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Should i buy wii in 2026 ONLY for wii sports

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I was testing dolphin for wii sports (bruh). I was thinking: "i have an ps4 pro xbox 360 WHY I NEED WII FOR WII SPORTS ONLY?!"
 
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If it were me, I would buy a game console just for a game.
And the Wii is super cheap, but you'll still need to find a monitor/cable that can connect to it.
 
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It's sometimes possible to find the console along with all the accessories (Wii Remote included) for not much more than just a single Wii Remote. Considering how many people played Wii Sports and nothing else, you may find a bonus inside ;)

Still, even if you get the whole set, it may be preferable to emulate Wii anyway, as getting it to work on a modern TV also requires either an adaptor specifically for Wii (usually low quality), or composite (muddier)/component (clearer) cable and HDMI adaptor.

I can't vouch for any third-party Wii Remote/Nunchuks as they usually aren't the most accurate or compatible, but you can use a cheap knockoff Sensor Bar without an issue as long as the IR LEDs are bright enough; it's just an array of LEDs anyway.

Lastly, if you do opt to use a Wii, especially if it's an older revision (RVL-CPU-01/10), avoid keeping WiiConnect24 (nowadays as WiiLink) active in standby as due to fans not spinning, it makes these hotter console revisions actively cook themselves.
 
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Absolutely, Baseball and Boxing best Wii games ever.
I always found weird Nintendo didn't made Duck Hunt for Wii, let alone Wii-Sports.

And remember:

- There's only 1 Super Mario Galaxy game.
- Don't ho buying a "Wii Family Edition" nor a "Wii Mini"... get the oldest one with GameCube inputs.
 
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Just to supplement the other perspectives here: I think there's something to be said about owning a piece of gaming and technology history that you can actually touch. Emulators are awesome for their own reasons, but the experience of booting a dedicated device and playing games on it the way the rest of us did 20 years ago is special. I'm of the opinion that if you never had a chance to experience that, there's room to have and appreciate that experience retroactively. Tech demo games like Wii Sports are a great entry point for that, plus a lot of fun as party games of their own. I had some of my best nights in college playing drunken rounds of Golf or Mario Kart Wii with my friends.

Worst-case scenario, it's cheap fun that you can say you tried and pass along to somebody else when you're done with it. That's the beauty of resale.
 
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