which he’s more active on.

[@OriginalGameteer]

Scott being omniscient doesn't remotely surprise me

[@EmergencyChannel]

6 months? He made a best of 2 months ago.

[@xoviox8065]

He always seems to take a break at the beginning of the year. Good for him, imo

[@xoviox8065]

@@EmergencyChannel the "best of" video doesn't count

[@cocoydv]

The Wii U is truly one of the game consoles of all time

[@WWammyy]

Yes definitely one of them

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yes it exists that is true

[@patriziaperu]

its my all time favorite

[@Patodeagua213]

It has donkey kong

[@kricku]

But barely

[@taterman27]

The editing and voiceover seems different in this episode, it feels different from past seasons, really fresh and high energy. Not sure if that’s the break or the fact that it’s the Wii U episode, but it’s real neat, excited for this season!

[@TheSuperSmashBros01]

0:50 Nintendo Console Recap 14:09 Wii U Development 16:10 Wii U Reveal 41:13 Wii U Console & Accessories 51:22 Wii U Channels & Settings 1:04:30 Wii U Game cases 1:06:23 Nintendo Land 1:10:48 New Super Mario Bros. U 1:17:03 Sing Party 1:19:15 Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge 1:22:13 ZombiU 1:25:57 Assassin’s Creed III 1:28:06 Just Dance 4 1:29:08 ESPN Sports Connection 1:29:54 Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013 1:30:13 Rabbids Land 1:32:15 Batman: Arkham City- Armored Edition 1:34:23 ScribbleNauts Unlimited 1:35:36 Game Party Champions 1:37:03 Call of Duty: Black Ops II 1:39:02 Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition 1:40:30 Tank!Tank! Tank! 1:41:42 Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two 1:42:56 Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed 1:43:53 Darksiders II Funky Barn Ben 10 1:44:42 The ONLY Sports games 1:45:21 Mass Effect 3: Special Edition & Orochi Warriors 3 Hyper

[@Nickstepher]

This is only part 1??? This man really means 6 hours of our time talking about Wii U

[@ZiggyGamma]

Oh God... I didn't even see part 1... OH GOD SCOTT WHY. I WANTED YOU BACK BUT NOT LIKE THIS.... NOT LIKE THIS!!!!!

[@Kromer__]

i love the meta joke at the beginning with Scott saying his first 15 years in life not being canon

[@Wildduckpro]

So I guess that Crashes pants joke with caddicarus, took place when he was 15 years old?

[@vale_3k]

1:41:12 Spotting all the tiny Scotts hidden in the games that use the WiiU camera was worth it leading up to this reveal

[@james117bond3]

56:45 That is actually the most accurate Mii I've seen it make. It's oddly really good

[@wansper9297]

49:52 as someone who is watching this on their phone right now that is perched on top of a wii u gamepad stand that I literally ALWAYS have with me and use a crap ton, 100% agree the quality is insane. Over all these years I've used it so much that the plastic has flattened where my phone back rests

[@Brandon-eo2hj]

“You know what’s a killer feature? The Wii U’s effect on SPIDERS” had me rewatching Welcome back!

[@chattingbout]

I never played the campaign but I must’ve spent like 50 hours with friends playing the zombiu couch multiplayer mode. One person is fighting zombies and the other is using the game pad to drop hordes on the map. Great fun

[@Olinnae-Game]

It was one of the best multiplayer experiences I ever had, and it got me so excited to imagine what was possible with gamepad and I couldn't wait to see what game developers came up with for that thing!..... And then they just didn't

[@keane6]

49:51 these things are seriously amazing. im so glad im not the only wii u owner who uses this even to this day

[@MurphTurn2]

1:28:25 Scott really hit us with the Rick roll 💀

[@brianwilson8268]

You saved me lmao

[@masterea8323]

He really did though

[@Letmechangemyhandle905]

That was my immediate thought

[@Trailmicks]

I totally understand all the criticism for the WiiU, I just cant deny the fact that one of my favorite memories ever as a kid that I still think back to was Christmas of 2012. My family never had much money so I honestly didnt expect to have my hands on this console for a year or so until the price dropped a bit. My parents brought out one last gift they hid so I couldnt even guess what it was. And to my surprise it was a wii U, I screamed so loud with joy i hurt my own ears and immediately got to setting it up. That next year I was literally playing it every day every chance I could, and that continued for years. The wiiU was a bit of a disappointment to the nintendo community. But it holds a really special place in my heart.

