Funny how Microsoft and Sony disagreed but when the Wii started selling millions they tried copying them with stuff like the PlayStation Move and Kinect
What so funny about people turning down untested concepts and then after having them market validated want to have similar? They never made their own versions of Wii concept though. Only their versions of motion control
Imagine being in your private jet and you goto tell the pilot something and you notice hes controlling the plane with a wii remote And he forgot to buy motion plus
I was thinking it would control somewhat as the ball does in SMG, where tilting the remote forwards would make Mario move forwards, and backward made him move back, etc. And the big star button would indeed make Mario Jump, and other such controls would be mapped to the other buttons. But I suppose doing it in this manner would make many games much more challenging to control, and not in the way people would like. After all, this was made for ALL ages, including people who have never held a controller before. All in all, I would've liked to see what Nintendo had planned for the Cheddar Cheese wheel controller, and how much easier/difficult it would make games
So......... you mean PlayStation 1 and 2 start up, that opening didn’t make me want to play their games by the time the opening stopped, I usually play on Nintendo consoles so I don’t know about the other ones like PlayStation 3 and 4
I can still precisely remember what sounds my Wii made when I turned it on: RRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE TUCK TUCK EEEEEEEEEEEEE TUTUCK Yeah and after that the startup😂😂
Ultimately, Sony and Microsoft's initial impressions were spot on though, motion controls sucked and they still kinda suck unless you're doing VR. And the Wii was a fun fad and it sold but it didn't push any software sales, and that's what consoles make money off of. Nintendo printed way more money with Pokemon merchandise than it ever did with the Wii. Motion controls weren't ready for anything in 2006 and they're only barely ready for VR in 2019. I owned a Wii. I bought any game for it that I thought might be fun. I kept being disappointed because the graphics were ugly, the controls just weren't good enough and it was just too tiresome for long sessions. Crazy old Ken was probably thinking "who the fuck would want to come back from work or school and stand in front of their television waving a stick around". He was right, because beyond the initial sale, no one actually fucking used the thing to play games. This was confirmed by the fact that no one who bought the Playstation 3, the sort of person who actually buys a gaming console to play games on it, was even remotely interested in buying the Playstation Move, which was the Wii controllers but heavily improved. So the Wii only ended up being loved by the same small group of people that went on to buy the Wii U. Facts. So then Nintendo kinda abandoned the Wii concept entirely in favour of the Switch, an actually good console with good games to play on it. It still has motion controls, if you're a child and want to play around with Labo you can do that, but most people don't bother with them. Ironically, Sony actually stuck by their motion controllers and incorporated them into Playstation VR, which is the immersive experience that motion controls were intended for.
"It was sure to be a hit" _The Wii, who managed to outlive the Wii U and the 3DS, only to die peacefully when the switch became as popular :_ *_Laughing hysterically_*
play mk7 online on a 3ds nowadays. plenty of people. new 3ds consoles just stopped getting advertised and released cause of the switch. the switch is just a luxury 3ds that a lot of people cant afford for their kids so they get them a 3ds. dont say the 3ds died, cause it didnt
@@gabegabe.b The 3DS stopped getting advertised shortly before the last Wii game. While both are still as popular as they were, this use of "dying" is for the time they stopped getting any new ads
@@classicspeeder Nintendo almost did super advanced VR in the 90s, and it even had head tracking. They only stopped because it was expensive, and instead started working on other things.
@@Network126 It depends when this happened. A Roku is $60 these days, not hard to find a Wii for cheaper. Amazon Echo and Google Home are $100 a pop and people are expected to have those in every room. Though back when Netflix first started streaming, Wiis were $200, so that's a different story.
shame about the cheddar cheese controller not being implemented. they could have made a one button Mario game, where all you had to do was press the button while he runs! *wait*
Microsoft: FAK YOU Sony: FAK YOU Nintendo: Ok. Years later: Nintendo: *releases the Wii and becomes the best-selling console in the generation* Sony and Microsoft: Kinect and PS Move
Haha, yeah, he was pretty rude! I was reading about Ken Kutaragi, that playstation guy, and apparently he was nicknamed "Crazy Ken" around the office! What a nickname!
I assume you tilt it to move the character, and the edges of the star is its own button. And if you're hungry, you can eat the controller. Sorry for my cheesy joke. 🧀
I played the Wii when I was very, very young, then next was the Wii U and now in my teenage years I have the Nintendo Switch! I've made so many great memories with these consoles while playing Zelda. I can't wait for more memories to be made for years to come!
Really nice and informative! I'll be honest, the most intriguing aspect about all of this to me was exactly where you veered off to - the context and history of how Wii came to be and the prototypes that rejected for whichever reasons. Development histories, etc. is nice to hear about and it's what draws me to this channel. Keep up the good work Thomas!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! And yeah, this video basically turned into a development history, but the cheddar cheese prototype makes for a better thumbnail ;)
@@miakiikazu the switch almost certainly has I higher profit margin than the Wii did, and the switch lite is still doing comparably better than the wii.u did. it's lifespan definitely isn't over so I think in ways it can or has reached the same heights.
@@miakiikazu The switch is the newest console on the market and has already surpassed the 4 years older Xbox one. The switch will still be sold for years to come and i wouldn't be surprised if it breaks the 100mil margin eventually.
