The Console That Revolutionized Gaming Until It Didn't

The future of gaming then, now! Alax takes a look at the Wii's announcement, the months leading up to it, and Reggie.
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[@Zactoshi]

I love and miss Reggie.

[@nibot2101]

Same also Omg

[@okeyb0i974]

Same he was awesome

[@mcgoldenblade4765]

Him and Iwata were what made Nintendo feel so different from other game companies. They understood the gaming industry and what people like and enjoy, and made Nintendo seem like a company whose main objective is to make good games. Nowadays Nintendo feels so much more corporate and robotic, like all the other AAA developers.

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

@@mcgoldenblade4765 yeah

[@dontreadthiscomment3026]

You guys realize how since Doug bouser has been president of Nintendo Nintendo has been more scummy

[@BugsyFoga]

Back when the entire world thought motion controls were the future of gaming ......until it wasn't.

[@fan.of.nintendo]

just explained the video without watching it lmaooo

[@sleepdeep305]

Except that the Wii U, Switch, and PS5 all have motion controls, which is over half of all the major consoles released since then. That’s not even including the 3DS gyroscopic controls either.

[@gabito2647]

@@sleepdeep305 even tho theyre used in almos not game as an important part

[@BugsyFoga]

@@sleepdeep305 Sure , but that doesn't mean it was the main priority for most of these consoles.

[@powerthunfischdesdonners3086]

so was vr in the past,but now they fused in to the future of gaming² ....... until it wont be.

[@impendio]

through our childhood we went from non back illuminated, AA battery powered handhelds with no color or minimal color, to color, resistive touch screens with styluses, rechargeable batteries, cartridges to disks to larger disks to cartridges again, motion control, physical buttons, capacitive screens, that stretch from like the gameboy to the smartphone, and like, immediately it was all flat glass screens and back to mouse and keyboard for everyone of the following generations. the wouldn’t ever understand the struggle, and with arcades dying almost everywhere i feel like gaming truly lost something back then when people cared to try new stuff…

[@Tarkus_H]

I'd say it was around this point in history when the console industry started down the road that we're on today: Sony and Microsoft at each other's throats, and Nintendo just off to the side doing whatever it wants.

[@Kristenkore]

Bruhh

[@Cptn.Viridian]

Honestly, I think the glue holding together the wii, and the wii era of Nintendo (Wii, WiiU, 3dS, and maybe DS depending who you ask) was the sheer charm oozing out of everything. Every single menu option popping with a satisfying sound effect, every little theme and embelishment no matter how deep into the games and system you went, just mii's in general, and those little gimmicks that, while not as revolutionary as nintendo hoped, packed a serious punch in the hands of the right developer and game.

[@VastDivide]

9:45 Kittens ate through the wire of my Wii sensor bar too and I had to replace it with a wireless one. 😅

[@kingbotan]

Fucking goddammit I was thinking about the "two of them" video earlier today now you've ingrained it in my mind once more

[@mariothemii]

This is where lives started people.

[@ros9764]

2:06 i love that i recognized instantly almost all of the censored thumbnails on the side of the video Also i don't know why but 10:40 gives me heavy Scott the Woz vibes even tho Alex does that a lot as well

[@dabuddahbaby3276]

Literally me thee whole concept was insane got TMNT for it as a kid sat their waving my hand relentlessly

[@mrwhiffy2045]

The Wii was probably the biggest gaming console and the most hype I ever felt in Christmas. Back then, I didn't even know Video Games were a thing. Until Christmas I opened a present for my family and in was this white box lookin thing. No idea what the fuck it was but it sold me when I plugged it in. Thanks Nintendo. You changed my life with the white box with weird blue light

[@magnus87]

Imagine what Nintendo could have done if it invested a little more money in its console and sold us a power similar to PS360 but with Wiimotes.

[@mightygamer3484]

I now remember that I have 2 Wii’s and got a Wii U and I won 1 of the Wii’s from a contest, then bought a 3ds then stopped collecting Consoles.

[@nurfgal]

16:08 YO IS THAT DANI'S BANANA CONTROLLER I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE A FAN OF HIS TOO

[@koshgam]

These vids feel like when I went to the theatres - excited awed and always wanting more ! Your the best Alax!

