If you ever played Mario Kart and you hear the warning alarm blaring from your Wii Remote, then it adds an extra layer of fear because that Red Shell or Blue Shell will ruin your career.
I use the joy con pros for Mario kart and the rumble intensity is much more powerful than the wii and that’s the new warning sign, the stronger the rumble the closer it is
That was the reason why I forget that the wii remotes make noises. I turned off the volume for them years ago because of that and whenever I get new remotes I get scared.
I thought this was going to mention the ability for the Wii Remote to store save data. I specifically remember using it for Monster Hunter Tri arena data. You could transfer data to your wii remote and take it to a friend's house to play some arena, then reap the rewards when you returned home. This was the most unique feature to me that I'm sure is more forgotten.
I'm confused. I thought that was just because the Nintendo brand joycons use potentiometers instead of hall effect sensors. It's not inherent in the joycon, and people who have replaced their sticks or bought other ones don't experience this.
I've also never personally experienced this, and I have 7 heavily-used ones. Maybe you all just aren't taking care of your controllers or are abusing your sticks? Then again, I came up during the N64 era and also own a 3DS, so I'm always very careful with the joysticks in controllers I use. 🙄
@@ocampoc877remote volume slider on the wii menu screen during a game. No clue how you missed it, but I always hated the speaker on wiimotes so I had to find the setting myself anyway
Calling is a horror game where you put your Wii remote to your ears when you get a phone call in game and you can listen to the phone call through your Wii remote. It makes things way scarier than without it and is a must play imo
@@babyrosalinalovescoffee If you're talking about that ordering minigame, I never once thought to bring the remote to my ear like a phone during that one minigame. I'm a bit embarrassed that I didn't think to do that, even though it makes sense now, since each round of that game begins with a phone ringing. I kinda just held it in my hand, wondered why the person was talking so quietly, and just memorised the accompanying text on screen.
The same thing can be said about Silent Hill: Shattered Memories which uses the wiimote speakers for anything that needs audio hints Harry receives on his phone. It's also used to detect the exit when he's being chased by monsters.
midna's laugh and yawn from the wiimote in twlight princess will never be forgotten the ost just isn't complete without her i'll boot up my old wii again this weekend
It also has some internal storage, which lets you store up to 10 Mii's. You can bring your Wii remote over to a friend and use your Mii's on their console. Pretty neat. Some specific games use this storage for their own purposes, like storing Pokémon.
@@dothe564style I thought "real gamers" all played Brawl using a GameCube controller...? Using a Wiimote in brawl was an AWWWWFUUUULLLL control scheme.
Well, most of them, at least. When you selected Sonic, it would make a weird noise that sounded like several quick thuds followed by a Ring Collecting sound? I dunno, it's kinda been a while...
Another good example: In NSMBWii, When you get a powerup, or loose one, It'll play a sound. Also, if you go into bubble form, whoever you're playing as will have their cries for help play from the speaker.
My favorite use of the speaker was in Duck Hunt for the Wii U Virtual Console, where it makes the distinct twang of the NES Zapper's trigger. A very minor detail I was not expecting them to include.
EMULATED Wii FPSs also have a wonderful control scheme. Just map the on screen cursor to the absolute position of the right stick, and those are the best FPS controls I've personally every used. Controls for facing are sluggish, but aiming is WAY easier
Using it as a phone in No more heroes was pretty cool, also in RE4 you can hear the crack of the neck when doing the neckbreaker with Hunk on The mercenaries
A speaker in a controller is an absolute game changer. In Ghost of Tsushima on PS5, the speaker is used really subtly. Like during a sword clash and when you summon the guiding wind. And it really enhances the game. It’s honestly really missed on the Switch
A couple of games I played in PS4 and 5 use the speaker. My favorite on PS4 is Zombie Army Trilogy, you hear creepy whispers and noises come out of the speaker. On PS5 it’s wreckfest, you hear gravel noises like it hitting the car and car backfire when it shifts gears
Does the controller light also change colors? I know in in the Spyro remakes, the color's set to Sparx's health. On Black Ops 3 zombies, the colors will briefly change whenever you get a gobblegum. Having both the speaker and the colors is just *magical*.
my only beef with the speaker is that in mario party 8, if you shake the remote while another player is going, the remote will make a taunting sound (toadette's "boooo!" is forever engraved into my mind)
Yeah my whole family really wished that had an off switch. We actually went to the extent of starting over and making a new profile, and just vowed to never buy that "feature" from the shop.
Also: in mario kart Wii when a shell is heading toward a player (who isn’t using a classic or GameCube controller) they’ll hear the alarm sound in their wiimote.
Super Mario Party actually uses the HD rumble on the joycons to play a little tune when it's your turn. It's very hard to hear because it's played extremely quietly so that it doesn't buzz your hand, but it's there if you hold it up to your ear.
There were a lot of games that relied on the speaker in the wii remote to do certain things in the game. Such as finding an item, a character talking to you through the remote like it was a radio, or enemy detection.
