"Wii Sports will always be better," the caption reads. Venturing on to the Wii subreddit, I found more people showing off their stashes, as well as a meme of Drake shunning the new Switch Sports game. After answering a question about my favorite Wii game (it's Animal Crossing: City Folk), I was accepted into the 5,000-member Facebook group "Wii/Wii U Collectors North America," where folks share pictures of their huge collections and titles they're selling. When I searched online for Wii enthusiasts like me, it didn't take long to find communities of people still rocking their boxy white consoles. "I think it led to people dusting off their old consoles." "You couldn't find Switches, you couldn't find PlayStations, Xboxes," he says.
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He said they've been busy since the pandemic started, as more free time along with supply chain issues have led people to dig out their once-loved systems. I spoke with Tom on a recent Monday, when Game Republik was repairing three Wiis and six Wii U consoles, the Wii's stockier, less successful successor.
Before the Nintendo Switch dethroned it in December, the Wii held up as Nintendo's best-selling home console, with 101.63 million sold. I think it led to people dusting off their old consoles."īut eventually, people did buy Wiis - many of them. "You couldn't find Switches, you couldn't find PlayStations, Xboxes. "I checked like every Walmart and Target trying to find one," he says.
Chris Tom, owner of video game repair store Game Republik remembers how tough it was to get your hands on the Wii console in 2006. The Wii's new motion-tracking features were notable then, though seen less in consoles today, and Microsoft and Sony would respond with the Kinect and PS Move in 2010. The original US Wii bundle came with a single remote, nunchuck and the staple game, Wii Sports. "The next step in gaming is bringing gaming back to the masses," he said at the time. Former Nintendo of America CEO Reggie Fils-Aime said Nintendo aimed to appeal not just to current gamers, but also to those who didn't tend to pick up a controller. The Wii cost $250, which was less than Sony's Playstation 3 ($500 and up) and Microsoft's Xbox 360 ($300 and up). Bush was president, SexyBack was high on the Billboard charts and Happy Feet was playing in theaters. When the Wii debuted in November 2006, George W. Bottom line: There's just something about firing up a familiar, low-res Mario Kart circuit I can't get anywhere else. The Wii is a conversation starter, and it isn't hard to find affordable games. There are many reasons I continue to invest my time (and money) in this bulky, discontinued console, even as people I know are playing better-looking game remakes on the Nintendo Switch or waiting in line for a shiny PS5. We paid $60 for the Wii from a seller on OfferUp, and slowly built a small stack of games that included some of the greats: Mario Kart, Wii Sports and Just Dance 3. It seemed like something other college students would appreciate if they came over, a blast from the past with tons of recognizable games. That's how, at age 20, I bought a second-hand Nintendo Wii, a gadget that had been a fixture of my childhood. "We are riding the nostalgia train all the way baby," I replied excitedly. "I want a Wii," I texted my friend, who, because she's supportive, immediately agreed this game console that first came out in 2006 was necessary. Something that would truly take our pad to the next level.
I was bringing the TV, she was supplying the vacuum. My friend and I were moving into the place, and we were determined to make it snazzy for our guests. Some context: It was the summer of 2019, and I was a rising junior at the University of Texas focused on one, critical task: setting up a killer college apartment. Because despite the fact we're very clearly living in 2022, I'm still playing my Nintendo Wii. That's great news for most people, but I barely noticed. Nintendo on Wednesday announced Switch Sports, a direct sequel to the legendary Wii Sports, a pack-in game for one of Nintendo's most successful consoles, the Nintendo Wii. Accepting invitations if you think you can beat me in Wii tennis.
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