Here's Why The Nintendo Wii Is More Complicated Than It Looks

[@Gigawatts-hx3xq]

I have such an interesting relationship with the Wii. My grandfather got one of the early ones and loved it. He died in April 2008, but today me and my older brother looked at how the save data on the system. He started crying when he saw my grandfather’s data. His last memory of him is playing the Wii when my grandfather was really sick. The Wii is a fun system, and I still play mine often. Good video!

[@mattsephton]

1.25 Megawatts thanks for sharing your story! I lost a friend a few years ago and still see his Mii when I play Wii games.

[@Uchuuaoi]

I bought the wii fairly late in 2011 and played it intensely until 2014, but the memories it created in that short time are impressive. The Miis from that time remind me of that period was still close to the 00's, wich was somehow the best time to be inspired by all things retro. No friend of mine died, but I lost a friendship with my best friend and he is still a mii on the console, also I've lost a person wich was like a grandfather figure to me: Satoru Iwata.

[@julskechap]

T_T God bless your granddad

[@TayoEXE]

The real beauty of video games that are often missing as an adult are the memories shared with others playing these games. I can count so many fun times I had with my brothers growing up, like the time my oldest brother beat Nick Bruiser on Super Punch Out on my birthday, or the time my brother and I figured out where to find the head part in Mega Man X from reading a Gameinformer magazine about Mega Man Xtreme, or how I used to believe all those cheat code websites that spread false rumors about Pokemon, like the hotdog stand behind Bill's house or a bird called Crysallis that was a fusion of the three legendary birds. I talked with them about these things all the time... It's too easy to find walkthroughs, fact check on KZbin about rumors, etc. nowadays. I like sharing new gaming memories with people online in such large communities, but I miss the days where I would play with close friends and family. At least I'm trying to with my bride as I introduce some games to her. :)

[@Rowan486]

Your name ruins the story.

[@shocknawe]

For those who did not know: The reason why the Wii's disc's drive fails so much, was because of double layered discs causing execessive strain on it. Have your disc reader died? Did you play a lot of Super Smash Bros Brawl? Yeah, that was why. Cheers.

[@Guitarocker493]

Metroid prime trilogy killed my wii's disk drive. Gladly Nintendo fixed it for free.

[@shocknawe]

Guitarocker493 That was also double-layered ;)

[@Lungoomba21]

From what I found on the internet. here's a List of the Wii games that are Dual Layered: The Last Story Metroid: Other M Metroid Prime Trilogy Raving Rabbids Collection Sakura Wars, So Long My Love Samurai Warriors 3 (and Japan only Z3) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Xenoblade Chronicles Brawl was the first early release game that used dual layer discs, while Xenoblade was the last release game that had a dual layered disc

[@DelphinusVyse]

Yup, it's what killed mine.

[@jackayers4955]

I think plugging 100+ hours into Xenoblade (the English language version is dual-layered to fit both EN and JP voice tracks) is the thing that killed my Wii.

[@Uchuuaoi]

I used to watch KZbin on the Wii until they shut the service down in 2017. The pro was that it had no commercials at all, also funnily one could see old avatars of users wich they probably used before KZbins redesign. The quality was not HD, but it was great to simply run it in the background. The Wii uses around 14 Watt, so playing or watching something over a long period of time does not cost much money at all in the end.

[@aaron_aj_knight_95]

I just hated the KZbin layout on Wii. You had to search through clips to find something accurate, or type it in fully. They didn't even give you suggestions or recommended. They didn't let you sign in either.

[@ultimatebreak827]

Couldn’t you just change the switch’s resolution to 480p

[@BlueGreyWolf]

I remember watching PewDiePie's video on the Wii!

[@snakevenom56]

To be fair, Wii Play came with a wii remote

[@kevboard]

yeah, I was in a store to get a wiimote, and they had Wii Play for 5€ more than a regular wiimote. and for basically a 5€ game it was nice to have

[@KeMiZe44]

100% why it sold why it did.

[@themasterquester4622]

I think you mean that a Wii remote came with Wii Play

[@CommodoreFan64]

It was Wii motion Plus that came with it which was the big deal at the time.

[@snakevenom56]

that was wii sports resort, not wii play

[@UnseenGhost992]

I'm convinced that half the weight of the Wii was in screws...lol.

[@delarageaz]

I think the only reason wii play outsold so many other games it's because it came free when you bought a Wiimote. I have some friends who had 3 copies of that game because of that.

[@IlluminatedPhantom]

it didn’t come free, it was $10 more.

[@oaedeoi]

The only reason i had that game but it was actually fun playing together

[@delarageaz]

Hype i found that info on the internet but either it wasn't the case in switzerland or my friends were dumb lol

[@CarlyCatharsis]

I Got WiiPlay With White Wiimote & Flingsmash With Black & ANOTHER Flingsmash With Blue Wiimote...ALL ON Clearance!! Then Gave-Away 2nd Flingsmash To My Nieces For Christmas! Hell, Even PunchOut Came With A Wiimote!