There is an even better example of the true power of the Wii remote: Raving Rabbids Go Home. Seriously, there's so much magic put into using the whole remote by Ubisoft that it's insane
Same. Yesterday my uncle came to our house and brought his old wii sensor and turned it on. Today I finally played this thing for the first time in 7 years.
The wii is the only console that ever got my whole family to play games together. I think that people give it a little too much hate just because it's more of a family console than a console for "gamers."
I will always remember my Wii Remote speaker being slightly broken so whenever I picked a character in Brawl, i.e. Sonic I'd hear *demonic screeching followed by the end of whatever voiceline/sound was used*
The Wiimote and the Wii itself were just..incredible. 12 hours of Wii play time almost daily for like a month after we got it as kids…such a fond memory. I can’t think of one thing wrong with the wiimote. The strap issue is basically natural selection and other than that I’ve never ever had one cause a single problem. So fun to play with too and so versatile for what can be done with the motion technology. Like the cool ass grandpa that started the family that the newer gen wants to live like. The wiimote is the precursor to everything motion related that we know today. Besides some kind of physical sensation based feedback, the Wii remote checks every box
I love that silly controller. Using it just felt so good and intuitive and unique. I’ve been disappointed that no switch games (that I know of) have pointer controls for fps games like Metroid Prime 3 on Wii. That setup was so precise. Hope they bring that back for Prime 4
Well, there's Prime Remastered now, but even before that there was World of Goo. However, the problem with pointer controls on the Switch is that it's imprecise and will not be consistently calibrated like the Wii's because there's no IR sensor bar. You can find something similar to the Wii's pointer's consistency in VR, because there's cameras all over that can accurately see the controllers' positions. But again, the Switch does not have anything to check the controller position and the sensors of a controller are always a little inaccurate.
@@leonro I'm sorry, are you currently remembering that experience??? The wiimotes constantly disconnecting, the motion NEVER being smooth, controls that can be interfered with *by turning on a lamp*, and controls that degrade if you have a larger TV. (The sensor bar works much better on smaller TVs.) Like, you might as well be here bragging about how "immersive" the NES Zapper was. Using the gyro was a HUUUUUUUUUUUGE improvement. Just look at Skyward Sword. That game wasn't possible with the IR sensor, and it correspondingly never used it. It was gyro only.
@@macgeek2004 I always played with the Wii in the living room, and the remotes worked great with the IR sensor bar. I never had to turn on a lamp near the TV, as we don't have one. The only times it was wonky was when they were too close to the bar, but otherwise the experience was good. The TV there is still the same 48" 3D 1080p LCD, so I don't see why size would have been an issue. That was already quite a large display at the time. I also never used the NES zapper, so I can't comment, but I don't believe there are many who agree with you that gyro is a strict improvement over that solution. It is more practical, definitely, and allows for seeing somewhat precise movement outside of pointing the controller at the sensor bar. Wii Sports Resort was literally a tech demo for what is possible only with gyro. But with no tracking that compares the controller's position to at least one static object around it, like the Wii with the sensor bar, or VR tracking the entire room, you will never be able to pinpoint the controller's position as accurately. Skyward Sword was flawed in that it solely relied on the gyro and did not use the sensor bar to reset the remote's position whenever it was pointed at the screen. You literally cannot play the game without resetting the sword's position every once in a while. The sensor bar allowed for precision that just is not possible for the current Switch to achieve, or for the Wii Motion Plus accessory. Also, there was absolutely no reason to use gyro for aiming something when that action was already so much more accurate with the Wii's old pointer mechanics. You appear to not have understood my point in the first place. It's not thar gyro is better than IR tracking or vice versa, they just have different strengths, and IR is strictly better when it comes to using a pointer.
@@macgeek2004 so easy answer, don't turn on the lamp by your tv use your room's main light instead, also skyward sword, a wii game, definitely was possible on the wii.
I love the Wii Remote and I'm more used to the Wii Remote. I grew up with the Wii and I never had any controller nor consel until 2014, but the Wii. It was the best thing that came into my life. The Wii Remote is also known to Store Miis and have a jacket to keep it safe and everything else safe. None of the others, doesn't. It also has a thing called Wii Motion Plus. It's sometimes built inside the Wii Remote and they are mich better than buying a Wii Motion Plus to plug into a regular wii remote (in my opinion). The Wii will always be spark of my childhood and be forever in my heart.
Dude, you were forced to stick with a WII ask the way into 2014???? Like, not even emulated, but actual hardware??? You've got my condolences, dude. OUCH!
@@macgeek2004 Dude, what bullshit. I have the real one and the emulated one, I still prefer the real one in 80% of cases. This talk of graphics is very shallow, video games are art and the original consoles will always have their place
@@macgeek2004 I wasn't forced to stick with the Wii, my family didn't have any money at the time to buy others. Emulated? Please, like I knew that was something as a child. I would prefer the hardware than sitting down and use mouse and keys. If you have a problem with that then talk to the hand, 'cause the face doesn't care
even after all these years, i still miss the fighters sound effects coming out of the wiimote speaker in brawl when you selected them, it added so much personality
Also, Wiimotes have a small memory storage (Used for Mii transfer), and using the Japan-exclusive TV No Tomo Guide channel, it was possible to use the Wiimote as TV remote for certain Japanese TV brands.