Nicholas Mandelin same, although l don’t remember what happens cause I was young. I do remember playing C o o k I e. M o n s t e r s C o o k I e. C a r n I v a l. And mkwii
My oldest brother bought one and used it for awhile, then gave it to my brother and i back in 2011. We still have and use it all the time, but people make fun of us for having it still :(
I think 480p is fine. My only gripe is that Nintendo never released a wii model with hdmi or even an official proprietary hdmi cable as an accessory. The last model of the wii didn’t even bother supporting 480p which is just ridiculous for a device that was released in 2012. Even the Ouya got that much right lol
I didn't need to be. Back then people were still using composite AV cables. Even the 360 and PS3 did. HDMI cables were nowhere near as common as they are now.
@@jgsh8062 Maybe for the more intense gamers out there, but not for kids and non-gamers. Whenever I play with my little cousins, if they don't have motion controls on then they can't play at all.
It's for that one game though. I prefer the nunchuck control because the motion controls aren't the best for MKWii and I just prefer the feel. But some games are good for it and have good mechanics using the motion controls
Depends on the crowd I would whip out Mario kart for house parties (when they were still a thing) and the novelty of motion controls still hasn't worn of for a group of drunk 20yos.
This is what I love about Nintendo, they are always looking to do something completely new and left field with their consoles and as a result they push the industry forward.
@@metakarp_ And now the newest disc players are even smaller than the disc's case. I bought an LG external Blu-ray drive for my laptop, and the thing is 6⅛"x5¾"x½" (roughly 156mm x 146mm x 12.7mm).
I think that the joy-cons are an evolution of the wii mote with great improvements. With the grip, it basically is a traditional controller. If the switch would be a home console only, the joy-cons could still be a system seller. I also heard that nintendo is working on a next gen controller to revolutionize again so I’m telling exited for that as well. I think that nintendo really deserves credit for taking big risks in favor of the whole industry.
Cautionus Gaming Oh wow I completely forgot that Kmart was a thing I even remember buying some of my ds games from Kmart, it just makes me sad that they filed for bankruptcy because one of my 3 local Kmart stores closed down eventually throughout the years.
That story was told so well, it felt like it came straight from Video Game Story Time (another channel)! You did a great job explaining this video! (I haven't seen much of your other videos, but I just had to congratulate you on this well-told story of the Wii's origin!)
Edit (07/25/2021): I don't really like the Wii Classic Pro much anymore. The sticks are a little too hard. That is SUPER interesting. The video was put together very well! To answer the question at the end, my favorite controller is either the Wii Classic Pro or the GamePad. The WCP has a super comfortable shell, and an almost perfect D-Pad(it's a bit uncomfortably squeaky with rolling back and forth). My fingers wrap around the bumpers quite nicely. However, the sticks are a bit hard and plasticy. It's a VERY underrated controller, and I wish Nintendo gave it more attention. I love the GamePad so much because it's surprisingly comfortable. It looks like a brick, bit it fits very nicely in my hands and it isn't too heavy. That brings a lot of charm to it. It has a PERFECT D-Pad, the sticks feel great, it's durable, I like how I can play on the screen while someone else uses the TV, and it generally feels high quality. I'd say my biggest issue with it is that pressing LR can be a bit annoying, since they're so much higher than ZLZR.
I hate the classic controller. Feels cheap and uncomfortable. As does the GamePad. Very cheap feeling that one. Too big and vastly underutilized. The Wiimote was perfect. That and the Nunchuck was surprisingly comfortable and innovative and intuitive. Felt like an extension of your hands.
My favourite controllers are the Switch Pro Controller and the Gamepad. I never hated the Joy cons, they felt like a small version of the wiimote. But the grip, nope. Whenever I use the grip in intense games like Smash, the buttons feel small the analog stick and the trigger felt weird, and a bunch of other stuff. The Pro controller fixed all of my issues. It felt like a premium controller, as if it was competing against the other consoles' controllers. Its very comfortable, the triggers are P E R F E C T I O N, the buttons fit my finger size and alot more of improvements. 9/10 The GamePad is like a switch but you have a limited range. The grips were nice, the triggers are also P E R F E C T I O N, the analog sticks are comfortable, and it felt more premium then the pro controller, but not in design, just feel. Its honestly one of the best controllers I ever used. 9.5/10
@@ohmagod I haven't really used the Switch Pro. I might get one if I didn't already have the 8BitDo Pro 2, which very quickly became my favorite controller.
My favorite controllers are actually the joy cons from the switch. Yeah, I know they aren't perfect, and a lot of people prefer the pro controller, but I really like the joy cons, because I discovered that I actually like to play with my arms far apart, as apposed to close together holding the same controller. I also like to play in weird positions like with my arms crossed sometimes, and these controllers let me do that with ease. This is just more comfortable for me for some reason, and I really like it, so yeah, the joy cons are my favorite.
You could do that with the Wii and nunchuk too 😊 when I first played my Switch I said, "holy shit this is just an improved wiimote". Then a year later they started drifting. 😅
Dang, I remember back when my mom (who was in the US at that time) sent us a package with a Wii for me, along with Sports and Resort. We had a lot of fun, now it's stored away in our attic for a while now.
How come nobody points out that the nunchuk is just the analog and Z button part of an N64 controller? I've seen a few videos about the Wii's development, and I've never seen it mentioned. The line up identically
It is impossible for someone to say "The least sold Nintenso product" without excluding the Virtual Boy. I don't even know if it's even neccessary to acknowledge its existence anymore.
I think my favorite controller might be the GameCube, but that's probably just because it's stuck around for so long and that I play games (not just Smash) better with it.
I grew up with the SNES, so the more uniform ABXY layout works better for me. Especially in Smash, don't understand how anyone can make specials and hops work with button-press jumping
It is a great controller. My only issue with it is the C-stick, which terrible for FPS games. I guess it's like the Xbox 360 controller: great design, but the D-pad is atrocious.