[@bangerbangerbro]

Never knew that. I just got it from local pawn shop. It's a great game of course but I suppose it wouldn't be worth £50.

[@Sabuuchi]

Seriously a missed opportunity that they didn't name the Wii Mini the *Wee Wii.*

[@feeztherapgamer7728]

lollll

[@drowningin]

The Wii mini the most pointless console ever

[@ZenZenDaijoubu]

Oh shit it's SabUwUchi (Love your vids btw)

[@pushlive]

that's when they do the Wii classic, and Scottish people call it the Wee Wii....

[@digipimp75]

I play with my Wee Wii all the time.

[@themagictoothbrush106]

Timestamps: 0:00 Welcome to Tech Wave 2:33 Disassembly 19:24 Wrapping Up

[@shritangunday9329]

Nice, now we have a whole community consisting of around 4 people for the Spawn Wave Time Stamps!

[@Benloehr]

thank you

[@BobM925]

The Wii retains its place connected to my TV simply for the easy to use emulation it can do for retro gaming. It was, and still is, an excellent little console

[@bangerbangerbro]

I have no reason to put away any console other than my psOne, so none go away. But if I did have to put some away, it would not be the Wii. Though for reasons other than emulation for which there are probably better choices though not as low power.

[@TheAO84]

Awesome video. Would you consider doing a Wii mini tear down?

[@SpawnWave]

Yes, I've never actually ripped one apart and those are usually the best videos since I'm discovering things as you are :D

[@Christonson]

@@SpawnWave A Wii U would be interesting to see too!

[@greatcanadianmoose3965]

Please do!!

[@Blueyzachary]

@Spawn Wave , I can't find any quality teardown of the Wii Mini on KZbin, so, are you still planning on it?

[@nitrax8629]

Looks like your Wii is a later release, but before they removed the GameCube ports - it has the die-shrunk 65nm chips for both processors. Due to this these models were prime targets for portable mods.

[@benjib2691]

Not necessarily, It also could be from a later date after they released the RVL-101 model, simply because the RVL-001 model was still being manufactured and sold alongside it. In fact I do have a spare RVL-001 Wii with the latest motherboard revision from 2011-onwards (RVL-CPU-60).

[@Sauraen]

Just FYI, the little things on the GPU package around the die are capacitors, not fuses.

[@nexxusty]

Not sure what you expect from this guy. He's not l33t....

[@Sauraen]

@@nexxusty Always happy to help someone learn something new, especially about tech!

[@mikemc8495]

FYI you don't know shit .....

[@MrJakeDC]

Cerus98, he makes a lot of mistakes.

[@Bilzie-rs6qt]

Michael Mciver FYI go fuck yourself................

[@mikejandrews]

The Wii Play selling well, you shouldn't overstate the game being the reason for that. At least in Europe, it was packed with a Wii Remote for £35. A Wii remote alone cost £30. People would have just got the bundle to have a little game for an extra £5.

[@BioMajuss]

"...hit the fuses" these are 0402 capacitators and resistors sure enough not fuses.

[@bxot5322]

I'm convinced that half the weight of the Wii was in screws...lol.

[@fortherecord1569]

The Wii's design we pretty pro-consumer. It was built solid. The bluetooth range on it was incredible. The easy access to the clock battery is something you don't really see on consoles. The compact vertical design was a great space saver too.

[@cxsquad544]

soccer moms won the 7th gen for nintendo

[@CommodoreFan64]

I've worked for a non profit for seniors for nearly the past 14 years, and believe it, or not seniors where a big chunk of that market as well if they where buying it for themselves, grandkids, or just happened to be at a community/senior center with one, and at least with my clients to this day they love playing Wii Bowling, Wii Golf, and Sega Bass Fishing.

[@Oceanandskylinevidss]

@@CommodoreFan64 Thats cool as hell man.

[@thebubba1]

@@CommodoreFan64 ......every senior citizens community center Ive ever been in that was around at that time had one......alot had a few.

[@laceybarkley5739]

Yes. And ignoring us soccer moms with the Wii U is what killed the U. Nintendo is now back to just making consoles for pre-teens and post-teens who still read comic books. Oh, sorry. Gotta be politically correct: Graphic novels.

[@jimmicrackhead12]

Little known FACT: The Wii was MORE powerful than the PS2!!!

[@brandonharvey8100]

Keep the tech waves coming John! You should start selling T-shirts or something

[@Darkhearts]

Would need a different logo as the SWM looks really old. But yeah these tech waves are the best. I also like how his videos are shown to us in a manner that makes him another guy.