The speaker is one of my favorite things about the Wii Remote, believe it or not. My favorite use is in No More Heroes, which, when Travis gets a phone call in-game, you hold the Wii Remote to the side of your head like a phone and the call comes through the Remote's speaker! It turns what would have been dry mandatory walking sections into something charming and novel that, at the time, only the Wii could pull off
Playing mario kart wii with it is a treat to the ears. The blinging sounds of getting a trick, the blaring alarm sounds from a shell chasing you, the warning sounds of other items being used nearby, even the sounds of hitting a wall, a fence, or landing on the ground are just sooo satisfying to hear
I remember me and my dad sitting on the couch playing Sonic Racing on the Wii. It was probably some of the only bonding time we got together because he had two jobs and wasn't always there to see us.
While it doesn’t have a speaker, the JoyCons’ HD Rumble did feature an audio secret in Kirby Star Allies. In a level unlocked after beating the game, there’s a statue at the end that rises out of the ground. While that happens, the controller plays the Green Greens theme. It was a nice touch to me! 😊
The fact we are three years away from the Wii’s 20th is mind blowing. It feels like 2016 was just yesterday for me, but 2006 was definitely a long time ago.
One of my favorite wii moments was when I was playing warioware smooth moves. It was during the "pick up the phone" microgame. I picked up the phone, held it up to my ear, and heard it say "help me!" I did the hardest double take of my life.
I think my favorite use of the wiimote speaker is No More Heroes on the wii version, whenever you get a phone call the remote vibrates and when you answer it the audio from that phone call comes through the wiimote speaker, so you have to hold it to your head like a phone to hear the dialogue
something they did with the joy-cons for super mario party that I think is pretty cool is that when it's your turn in a board game, the joy-con will vibrate in a way that it creates a sound, different for each character! I havent seen many people talk about this
Man Nintendo was so damn good at making innovative high quality controllers, switch joycons are such a disappointment and they had a great amount of potential shown by other third party creators who make some truly great joycon like controllers
The "memory card" extra hidden feature was neat when pepole had a game night, so anyone could bring their wiimote, install their Mii on the host wii, and play with their character
Nice video and I love the wii cuz i remember playing Wii Sports on my Wii, NSMB Wii, TMNT and Mario Kart wii with my childhood friends at his house. It's fun and I remember my wiimote speaker had a buzzing sound in it like it sound it like a fly that got stuck it there. I will day Wiimotes are better than the joycons easu to use and it fits on your hands. While the joycons is small and hard to use cuz it's too small for your hands.
i remember being a kid and realizing how game-changing the speaker was. when the battery was low, you’d be unable to hear the speaker or use rumble- and that’s when you’d really notice it
One thing that I never hear people mention is that the Wii remote is probably one of the most comfortable controllers I have ever held, second next to the Xbox One controller. It feels like it melts in my hand every time I hold it, there is no spot where it feels uncomfortable to hold, it’s just feel amazing to hold every time.
Having Caliburn say “Well Done” through the Wii Remote after slaying several monsters at once in Sonic and the Black Knight will always be godlike to me.
The wii remote is severely underrated. I've always wanted a bluetooth controller version so I could use it for pc and switch. The d-pad and horizontal shape make it perfect for 2-D platformers(like cave story)
Honestly i love the speaker controllers. I know it's not the most popular or beloved console by any means, but I love how the WiiU music in certain games/apps is split into two parts, a gamepad part and a part that comes put of your tv's speakers
A feature that’s more forgettable than that is being able to save data on the Wii Remote itself. Such as up to 10 Miis, a singular SSBB name tags that save your button mapping, and a singular Pokemon Battle Revolution cards.
Another cool feature with the Wii Remote is that each has a small, built in memory space in them. You can save about 8 of your Mii on your Remote, so then you could transfer data over to play as yourself at say, your friends house.
MKWii really uses the speaker well. The sound when you perform a trick, and the sound of making contact with the track after jumping in the air. It really makes the action feel like it's in your hands.
Ah yes, I remember this game called "calling" on the wii. And I swear. It was the scariest game because of that features. There were game scene were you had to listen to the wii controller "kinda like a cellphone" in order to solve puzzles in order to advance into the game storyline.
You reminded me - when it goes "bling" when it's your turn, you really know. I remember during a family game my brother came rushing back in from the kitchen to start his turn, without us even alerting him, because he had his remote with him and it made the noise.
Our Wii remotes speakers barely work anymore, occasionally cutting in and out with a staticky undertone. Which means if you’re playing Twilight Princess and Midna giggles at you through the controller, it comes out a garbled crackly mess that sounds like a singing birthday card left out in the cold for 6 years I guess it does still add ambiance, just more of the ‘creepy and terrifying’ kind, which luckily still works for that game.
Best use was No More Heroes where the wiimote becomes a cellphone and can hear the call through the speaker. I really do appreciate the Wii. If it had Wii U graphics from the start it would've been the perfect Nintendo system.