[@SonicntZane]

I always love seeing how Alax makes edits of Reggie. It's so fun.

[@Youraveragecartoonfan]

You know, despite being born in 2007 I still grew up with vhs tapes, the n64, the Xbox one, the GameCube, the wii and the ds. Basically, since I have four older brothers I got to inherit all their old videos games and movies. Moral of the story... have tons of siblings.

[@JohnLover1179]

Weird moral

[@DementedDuskull]

Remember the Easter egg where you throw the bowling ball backwards and make the bystanders jump?

[@bluwafer4255]

At the beginning of a boxing match the announcer should've yelled "let's get ready to CRUMBLLLLLLLE"

[@quinnporter289]

My wii has exclusively been the majoras mask machine for several years

[@Junior13113]

At family gatherings, everyone wanted to play bowling on Wii Sports. Family members that've never played a video game a day in their life played bowling. That single game had power over a lot of people.

[@jomaq9233]

2:33 Thanks, I hate that I can’t unsee that now

[@7ThShade]

Honestly the nintendo ds this is 100% on par for e3 presentations now. Well- devolver digital's e3 presentations at least

[@excaliburzx1134]

Reggie just roasting out the competition

[@johnxina7496]

6:26 is too good

[@hiruyabebaw807]

15:02 no but i did the reverse in smash

[@anderson9244MLG]

because of wii, we have gyro controls now for shooter games

[@nibot2101]

0:46 I have done that like 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999... times

[@haryproenza1335]

11:28 Why Alex... Why did you do this to me...

[@WilsTube]

Switch: *joy con drifts* Me, as an intellectual: *laughs in Wii Nunchuck*

[@kreepe634]

name anyone with better relax alax intros

[@Stooch]

lol southpark nailed the feeling we all had waiting for the wii

[@Jfunkey]

Over the weekend I set my Wii back up on my flatscreen and the nostalgia was an absolute rush. I know I could've just plugged my Wii U back in but there's something missing from that. The Wii has something that's kinda special about it and I'm not sure what it is. Maybe it's just nostalgia? I dunno. Mario Kart Wii is still fun though!

[@SonicTheCutehog]

Oh yeah, the Homebrew Machine

[@chaideluxe]

"nice job bill you didn't die this time"- Reggie

[@pickletheboi191]

Reggie is a national treasure

[@halluya_1679]

your humor is just...superior.

[@SuperMoonGamer]

I had to fact check that gun reference 👀 thanks Alax 😔😔😔

[@calibvr]

If the GameCube used normal discs it would've obliterated the other 2

[@breadbybread]

Alex vs the Wii, the saga

[@haukilex]

Shooter on the wii is amazing

[@pottedplant37_]

Can you make a video on the Mega Man X series sometime? I haven't seen too many people review it lately, and it's an interesting case to see what the development was like and how things happened.

[@Stellar_Oreo]

And I just pulled my wii out of the closet.

[@jahronsamuels9453]

0:30 Alax! you forgot the fourth option! the Sega dreamcast! now who picked the least cool option...

[@doodbro931]

Reggie-San

[@MasterCorneilous]

8:55 well doesn't that sound fimiler *cough ps5 xbox serise x

[@lakitu6422]

I'm learning power pc asm so I can make hacks for the wii. It's very fun.

[@FirestoneX]

As someone whose first console was an atari 2600 and NES, anytime someone says their first console was X.. my mind is like 💣💥💨

[@SonicHaXD]

6:15 Reggie needs to see this XD

[@sourrisotto]

Why is the funny MK furry man here?

[@sillygoose2878]

WE WILL TRANSMIT THAT REALITY

[@Kakaragi]

What does Reggie think of Senran Kagura?

[@millythompsonfromtrigun98anime]

@@Andrews_Studio but he’s the Mortal Kombat Sucks furry!

[@kacperwoch4368]

No need. Reggie was there himself, surely he can remember that time when he ascended on stage live.

[@lay-lowandsmash1519]

I feel like Alax is in his rerun season. Sonic Mario Shrek Nintendo console. (Repeat)

[@kayorego6420]

So... If it is going to repeat, next video is going to be a sonic one?

[@runman624]

So then... when is smash? I'm still waiting for my wolf's know your moves I was promised a wolf's know your moves

[@dannyhargreaves1326]

Like Bahrock Lesner?