Fun fact, Microsoft debuted the Sidewinder Freestyle Pro motion control in 1998. It was mainly targeted to be used in Microsoft flight simulator for flight controls.
It was great when I was a kid. The nes and the SNES sold brilliantly. Unfortunately because the n64 was on cartridges and PlayStation came out with Cd Roms, most developers would make games for Sony instead. Sony because a masssive success and Nintendo couldn’t catch back up doing the normal powerful console route. Even I personally thought the n64 was better than the PlayStation. Nintendo are an amazing company for not giving up and trying new things tho. That’s why they are the best in the business. Shame sega didn’t try to keep going instead of giving up on consoles.
Sony & Microsoft: *rudely reject the motion controls and their creator* Wii: *becomes the best selling console of its generation, and one of the most sold of all time*
Just some constructive criticism, the paper flip noise is a tad overused and quickly gets annoying. I’d suggest only using it when you start speaking about a new topic.
@@UT-Chara It had handheld components. It's a handheld, with handheld specs, that can output to a TV. By your logic, my Galaxy Note 8 is a console hybrid because it also has TV output and I can use controllers with it. It's also more powerful and with a much higher resolution screen.
Don't Subscribe to me I feel like one day technology will be so powerful that the, already, blurred lines between console and handheld will be completely gone.
@@GoldenSun3DS yeah but can your Galaxy Note 8 actually play worthwhile games that define it as a console? If it wasn't designed for gaming, it isn't a game console. A handheld is just a console in its own category, and the Switch being the first major hybrid of the 2. The main difference is that the Nintendo Switch is designed to have handheld properties while mobile, and console properties, like higher resolution, while docked to the TV. That makes it different from a phone, which isn't a console for gaming.
I miss my Wii. It got stolen about 10 years ago. I had so many games downloaded on it. 😭 Maybe one day i can go to an old games store and get a couple old consoles.
The wiimote and nunchuck is probably the most intuitive controller that I've ever used. One button per finger (mostly). Just an overall nice grip compared to console controllers that cramp my hands. Natural motion control, I still cant get used to holding a brick sideways with traditional controllers. The gyro is just so difficult.
I remember my first gaming console was the Wii-U and I was so excited to play it I remember sitting in my room for hours playing LEGO city undercover now I have the Nintendo Switch and I’ve been playing animal crossing so much cause of quarantine 😂
I love that Miyamoto quote about power in consoles; it's so true, and it's what always draws me back to Nintendo consoles over anything else (the Wii especially, back in its day)! Fantastic info all around, been loving your choices of subjects lately!!
"Firstly, the console would have to be quiet."
*flashbacks to me trying to play games at 2 am and the wii's start-up sound ratting me out*
i remember putting the volume on like 9 and that damn music still blasting
flashbacks to playing brawl and having captain falcon scream out the wii mote
@@jjt171 yeeeeEEEEAAAAAAAH
When I load a game It’s like BZZZZZZZZZ
I always put tape on the wii remote to make the sounds more quiet
That star prototype looks like if Nintendo made a landmine for kids
When kids step on it: *Wii startup noises*
I saw this with water in my mouth
I’m lucky I didn’t just ruin my clothes
It's a mine that kill adult people so kid will have unlimited time to play their game
Lol
I bet parents would love that
Funny how Microsoft and Sony disagreed but when the Wii started selling millions they tried copying them with stuff like the PlayStation Move and Kinect
What so funny about people turning down untested concepts and then after having them market validated want to have similar?
They never made their own versions of Wii concept though. Only their versions of motion control
PlayStation Move was to make EyeToy more in-depth, it was never designed to compete with the Wii. It was also the first step to VR.
@@APEABOUTSIMS and Kinect was very popular until Xbox One, and you don’t have to use a controller. It is hands free.
lol rip
PlayStation 2 had the eye toy gimmick and if anything the wii only made motion control better
Imagine being in your private jet and you goto tell the pilot something and you notice hes controlling the plane with a wii remote
And he forgot to buy motion plus
:0
You mean 9/11
Hold on let me pause the plane and calibrate
At least it’s not using Kinect
MY MAN..
Sony and Microsoft: No!
Nintendo: Okay!
Still Sony and Microsoft: PlayStation Move and Kinect
Not so much in the dark days of the WiiU
haha
Are you a CORE.
@@13Js0 Ja. Yes. Oui. Sí. Da.
@@terrizer1829 I don't want to have to banish you too.
There is an alternate universe where the cheddar cheese is the chosen remote.
yes and accessories for sale
A universe where Nintendo went bankrupt.
@@GrandmasterofWin I disagree, with a controller like that, the Wii would obviously be the most sold console in history
@@tylerg7806 si yes hi
I just want Nintendo to make a switch cheddar cheese controller.
And to this day, people still play Mario Kart Wii on a reverse-engineered server.
Mario Kart Wii custom tracks.
'still a good game bruh
YEESSS😍 I totally wanna get that set up for my wii
Facts
summerokay it's easy should I send link how?
I have no idea how Mario Galaxy would've played on the cheddar cheese controller, or any game by that matter.
I still want it though
Oliver Lindsley I guess only for collection, because it is not practical in most games. This is like A button in the center, b x y buttons on the side
Or how could my precious Super Paper Mario's gyroscope features be used on the ol' cheess wheel?
I was thinking it would control somewhat as the ball does in SMG, where tilting the remote forwards would make Mario move forwards, and backward made him move back, etc.
And the big star button would indeed make Mario Jump, and other such controls would be mapped to the other buttons.
But I suppose doing it in this manner would make many games much more challenging to control, and not in the way people would like. After all, this was made for ALL ages, including people who have never held a controller before.