The HD rumble on the switch mimics audio so technically the joy cons do have audio. However, there is another feature of the wiimote that most people don't even know about. You could put your mii on your wiimote to bring them to another friend's wii so the Wiimote was kind of like a jump drive in that way.
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If you ever played Mario Kart and you hear the warning alarm blaring from your Wii Remote, then it adds an extra layer of fear because that Red Shell or Blue Shell will ruin your career.
This ALWAYS scared me as a child
that sound is ingrained in my mind forever
I use the joy con pros for Mario kart and the rumble intensity is much more powerful than the wii and that’s the new warning sign, the stronger the rumble the closer it is
@@DevinAswaniAlarm sound is way scarier in my opinion.
That was the reason why I forget that the wii remotes make noises. I turned off the volume for them years ago because of that and whenever I get new remotes I get scared.
Brawl Captain Falcon’s scream out of the Wiimote speaker is beautiful
YEAAAHHH
So true! Yesss
It's too bad that he kinda sucked
Yes!!! Was hoping someone mentioned this
*YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH*
I thought this was going to mention the ability for the Wii Remote to store save data. I specifically remember using it for Monster Hunter Tri arena data. You could transfer data to your wii remote and take it to a friend's house to play some arena, then reap the rewards when you returned home. This was the most unique feature to me that I'm sure is more forgotten.
I think you could save Pokémon to it for some Pokémon games.
Psh forgotten? You just told me about this for the first time.
Yeah I never knew this at all wow
You could also store up to 10 miis within a Wii remote so that you could transfer them to a different console, or use them at someone else's house.
“There is one subtle important feature that the switch Joycons lack.”
*That they actually WORK WITHOUT DRIFTING.*
I'm confused. I thought that was just because the Nintendo brand joycons use potentiometers instead of hall effect sensors. It's not inherent in the joycon, and people who have replaced their sticks or bought other ones don't experience this.
I've also never personally experienced this, and I have 7 heavily-used ones. Maybe you all just aren't taking care of your controllers or are abusing your sticks? Then again, I came up during the N64 era and also own a 3DS, so I'm always very careful with the joysticks in controllers I use. 🙄
My switch joy cons dont drift at all, try recalibrating them every now and then
i think that they both have potentiometers, but the wii is just a little less prone
Just recalibrate LOL
The wii does it every time you connect a controller/switch apps, that's why it doesn't happen
Trying to quietly play Smash Bros Brawl at night so you don’t wake anyone up and the characters loudly going “AGGGGH” through the wiimote. Memories
You ever figure out how to mute the remote?
I REMEMBER THAT
@@ocampoc877remote volume slider on the wii menu screen during a game. No clue how you missed it, but I always hated the speaker on wiimotes so I had to find the setting myself anyway
@@nightwingmix1 I didn't miss it i was asking him if he ever figured it out 😂
@@ocampoc877 the way you wrote I thought you were somewhat asking him how to do it like you didn’t know how. Sry
Calling is a horror game where you put your Wii remote to your ears when you get a phone call in game and you can listen to the phone call through your Wii remote. It makes things way scarier than without it and is a must play imo
You can do that in Goldeneye too.
You can do that in Big Brain Academy
@@babyrosalinalovescoffee If you're talking about that ordering minigame, I never once thought to bring the remote to my ear like a phone during that one minigame. I'm a bit embarrassed that I didn't think to do that, even though it makes sense now, since each round of that game begins with a phone ringing. I kinda just held it in my hand, wondered why the person was talking so quietly, and just memorised the accompanying text on screen.
I had no idea this game existed, I'm definitely checking it out.
The same thing can be said about Silent Hill: Shattered Memories which uses the wiimote speakers for anything that needs audio hints Harry receives on his phone. It's also used to detect the exit when he's being chased by monsters.
midna's laugh and yawn from the wiimote in twlight princess will never be forgotten
the ost just isn't complete without her
i'll boot up my old wii again this weekend
It also has some internal storage, which lets you store up to 10 Mii's. You can bring your Wii remote over to a friend and use your Mii's on their console. Pretty neat. Some specific games use this storage for their own purposes, like storing Pokémon.
I know Rumble lets you store pokemon, but what about Ranch? That'd be interesting.
If the JoyCons don’t have a speaker, then that’s some very impressive rumble I hear when it’s my turn in Super Mario Party.
I can't remember the specifics, but the HD rumble of the JoyCon and Switch Pro Controller is designed to be able to play audio
@@Nimtendo03 the same kind of thing is used in the Steam controller
in fact, it IS "very impressive rumble" that youre hearing
Don't forget one of the kirby games do something with HD rumble
@@Nimtendo03 I wonder how far you could go in terms of audio.
Real gamers remember the fighters talking to you via the Wii mic in Brawl.
Wario: WAH HA HA
Oh god yup
@@dothe564style I thought "real gamers" all played Brawl using a GameCube controller...? Using a Wiimote in brawl was an AWWWWFUUUULLLL control scheme.
