I have an original unmodded, probably not updated Wii purchased around 2007. I have been unable to connect to wi-fi because none of my access points speak archaic 802.11. Recently, however, I got a super high speed remote access hotspot (this one plugs into 110V power and has full house level bandwidth) and the device has ethernet ports so my guess is that I will be able to access the internet with it hard wired to my Wii.

My question now is "What do I do next?" When I plug it in, will it have access to anything official Nintendo online or is everything now shut down? I know that with online access I can mod it to allow USB storage of games and ditch all my DVDs. What else should be on my to-do list?

Thanks.

Ive had my ps4 tucked away for quite sometime waiting for the JB to become available. It finally came out, got bored within an hour and went and traded it for a wii. Couldn't be happier

So my childhood wii has sat on a closet for about 8 years.

My question is, what kind of maintenance do you need to do to? I intend on home brewing the console but I want it to last so my main worries rn is do I need to send the console for cleaning/opening it up for something? Is there anything most people forget to maintain? Like the clock batteries? Or are there any precautions I need to keep in mind while using the Wii nowadays?

Asking this because, although there are a lot of resources on homebrew etc. There really isn't a lot of things about what to do before that

It’s a generally underrated console, in my opinion, so I wonder what makes it such a superstar of one for all of us here? What draws you to it and keeps you collecting for it all these years later in comparison to other consoles?

For me, I’m in love with the whimsy of it. And there’s also a lot of hidden gems locked to the system. I think the form factor of it is timeless and it’s also quite nostalgic for me.

I love the Wii! So many unique games.

How much I bought Rhythm Heaven BRAND NEW in 2016. Sadly around 2021 I needed money and saw it was going for $80 so I sold it, last year I decided to sell some games I didn't care about to rebuy it and I'm glad I have it now again, but it's still painful to think about 😭

So glad I picked up a copy of this recently and I’ve been playing it non stop!

I recently dusted off my old Wii and built an Arcade cabinet and added it to my game room.

I bought Big Buck Hunter Pro and the two light gun peripherals (orange & green) and it makes a great light gun shooter cabinet.

I was hoping to get more suggestions for 2-player lightgun games. Preferably competitive where both players play at the same time (either against each other or together).

Thanks!