[@FaSMaN]

We saw thousands of Wiis back when I was repairing consoles, like you mentioned 99.95% of them were kids throwing things into the slots(infact I have a few videos on my channel from that), the next major problem was just dirty lasers, I had a few laser replacements aswel but we tended just to replace the lens, the drives are expensive when you factor in shipping, I might have seen 3 bad motherboards during that time, bad BGA soldering was to blame, other problem was the bluetooth module would fail and the system will start up with a black screen, you can actually test for it by pressing the sync button and looking if the drive flashes XD Worst one I saw was a ant infestation, will never forget the ladies face when I showed her , there were hundreds of eggs, thousands of ants, cleaned it up and the motherboard worked 100% extremely robust console. PS Subscribed, you know what your talking about especially the xbox 360 refurbish video!

[@richfiles]

16:46 Those aren't fuses. Those are capacitors. CPUs and GPUs performa massive amount of signal switching, and to keep stable power supplies, a lot of capacitance is required near the switching to basically provide a burst of extra energy when switching and prevent brown-out conditions on the power supply rails. In the old days, coupling capacitors were just installed on the PC board, next to each chip. This is still true, but some larger chips will have dozens and even approaching a hundred or more coupling capacitors on the underside of the PC board, or even mounted on the interposer of the chip (the board that the silicon die is bonded and connected to, that in turn is soldered to the PC board. This allows coupling capacitors to be mounted even closer to the chip than just mounting them on the PC board allows.

[@Tron08]

If you're on ebay and want a quick way to distinguish a Gamecube backwards compatible model with one that is not, try looking at the "Wii" logo on the front: Models that have "Wii" turned sideways/vertical like a book's label on it's spine when the system is sitting horizontally can play Gamecube games. Models that have "Wii" properly horizontal when the system is sitting horizontally do not have backwards compatibility.

[@1980sGamer1]

It pays Wii games, GameCube games, and eshop games... it’s gotta be complicated to be that awesome.

[@YUGAMISEKAI]

eShop isn't Wii

[@1980sGamer1]

My bad

[@joelrufiange]

I had some Wii and all had issues with the disk drive ! Perfect for homebrew , play rom from attari to Wii , play 320 p video flawlessly and wireless networks to play video perfect for a retro mancave

[@DelphinusVyse]

@@nowonmetube I certainly did, probably from wearing it out playing it too much. I mostly blame Smash for that.

[@TheMarioManiac]

ACoolDood it’s pays for Wii games? Dang I must be a millionaire now!

[@waynetemplar2183]

Softmod your Wii. You won't regret it

[@KidNamedVashin]

Of Course!

[@CanuckGod]

Interestingly, my Wii actually has a modchip (Wiikey) in it as I got it a few months after launch, but it became sort of redundant after I ran the newer softmods on it :) I did go ahead and softmod the one my mom got a couple years later for my younger sisters, however. In any event, it's sitting in storage if I ever want to run it again, but Dolphin on my HTPC looks much nicer.

[@minecruzer99]

I absolutely love these teardown videos! Thanks for making them

[@zaprodk]

FYI The components under the heatspreader is /not/ fuses. It's primarily capacitors and rarely resistors.

[@vanburen20]

What a crazy mess of screws. Great video man I love these break down vids

[@TheIronSavior]

They're just called "chips". Individual IC packages aren't called "chipset".

[@ArashiOdayakana]

chipsets are for motherboards.

[@laceybarkley5739]

@@ArashiOdayakana Uh, no. You're both wrong. I'm guessing you're teenagers so you sort of get a pass. But you're both wrong about what can constitute a chipset.

[@ArashiOdayakana]

@@laceybarkley5739 19, you lazy schmuck. I have zero fucks.

[@Terilice1]

If hes wrong then say how you dip hat

[@attomicchicken]

@@laceybarkley5739 Chipsets are chips that contain different integrated circuits as a part of one package (SOC, northbridge, etc). If he referred to one IC as a "chipset" then he was wrong

[@HybridAngelZero]

Love this system, it's just fascinating. The fact that no one would have guessed it's this complicated shows just how high in quality the craftsmanship truly is

[@JesseAndMike]

Tech Waves are awesome! Liked!

[@casonnelson4492]

i know Im randomly asking but does someone know a trick to log back into an instagram account..? I somehow lost my password. I would love any tips you can give me.

[@omariweston5316]

@Cason Nelson Instablaster ;)

[@Doom2pro]

Not sure when the law was made but currently in the US, warranty void stickers are illegal and don't void anything.

[@WrestleChop]

Spawn Wave is in a complicated relationship with the Wii.

[@ProtoPropski]

Lol have you seen a VERY early dev Wii, it was literally a modified GameCube with an IR Bar, and a beta blocky Wii Remote with Gameboy SP buttons

[@ask343]

i have that too

[@Kylora2112]

I mean, that's pretty much the best Wii (because GCN backwards compatibility is awesome, especially for the wicked cheap component cables for better visuals on modern TVs); you just need to get the Wiimotion Plus controllers for the best-playing system.