@@macgeek2004 bro, i am poor, i cant buy a gc controller (also my wii doesnt have gc controller ports)
Also: wtf is a "real gamer" just play the game
Well, most of them, at least. When you selected Sonic, it would make a weird noise that sounded like several quick thuds followed by a Ring Collecting sound? I dunno, it's kinda been a while...
Another good example: In NSMBWii, When you get a powerup, or loose one, It'll play a sound. Also, if you go into bubble form, whoever you're playing as will have their cries for help play from the speaker.
My favorite use of the speaker was in Duck Hunt for the Wii U Virtual Console, where it makes the distinct twang of the NES Zapper's trigger. A very minor detail I was not expecting them to include.
The Wii's pointer-based controls allowed for some really cool stuff. FPS games on Wii are such a unique experience.
EMULATED Wii FPSs also have a wonderful control scheme. Just map the on screen cursor to the absolute position of the right stick, and those are the best FPS controls I've personally every used. Controls for facing are sluggish, but aiming is WAY easier
@@macgeek2004 nope, a wii remote is better than mouse because you can point wherever you want on the spot
The Joy-Cons emulate it pretty well with gyro, though you do have to constantly spam the recalibrate button while in resting position.
@@thatitalianlameguy2235 nope, mouse is better because you point and click at what you want
The fact that the Wii remote has an expansion port for other controllers in itself I find very cool
I'll never forget having a Rabbid stuck in my Wiimote and shaking it to near death. The speaker should really be a thing on the Joycons
That’s a possible addition they could add to the switch 2
Using it as a phone in No more heroes was pretty cool, also in RE4 you can hear the crack of the neck when doing the neckbreaker with Hunk on The mercenaries
A speaker in a controller is an absolute game changer. In Ghost of Tsushima on PS5, the speaker is used really subtly. Like during a sword clash and when you summon the guiding wind. And it really enhances the game. It’s honestly really missed on the Switch
The dual shock 4 also has a speaker on it, just no mic
A couple of games I played in PS4 and 5 use the speaker. My favorite on PS4 is Zombie Army Trilogy, you hear creepy whispers and noises come out of the speaker. On PS5 it’s wreckfest, you hear gravel noises like it hitting the car and car backfire when it shifts gears
Does the controller light also change colors? I know in in the Spyro remakes, the color's set to Sparx's health. On Black Ops 3 zombies, the colors will briefly change whenever you get a gobblegum. Having both the speaker and the colors is just *magical*.
@@excalibur493 not sure to be honest. I never looked at it
my only beef with the speaker is that in mario party 8, if you shake the remote while another player is going, the remote will make a taunting sound (toadette's "boooo!" is forever engraved into my mind)
Yeah my whole family really wished that had an off switch. We actually went to the extent of starting over and making a new profile, and just vowed to never buy that "feature" from the shop.
You guys know you can turn the speaker off in controller settings, right?
@@TheDerpyDolphin the audio still plays through the tv unfortunately
For me it’s peach luigi and Mario’s voices. Good times lol
As a boo main I was digging for the long laugh instead of the little "nyah"
The Joycons may not have a speaker, but they can make sounds. If you finish Kirby Star Allies, the joycons rumble to the tune of Green Greens.
Also: in mario kart Wii when a shell is heading toward a player (who isn’t using a classic or GameCube controller) they’ll hear the alarm sound in their wiimote.
Just be careful and don't let your Wii Remotes fall into the hands of Poofesure, you will never see it again by the time he's done with it.
I literally got to this video from a Poofesure video where he smashes one of his dozens of Wii remotes he's broken playing Wii Party U
Especially if its a toad wiimote with wii motion plus inside
You will, but not in one piece and not functional
Super Mario Party actually uses the HD rumble on the joycons to play a little tune when it's your turn. It's very hard to hear because it's played extremely quietly so that it doesn't buzz your hand, but it's there if you hold it up to your ear.
I'm not a fan of how obscure these easter eggs are with HD Rumble.
Quiet?! That tune is loud af💀
set the joycon on an empty, uncovered table, because the rumble uses the whole table as a speaker
Do they still do this for Mario Party Superstars?
Doesn't one of the kirby games play the whole theme song in the HAL room?
There were a lot of games that relied on the speaker in the wii remote to do certain things in the game. Such as finding an item, a character talking to you through the remote like it was a radio, or enemy detection.
There is an even better example of the true power of the Wii remote: Raving Rabbids Go Home. Seriously, there's so much magic put into using the whole remote by Ubisoft that it's insane
The Wii is one of the best consoles ever made and watching this video gives me nostalgia. I still have the Wii and love it
Concordo totalmente com você. Foi o console que mais me divertiu
Same. Yesterday my uncle came to our house and brought his old wii sensor and turned it on. Today I finally played this thing for the first time in 7 years.
Still got mine to
The wii is the only console that ever got my whole family to play games together. I think that people give it a little too much hate just because it's more of a family console than a console for "gamers."
@@madd80 I'm agree. The Wii have s lot of good games for gamers too. The console is amazing
The speaker is used very notably in no more heroes, where it's used to pick up the controller and answer phone calls
Head toward the garden of madness!
