I didn't wear a wrist strap during the production of this video

@ssj99gohanisthebest48

Жыл бұрын

I’m calling the cops

@anameofsomesort959

Жыл бұрын

What a mad man.

@Zelmarked

Жыл бұрын

RIP in pepperoni🍕

@yrin865

Жыл бұрын

I hope you didn't break any tv

@SionBarzhado

Жыл бұрын

Damn right! Wrist straps are for cowards!

Good evening Hikiko. I'm Brand Newman, the translator of the Earth Seeker, Takt of Magic and Zangeki No Reginleiv games, which you have mentioned in your video. I wanted to thank you for featuring my work, and congratulate you on that fantastic video about one of my favorite systems ever! I didn't see the time fly, and you even gave me some ideas of game to pick and (who knows?) possible future projects! 🙂 So thank you again for that top notch video, I'm looking forward to see the rest and am subscribing as I write! Yours truly.

@HikikomoriMedia

Жыл бұрын

You rock Brand Newman! Thanks for making all of these wonderful games more accessible

@kianr2200

29 күн бұрын

legend

0:00 [intro] 0:52 [positives] 3:41 [negatives] 5:50 [upgrades] 8:45 Alone in the Dark 11:06 Another Code: R 14:16 Ant Nation 15:38 Blast Works 17:33 Calling 19:37 Captain Rainbow 22:04 Pole's Big Adventure 24:12 Cursed Mountain 26:28 Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop 30:37 Deadly Creatures 33:43 Dewy's Adventure 36:08 Disaster: Day of Crisis 38:26 Earth Seeker 40:34 Elebits 42:45 Escape from Bug Island 45:11 Excitebike: World Rally 47:46 FlingSmash 49:31 Flip's Twisted World 52:25 The House of the Dead: Overkill 55:07 JU-ON: The Grudge 57:49 Kirby's Epic Yarn 1:01:00 The Last Story 1:05:20 Let's TAP 1:07:26 Link's Crossbow Training 1:10:32 Little King's Story 1:13:06 [mid-roll] 1:13:29 Lost in Shadow 1:15:49 Lost Winds 1:17:55 Mad World 1:19:39 Major Minor's Majestic March 1:22:10 Marble Saga Kororinpa 1:23:54 Muramasa 1:26:32 Muscle March 1:28:31 No More Heroes 2 1:30:53 Opoona 1:33:38 Pandora's Tower 1:37:07 Punch-Out!! 1:40:48 Resident Evil 4 1:42:33 Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles 1:46:30 Silent Hill: Shattered Memories 1:50:53 Sin & Punishment: Star Succesor 1:53:33 Super Smash Bros. Universe 1:57:09 Super Mario Starshine 1:59:58 Takt of Magic 2:02:28 Tomena Sanner 2:05:11 Wario Land: Shake It! 2:09:37 Wario Ware: Smooth Moves 2:13:12 You, Me, and the Cubes 2:15:47 Zach & Wiki 2:20:22 Blades of Reginleiv 2:23:25 Zombie Panic in Wonderland 2:25:21 [outro] 2:26:06 [credits]

@HikikomoriMedia

Жыл бұрын

thanks!

@Necrophadez

Жыл бұрын

The MVP, thanks!

I honestly feel like this should have more views. I've always felt like the Wii was an underappreciated console and this video is proof that it's filled with a lot of cool and interesting games. Great work!

@lilpullout

Жыл бұрын

because it wasn't popular lmao and people can just emulate it now

@MrDmoney156

Жыл бұрын

I agree! loved the Wii for it's ton of unique games moreso than the PlayStation 2 & 3 and Xbox 360 (to some degree)

@maxxdahl6062

9 ай бұрын

@@lilpullout The numbers disagree, and you can emulate a ton of other consoles, those are still popular. lmao.

@bendovaplz5329

7 ай бұрын

Its underappreciated for a certain crowd but to those that get it, We Get It.

Nobody ever mentions Excite Truck in these lists. An amazing game!