[@StuffWePlay]

Great vid Spawn! I think I mentioned in my recent Wii Buying Guide how I once got a copy of Pokémon XD stuck in my Wii and had to pry it out with tweezers. Still have that game and it still works somehow!

[@lk92]

Remember replacing the reader in the disc drive years a go and was impressed with how well the system was put together

[@AurelioMannara]

Few notes: - Both the WiFi and the Bluetooth modules can be removed through software hacks, although so far I have released only the one for the WiFi. - The 24MB RAM is not dedicated to the GPU as VRAM. The RAM is split for different reasons, one being the fact that the 24MB is the one used by GC games, while Wii softwares can access both of them and use them however they want (although part of the 64MB one is used by the Wii kernel). - Oh and the smaller die in the GPU is a 1T-SRAM. The Starlet is inside the bigger die.

[@YHUAN01]

I could have sworn that TSRAM was used for the kernal mainly and it used the minimum required to run the OS.

[@digital_underground]

People have gotten Linux to run on the Wii. There is a way to figure out the speeds of everything with software available for Linux.

[@zakathzakath6184]

I am interested if it possible run Aros os in it?Then you would have super fast Amiga👍

[@MrMain65]

Back in the day, our parents use to move the joystick around in Mario Bros. Without motion controls.

[@dharryfraga6621]

i have my Wii since 2008 and still works fine :)

[@pinheadlarry7967]

Dharry Fraga Did you ever hack your Wii?

[@bsslayer4771]

Had it since launch, and still works great! Had it chipped since mid 07 with the first Wiikey chip, then I eventually softmodded it.

[@p3ter408]

Yea the Wii never dies dude. I even dropped it multiples times but this this thing is strong ! I started hacking my Wii about 8 months ago and it's the best thing you can ever do with a Wii nowadays the hacking has upgraded so much since

[@mielthesquid6536]

most Nintendo systems are durable. Still have a NES working at home and it's like 40 years old.

[@Real1Gaming]

Literally all my Nintendo consoles still work. And I've been at it since NES. Other consoles have broken for me but not Nintendo's.

[@smokeduv]

To be a bit fair about the Wii, the most interesting thing about it was the Wii Remote. The remote as a controller was very simple but at the same time, it's the one that has all the sensors, so it not only has controls for the buttons but also for all the axis of the accelerometers and the position from the sensor bar (which has no sensors, only just 2 IR sources and the remote calculated the distance and the position between those 2 dots and I don't remember if it could actually sense more than 2 dots) and then sends all that info to the system. Also, it was very well implemented, as opposed to the PS3 sixaxis

[@kildozer2012]

those are capacitors, not fuses. but thanks for the video

[@riza0.0]

This just made me realize what these weird ports on top of my wii are. I mean i have seen GameCube controllers before and i know the wii is backwards compatible with it but i always wondered what these ports were for... It never crossed my mind that they would be for the GameCube controllers somehow....

[@GregCaldwellPlays]

I can’t wait for the Wii U tech wave; any ETA on that one?

[@zacharystevens6193]

The Wii U was a very interesting console hardware wise. It had two GPU'Ss and two CPU's. Its main GPU was based off of the Radeon 4650 while the second GPU was the Wii GPU. The main CPU was a trio core CPU clocked at 1.24Ghz based on IBM power PC 750 architecture. This CPU was essentially and overclocked Wii CPU with 3 cores and more memory cache. They also optimized the CPU making it capable of executing out of order commands. The second CPU in the Wii U was a ARM926EJ-S single core CPU that ran the operating system.

[@telifex9170]

@@zacharystevens6193 Gamecube and Wii were both out of order CPUs as well.

[@zacharystevens6193]

@@telifex9170 Interesting I've never heard that before.

[@ClaireClown7]

@@zacharystevens6193 Wii U DOES NOT have a dual core ARM chip. The only ARM chip in the Wii U is the Starbuck (an improved Starlet though CPU wise its the same ARM926EJ-S)

[@zacharystevens6193]

@@ClaireClown7 Provide your sources and I'll get mine. The second CPU in the Wii U ran the operating system. While the main tri-core CPU was for games.

[@johnscott353]

I have absolutely no experience with dealing with interior of electronics but I can't watch enough of these videos.

[@acecab5397]

Man, great vid as always. Incidintally my sensei mouse top button broke and in true tech wave fashion grabbed a phillips head screw driver then I tried to look for the screws, which took a while, damn thing was hidden underneath the foot pads. Stuck the driver in and with all my might pressed and tried to turn but the sucker just kept slipping. Couldn't figure it out. Mission failed. Lol. So props to you what you're doing is awesome work.

[@bullfrogjay4383]

I still watch netflix on my Wii. Still runs like a champ.

[@j800r]

No HD though. The last thing I would've used the Wii for would be media consumption. Better using a smartphone than that.