[@LazyGyro]

@@runman624 You were also promised that he doesn't want to make know your moves anymore

[@runman624]

@@LazyGyro wait, when did he said that? I missed that

[@Sgt-Wolf]

Ahhh yes the Nintendo Wii. That one console every school, old person home, and every family member had and still has for some reason.

[@loadingusername3348]

For real tho, literally everyone had this. After that I didn't hear as many people getting wii Us or switches. It's so weird lol

[@Sgt-Wolf]

@@loadingusername3348 Yeah the WiiU failed and Nintendo knows it. That's why all its games are coming to the switch, speaking of the switch might sell just as well if not better than the Wii by the end of its life who knows.

[@shigerufan1]

@@Sgt-Wolf the switch is also replacing the 3DS so it has to cover for that system too.

[@alejandropetit6573]

I still have mine

[@vixxito]

True, I literally sold mine just last month and got a Switch

[@FoxBlocksHere]

That "both of you" joke is pure genius. Reggie was too good.

[@ruffe777]

Ay, you're the guy who makes the excellent BFDI Minecraft animations!

[@Pyrodiac]

Very ahead of his time.

[@goombaballdasher969]

"Thanks Guys, Nice Job Bill, you didn't Die this time" Jesus Christ that guy can just kill everyone without a sweat

[@jaavandavis7548]

What is that song?

[@AngryMax]

@@jaavandavis7548 it's the Ultra Instinct theme from Dragon Ball Super

[@QyfieK]

Ah yes the Wii, my first console. The peak of humanity. And you can’t argue with that because it’s the objective truth.

[@Speedy-bd2nh]

True

[@johnpaulcross424]

Yea basically been downhill since

[@QyfieK]

@@lol-ih1tl Thank you for explaining the joke. I wasn’t sure everyone would get it.

[@EpicTop1Gaming]

This was also my first console too.

[@sam4gaming135]

@@johnpaulcross424 its slightly went up with the switch

[@doublechindoge7]

The Wii's home menu is quite literally the best home menu for a console.

[@pinstripecool34]

Facts

[@idontknow08]

Xbox 360:

[@YourAverageSoftmodder]

@@idontknow08 bruh the Xbox 360 menu changed ten billion times and was not as good as Wii

[@raymaikeru]

"The Console that Revolutionized Gaming Until It Didn't" Every Tilt-Controls, Ring Fit, and motion-ARMS player just be the Tom-Reading-Newspaper just now.

[@Naxtor72]

Both of them

[@scamuel1896]

@@Naxtor72 Underrated comment right here

[@FrancisYorkMorganFBI]

don't forget the whole VR branch

[@ItsYuhBoyyyy]

I swear he just says stuff to get people to click the video

[@danielciufo7765]

Probably my fondest memory was having my 80 year old Nonna (Grandma in Italian) play bowling with me and my family! Honestly this women had never played a game in her life but THIS was her favourite! :’)

[@lama99654]

As someone who wasn't really into gaming up until the wii, it's focus on "nongamers" is what got my family to get it and it's why I play a lot of games today.

[@kryptkrusher]

Reggie hit an anime protagonist level of power in this video.

[@polyman6859]

What was the song playing at 6:20

[@sam4gaming135]

For anyone interested the video alax was watching in the intro is called: two of them

[@supremechaosbeing2696]

juuuuust the two of us... we can make it if we try ☻︎

[@ballisticbro398]

@@supremechaosbeing2696 oh plz no ;_;

[@djungbo4462]

Just the twoo of uus

[@supremechaosbeing2696]

@@djungbo4462 (just the two of us!)

[@polyman6859]

Ok but what was the song playing at 6:20

[@zackanderson7440]

I’m greatly disappointed you didn’t talk about LEGO Star Wars.

[@FriskyD.]

Or Wii Sports Resort

[@henryfleischer404]

I always thought of lego star wars as more of a gamecube thing.

[@sheedays]

@@henryfleischer404 yeah, the one for the Wii was 2 GameCube games in one, but many consider it a Wii game, probably because the Wii was so much more popular

[@kylerarts]

Yeah, There Is Complete Saga, But What About Wasting Money And Getting The Two Ps2 Versions And Not Knowing There Was A Wii Port, Like I Did.