[@boilingbread]

Scott is a director, script writer, comedian, gaming expert, someone that owns Mario Tennis UltraSmash, Singer, Band member, Entrepreneur (Based off wii play and wii play motion episodes), Plastic Deficiency Activist (Based off Wii Accessories episode), Apocolypse Survivor (Based off WiiWare Chronicles Series), Owner but not player of Sonic Jam, A person who went to Sonic's and survived (Based off the Amiibo Festival Episode as well as the Sonic 3 & knuckles episode), House Fire survivor (Based off game compliatipns Vol.1 episode), God Of Virginity, Owner of the rarest game of all time... ITS SONIC TWO WITH A LINE (Based Off the Rarest of games episode), Emulator Defender (Based off Eek! Emulation Episode), one of the great 770.001 who owns a virtual boy (Based off Virtual Boy, I've seen better episode) One of the mighty 270.871 members of the Toledo, Ohio Clan, Illegal Business man (Based off wii play and wii play motion episodes again), Has died MULTIPLE TIMES and is ressurected like nothing happened (Based off multiple episodes), Helped in the stopping of a serial killer (Based Off Gaming mysteries episode), Funeral Reviewer (Based off the funeral episode), Owner of 90% of all toys to life playsets (based off toys to life episode), Self Concious Gamer (Based off retro gaming merchandise episode), Is a millionaire before reaching 30 (According to youtube stats at least), Chicken Shoot player & 100% all Data design interactive game finisher (based off shovelware episode), Somewhat Proud Owner of the Wii U, he loves flingsmash (based off various episodes on the wii and wii u) Became santa for a year (Based off Merry Christmas, Data Design episode) AND HE MET GOD (Based off Your Not An RPG Guy Episode). Truly a great man

[@Poosnacks]

he’s also an artist

[@kaplooeygames8515]

He also owns Sonic Jam

[@DecisiveRebel22]

Also will eventually take a look at the first MegaMan

[@rougeknight4029]

He also was the last Toys R Us customer

[@mikai137]

@@kaplooeygames8515 r/beatmetoit

[@bmfitz2647]

This has been the most in-depth review of truth to what the WII U really was. Couldn’t say it better. Thank you Scott for this and all your hard work you’ve put into this video and all videos you create.

[@CrocoDude-iv3wp]

0:05 Not only has Scott returned, but ‘Break Out’ too? What a time to be alive.

[@ZeppelinPietrPryor]

When I was 11, the wii u seemed like the coolest thing ever. Fast forward to a year later when I snuck the game pad to school thinking I’d be able to play it and was met with disappointment. Don’t worry, everyone already thought I was a dork

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yeah I hated the limited range of the game pad it meant if you wanted to play games on just the game pad you had to be really close to the console itself I’m so happy this isn’t an issue with the switch 😃

[@fan9775]

So how do you like your switch?

[@korvo3427]

@@fan9775 I'm guessing he doesn't go to school anymore.

[@darshansooful9559]

@@korvo3427hey you don’t know. Maybe he was too busy trying to use his Wii U

[@alalba74]

I love the fact they use breaking bad to showcase how Netflix works on the system

[@therealestcupheadonyt]

"Jesse, we need to buy the Nintendo Wii U."

[@cringekiddo]

@@therealestcupheadonyt “Uhh Mistah Whiite, I already have a Wii, Bitch. And I’m not mentally ill, yo.”

[@Fluxuation]

@@therealestcupheadonytbut mista white.. ign said the console sucks yo

[@djphantom5198]

⁠​⁠@@Fluxuationwho gives a fuck Jesse, the Wii U has Lego City Undercover.

[@zye.]

@@Fluxuation **Walter falls down** "We had a good thing you stupid son of a bltch. We had the Wii. We had a good gaming console. We had everything we needed and it all ran like clockwork. You could've shut your mouth, played, and made as much money as you ever needed. It was perfect. But no. You just had to make it obsolete. You, and your hardcore fans and your ego. You just had to be the man. If you'd done your job, known your place, we'd all be fine right now."