[@djd-cepticon7215]

It ends January 2019 so enjoy that 480p stream while you can :)

[@bullfrogjay4383]

I will miss the Netflix but I have heavily modded mine and have a ton of games on it to play. It has a lot of life left.

[@ForsakenClarity]

@Skotthas Dafever Are there actually a lot of players that still play online? I know the Activision servers are still up but I'm surprised people still play it on the Wii

[@ask343]

i can’t find netflix

[@SomeBlueRobot]

Wow, the timing on this video couldn't have been better. I just got homebrew all setup on my wii earlier this week and was hoping to try and fix the disc drive this weekend. Sounds like I should just replace it lol. (although I've seen used wii's for like $15) Thanks!

[@KuraIthys]

Come to think of it though - you think the Wii's disc drive takes up a lot of space? The Wii U uses a full size 5.25 inch desktop drive judging by teardowns - that actually means the drive in that system is probably half the volume of the console (and most of the weight) if not more. A Wii U without the disk drive could be half the size or less...

[@StarlinkNova]

I love watching these tear down videos. Seeing how things tick is always interesting. Thanks for the video sir.

[@marz-95]

I changed the housing of my Wii from black to a cool see through blue and this video helped me out a lot. Thank you!

[@JMLRetroRoom]

My Wii: Plays burned Wii/GC from the disc channel Plays burned Wii from external dvd drive (using uLoader) Plays dvd movies using WiiMC from internal drive or external drive Does all this from external HDD if I like Of course emulators etc.. You can also use an external LG blue ray drive though you can’t play Blue rays.

[@Retr0gam1ngR0cks]

PairaGamers do you know something about a new system update (nov 18?)

[@JMLRetroRoom]

I haven’t seen anything about that. Maybe it’s for WiiU?

[@memesforgenz4736]

My Wii: Hacked Hacked Hacked Homebrew

[@Retr0gam1ngR0cks]

@@JMLRetroRoom False alarm. It was a system update... from a disc game :P I got scared suddenly Nintendo will update the Wii firmware just to shut the Homebrew Channel

[@JDanielGamerXD]

And u can play gamecube games from external drive with gamecube controller

[@MrMain65]

You are the only computer repair man that don’t act like an ass when you say home brew, like their so honest

[@marcusmizerak]

I've always seen your channel here and there. And now that I subbed, I can see why your channel is growing. I love taking electronics apart and seeing how everything works. Any way, love the channel and can you do more consoles like the Dreamcast etc. I seen your 360 teardown from gamestop and loved it. Just saying thank you for great content. Cya!

[@Deadsea_1993]

Man, the engineering on this was as intricate as a Jigsaw trap. I'm really impressed. From the outside, it looks straightforward with the design, but there is a lot of tiny parts on the inside. I really like how simple the Wii was and how the disc drive took up half of the console. I find that it still had the best first party Nintendo support to this day. I find that it had a Frankenstein design because of the similarities it had with GameCube.

[@Fendera1]

Would be so awesome if you would buy "broken" consoles and stuff and fix it on camera!

[@nickm5419]

Go watch Adamkoralik

[@InifintyLefty]

big swole nigga or Mymatevince...he does a lot of cool vids on broken stuff he bought on E-Bay

[@bland9876]

@@InifintyLefty my mate vince is annoying because he will put out like 4 videos where its just shorter versions of his other videos so i stoped watching him Go watch this guy retrogametech though he posts like once a year kzbin.info

[@bland9876]

@@nowonmetube i have not watched my mate Vince in months so maybe he stoped doing that (which would be great)

[@jarretticeearthguard8614]

Look up *My mate vince* on youtube.

[@EngineHeadCW]

I like your disassembly vids. You get way in there, and quickly. I've been watching your vids for awhile, but subscribed because of this one. Loved the quality.

[@arthilas_]

The Wii is screwed...

[@brendencamastro3028]

I can’t believe just how complicated the system was given it’s specs and everything. Just about any one who wanted to build a similar system that size today would be able to accomplish it in a much more simplistic way, however if you go back in time to when it was new it does seem pretty impressive how they were able to pack everything they did into that small console. Also to answer that question no way in hell would I want to work on a system like that back then. There is just way too much stuff to take off to fix such simple issues. Edit: side note just started watching your videos recently. Amazing content. I subbed, turned on notifications and will be binging a lot of your videos. Very entertaining.

[@johnhonda93]

idk why it bothered me so much that you kept calling the surface mount components around the gpu and cpu fuses.. they're either capacitors or resistors. theres no fuses

[@yannickmartens2041]

This makes me want to go back to my Wii,after years of focusing on my 360 and pc. Ah, nostalgia

[@jonathankulesa]

Maybe tear down some older stuff, like an Atari 2600 or something... :)

[@Oceanandskylinevidss]

I'm waiting for him to open up a Dreamcast or the WiiU.