[@Rickizo]

Fun fact: If you set all 4 players as cpu’s in tennis, you get to watch a free match

[@solidskullz5736]

The wii was awesome, but the amount of shovelware wasn’t

[@CosmicSponge2004]

I Never like how all the chargers were 3rd party. Ebay

[@KaitouKaiju]

It had the same problem as the PlayStation 2. It was too popular and everyone wanted to put everything on it even if it was just a shitty downgrade of existing games

[@calebdonaldson8770]

That's just what happens to top-selling consoles sold at a lower price than its competitors. The Wii actually isn't the worse example of this. PS2 or 2600 probably are.

[@CosmicSponge2004]

@@calebdonaldson8770 Funnily Enough, Every Non-Nintendo Wii Game Prior to 2009 is availible on PS2!

[@jefurihartono1630]

All successful game had tons of shovelware. PS2 had insane shovelware too. But it does not make them not awesome.

[@RealOriginalJ]

Why didn’t you talk about the virtual console?? Being able to play and own NES, SNES, & N64 games and is backwards compatible with Gamecube games were the best things about having a Wii

[@NonisLuck]

RIGHT???

[@seanchernov7178]

Until it wasn't You can hembrow and emulate it to do so though...

[@KhaiNguyen-ru7lk]

The wii was great tho. Only the greats remember the revolution that was MK Wii

[@batatino8805]

Like a CTGP revolution ???

[@KhaiNguyen-ru7lk]

@@batatino8805 What's CTGP I only know Mario Kart Wii

[@IAm-zo1bo]

@@lol-ih1tl so? It is still my favorite mk game

[@avocadeous]

@@lol-ih1tl I grew up with MK7 and that hella is not my favourite Mk game. Mine’s double dash

[@shoenessperson]

As a kid, I really liked the "Wii would like to play" commercials, and they're still a favorite.

[@matthiass._.]

This video is just an excuse to make reggie edits and I'm not complaining.

[@eggos5779]

I was drinking and then I heard " Reggie is gonna bash my legs in with a wii mode" and fucking died while choking

[@HillelArt]

Speqking of the Wii, you people should play Rhythm Heaven Fever it's truly an underrated Wii masterpiece

[@aruce9]

Rhythm heaven as a whole is an underrated Nintendo franchise

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

@@aruce9 yeah

[@jackA925]

I want to, but have you seen the price nowadays?

[@HillelArt]

@@jackA925 mod your wii 😏

[@HillelArt]

Alternatively, get the pal version which is cheaper

[@MosesX-Labs]

“We will transmit that reality, team is just an impression”

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Lmao, Reggie has so much meme potential

[@RoninOwin1738]

P5R spoilers He really sounded like Maruki when he said that line

[@polyman6859]

WHAT IS THE SONG PLAYING

[@Ethan-yd4gn]

Wii resort though. Thats where it was at. Cutting people down with laser swords was just. Perfection

[@chrispo7610]

Who needs skyward sword when wii sports resort was there

[@yogfigs]

The worst part about his retelling of the DS reveal is that I had to look up if it was correct or not

[@squeenixu]

WAS IT???

[@yogfigs]

@@squeenixu yes it was correct I can’t believe I even questioned it

[@Tye2K]

@@yogfigs WHERE DID YOU FIND IT ???

[@doodbro931]

The best thing about the Wii is that it’s so easily available even to this day. It’s a great option for those who can’t find a GameCube but want to experience those games. Or those of you who like me, sold your GameCube that you had since childhood as a teen to buy other game consoles and passed up every single GameCube you found at a thrift store or used game store because you didn’t know better.

[@zeroattentiongaming820]

A lot of games that are hard to get on GameCube and Ps2 are readily available for cheap on Wii as well. DBZ BT3 for Ps2 goes for around $200 last I checked but I can find the Wii version for $10, Twilight Princess for GameCube cost me $80 a couple years ago but the Wii version was $15

[@nonplayercharacter12333]

I miss Reggie so much. He was a unit. He was a transcendent being of unfathomable power and charisma. His body was ready

[@rang2111]

The most effective use of Wii motion controls.... Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney on Wii. (You can point..with the thingy.)

[@bradenarcader1476]

0:31 I'd say both gamecube and ps2 were tied for coolest option.

