Why the Nintendo Wii is TIMELESS (2024)

Nintendo dropped the Wii in 2006, and it was arguably one of the most groundbreaking innovations not just for Nintendo, but for the entire gaming/entertainment industry as a whole. In this video, I explain why I think the Nintendo Wii paved the way for future games / systems’ developments and why this is still relevant today in 2023.
The simple mechanics keep myself and many others coming back to it to this day, and if you haven’t played in a while, I hope that this video encourages you to get back on the bike and start playing again.
0:00 - Intro
0:28 - Before the Wii
1:32 - A Console for Everyone
3:33 - Motion Controls and Wii Sports
5:07 - Mii's are Goated
5:44 - The Ingenuity of the Wii
If you enjoyed this video, found it informative, or entertaining, please consider subbing so I can feel a sense of pride and move out of my parents’ basement.
Also I had to screen capture on my Wii U. Don’t verbally abuse me
Thanks for watching - Wii Fit Let’s Play coming soon
(re-uploaded for square pixels 100)

[@RealSuperNintendan]

The Wii U and original Wii are both great!

[@iBMcFly]

Wii U is CRIMINALLY underrated.

[@Scooboes]

The Wii U is good, but something about the Wii just makes it better. Maybe the nostalgia.

[@RealSuperNintendan]

@@Scooboes on my other channel.. I live streamed the night the eShop went down for good. I took the night off work for the upcoming Wii U eShop closure so I could once again live stream that historical moment.

[@RealSuperNintendan]

@a person cheer up. Original Wii systems are cheap. You can get one for around $50

[@Great-Documentaries]

No. The Wii is great. The Wii U is a failure and was far worse than either the PS4 or Xbox One, Nintendo fanboy.

[@JohnSegerclucka]

My Wii is my primary console hooked up. Play it almost everyday

[@milliondollargoldrose]

Can you still play it with out internet?? I want to buy one because I loved Mario kart 8

[@JohnSegerclucka]

@@milliondollargoldrose The Wii doesn't require Internet. It doesn't have Mario Kart 8. It has Mario Kart Wii. What are you talking about?

[@milliondollargoldrose]

@@JohnSegerclucka ok is Mario kart still working for you or do u think I shouldn’t bother buying one?? I just wanna get it for old time sake.

[@JohnSegerclucka]

@@milliondollargoldrose absolutely! I highly recommend it

[@User-kl3gn]

I was a beast a wii bowling. Move a lil to the left get the right angle strike everytime😂

[@KyloZach]

The Wii Console was my straight up childhood and i wanna experience it again! Sometime i'll be getting Spectrobes Origins, Bakugan and Mario Party 8 so i can have a blast in the past with my best friend! Also a couple of wii remote chargers just incase! 👍🏻

[@saucesquad4220]

I swear everybody is missing that top flap on their wii

[@johnnybone]

ill never find mine

[@Jack-5718]

I still have both the flaps on mine but my friends wii has neither one

[@MSMContent]

such an underrated channel, keep up the great work! 👍

[@johnnybone]

thanks so much! hoping to upload a new short tomorrow

[@traviscunningham7062]

MSM Content likes the Wii!

[@bossbuzzard2551]

Very cool. Lots of memories on the wii

[@thedinosaurz]

nintendo wii had one of the best games ever. mario galaxy was the best game on the wii imo well atleast the best mario game to ever release

[@johnnybone]

i still find myself going back and playing it.. I grew up with gamecube but was still a little too young to fully appreciate it at the time, so when i look back and think of my childhood glory days, it always comes back to the wii. THE GOAT

[@PropellerMarioBrothers2012]

I am getting a Wii Balance Board soon with some of my Christmas money. Cannot wait to play Wii Fit again!

[@johnnybone]

Wii fit was a ton of fun, hyped for you

[@PropellerMarioBrothers2012]

@@johnnybone thanks man. I am buying one off of Amazon with my 100$ Amazon gift card.

[@PropellerMarioBrothers2012]

@@johnnyboneMy Wii Fit copy and Wii Balance Board just got delivered today! I am having a blast!

[@PropellerMarioBrothers2012]

On 12/30/2023, My Wii Fit copy with a Wii Balance Board came in! I am having a ton of fun with it!

[@natureaquaticlife7840]

​@@PropellerMarioBrothers2012🎉🎉🥳🥳🥳🎈🎈🎈

[@S0BA_2007]

Im seriously considering getting a used wii or wii u. I’ve been thinking about it for some years now but I’m just a broke teenager without a job.

