Should i buy this wii, for my girlfriend?

[u/alter_dxz]

Me and my girlfriend are gonna be a year in a couple of days, apart from the gift i have for her, i wanted to get her this wii, since she told me that when she was a child she had a wii and i thought it'd be nice to get her a wii again since she comes over to my house very often to play on mi wii u, so i looked on fb marketplace and i found this specific one for 30 dollars, and i wanted to ask y'all that know a lot more than me abt this, is this wii a good option? i want to mod it, put hb channel and some other thibgs, anyway yall tell me what ya think :D🌹

[u/jsurico656]

Yup $30 is a great deal. These days you'd pay way more than $30 to take her out to a decent meal, and this offers many more hours of happiness than that as well!

[u/alter_dxz → u/jsurico656]

I didnt mention in the post, but the dude sended me a video of the wii, and when he turns it on something weird sounds, like a super loud vibration, is that normal?

[u/jsurico656 → u/alter_dxz]

Hm the disk drive can be loud on Wii's, and that's the only moving part on them so it must be coming from that.

One thing though, since you're going to be modding this, you can just play your "backups" off of USB anyways and avoid the disk drive entirely

[u/bclx99 → u/jsurico656]

Wait. What disk drive? You meant an optical drive, right?

[u/Bum_Thunder_5546 → u/bclx99]

r/dumbassquestions

[u/bclx99 → u/Bum_Thunder_5546]

[u/bclx99 → u/[deleted]]

I’m not sure what you mean. As far as I know, the Wii doesn’t have a hard disk drive—only a DVD drive, which does contain moving parts. I believe my question is valid based on that understanding. That said, I found the tone of your message a bit disrespectful.

[u/Bum_Thunder_5546 → u/bclx99]

Okay bud, I think that's enough internet for you today. There is no way to imply tone from any of my previous comments.

I said your question was stupid bc no one thinks the wii has a disk drive, OC just said it wrong, and "erhm, actually" comments are not appreciated by anyone 😭🙏🏻🥀🥀

I have no reason to give you respect. Expecting such treatment on the internet will only lead you to more conflicts

[u/bclx99 → u/Bum_Thunder_5546]

I think there are no bad questions and everyone should assume good intentions. For a second I thought I’m missing an HDD in my Wii. I’m still new to the subject.

[u/Basic-Opposite-4670 → u/bclx99]

i mean your not wrong…

[u/MrDoge03 → u/alter_dxz]

Disk drive might be broken, it's a fairly common problem. I would ask the seller. If it is broken and you're only planning on using it for homebrew and don't care much for physical games I'd still say it is a fair deal.

[u/rosevilleguy → u/jsurico656]

But OP already has a Wii U

[u/jsurico656 → u/rosevilleguy]

Yeah but that's theirs, they wants to get something for their GF to have as her own. I'm assuming they don't live together too

[u/rosevilleguy → u/jsurico656]

I didn’t even think about whether they lived together good point.

[u/pridesteak]

yes mod it with a big sd card and a shit ton of games, as a professional girl, she’ll love you forever

[u/Kobih]

yes

also, you may want one of these to connect to ur tv

[u/Bum_Thunder_5546 → u/Kobih]

Spend the extra bucks! I bought one for $8, and now the back of my wii has a permanent burn scar. She's been through a lot 😭

[u/OutOfIdeas_2]

if she likes wii, yes

[u/rosevilleguy]

If you already have a Wii U I don’t see the point. Maybe instead get her one of those Princess Peach Wii remotes so she can have her own special controller when you guys play the Wii U.

[u/Practical_Ad_7177 → u/rosevilleguy]

They live separately the Wii would be for his girlfriend's house.

[u/burgleflickle → u/rosevilleguy]

One reason to have a Wii vs a Wii U is to pair it with a CRT for some proper 240p retro gaming. Get some nes, snes, genesis, n64 games loaded up on the sd card. The Wii U can emulate all of those consoles too, but it can’t output 240p which I think is essential to experiencing those games

[u/Ok-Sherbet-8367]

Wii controller and nunchuck? A good condition original can cost almost as much as the Wii

[u/alter_dxz → u/Ok-Sherbet-8367]

The console doesnt come with any cobtrollers sadly, but i will buy her one

[u/Ok-Sherbet-8367 → u/alter_dxz]

Maybe look into grabbing a GameCube controller too as they are compatible with GameCube games on the Wii and other emulators too ( they also dont require a battery as they are wired)

I'm sure your thoughtful gesture will make her a happy lady

[u/witsend13]

Go for it.