All in all, I would've liked to see what Nintendo had planned for the Cheddar Cheese wheel controller, and how much easier/difficult it would make games
There was a port on Nvidia Shield handheld
the mental image of Miyamoto spontaneously shouting "WE SHALL START FROM THE ROD" is exactly what I needed to get me through the day
So true
7:17
Yeah
Unbuckles pants
This is Miyamoto.
We shall start from the rod.
fun fact, the nunchuk is just the middle of the N64 controller with a new button slapped on the front
Thanks for the cursed knowledge! I will never be unable to see that now.
In fact, it only has one additional botton
STOP
Holy shit
it really is! the first time I played on a real n64 in 2016 I called it nunchuck by accident and my friends giggled
They wanted the machine to be quiet.
Wii boot up sound: *WAWAWAWAWALOO*
Always used to startle me.
So......... you mean PlayStation 1 and 2 start up, that opening didn’t make me want to play their games by the time the opening stopped, I usually play on Nintendo consoles so I don’t know about the other ones like PlayStation 3 and 4
Bup Cereal PS4 basically has none, the PS3 has a relaxing orchestra tuning start-up, so PS1 and 2 are the only chilly ones
Never play Xbox original lmao
I can still precisely remember what sounds my Wii made when I turned it on: RRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE TUCK TUCK EEEEEEEEEEEEE TUTUCK
Yeah and after that the startup😂😂
Andrei Mina ok thank you
“It would have to be quiet”
*wii reaches 80 degrees Fahrenheit*
Wii: RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Except for the fact that it wasn't just the Wii. Ports of Wii games tend to do the same thing for some reason.
OISROHH BEEP AOEHOR BEEP EUSHAFI BEEP FAIUE BEEP
Might wanna clean your console's vents... just saying
@@MaximNightFury Might wanna vent... just saying /s
when my wii does, it crashes while going RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
So, both Microsoft and Sony were absolute rude savages until they had to copy the idea from Nintendo.
Noice.
Reminds me of the Bayonetta 2 situation. Their loss.
I love a nice cup of Karma in the morning.
@@rastas_4221 I think his point was more that they completely rejected this idea and were rude about it.. until they realized it had potential.
Actually no (it’s was neither’s fault + AHH NINTENDO rip of-)
Ultimately, Sony and Microsoft's initial impressions were spot on though, motion controls sucked and they still kinda suck unless you're doing VR. And the Wii was a fun fad and it sold but it didn't push any software sales, and that's what consoles make money off of. Nintendo printed way more money with Pokemon merchandise than it ever did with the Wii. Motion controls weren't ready for anything in 2006 and they're only barely ready for VR in 2019.
I owned a Wii. I bought any game for it that I thought might be fun. I kept being disappointed because the graphics were ugly, the controls just weren't good enough and it was just too tiresome for long sessions. Crazy old Ken was probably thinking "who the fuck would want to come back from work or school and stand in front of their television waving a stick around". He was right, because beyond the initial sale, no one actually fucking used the thing to play games. This was confirmed by the fact that no one who bought the Playstation 3, the sort of person who actually buys a gaming console to play games on it, was even remotely interested in buying the Playstation Move, which was the Wii controllers but heavily improved. So the Wii only ended up being loved by the same small group of people that went on to buy the Wii U.
Facts.
So then Nintendo kinda abandoned the Wii concept entirely in favour of the Switch, an actually good console with good games to play on it. It still has motion controls, if you're a child and want to play around with Labo you can do that, but most people don't bother with them.
Ironically, Sony actually stuck by their motion controllers and incorporated them into Playstation VR, which is the immersive experience that motion controls were intended for.
This isn't really "wii prototypes" so much as it is "the history of the wii"
Even then, mostly just early controller ideas.
Yeah but it is better clickbait
Ikr
Whatever it takes to get past ten minutes.
Why would he want to get past 10 minutes, there aren't any midrolls...
"It was sure to be a hit"
_The Wii, who managed to outlive the Wii U and the 3DS, only to die peacefully when the switch became as popular :_
*_Laughing hysterically_*
play mk7 online on a 3ds nowadays. plenty of people. new 3ds consoles just stopped getting advertised and released cause of the switch. the switch is just a luxury 3ds that a lot of people cant afford for their kids so they get them a 3ds. dont say the 3ds died, cause it didnt
@@gabegabe.b The 3DS stopped getting advertised shortly before the last Wii game. While both are still as popular as they were, this use of "dying" is for the time they stopped getting any new ads
Honestly the Wii U is underatted
@@gabegabe.b nintendo officially discontinued the 3DS now
I don’t thing the wii lived that long.
...and then sony & microsoft copied the idea, didnt they?
nope. till VR came out I guess but thats just Sony
@@classicspeeder Nintendo almost did super advanced VR in the 90s, and it even had head tracking. They only stopped because it was expensive, and instead started working on other things.
@@meowstuffs6882 The PSP and Vita, too. ...And the PlayStation Classic.
@@TheAbsol7448 We don't talk about that last thing though, best forgotten.
Yes
My mom bought a Wii for each room in the house for Netflix.
Just Netflix
(Please don't comment; any questions have probably already been answered)
What... Why...?!?
Too much money to burn lol
hmmm
@@Network126 It depends when this happened. A Roku is $60 these days, not hard to find a Wii for cheaper. Amazon Echo and Google Home are $100 a pop and people are expected to have those in every room.
Though back when Netflix first started streaming, Wiis were $200, so that's a different story.