I will always remember my Wii Remote speaker being slightly broken so whenever I picked a character in Brawl, i.e. Sonic I'd hear *demonic screeching followed by the end of whatever voiceline/sound was used*
The Wiimote and the Wii itself were just..incredible. 12 hours of Wii play time almost daily for like a month after we got it as kids…such a fond memory. I can’t think of one thing wrong with the wiimote. The strap issue is basically natural selection and other than that I’ve never ever had one cause a single problem. So fun to play with too and so versatile for what can be done with the motion technology. Like the cool ass grandpa that started the family that the newer gen wants to live like. The wiimote is the precursor to everything motion related that we know today. Besides some kind of physical sensation based feedback, the Wii remote checks every box
I love that silly controller. Using it just felt so good and intuitive and unique. I’ve been disappointed that no switch games (that I know of) have pointer controls for fps games like Metroid Prime 3 on Wii. That setup was so precise. Hope they bring that back for Prime 4
Well, there's Prime Remastered now, but even before that there was World of Goo. However, the problem with pointer controls on the Switch is that it's imprecise and will not be consistently calibrated like the Wii's because there's no IR sensor bar. You can find something similar to the Wii's pointer's consistency in VR, because there's cameras all over that can accurately see the controllers' positions. But again, the Switch does not have anything to check the controller position and the sensors of a controller are always a little inaccurate.
@@leonro a little inaccurate?! Mate, you could have the Joycon just sitting on the table while playing poly bridge and it would still sense motion!
@@leonro I'm sorry, are you currently remembering that experience??? The wiimotes constantly disconnecting, the motion NEVER being smooth, controls that can be interfered with *by turning on a lamp*, and controls that degrade if you have a larger TV. (The sensor bar works much better on smaller TVs.)
Like, you might as well be here bragging about how "immersive" the NES Zapper was. Using the gyro was a HUUUUUUUUUUUGE improvement. Just look at Skyward Sword. That game wasn't possible with the IR sensor, and it correspondingly never used it. It was gyro only.
@@macgeek2004 I always played with the Wii in the living room, and the remotes worked great with the IR sensor bar. I never had to turn on a lamp near the TV, as we don't have one. The only times it was wonky was when they were too close to the bar, but otherwise the experience was good.
The TV there is still the same 48" 3D 1080p LCD, so I don't see why size would have been an issue. That was already quite a large display at the time. I also never used the NES zapper, so I can't comment, but I don't believe there are many who agree with you that gyro is a strict improvement over that solution.
It is more practical, definitely, and allows for seeing somewhat precise movement outside of pointing the controller at the sensor bar. Wii Sports Resort was literally a tech demo for what is possible only with gyro. But with no tracking that compares the controller's position to at least one static object around it, like the Wii with the sensor bar, or VR tracking the entire room, you will never be able to pinpoint the controller's position as accurately.
Skyward Sword was flawed in that it solely relied on the gyro and did not use the sensor bar to reset the remote's position whenever it was pointed at the screen. You literally cannot play the game without resetting the sword's position every once in a while. The sensor bar allowed for precision that just is not possible for the current Switch to achieve, or for the Wii Motion Plus accessory. Also, there was absolutely no reason to use gyro for aiming something when that action was already so much more accurate with the Wii's old pointer mechanics.
You appear to not have understood my point in the first place. It's not thar gyro is better than IR tracking or vice versa, they just have different strengths, and IR is strictly better when it comes to using a pointer.
@@macgeek2004 so easy answer, don't turn on the lamp by your tv use your room's main light instead, also skyward sword, a wii game, definitely was possible on the wii.
I love the Wii Remote and I'm more used to the Wii Remote. I grew up with the Wii and I never had any controller nor consel until 2014, but the Wii. It was the best thing that came into my life. The Wii Remote is also known to Store Miis and have a jacket to keep it safe and everything else safe. None of the others, doesn't. It also has a thing called Wii Motion Plus. It's sometimes built inside the Wii Remote and they are mich better than buying a Wii Motion Plus to plug into a regular wii remote (in my opinion). The Wii will always be spark of my childhood and be forever in my heart.
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Eu gostaria que mais jogos pudessem usar esse tipo de controle, acho fantastico
Dude, you were forced to stick with a WII ask the way into 2014???? Like, not even emulated, but actual hardware??? You've got my condolences, dude. OUCH!
@@macgeek2004 Dude, what bullshit. I have the real one and the emulated one, I still prefer the real one in 80% of cases. This talk of graphics is very shallow, video games are art and the original consoles will always have their place
@@macgeek2004 I wasn't forced to stick with the Wii, my family didn't have any money at the time to buy others. Emulated? Please, like I knew that was something as a child. I would prefer the hardware than sitting down and use mouse and keys. If you have a problem with that then talk to the hand, 'cause the face doesn't care
even after all these years, i still miss the fighters sound effects coming out of the wiimote speaker in brawl when you selected them, it added so much personality
Also, Wiimotes have a small memory storage (Used for Mii transfer), and using the Japan-exclusive TV No Tomo Guide channel, it was possible to use the Wiimote as TV remote for certain Japanese TV brands.
The speaker is one of my favorite things about the Wii Remote, believe it or not.