[@nullplan01]

Starlet also does the security. It controls some settings and the reset line of the CPU. On boot, it checks the validity of the bootfiles before allowing the CPU to run them, and whenever a mode change is necessary, the CPU sends a request to Starlet, and then Starlet resets the CPU to run in a specific mode. Every time you start a channel, the CPU is reset and another OS is loaded. And basically every game comes with its own copy of the OS (called IOS for the Wii and MIOS for the GC). That's how they managed compatibility with system upgrades.

[@sirmi9868]

Those arent fuses they are capacitors dude

[@NatiYolieX]

They're actually resistors dude

[@sirmi9868]

@@NatiYolieX you r wrong dude

[@KidNamedVashin]

Definitely capacitors

[@potatogamer401]

Dude

[@soullessSiIence]

Dude dude dude, dude. Dude? Dude.

[@scottmichaelhedge5055]

I realized only recently how the Wii was a pretty cool system. It's great to play Gamecube games on, and it has some excellent exclusives. Sin and Punishment is amazing.

[@inanestereo]

The Wii definitely looks like a light-weight console. At least, it did to me. I’d never owned it during its original run. All the promotional material depicted this small, white rectangle. The least imposing thing ever, right? Well, after buying one, picking it up for the first time, and feeling the absolute HEFT it has that is when I realized “Woah, there’s a lot more going on inside the Wii than it seems.” Nintendo packed a lot into a small package. And it shows.

[@zacharystevens6193]

Exactly, Nintendo is great at making powerful compact home consoles unlike Sony and Microsoft. If Nintendo really wanted to compete with PS5 and next Xbox I wouldn't be surprised if they had %80 the power at %60 the console size.

[@animepussy8356]

That heft is called a harddrive....

[@animepussy8356]

@surfitlive Nevermind im retarded

[@PikaLink91]

I dunno if I expected this much tech in the Wii, but I am generally glad when companies use ALL the space in a console to its fullest. I don't know a sadder feeling than when you open a console and only half of the space is used, because that makes me feel that I paid for air in a plastic casing.

[@borisdg]

Another great tech video. Please do teardown of any new 2018 Switch and Taiko no Tatsujin drum. 😉

[@DanielLopez-up6os]

I personally rarely use it for Wii games, but use the Home-brew Chanel and Nintendont to play gamecube games being able to use my favorite USB controllers and SD card for Game data.

[@ManuYoCom]

To be fair, Smash and Animal Crossing didn't come with a Wiimote like Wiiplay xD

[@KTSpeedruns]

Thank you for making this video. I am sick and tired of people saying that the Wii is only and overclocked GameCube.

[@StormsparkPegasus]

The Wii, even though it has backward compatibility, cannot be hooked up to any sort of digital input. It completely lacks digital outputs of any kind. Yes, you can use an external converter box to convert to HDMI but that sacrifices image quality and introduces analog noise. The Gamecube (DOL-001 model only) has a digital output that can be hooked up to HDMI with an adapter. No image quality loss. The image quality of the Gamecube hooked up via HDMI is FAR superior to the Wii. The other option (if you don't care about things like the GBA link cable which the USB controller adapter does not support) is to use Nintendont to run Gamecube games on the Wii U (which has native HDMI). But it can't read the disks, you have to have the games on an SD card. Honestly, the only reason I even keep an original Wii around is to rip Gamecube disks. The Wii U has the Wii games covered, the Gamecube has the Gamecube games covered.

[@Wuerfel21]

It's really good for running emulators on analog TVs though. Unlike the Wii U, the Wii's VI (Video Interface) can handle all sorts of whacky analog video timings.

[@StormsparkPegasus]

Yeah, that's a good point...I haven't owned an analog display device of any kind in almost 6 years though. (And that was a 720p TV with component and VGA inputs.)

[@StormsparkPegasus]

Nobody said it did. I use a Gamecube with an HDMI adapter to play Gamecube games. I use a Wii U (which has native HDMI) to play Wii and Wii U games.

[@YHUAN01]

But you would lose image quality. The d terminal used on the GCN wasn't designed for HD. It was just for the mini-dvd playback. You can always just get any of the other signal converters to display in HD. Even then if you have component or S-video/SCART it works fine for TVs on a digital signal once you set it for that in the System options. It mitigates the issue of having analog going through a newer digital signal output. No noise, no ghosting. My 360 is using analog on my HDTV via component and there's no issues whatsoever. It's similar to what the Wii mode does for Wii games on the Wii U if you're using an HDMI or HD component. Only difference is is that the settings are tied to the Wii U BIOS and thus being truly digital if you're using HDMI. And yeah, any system using a format with higher color resolution and count would be superior to that which is lower. Kinda even odd to mention it. It's obvious.

[@StormsparkPegasus]

Well the HDMI adapter I have doesn't output HD. It outputs the Gamecube's native 480p over HDMI. So there is no input latency versus using something like converter/upscaler.