[@johnnybone]

save up for it friend, it’s worth it

[@Malyt538]

Save up and homebrew it

[@S0BA_2007]

@@Malyt538 I actually got one from a friend by trading some switch games :3

[@AdventRyuki]

Same Thing Bro But We Get The Nintendo Wii And Have Fun

[@sarmedimadulla8214]

my life is like a video game

[@youring2]

Learning a lot and enjoying the journey!

[@necebeats3554]

I have the original black wii and I love that I can play my GameCube games on there 😩😂

[@warbaby8894]

Pliz help me i wanna get a wii is it a great idea?

[@necebeats3554]

@@warbaby8894 sure is modding community always coming out with updates for emulators as we’ll definitely worth getting

[@christopher1197]

Amazing video 👏👏👏

[@johnnybone]

Thank you!!

[@18thMattinc.]

I was devastated about my Wii’s disc drive dying on me and was stuck with Netflix until I repaired the drive later on

[@johnnybone]

Glad you were able to get it repaired🤝 my OG Wii is still kicking luckily

[@johnnybone]

third upload's the charm

[@jaysonrobles25]

We are still playing this up until now 😍😍

[@LolEleiteye]

The Wii got me into gaming in general I played games before it but nothing stood out except for the Wii that I played at my friends which led me to getting my first console the WiiU

[@catguy4996]

Even though the Switch is 'technically' better and has out-sold the Wii, I still believe the Wii and the DS will always be Nintendo's most iconic consoles. (In fact the Switch still hasn't outsold the DS yet)

[@traviscunningham7062]

Agreed.

[@DTM-Books]

Nice to see the Wii finally get some love from the more hardcore gamers.

[@johnnybone]

it's a great console for sure

[@VideoGame.fan.621]

I’m getting one for my birthday let’s goooooo

[@mexdrago3009]

I don't like vr but ps2 DDR and wii are my jam.

[@ComicBooksandVideoGameNerd96]

So far, it's their best-selling console

[@catguy4996]

It's their 3rd best actually. Beaten by the DS and now the Switch

[@Bendover-we1fr]

make a one hour vid on this

[@ALAN4SV0GUE]

Wii is my whole childhood, I have bith the switch and the Wii, and although the concept of the switch is great, thr Wii will always be my fav and I use it dm still

[@johnnybone]

when I want to play multiplayer games, the Wii is usually my go to before the switch because of how great the games are to play with friends

[@vietdragon5610]

i still like wii because wii more stable then any other console more stable then wii u

[@GrilledChesseGamer]

I had wii mini and gotta say it was fun

[@retrobroski2904]

I love the Nintendo Wii! It has become my 3rd fav console of all time right behind ps1 and snes

[@chaoticsad5549]

I miss my wii. Brother sold it secretly cause he wanted a computer. I will never forget or forgive him

[@kidninja773]

Did he die why would you forget him lol

[@warbaby8894]

😂

[@PropellerMarioBrothers2012]

That’s messed up of your brother. I am sorry that happened to your Wii.

[@ctdjw858]

I spent way too many hours destroying my brother in wii baseball. The ugliest character I had hit nukes

[@mistercbody]

i love video game

[@1psafa]

I love my Wii,but it won’t read my disc . I have tried to fix it but I am 75 and don’t know how to get it fixed

[@1--2--]

what's the title of that bee game at 3:31 ?

[@idk.anymore.]

Mario galaxy

[@mastermelardoz]

A+

[@ChrisPlayzBLOX]

3:25 i feel so sad this man has so many concles

[@Sly88Frye]

I'm confused. You have 29,000 subscribers, but this video only has 640 views? I mean that's not a bad number for my lowly channel with just under 2,000 subscribers, but how could you someone with over 29,000 subscribers have a video with 640 views? That mathematically doesn't make any sense at all.

[@LeftyPencil]

Old account, few vids. Maybe has some unlisted

[@Great-Documentaries]

1:00: Correction: The GameCube is NOT looked back on as a "great console." Nintendo fanboys say that, but then they also say that about the Wii U. The best that can be said about either is that they were the third best and third best-selling console of their era. Their libraries of games are miniscule compared to the others. You reveal yourself as a Nintendo fanboy who only listens to other fanboys when you make such a claim about the failed GameCube.

[@lemonadesnake]

Please do not put consoles on top of eachother

[@johnnybone]

my bad

[@vietdragon5610]

wii still the best but they dont come out anymore game that the thing kind suck

[@Yang_Mulia]

and here I'm still wishing for wii HD

[@thaneros]

Psst....its called the Wii U

[@chackolate9]

you're a real person????

[@patchworky]

More like pii u

[@johnnybone]

so true

[@bacalhau_seco]

ummm actually, n64 was more powerfull than the ps1

[@LIy9nx]

hmm actually🤡

[@bacalhau_seco]

@@LIy9nx XD