My favorite use is in No More Heroes, which, when Travis gets a phone call in-game, you hold the Wii Remote to the side of your head like a phone and the call comes through the Remote's speaker! It turns what would have been dry mandatory walking sections into something charming and novel that, at the time, only the Wii could pull off
You should try Calling 👀
And you can store miis in them to take over to a pal that also has a wii or wii u's house!
Never knew that. But then, I never had a friend with a Wii.
@@RPGreg2600 Knew that. But then, I never had a friend.
@@nmac101 What's a friend? Asking for a friend... 👉👈🥺
That’s one I’ve never heard of before.
Playing mario kart wii with it is a treat to the ears. The blinging sounds of getting a trick, the blaring alarm sounds from a shell chasing you, the warning sounds of other items being used nearby, even the sounds of hitting a wall, a fence, or landing on the ground are just sooo satisfying to hear
Joy Cons: **don't have speakers**
Kirby Star Allies: "Bullshit."
"Joy-Cons can't make noise!"
My Joy-Cons are singing Green Greens over here!
Lol That was so mind blowing in Star Allies! And then you had labo where you could use the vibrations to play music with the piano
My animal crossing editions used to make noise, until I got sick of it and destroyed the two.
HEPPP I FORGOT ABPUT THAT STAGE
I remember me and my dad sitting on the couch playing Sonic Racing on the Wii. It was probably some of the only bonding time we got together because he had two jobs and wasn't always there to see us.
While it doesn’t have a speaker, the JoyCons’ HD Rumble did feature an audio secret in Kirby Star Allies. In a level unlocked after beating the game, there’s a statue at the end that rises out of the ground. While that happens, the controller plays the Green Greens theme. It was a nice touch to me! 😊
The fact we are three years away from the Wii’s 20th is mind blowing.
It feels like 2016 was just yesterday for me, but 2006 was definitely a long time ago.
There's one horror game that uses the Wiimote as a cellphone. When it rings you hold it against your ear and hear the call from the Wiimote
No More Heros does the same when Travis would get a call before reaching a boss fight
Which game is it?
@@TheDerpyDolphin Another commenter said Calling.
It‘s also a feature in silent hill shattered memories
One of my favorite wii moments was when I was playing warioware smooth moves. It was during the "pick up the phone" microgame. I picked up the phone, held it up to my ear, and heard it say "help me!" I did the hardest double take of my life.
I have this EXACT memory from when I played this game as a kid, lol
I think my favorite use of the wiimote speaker is No More Heroes
on the wii version, whenever you get a phone call the remote vibrates and when you answer it the audio from that phone call comes through the wiimote speaker, so you have to hold it to your head like a phone to hear the dialogue
Brawl Ike’s “Prepare yourself” was something everyone had to experience. 😂 The low quality makes it perfect.
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something they did with the joy-cons for super mario party that I think is pretty cool is that when it's your turn in a board game, the joy-con will vibrate in a way that it creates a sound, different for each character! I havent seen many people talk about this
I would always second guess myself on where the sound was coming from when it was my turn. That is really cool, thank you!
Man Nintendo was so damn good at making innovative high quality controllers, switch joycons are such a disappointment and they had a great amount of potential shown by other third party creators who make some truly great joycon like controllers
The "memory card" extra hidden feature was neat when pepole had a game night, so anyone could bring their wiimote, install their Mii on the host wii, and play with their character
Was also your sword swing sounds in Zelda. That and Wii Sports for the first time sold me on this crazy experiment Nintendo did back in 06.
Nice video and I love the wii cuz i remember playing Wii Sports on my Wii, NSMB Wii, TMNT and Mario Kart wii with my childhood friends at his house. It's fun and I remember my wiimote speaker had a buzzing sound in it like it sound it like a fly that got stuck it there. I will day Wiimotes are better than the joycons easu to use and it fits on your hands. While the joycons is small and hard to use cuz it's too small for your hands.
Yeah, the speakers are definitely far from high quality even if they do add a lot to the experience lol
My favorite was playing Super Smash Bros Brawl and hearing the characters say a cool line or yell out of the remote speaker. Got me so hype as a kid
The fun thing the joycon can do is vibrate in a way to actually make sounds, it just rarely gets used. I loved it in Ring Fit
No more heroes used that well, having you bring the remote to your ear when Travis answers his phone.
Don’t forget about Smash Brawl. Link yelling and captain falcon screaming is still to this day both hilarious and nostalgic
Honestly, having the IR sensors still makes for superior shooting than the Switch's gyro function. Resident Evil 4 on the Wii was so, so good.
i remember being a kid and realizing how game-changing the speaker was. when the battery was low, you’d be unable to hear the speaker or use rumble- and that’s when you’d really notice it
One thing that I never hear people mention is that the Wii remote is probably one of the most comfortable controllers I have ever held, second next to the Xbox One controller. It feels like it melts in my hand every time I hold it, there is no spot where it feels uncomfortable to hold, it’s just feel amazing to hold every time.
Well said.
Having Caliburn say “Well Done” through the Wii Remote after slaying several monsters at once in Sonic and the Black Knight will always be godlike to me.