[@anthonyh9481]

awesome video! explains why the wii always seemed so dense and heavier than it should of

[@NeoRetroX]

Hey John! This doesn’t have anything to do with the Wii but I have a technical question about the left joycon if the switch. So the analogue sticks of two joycons that I have, they are both left joycons, are acting up. I can’t control it anymore and random movement is sent to the console, playing is almost impossible. I don’t have these issues with my right joycons. I have to note that I bought my switch Day 1 back then in March 2017 alongside another joycons set, so I have a neon blue red and a grey joycon set. What could have caused this problem? And can it be fixed?

[@doubleasworkshop1692]

peel off the cover of the joycon. if the drifting continues, it's a janky spring which was unfortunately common in the first batch of the joycons. if it doesn't, then the cover simoly warped and putting it properly back on would do the trick

[@elderlyoogway]

Yeah, my joy con had this too. But instead of fixing it, I just avoided covering the whole left joycon with my hand and sat closer to the tv. Until this day it works fine.

[@elderlyoogway]

Also, I think John has a video about it, waay back

[@bland9876]

@@zaxmaxlax how is this a common problem I've owned lots of other video game systems and they've never had this issue also this is worse than the rubber coming off a PS4 controller

[@zaxmaxlax]

@First Name Last Name, happened to my cousin's switch and if you search on youtube you will see its a common problem I think the newer versions are revised though.

[@TheDrummerDude17]

Man, this console makes me so nostalgic. I know it's not quite as old as some others, but old enough. I was sooo excited when I finally brought one home back in late '07/early '08. People always complained that Wii Sports was only fun for about 15 minutes, but that was never the case for me. I still have my console and all my games.

[@catherinehigueros8142]

Here’s why the Nintendo Wii is more complicated then it looks: *you didn’t have to buy online.*

[@maroXUprising]

we live in a society continue beating that dead horse fam.

[@marcch72]

Actually the Wii had an online shop. You could even download demo’s for the DS

[@catherinehigueros8142]

Marchel van Leeuwen No I mean like it wasn’t like Nintendo switch online

[@KinjiMuto3]

@@catherinehigueros8142 lol get over it, it's only $20 a year. I hate how many people in my generation are whiny snowflakes.

[@catherinehigueros8142]

KinjiMuto3 I actually have a nso membership currently, and it’s ok. I only made this for a joke and hoping to get likes ;-;

[@EricasTouch]

I never knew what went into this classic console. I loved mine and was devastated when it stopped reading discs, which actually turned out to be a common problem. I know we had 3 of them between me, my nieces and cousins. The disc drives in ALL THREE Wiis died within 2 years.

[@TheAnGryPOolMaN]

Wii play came with an extra controller. That's why it sold well, not because of "the casuals"

[@Uejji]

You can also tell from the orientation of the text on the front of the Wii whether it has Gamecube compatibility. If it's oriented so that it's legible when the Wii is standing on its side, it has Gamecube compatibility. If it's oriented so that it's legible when the Wii is lying down, it doesn't have Gamecube compatibility. This is useful if you can see the front of the Wii and that's it (display case, online auction, etc).

[@smgofdvld]

Nintendo weeeeeeeeee😅

[@r6stu]

I still have my day 1 wii. Have swapped it into a new clear case, and swapped drive at around 3 years. Original ones you had to get same drive as removed. They used Philips and another brand at the time. Needed to match them.

[@ConnorRigby]

Holy cow the way he keeps calling every part inside the Wii a "chipset" is super irritating

[@markhimself]

Also, those are not fuses on the CPU package....

[@soullessSiIence]

A human being ignores things. How unbelievable.

[@Browningate]

It's a tragically underused word in the industry. I'm kind of glad that he throws it around more.

[@urukadooedwards7637]

But....he fixes it better than you!

[@judgejudys3xdungeon94]

Don't worry, you'll live.

[@justadad2222]

Back in the day I installed a custom case on my wii. Had leds and was clear. Anyway.. yea.. when I was done I had like 4 different screws left that I didn't know where they went. Lol. But hey.. still worked.

[@fluffyspark798]

Am I the only who still uses their Wii to this day? I bought one from my friend ( a white original one) and still use it for melee and today I even used it. Plz heart my comment plz. So hyped for ultimate btw.

[@n2red732]

I do but mines is hacked

[@danielevans7439]

I use my Wii U to play Wii games and my GameCube for GameCube games, so I guess not.

[@fluffyspark798]

Yeah I modded mine too.

[@MojoMicah]

That ninja turtles "super smash" game was lit And so was cod with motion controls

[@whiteknight5100]

I'll heart your comment... Edit: I love the "REPORT" button. 😃

[@Cee_Nelly]

I love these Tech Waves... well done on this one.

[@MojoMicah]

Unpopular opinion I enjoyed my Wii (and Wii u) far more than I ever enjoyed my switch Because you know what they had that the switch doesn't? A range of more mature content, and a truly new way to play games

[@PixelOverload]

The Switch has _waaaay_ more mature content than the Wii did by this point in its life cycle, what are you on about?