Poodychulak she got them pretty cheap, this was also before Rokus
"The console would have to be quiet"
My Wii's fan : FWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
my wii's disc drive: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Startup: WWOOWOAAWAAAOWOO
music: DAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAA
_My_ Wii's fan: (barely audible humming noise)
The disc drive: (click, whirring sounds)
Might be time to open up your unit and clean out the dust! My Wii has been kicking since 2008 and it's still pretty quiet.
shame about the cheddar cheese controller not being implemented. they could have made a one button Mario game, where all you had to do was press the button while he runs!
*wait*
that’s the joke
COUGH mario run
with otter words MARIO RUN
Super mario cheese
Geometry dash
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Microsoft: FAK YOU
Sony: FAK YOU
Nintendo: Ok.
Years later:
Nintendo: *releases the Wii and becomes the best-selling console in the generation*
Sony and Microsoft: Kinect and PS Move
tubeboxx ps vr
Copied...
PENAILIKKA stfu no one cares 😂
which both failed lol
Checkmate
The incredible amount of arrogance from that Sony executive seriously almost makes me wish that decision had bankrupted them.
Fun fact: the PS3 almost bankrupts Sony due to it's incredibly expensive Cell processor.
@@Dash120z Fun Fact: Your full of shit.
Have you not heard how prickish Nintendo was for two decades? Way worse.
@@Clay3613 Struck a nerve?
@@radicalgamer74331 No, just the truth.
Wow, how rude could Playstation get?
Haha, yeah, he was pretty rude! I was reading about Ken Kutaragi, that playstation guy, and apparently he was nicknamed "Crazy Ken" around the office! What a nickname!
Kirbysuperstar44 The pitcher should have said: "Could you produce a Playstation for 50 cents?"
@@clark5317 That's probably the budget for the Playstation Classic. Oooh burn!
hudde814 LOL!
hudde814 I’d say that was probably their profit margin when they sold them for $25, but now at $19, who knows
The Wii was my childhood. I remember when I used to pronounce nunchuk as "nook nook"
NOOT NOOT
tom nook: *i been summoned*
mine too
Ah, an Animal Crossing fanboy
'mommy, can you help me connect the nook nook to the wii controller?'
I gotta wonder what playing with the cheddar cheese would be like.
Haha yeah, it certainly would be ...interesting?
I think that was where the revolution "Win button" meem came from.
I assume you tilt it to move the character, and the edges of the star is its own button. And if you're hungry, you can eat the controller. Sorry for my cheesy joke. 🧀
Probably like playing Simon on crack.
Let’s petition Nintendo to release it
"ok make something that's shaped like a remote"
*"cheddar cheese"*
*It prints money!*
I remember that gif
From the CD slot lol
Ah, old meme
a classic
Comedy gold
Expected a bland top 10, got a beefy history lesson. Love it.
This guy ain't no WatchMojo, this guy's awesome.
Why would this have been a top 10 lmao
@@TheTyisawesome I thought it would be too. Based on how many I've seen and how they're titled. Not farfetched at all
It’s like reverse clickbate
This is not watchmojo
“He thought the controller to have a touchpad”
*me looking at my WiiU Gamepad*
Same
Honestly the Wii mini should have been called the P-Wii
LMAO
Yes
Lol totally
PP Wii
Would pee wee Herman claim copyright for the name tho?
When I turn up my Wii: press A to Continue
Me: Presses A
Wii: Bloop
Also Wii: WALLALALAALLAALLALA
Tuummmma alalalala llallll lllllalaaaaaaaaaaaaa lala
Ahhhh so beautiful
Bootiful sound
The wii is so wholesome. My Xbox 360 at the time was. Turn on, FUCK YOU DISC READ ERROR. Then FUCK YOU e74 error then FUCK YOU RROD!
@@Alexander_l322 I have the 360 s model, the refined model and never had any issues
I can imagine the Wii controller design team constantly telling each other “Try not to make another Cheddar Cheese…”
The real award goes to:
This inanimate carbon rod!!
In rod we trust
In rod we trust
In rod we trust
In rod we trust
In rod we trust!
I'd play Mario Kart Wii with cheddar cheese
that would be very interesting....
and with motion controls
"I'm using cheese controls!"
I love how nintendo can make this console so nostalgic around the world. Imagine what will happen when the nintendo switch becomes 10+ years old!
I played the Wii when I was very, very young, then next was the Wii U and now in my teenage years I have the Nintendo Switch! I've made so many great memories with these consoles while playing Zelda. I can't wait for more memories to be made for years to come!
You'd think that by then I would actually afford one, but no.
I can't even replace the wii remotes of my wii.
Really nice and informative! I'll be honest, the most intriguing aspect about all of this to me was exactly where you veered off to - the context and history of how Wii came to be and the prototypes that rejected for whichever reasons. Development histories, etc. is nice to hear about and it's what draws me to this channel. Keep up the good work Thomas!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! And yeah, this video basically turned into a development history, but the cheddar cheese prototype makes for a better thumbnail ;)
2000`s : touch screen :H E L L N A H
2010`^s : touch screen : O F C O U R S E
oh god why did you remind me of how inaccurate the stylus pen can be in cooking mama aaaAAAAAAAA
The DS was before the iPhone and the iPhone gets the credit of inventing the first touch based screen...
Smug dancin
2020's touch screen : W H A T I S B U T T O N S
@@sosopwsi829Jjw9 tiger gamecom was the first ever touch screen
0:03
Thomas: “The Wii is one of the most successful consoles of all time.”
Nintendo Switch: “I’m gonna have to stop you right there.”