[@chad3232132]

The Wii U ranks right up there with the Dreamcast for me as far as consoles go that I didn't really appreciate until it was dead. I find myself going back and playing my Wii U more than any other past console.

[@Kirasfox]

Absolutely love playing splinter cell, black ops 2 and ghost lol

[@yassomesho4554]

Pretty sure I'm not the first one to point this out, but Scott finally rickrolled us. 1:28:25

[@ChristopherKelley100]

Scott will never give you up

[@yassomesho4554]

@@ChristopherKelley100 and he'll never let us down. He'll never run around and desert us. He'll never make us cry, he'll never say goodbye, he'll never tell a lie and hurt us. God this never gets old

[@gmestanley2214]

oh my GOD

[@Justachamp772]

omg

[@chuyyo]

Thanks for the warning

[@aidanmurphy10]

Scott always manages to find some way to talk about the Wii U

[@Itsscottstudios]

Scott always manages to find some way to talk about anything

[@noahtaylor1721]

@@ItsscottstudiosOther than barrel blast

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

@@Itsscottstudios SunnyV2's brother

[@Someonethefunnyone]

Ikr That’s the funny

[@brandonwilliams6119]

Just like AVGN with LJN or Castlevania maybe not as much today but back then

[@fruit3193]

Scott having peanut butter all over his hands and staring into the camera, saying "That works", is iconic.

[@HerMajestyVelvet]

Scott himself is iconic

[@a.rustici1972]

Scott is the living definition of iconic!

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Scott’s farts.

[@hrrrrghOtacon]

Does anyone have ANY idea how to actually use the word “iconic”?

[@fruit3193]

@@hrrrrghOtacon Yes, and it describes Scott

[@jorgeamaya3695]

My friends, the Wii U holds a very special place in my heart. Late one night while driving my family home I told my wife how much I LOVED the NES and Super Nintendo when I was a kid. I went on and on about the great memories I shared with my dad and cousin playing Mario Bros 3, Mario Kart and Mario World. Well, a week later my wife got me a Wii U and several games. Now, I'm 42 years old and didn't play video games after the SNES. So, when we came back from GameStop with Yoshi's Woolly World, MK8, Nintendo Land, Wii U Party, PLUS Mario Galaxy I and II, Kirby's Epic Yarn, Return to Dream Land, Mario Party 8, 9 and 10, Mario Kart Wii and the New Mario Bros games in early 2017, it just blew my mind!!! I realized I missed out!!! I NEVER realized people disliked the Wii U. To me, this was so special and I still play these great games with my kids and wife. I love the Switch, but whatever the GCN or N64 was for millions of fans the Wii U was for me...I adore Mario Party 10, Mario 3d World and Kirby's Rainbow Curse!! I understand that some were disappointed by the Wii U, but I'm a huge fan boy and you couldn't get me to say a single critical thing about that generation!!! I have a Wii U in my bedroom, living room, and the other three rooms in my house! The Wii U is magical, and allows you to play some of the greatest games of all time! I can play DS, N64, NES, SNES and my entire Wii and Wii U library of games on this one console! Switch owes a lot of it's success to the Wii U ports because they are great games! Now, I have a Switch in each room, a PS5 n PSVR, and a couple of Xbox consoles all thanks to my wife loving me enough to get me a Wii U I didn't even think to ask for...

[@TheRAMbIer]

Scott singlehandedly gave the Wii U a cult following, and I'm here for it.

[@Gravityys]

It still astonishes me how Scott can make these 2 hour long videos as focused and polished as they are. Welcome back Scott!

[@beyondobscure]

This is almost two hours of stand up comedy for fellow tech geeks. Love you, Scott.

[@himbourbanist]

I am a solid believer that the Wii U Gamepad was a trial run for the Switch, and that Nintendo really wanted to make the switch around the time the Wii U came out but the technology wasn't fast or cheap enough at that point

[@dysparrot]

I didn’t know how much I missed Scott, until I heard the theme song and I couldn’t help but smile. A true KZbin institution.