[@Daigon95]

"range of more mature content" lol suuuuuure and new ways to play games? It has both the Wii and Wii Us main features (tht are improved beyond wht those original systems had; with the original wii only having better "pointing" accuracy due to using the sensor bar), and is fully portable. Idk wht the hell you are on about but you are pretty much wrong.

[@AguFungus]

And homebrew support, don’t forget that!

[@nolangray43]

Skizerz the Almighty you see i have both the ps4 pro and xbox one x, so if i bought any of those for the switch im jusy getting the worst version of the same game

[@matthewhutchinson2500]

@@nolangray43 worst is subjective. The Switch provides a great portable experience. When your only real downtime is when you're out of the house, portable gaming basically becomes your only option. The Switch is basically a godsend to people like me. My PC is vastly more powerful, but I'm lucky if I get to game on it at all, the thing is basically strictly a workstation. Meanwhile I can easily squeeze in an hour a day on my Switch, often two or more, so if I want to actually play a game I'm basically forced to buy it on Switch.

As a console repair technician myself, this is super fun to watch! We don't get a lot of Wii consoles in, which I suppose is a sign of Nintendo's quality work and design, lol.

[@MrDmoney156]

Wii > PS2

[@beezusHrist]

Lol

[@jokerzwild00]

Hardware-wise? I should hope so since it's a generation and many years removed from the PS2. Even then it's not that much of a jump in quality. Games? Very subjective but the PS2 has an absolutely massive library with a ton of undeniable classics. If you really love first party Nintendo games or motion controls though I can see the Wii's library being superior in your eyes.

[@MrDmoney156]

@Ioannis Stf Even if so, at least the Wii had more numbers of good-excellent games than the PlayStation 2 ever could get! The only reason why PS2 had the lead because it came out eariler than the Wii so of course it will.

[@ax1338]

Bro the ps2 and wii were my first and second console and I have to say the ps2 is way better

[@supersentaipepsi3736]

Here we go

[@1AmGroot]

Wow! I'm amazed that most of the system is actually the disk drive! Well, my Wii was modified so it could play games off an external HDD, and all of my games are on there. To think I never used most of my Wii is insane!

[@Drewsefer89]

At the end of these videos you should show us what you do with these consoles afterward. Wether you put them back together, throw them in the trash or take a hammer to them for a smash. I prefer the hammer. Would love to see a short clip of you going 'Office Space' on the trashed consoles. "Damn it feels good to be a gansta!"

[@seymourkrelborn4780]

Why destroy something that is no longer being produced?

[@Dreddy72]

@@seymourkrelborn4780 because it was dead before he opened it, and he aint gonna breath life into it again

[@frombauer]

The Wii24 feature which you mentioned made the console very hot actually caused some GPUs to fail, like mine, causing artefacts on screen. A not so cheap repair, and I lost my Mario Kart Wii save as a result (you could not backup online games to SD card)

[@d00gl3]

First

[@plkh9602]

Starlet is included in the same package as Hollywood but located under the main chip which also contain the GPU and on some revision the first 24MB partition of RAM (1T-SRAM). The small piece of silicon in the corner is actually an EEPROM manufactured by Atmel.

[@gopher11]

you'd have to have a few screws loose to be able to open up a wii...

[@herohunter81]

That wall back there is filling up pretty quick

[@ActuallyZee]

These systems don't die and the modding scene is awesome.

[@RavenShinyThings]

if the wii had a hdmi cable in the box and motion plus built into the controllers from the start it would have got more software sales

[@aceofthemaces]

I can remember my wii falling 4 feet to hard wood floors several times while playing games and just having no issues. The thing was a beast

[@jordy_3d]

Would be neat to see exactly where people trim those boards for miniaturisation, how things are moved and rewired when need be and what's being cut off when they need to remove something. One guy managed to fit a Wii in an Altoids tin after all

[@Kasatome]

The fun thing is that the "removed" GameCube support was just a modification to the drive and the absence of the ports/card reader. The ports/reader still have traces and solder points on the board and with a simple modification to the drive, it accepts and reads GC discs. Sadly I can't say whether or not the ports once soldered on work as well, as I seem to have the luck of getting "bricked" Wiis that are just Wiis that have a stuck drive. It will be fun to see if I can get a newer model Wii to natively run GC fully.

[@Celcey24]

This video is actually super helpful. I think the disk drive on my OG Wii may be starting to go, so it's nice to know it won't be too hard to replace.

[@Left-Earth]

_I followed the instructions, and now my Wii is in pieces._ *Why were we doing this?* 🤔

[@DarthG33k]

I did up a guide on playing Import titles a few years back. The Wii was and still is the simplest way to play import Wii and GameCube games. Priiloader can turn off the region lock, and run both without incident.