I mean the joycons arent too far off from wiimotes
That doesn’t make it not successful
ah yes
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_game_consoles
@@miakiikazu the switch almost certainly has I higher profit margin than the Wii did, and the switch lite is still doing comparably better than the wii.u did. it's lifespan definitely isn't over so I think in ways it can or has reached the same heights.
@@miakiikazu The switch is the newest console on the market and has already surpassed the 4 years older Xbox one. The switch will still be sold for years to come and i wouldn't be surprised if it breaks the 100mil margin eventually.
Nobody:
Miyamoto: W E S H A L L S T A R T F R O M T H E R O D
😳
I remember opening my wii on Christmas day when I was 8... great times
we got ours christmas 2011.
Nicholas Mandelin same, although l don’t remember what happens cause I was young. I do remember playing C o o k I e. M o n s t e r s
C o o k I e. C a r n I v a l. And mkwii
Tyler Evans I remembered how excited I was when I got Skylanders Trap Team for New Years, I was jumpin around like crazy
Honey Lemur what’s mkwii is it mortal Kombat Armageddon?
edit: im a fucking idiot
My oldest brother bought one and used it for awhile, then gave it to my brother and i back in 2011. We still have and use it all the time, but people make fun of us for having it still :(
“Firstly the console would have to be qui-“
*WII STARTUP NOISES*
WRRRRRRRŔRRRR
WAWAWAAAAOOWOOOO
Bleep bleep bleep bloop
DANANANANANANAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Wii U: nervous sweating
Sony and Microsoft turned down 1 man
Nintendo’s wii was the biggest console ever
Get nay nayed
Actually, the biggest console ever was the Sony PlayStation 2, selling 155 million units as of 2013, when the PS2 was discontinued.
The Wii was Nintendo's best console ever, not the world's best console ever
Boi
There are somethings that you don’t get
ITS A JOKE
I honestly don’t know anyone who hates the Wii.
That's what I thought when it was said.
Sup bitches it's Chad Warden
They exist. Plenty of them. Though, I know more people who are just disappointed in the console, than straight up hate.
That was almost a lune
Why did you
decide to type
like this?
2:10 in Japan, closing your eyes while someone is speaking to you is actually a sign that you are listening to them carefully
oh thats actually really interesting. I was thinking about how rude he was being, but I think I should look into that.
Video was secretly a video about the history of the wii and I’m not complaining
The irony that both my parents and my grandparents have a Wii but I don't.
“The wii was going to be quiet”
Me: turns on wii
Wii: **click** bleep bleep bleep bloop bloop bloop
personally i loved the wii but my biggest annoyance was no HD. i mean heck even 720p would have been tolerable.
720p is already hd
1080p is full hd
ol
I think 480p is fine. My only gripe is that Nintendo never released a wii model with hdmi or even an official proprietary hdmi cable as an accessory. The last model of the wii didn’t even bother supporting 480p which is just ridiculous for a device that was released in 2012. Even the Ouya got that much right lol
@@alistair4909 that i also agree with.
I didn't need to be. Back then people were still using composite AV cables. Even the 360 and PS3 did. HDMI cables were nowhere near as common as they are now.
Most people who play Mario Kart Wii hate motion controls, and im like, "Motion controls were the very thing that helped this console thrive"
Horribly suited for mario kart though
@@jgsh8062 Maybe for the more intense gamers out there, but not for kids and non-gamers. Whenever I play with my little cousins, if they don't have motion controls on then they can't play at all.
It's for that one game though. I prefer the nunchuck control because the motion controls aren't the best for MKWii and I just prefer the feel. But some games are good for it and have good mechanics using the motion controls
Yes I agree I really like the motion controls.
Depends on the crowd
I would whip out Mario kart for house parties (when they were still a thing) and the novelty of motion controls still hasn't worn of for a group of drunk 20yos.
2:16 Hey Ken, can I buy a Dualshock 2 controller for 50 cents?
Why would 50 cent need this?
@@watchdominion7356 lol r/whoosh
Yeah, he's a rapper, he should be focusing on rapping instead of video games.
fake verified sign
Imagine putting a fake verified symbol on your name lol
"Wii would like to play" is one of the best console marketing campaigns of all time.
This is what I love about Nintendo, they are always looking to do something completely new and left field with their consoles and as a result they push the industry forward.
5:10 "I'd like to make it about this size!" and then Wii modding came about and it can be in an Altoids tin. Very nice.
Well, the disc-player takes up most of the space, so it's not surprising that a mod without a disc player can be smaller.
@@metakarp_ And now the newest disc players are even smaller than the disc's case. I bought an LG external Blu-ray drive for my laptop, and the thing is 6⅛"x5¾"x½" (roughly 156mm x 146mm x 12.7mm).
If you haven't already, can you do one on the Wii U? Thanks.
People always talk about Nintendo’s home consoles being on the decline, but they never mention how their handhelds were always huge successes
**sad Gameboy Micro noises**
**sad pokemon mini noises**
Man, the Wii was so grand. I'm happy to still have one
I got 2 lol
When I was a kid I thoguth the WII was where I should put coins
@@schultz8122 wait it's not?
i had one,until my father sold it.
@@rafaelvelasquesmendes933 rip
I think that the joy-cons are an evolution of the wii mote with great improvements. With the grip, it basically is a traditional controller. If the switch would be a home console only, the joy-cons could still be a system seller. I also heard that nintendo is working on a next gen controller to revolutionize again so I’m telling exited for that as well. I think that nintendo really deserves credit for taking big risks in favor of the whole industry.
You couldn't find Wiis at launch, and now they're literally just £20
And at the end of the decade, they may cost hundreds as the units dry up. Look at the GameCube. Gamestop was selling them refurbished for $30 in 2007.