[@IAm-zo1bo]

Wasn't seen as cool

[@IAm-zo1bo]

@@ThomastheDankEngine8900 Yeah but wii was still cool it had many great games to play and have fun

[@ThomastheDankEngine8900]

@@IAm-zo1bo to each their own man. I wasn’t a fan personally, but its good some people got enjoyment out of it

[@alexinsertlastnamehere1182]

For a second there, I thought you meant the Wii U. I’m still a fan of it, yes.

[@SourBoy]

the what

[@TheMasonfrom3R]

It's good, just not the marketing

[@zachiswack8007]

same

[@zacharykim295]

Man I loved the Wii U but 3rd party support was painful.

[@amarillodragon2702]

The Wii was a monument for all of us 2010s kids.

[@parasyte_exe]

Looking Cool, Alax

[@robuxguesty1629]

a

[@cceider]

Looking Cool, Joker

[@a_ninja2376]

How does he do this

[@Plungi_15]

Looking Cool, joker from batman and NOT persona 5 (this is a joke)

[@Muteartist_]

I'd say he's looking Relaxed...Alax

[@easobento2735]

The Mii Maker Theme burned itself into my brain.

[@firefli9975]

"Gamecube, PS2, or Xbox?' Definitely Gamecube. Hundred percent.

[@toone1562]

PS2, fight me

[@Toxic-Pyro]

There's 2 spaces after the word "console" in the title

[@relaxalax]

Seeing is just an impression!

[@nopesr4078]

@@relaxalax sir I am Toxic Pyro's Lawyer and if you want to even reply his comment I'll have to get you to sign here ______________

[@Toxic-Pyro]

@@nopesr4078 stop

[@nopesr4078]

@@Toxic-Pyro :)

[@DefinitivNichtSascha]

The Wii's motion controls never really caught me. That hype you describe was for some reason never there for me. But you can bet your soul on the fact that I still got one as soon as New Soup Wii came out in 2009.

[@toxiquid]

Matt release me from this prison

[@cannedsas]

Anyone born between 1996 and 2006 has a really weird relationship with other generations lol

[@Kato756]

With no numbers or research to back this claim, I'd say the Wii still brought a lot of casuals that were eventually swallowed by the mobile market

[@RigbyIsTheMan]

Only true ogs remember getting hurt by the wii nunchucks in some type of way

[@crinsombone5380]

OGs of what?

[@RigbyIsTheMan]

@@crinsombone5380 anybody that owned a Wii

[@crinsombone5380]

@@RigbyIsTheMan The OGs of Wii owners? So the people that bought day 1?

[@RigbyIsTheMan]

@@crinsombone5380 nah just in general

[@crinsombone5380]

@@RigbyIsTheMan I'm starting to think you don't know what OG means

[@juanmanuelpenaloza9264]

I've had so many good memories with that console.

[@basurerodej8501]

The Wii actually had some things in common with the Atari 2600: -People bought it because it was trendy -People that didn't play videogames bought it -Once time passed people forgot they even had one However, they also changed the landscape in the long run.

[@DavidDumbedDown]

@@lol-ih1tl mainly the PS2

[@omniboo1762]

That extra space in the title scares me

[@bblbadbunny]

"The NES changed the game. GameBoy changed the game. Donkey Kong Country"

[@Ethan-yd4gn]

Me seeing the title. Please dont ruin this part of my childhood. *continues ro watch video*.

[@Eggscramblercomms]

Alax when he accidentally puts an extra space in the title:

[@zachjones2588]

The clips of you with the failed put golf audio is just gold sir. Good on you. Good show.

[@unknownfactor6489]

He has a charming way of telling things

[@indiejacob]

"Tastes like an entire mortgage" made me die lol

[@QuartizOG]

I JUST REALIZED RELAX ALAX'S LOGO AND INTRO GOT OVERSIMPLIFIED NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@baconsky_akako]

My dad new someone who got their hands on a couple of Wii’s when it came out and we still play bowling to this day

[@GoogalyB]

I guess you could say *Wii* all liked this console. I’m sorry.

[@apexanjanath6219]

No, not wiilly... S###

[@muizzsiddique]

I'm 22 and I still remember when I was 6 playing flash games off of a floppy disk.