I love when video games put you on a "phonecall" so you put the remote up to your ear and hea rit
The wii remote is severely underrated. I've always wanted a bluetooth controller version so I could use it for pc and switch. The d-pad and horizontal shape make it perfect for 2-D platformers(like cave story)
Honestly i love the speaker controllers. I know it's not the most popular or beloved console by any means, but I love how the WiiU music in certain games/apps is split into two parts, a gamepad part and a part that comes put of your tv's speakers
The commercials for the Wii continue to be one of the best there ever was
My favorite feature on the Wiimote, and I love how the newer PlayStation controllers have this feature. It's so fucking amazing.
used to play just dance on my wii when i was younger, even just seeing that clear A button brings back so much nostalgia
A feature that’s more forgettable than that is being able to save data on the Wii Remote itself. Such as up to 10 Miis, a singular SSBB name tags that save your button mapping, and a singular Pokemon Battle Revolution cards.
my favourite part is hearing super mario characters yelling help me in their bubbles and saying get me outta here 😂
The Wiimote also was able to store your minis when you went to a friend's house. Tech will never be the same again 😂
Another cool feature with the Wii Remote is that each has a small, built in memory space in them. You can save about 8 of your Mii on your Remote, so then you could transfer data over to play as yourself at say, your friends house.
Hearing Falco’s iconic “PIECE OF CAKE” coming out of the controller when you pick him in brawl was always a joy for me as a kid.
I like how the calls in No More Heroes are done by the Wiimote Speaker
Brawl used the speaker best, character selection sounds were peak.
My favorite use of the speaker was the cell phone in Goldeneye.
MKWii really uses the speaker well. The sound when you perform a trick, and the sound of making contact with the track after jumping in the air. It really makes the action feel like it's in your hands.
Ah yes, I remember this game called "calling" on the wii. And I swear. It was the scariest game because of that features. There were game scene were you had to listen to the wii controller "kinda like a cellphone" in order to solve puzzles in order to advance into the game storyline.
I remember it can hold miis, it's pretty cool
The Wii Remote still has the advantage over Joy Cons in motion controls due to the IR sensor providing accuracy and microrecalibration.
hearing pokemon cries through the Wii remote in My Pokemon Ranch is so cute
You reminded me - when it goes "bling" when it's your turn, you really know. I remember during a family game my brother came rushing back in from the kitchen to start his turn, without us even alerting him, because he had his remote with him and it made the noise.
Hearing the low quality “Nice Shot” from the WiiMote was A-1
dude that speaker quality
while it wasn't the absolute best, it was charming
I miss the Wii era
Our Wii remotes speakers barely work anymore, occasionally cutting in and out with a staticky undertone. Which means if you’re playing Twilight Princess and Midna giggles at you through the controller, it comes out a garbled crackly mess that sounds like a singing birthday card left out in the cold for 6 years
I guess it does still add ambiance, just more of the ‘creepy and terrifying’ kind, which luckily still works for that game.
The important thing to say is that the Wii Remote paved a path for the future of Motion Sensor Controllers. Respect the OG
Link in my wii remote while secretly playing Brawl at 2am : HYAAAAAA
The only problem is that if your playing without the audio then you will just hear random sounds from the game through your wii remote
Ever tried playing smash bros at night and trying not to wake anyone up only to get Kirby yelling through the remote “HIIIIIII”.
I just loved the sound every time I hit the tennis ball or the rumble of the bowling ball of the hit of the golf ball I just loved it
Best use was No More Heroes where the wiimote becomes a cellphone and can hear the call through the speaker. I really do appreciate the Wii. If it had Wii U graphics from the start it would've been the perfect Nintendo system.
The ability to connect peripherals is great. Usually that just means adding an analog stick, but what it really adds up to is flexibility.
One other thing that the Wii remote can do that JoyCons cant do is that it has the ability to break your toe if you drop it on your foot
The HD rumble on the switch mimics audio so technically the joy cons do have audio. However, there is another feature of the wiimote that most people don't even know about. You could put your mii on your wiimote to bring them to another friend's wii so the Wiimote was kind of like a jump drive in that way.
The wii or wii u was my WHOLE childhood
As someone who played Silent Hill Shattered Memories on the Wii, I'm not forgeting that speaker like ever
I remember when before I would do a dance in just dance 4 my Wii would say DANCE!
The Delfino Square music is bringing back some MKDS 150CC Grand Prix memories.
I’ve never heard someone call the wiimote a mess. It’s revolutionary technology for its time and still holds up well today
It was my childhood from 1-12 it has a special place in my heart.
Or the sound of the sword, bow, Midna etc.. in Zelda Twilight Princess!! So good!
Midna's giggle coming through the little speaker will live rent free in my head until the day I die.
In 2011 E3 when the wii was announced the startup sound was created by the tv and gamepad at the same time so it combined
This just unlocked a memory of me hearing the crowd cheering at me during Wii bowling 😭♥️
To me the most important thing about it is the censor bar and pointing mechanics, it just seems to work much better for me than any newer options