My first wii (Black Special Edition) back in the day was $200 bucks at kmart
I have the black one too
Cautionus Gaming Oh wow I completely forgot that Kmart was a thing I even remember buying some of my ds games from Kmart, it just makes me sad that they filed for bankruptcy because one of my 3 local Kmart stores closed down eventually throughout the years.
The Black one, the one that came with wii motion plus included
My first wii was the red one
You should of called this video "The History of the Wii".
histor-wii
Hearing the words "Nintendo Revolution" made me realize how old I am. I remember when people were geeking over how powerful it was going to be.
sony: this is such a bad idea im just gonna kick you out.
sony a few years later: **screams consisting of mental pain and nothing else**
That story was told so well, it felt like it came straight from Video Game Story Time (another channel)! You did a great job explaining this video!
(I haven't seen much of your other videos, but I just had to congratulate you on this well-told story of the Wii's origin!)
0:45 "when he was hit by a..."
Me: "What what?!"
"by an idea."
Me: "Oh"
No that's gunpai what's his face who was hit by a car and died who created the virtual boy....oh wait hang on.....(read comment properly )
Imagine boarding a plane and you see the cheddar cheese in the cockpit
Edit (07/25/2021): I don't really like the Wii Classic Pro much anymore. The sticks are a little too hard.
That is SUPER interesting. The video was put together very well!
To answer the question at the end, my favorite controller is either the Wii Classic Pro or the GamePad.
The WCP has a super comfortable shell, and an almost perfect D-Pad(it's a bit uncomfortably squeaky with rolling back and forth). My fingers wrap around the bumpers quite nicely. However, the sticks are a bit hard and plasticy. It's a VERY underrated controller, and I wish Nintendo gave it more attention.
I love the GamePad so much because it's surprisingly comfortable. It looks like a brick, bit it fits very nicely in my hands and it isn't too heavy. That brings a lot of charm to it. It has a PERFECT D-Pad, the sticks feel great, it's durable, I like how I can play on the screen while someone else uses the TV, and it generally feels high quality. I'd say my biggest issue with it is that pressing LR can be a bit annoying, since they're so much higher than ZLZR.
I hate the classic controller. Feels cheap and uncomfortable. As does the GamePad. Very cheap feeling that one. Too big and vastly underutilized. The Wiimote was perfect. That and the Nunchuck was surprisingly comfortable and innovative and intuitive. Felt like an extension of your hands.
My favourite controllers are the Switch Pro Controller and the Gamepad.
I never hated the Joy cons, they felt like a small version of the wiimote. But the grip, nope. Whenever I use the grip in intense games like Smash, the buttons feel small the analog stick and the trigger felt weird, and a bunch of other stuff. The Pro controller fixed all of my issues. It felt like a premium controller, as if it was competing against the other consoles' controllers. Its very comfortable, the triggers are P E R F E C T I O N, the buttons fit my finger size and alot more of improvements. 9/10
The GamePad is like a switch but you have a limited range. The grips were nice, the triggers are also P E R F E C T I O N, the analog sticks are comfortable, and it felt more premium then the pro controller, but not in design, just feel. Its honestly one of the best controllers I ever used. 9.5/10
@@AnnoyedAlways2 After using it for a while, I don't really like the Wii Classic Pro. But I love how the GamePad feels. It has much better sticks.
@@ohmagod I haven't really used the Switch Pro. I might get one if I didn't already have the 8BitDo Pro 2, which very quickly became my favorite controller.
My favorite controllers are actually the joy cons from the switch.
Yeah, I know they aren't perfect, and a lot of people prefer the pro controller, but I really like the joy cons, because I discovered that I actually like to play with my arms far apart, as apposed to close together holding the same controller. I also like to play in weird positions like with my arms crossed sometimes, and these controllers let me do that with ease. This is just more comfortable for me for some reason, and I really like it, so yeah, the joy cons are my favorite.
I like this explanation
You could do that with the Wii and nunchuk too 😊 when I first played my Switch I said, "holy shit this is just an improved wiimote".
Then a year later they started drifting. 😅
They are "awful" for a reason because prototyping is a process of learning. It's not to be the final product.
Just to clear the air.
TomaattiKeitto we know what a prototype is.
Dang, I remember back when my mom (who was in the US at that time) sent us a package with a Wii for me, along with Sports and Resort. We had a lot of fun, now it's stored away in our attic for a while now.
No ! Not in the attic ! Nooooooooooooo! (Jokes aside, I still play MKWii when I have time)
@@omegaSomeone MKWii is my favorite MK game :0
@@plainblocks2 it has always been the best, and will always be. Pray to Mario Kart Wii. Make human sacrifices for Mario Kart Wii.
@@plainblocks2 Mine is the Metroid Prime Trilogy. But you can never go wrong with MarioKart.
@@zacharyrollick6169 except the first on3
Wii: Releases in 2006
Thomas: First off, a quick history.
Me: Alright
Thomas: It was the late 80s and--
Me: Aight, Imma head out.
How come nobody points out that the nunchuk is just the analog and Z button part of an N64 controller?
I've seen a few videos about the Wii's development, and I've never seen it mentioned. The line up identically
Plus a 'c' button
@@750tiprogamer The Start Button
YOU Can Hate Me For Saying It But
NINTENDO DOES
WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS
100% Agree
Now their 2nd Parties, we have to talk about...
Except release mother 3 internationally
Or make a new f zero
exactly
with a few exceptions, but in general, yes
It is impossible for someone to say "The least sold Nintenso product" without excluding the Virtual Boy. I don't even know if it's even neccessary to acknowledge its existence anymore.