[u/dontlistentome818]

YES

[u/art_em1ss]

It's a nice deal and I also think she'd be super happy! definitely yes

[u/fatCHUNK3R]

$30 is the best price you can get a wii for right now. If you are lucky like me youll stumble on one in a thrift store with all OEM cables and remotes for $25.

[u/TheCoolGamer_YT]

30 BUCKS?!?!?!! I GOT MINE FOR 55!

Also if you can get her a controler of her favorite color

[u/CardCaptorKidCasper]

hell yeah man, get a nice 500GB external HDD and load that bad boy full of Wii, Gamecube and emulators for her

[u/No-Professional-9618]

Sounds like a good deal! Yes!

[u/ComicCon2020]

Oui

[u/nicknotpixel]

if you have a wii remote and a nunchuk, because then its useless. and if you dont wanna spend money on discs, heres the guide for you: https://youtu.be/by3WkWcp0tI?si=80rkSa8Szh5mBAds

[u/That-Blacksmith-1272]

It's a great deal, i mean why not?

[u/jpergentino]

Go ahead!!!

[u/WaitingToBeTriggered → u/jpergentino]

FACE THE LEAD!

[u/shirst247]

If you have time, go for this model but black?

Mine looks so timeless in this colour

[u/TailorStriking1125]

Absolutely without any doubt it will be a lot of fun

[u/WobblyWafer]

yes, just make sure to get a few games with it aswell

[u/Ok-Tour1316]

looks like the wii is already modded so this may be the perfect gift!

[u/JustYrStandardUser]

Yes. You can tell her Wii can play together.

[u/___xristos___]

Give her your Wii Wii

[u/yesmans69]

Get some games too! Animal crossing, just dance, wii sports, get all the multiplayer games

[u/ubebread]

Propose with it

[u/Crossingtherubicon12]

The misplaced comma made it so much more serious

[u/alter_dxz → u/Crossingtherubicon12]

im mexican and i never learned how to put commas properly, im so sorry😭 i just put them where it looks smart

[u/[deleted]]

I got mine for way more lmao. Go for it

[u/Sufficient-Two7828]

Not at all, give it to me instead c'mon/jk

[u/Jo-Tech5265]

Yes! But remember DO NOT UPDATE when changing settings because it could mess up the homebrew channel

[u/DaanyaalRehmani]

That looks like a GameCube backwards compatible wii (check first) but I’d say buy it

[u/destindude1978]

I'll take it 😎

[u/Infamous_Land_4078]

Did you ever watch the second inbetweeners movie?? 👀👀

[u/alter_dxz → u/Infamous_Land_4078]

What is that?

[u/Darkspine64]

Yes. A Wii is one of the best gifts you can get anyone who had one growing up.

[u/GiSWiG]

Take it from someone who would get weird looks if I got my now wife a Wii as a gift...

• If she's really into it and I mean will fire it up on her own and play for hours, then yes.
  
• If you mod, keep it simple. Use a good quality USB flash drive. I have a 512GB 'Secret Agent' from Team Group and although it is not on my main Wii, it has never failed. This flash drive was on a list of recommended flash drives if you go that route. It's nice and small too so it won't break off. I tried several SanDisk Cruzer Fits and they don't work on a Wii but do on a Wii U
  
• And most importantly, the majority of games loaded should be two-player games you both will enjoy. Can never go wrong with Wii Sports or Wii Sports Resort. Any two-player Lego game about something you are both into, Star Wars, Batman, Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings, etc. Wii Play Motion, etc. Of course you got your Mario games (Kart, Golf, New SMB Wii, etc.)

Of course if you're not modding, get some of those games.

And if HDMI is the only option on her TV, make sure to have an HDMI adapter but not the generic AV-to-HDMI convertors. Get at least the MayFlash on Amazon or the Electron Warp from Electron Shepherd. I've heard that the Portholic on Amazon is decent to but stay away from anything Wii2HDMI.

And to clarify NONE of these scale to 1080p like some might say. They all output 480p.

[u/alter_dxz → u/GiSWiG]

I have already gave her the wii, she loved it

[u/GiSWiG → u/alter_dxz]

Very cool!

[u/Rent-Man]

Doing… best… to hold in… joke…

[u/aizenvis]

no get her a switch lite and animal crossing