[@thorwhoisacat]

Man, when Scott said it was long enough to split into parts, I didn’t expect PART ONE TO BE an hour and a half, Jesus Christ Scott. Good job

[@KaitouKaiju]

He said 6 fucken hours

[@PurpleFoxy87]

It’ll probably be 3 parts, each 2 hours long.

[@Leonhart]

Welcome back king!

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

Welcome back king!

[@bighairedyolol]

welcome back but WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU HOLDING

[@ScriptCatz]

Didn’t expect to see you here, hows the pokemon going?

[@Roberto_IV]

Y’all should do a subscriber war.

[@kokichisimp9660]

Welcome back king

[@ultra_marcus]

Though I was a fully grown man when the WiiU came out, it was my first console since the SNES. So like you I lived every aspect of it, I loved it and I still do. Great video.

[@yeahitsscott]

3:03 You mean to tell me this will be a miniseries that totals six hours of content?? Heck yeah dude! Welcome back, and happy birthday!

[@VoidHalo]

5:13 "Wii would like to play." Can't believe I could still hear the words in my head after all these years.

[@Tonjit41]

I don't even need the timestamp for this one lol. Best ever.

[@pepperonin1914]

I was probably the only person other than you that was on the Wii U hype train lol. I tried so hard to get my friends to care about it- none of them did (besides coming over to my house to play some of the games) and I ended up being the only person in my town to go to the midnight release lmao. I think you did a good job capturing that feeling and explaining it for everyone else. Awesome video as always!

[@princesspiranha]

I was a Game Design student when the WiiU was announced. I was the only one in class who was actually excited haha 😂 Being the only one at the midnight release sounds funny and sad at the same time 😅

[@audoodle9963]

I got the system about a year after launch but I was very very into it. there was an odd sense of community between Wii U owners. we were all in it together and we really wanted people to care who weren't us. nobody did. it is a very memorable time looking back on it.

[@LyokoWarrier1fan]

I used to work at Walmart and I wore a Wii U lanyard every day at work, I did my best to promote the system but the general public just didn’t care. Any time you had to explain the difference between it and the Wii they’d get so lost and either walk away or just buy a Wii since they were like $99 at the time

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

​@Charles 🅥 The only places with lines for consoles would be stuff like Nintendo Store New York

[@bradevit2446]

I was one of those people who understood that the Wii U was a new console and not just an add-on. The tablet was interesting too, but most of the things shown off were more on the casual side from what I remember (NSMBU, Golf, Shuriken Throw, Parrot Video). Because of this I saw the new console just as a "Wii 2.0", a great way for all those people who missed out on the Wii to play its big library with some enhancements. Unlike E3 2006, where TLoZ TP, SMG and SSBB were revealed alongside the Wii (these convinced me to buy a Wii), a "Wii 2.0" was just not enough for me to go out and buy it. But I see where the "it's just an add-on" people come from. Even I had to squint at that image of NSMBU on the TV with the console next to it tbh to see if it was a Wii or a Wii U. Definitely can't deny that I enjoyed some Wii U content on KZbin tho (SMM + Splatoon @ NWC 2015, Miiverse Memes).

[@ScyHigh]

Lego City Undercover is genuinely one of my favorite games - I liked the story as a kid and it's still a blast to dick around in - especially the rerelease, which is pretty much a speedrunner's wet dream of a game.

[@HyuuVA]

Coming home to Scott tonight is like reuniting with a lost high school buddy who you used to complain about grouse with. Welcome back dude.

[@jamestheschrute2671]

I’m so glad my favorite Wii U addict, Scott The Woz, is back cranking on their addiction!

[@cjinworldofgaming511]

1:41:42 "Well, surely Epic Mi- OOOOOHHHH MYYYYYY GOOOODDD!!!" This line never stops being funny.

[@donovan802]

1:08 I knew he'd break the silence, but that caught me off guard a bit 😂

[@desirebosses627]

This video opening with the original music made the wait well worth it in the first 20 seconds. Glad your back Scott

[@Xetaas]

@OfficialScottTheWozthank you official Scott the woz