R.I.P Nintendo Wii
One of the greatest consols
I'm sure the Nintendo Switch will continue to be the best possible heir to the Nintenthrone.☺️🎮
Please don't call our prototype awful. I don't like that. As nintendo president I am offended
Do you like Nintendo?
@@LightninghawkYT no
@@LightninghawkYT obviously not you absolute biological tragedy
I’m sorry Mr. President :(
You’re a poser!
I cant believe I’ve held off this video for 3 years and just git it back in my recommendations. Good thing cuz now im watching it
amazing how nintendo still has the same ideology to be different and it works crazy well
It's Gongl It’s a hit or miss. Glad they innovate though.
I think my favorite controller might be the GameCube, but that's probably just because it's stuck around for so long and that I play games (not just Smash) better with it.
I grew up with the SNES, so the more uniform ABXY layout works better for me. Especially in Smash, don't understand how anyone can make specials and hops work with button-press jumping
-we just do- but seriously it takes a little while for people who didn't grow up with it
It is a great controller. My only issue with it is the C-stick, which terrible for FPS games.
I guess it's like the Xbox 360 controller: great design, but the D-pad is atrocious.
They even make GameCube based controllers for the N64.
Fun fact, Microsoft debuted the Sidewinder Freestyle Pro motion control in 1998. It was mainly targeted to be used in Microsoft flight simulator for flight controls.
I remember trying it out around the time the first Super Smash Bros. came out.
I had never realised how poor Nintendo’s sales were before I was born...
Droid On The Internet it was very good for me since I was born near the wii/dsi era
I was born the same year my DS lite was manufactured.
It was great when I was a kid. The nes and the SNES sold brilliantly. Unfortunately because the n64 was on cartridges and PlayStation came out with Cd Roms, most developers would make games for Sony instead. Sony because a masssive success and Nintendo couldn’t catch back up doing the normal powerful console route. Even I personally thought the n64 was better than the PlayStation.
Nintendo are an amazing company for not giving up and trying new things tho. That’s why they are the best in the business. Shame sega didn’t try to keep going instead of giving up on consoles.
When I first saw the circle and star I though “that would be a bad design for a console.” Who came up with that for a controller.
Wii: Sells good
Chintendo Vii: it’s free real estate
thats a bland looking name for a bootleg. You really didnt find any better joke , didnt you?
The Vii is actually a thing. Look it up on Wikipedia.
@@wolfstar3883 Wh- why would i waste my time for a dumb bootleg like it? Bruh.
Snoc The Official Hoodge thats real lol
@@saltyhasnochill5249 Do i look like i care tho 🗿
Sony & Microsoft: *rudely reject the motion controls and their creator*
Wii: *becomes the best selling console of its generation, and one of the most sold of all time*
Just some constructive criticism, the paper flip noise is a tad overused and quickly gets annoying. I’d suggest only using it when you start speaking about a new topic.
Bump
It was the first gaming console my family had ever played.
Well, as Newton said "Cheddar Cheese is only here for the Mac & Cheese"
"The wii is the most successful console"
Switch:Hold my Joycon.
Wrong: the Switch is a handheld.
@@GoldenSun3DS wrong, its a hybrid of both
@@UT-Chara It had handheld components. It's a handheld, with handheld specs, that can output to a TV.
By your logic, my Galaxy Note 8 is a console hybrid because it also has TV output and I can use controllers with it. It's also more powerful and with a much higher resolution screen.
Don't Subscribe to me I feel like one day technology will be so powerful that the, already, blurred lines between console and handheld will be completely gone.
@@GoldenSun3DS yeah but can your Galaxy Note 8 actually play worthwhile games that define it as a console? If it wasn't designed for gaming, it isn't a game console. A handheld is just a console in its own category, and the Switch being the first major hybrid of the 2. The main difference is that the Nintendo Switch is designed to have handheld properties while mobile, and console properties, like higher resolution, while docked to the TV. That makes it different from a phone, which isn't a console for gaming.
"Ballmer was really enthusiastic"
Sums up his time at Microsoft.
The Wii is a great console!
Don’t tell anyone...
I’m a joy-con boy
More like drift boy ayy lmao
Mr. Quacky it wasn’t a joke they gæcons move by themself because they broke do your research kiddo
F
What about the joy stick
That's nice
7:46 *HOL UP!* That was a controller, I thought it was the console
4:29 the console would need to be quiet
Kids at 3 am caught because of the loud intro the WII made when it was turned on: can’t relate
This is not only about games history no more.
Wii began a new chapter in Design history.
I miss my Wii. It got stolen about 10 years ago. I had so many games downloaded on it. 😭 Maybe one day i can go to an old games store and get a couple old consoles.
buy a new one there only 50 dollars on cex
The wiimote and nunchuck is probably the most intuitive controller that I've ever used.
One button per finger (mostly).
Just an overall nice grip compared to console controllers that cramp my hands.
Natural motion control, I still cant get used to holding a brick sideways with traditional controllers. The gyro is just so difficult.
I remember my first gaming console was the Wii-U and I was so excited to play it I remember sitting in my room for hours playing LEGO city undercover now I have the Nintendo Switch and I’ve been playing animal crossing so much cause of quarantine 😂
I think the “cheddar cheese” button star is the d pad and one of the smaller buttons is the jump button and the other is for a run button.
I love that Miyamoto quote about power in consoles; it's so true, and it's what always draws me back to Nintendo consoles over anything else (the Wii especially, back in its day)! Fantastic info all around, been loving your choices of subjects lately!!
3:04 he barked something “shut up” then all instantly shut up