Walmart selling Limited Edition Blue Wii for $99.96

[Tom Bombadildo]

Just sayin'

What he said!

Agreed

You all forgot to subtract the Gamecube.

And the backup disc compatibility.

 

[Krestent]

I would only get one for research purposes...
I would like to know exactly what on this Wii prevents GC loading, whether it uses a special System Menu, and whether the places for the controller ports are there (just with no ports soldered onto them).

A different drive that doesn't read GC games, and there are no GC controller ports. It's all pretty straightforward. Other than that, it is just a cheaper Wii with the same software.

I meant, are the wires for them on the motherboard gone or did they just remove them? What would happen if I took one of these Wii's, installed BC and MIOS, booted Swiss, and launched a game?

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

I would only get one for research purposes...
I would like to know exactly what on this Wii prevents GC loading, whether it uses a special System Menu, and whether the places for the controller ports are there (just with no ports soldered onto them).

A different drive that doesn't read GC games, and there are no GC controller ports. It's all pretty straightforward. Other than that, it is just a cheaper Wii with the same software.

I meant, are the wires for them on the motherboard gone or did they just remove them? What would happen if I took one of these Wii's, installed BC and MIOS, booted Swiss, and launched a game?

From what I understand, the wires are gone. And you wouldn't be able to launch a game anyways, because the DVD drive DOES NOT READ GAMECUBE GAMES. Burnt or not, WILL NOT READ.

 

[air2004]

screw the wii , they got a internet 3d vizio for $598 ......and I want it

 

[Deleted-236924]

I have zero interest in playing GC games on a Wii as of right now.
But the color? No thanks.

 

[Krestent]

I would only get one for research purposes...
I would like to know exactly what on this Wii prevents GC loading, whether it uses a special System Menu, and whether the places for the controller ports are there (just with no ports soldered onto them).

A different drive that doesn't read GC games, and there are no GC controller ports. It's all pretty straightforward. Other than that, it is just a cheaper Wii with the same software.

I meant, are the wires for them on the motherboard gone or did they just remove them? What would happen if I took one of these Wii's, installed BC and MIOS, booted Swiss, and launched a game?

From what I understand, the wires are gone. And you wouldn't be able to launch a game anyways, because the DVD drive DOES NOT READ GAMECUBE GAMES. Burnt or not, WILL NOT READ.

Do you know what Swiss is?

 

[kupo3000]

This is Nintendo's way of saying, "If you really want to play Super Smash Bros. Brawl or Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 with a standard pad, then spend money on a classic controller pro instead of using your old gamecube controller".

 

[Deleted-236924]

TBH, I'd rather buy a classic controller than a GC controller, because the classic controller has the added bonus of being able to be used with the emulators on Android.

 

[Deleted User]

Yes, the blue wiis.
Quote ONM: "Slightly altered to remove gamecube compatibility"

 

[Shabutie78]

This is Nintendo's way of saying, "If you really want to play Super Smash Bros. Brawl or Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 with a standard pad, then spend money on a classic controller pro instead of using your old gamecube controller".

not really. it's more like
"we know no one gives a shit about gamecube anymore, so we took backwards compat. out and made it cheaper for you."
do you nintendo/ngc fanboys even realize how old the gamecube really is?

 

[manuel1984]

While the lower price is always a nice thing, the lack of backwards compatibility is a deal breaker for me. You can easily find a pre-owned Wii at the same price, if not cheaper, so why buy "less for more"?

This is a typical bundle for the casual, non-retro gamer who has no interest in Gamecube games whatsoever.

and that names about 95% of wii owners. outside of this forum, of course.

I would say 95% inside this forum and 99% outside.