@HikikomoriMedia

Жыл бұрын

I dig Excite Bots a lot. Wacky flying bug cars

This video is legit. Might be the best Wii youtube video yet and i'm not even half way through it. Here's why i like it, you gave respect to the Wii as I believe it deserves, you are reviewing games that are good and bad (super unique) I love that concept, and third point, this is 2.5 hrs! I'm a huge fan of the Wii especially since i can play so many different systems on it. And i must say, I really appreciate Wii controls and yes not every game utilizes them perfectly but the ones that do, make up for it. Wii Sports Bowling is like one of my fav games ever lol But yes I agree with you Wii U's are superior and I have 4 of them, but they are more difficult to find and 3x's as expensive. But the ability to upscale Wii games is impressive. I like Skyward Sword, Spectrobes, Sonic Colors, Sin and Punishment, Sid Maiers Pirates, Secret Files Tunguska, Prince of Persia Rival Swords, Okami, Mad World, Ghostbusters, Geometry Wars, Fragile Dreams, Radiant Dawn, Dragon Lair Trilogy, Dead Space Extraction etc. Tons more

Dude, this is one of the coolest videos ever. I’m just under halfway through, but omg… the format is so nice and this is bringing me back to the rainy days I was excited by nothing more than biking to the video rental store in the early morning and spending the whole day exploring the new, strange and inventive wii titles. It was a hit or miss experience, but the library was so expansive we were never disappointed. Even bad games were insanely funny. Gosh, to be young again.

Aw hell yeah, the Wii is a gem. Great to see you host a showcase of some of the more unknown/underappreciated stuff on the console!

The Wii is the smartest console to be collecting for right now. With so many common shovel ware games, it makes it much easier to find one of the many (at least 100 games) quality titles for a low price. Also we are just a few years away from Wii owning kids entering their mid-20s and that's usually when a console library starts to make it's first jump in price. Get in while the getting is good.

I've always been a huge proponent of the Wii. I got all the "hidden gems" before anyone ever said they were. Yes there is a buttload of shovelware, but for the 10-20% of the library, they're REALLY solid games. Thank you for putting praise on Little King's Story, it's probably my favorite game on the console outside of Mario Galaxy 1 & 2. The entire video is a great retrospective and highlights what is capable with homebrew.

"When you're a successful console, with over 1600 games on the platform, you're going to have some stinkers on there" THANK YOU! Just for that your getting a like on the video.

My Wii has been modded since 2009 lol still play it too.

I got a Wii on launch day, without a pre-order after receiving my welfare money. It was the last one in the store, just as they rang me up someone called and the clerk said "sorry we just sold the last one". I had to wait a whole month to be able to afford Zelda. Not my proudest moment but damn it felt good.

I modded my Wii just to play Disaster, Fatal Frame 4, and Another Code R.

Its insane how a wii can function as a gamecube, n64, snes, nes, gba, gameboy, sega genesis, and in some cases a slow ds

I play my Wii almost every day, but it's basically just my Smash Bros setup now. The Melee scene has added a lot of tools to it, such as UnclePunch for training and SmashScope for diagnosing controller issues. Also the modded version of Brawl is still played competitively and it's a lot of fun!

hated Cursed Mountain on Wii, but after finding the delisted PC port, I completely fell in love with the game. Not only is it so much easier to play because of the lack of motion controls, but it's also a lot prettier and you notice how much the crushed compression of the wii hides the beautiful and very detailed environments. I plan on releasing it into the public domain later this year so it will soon be available for everyone, legally.

@spahr001

Жыл бұрын

Cursed Mountain was the first Wii game I beat. Took me about 1/2 way through to figure out how it wanted me to use the motion controls but after that it worked well.

@12ealDealOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Bless you.

@donniedarko4497

Жыл бұрын

How's that release going? I'd like to play that

@DaveMcGarry

Жыл бұрын

Where can you find the pc game? I can only find it on the Amazon US site and you have to live in the USA to purchase.. More importantly many reviews on there say it doesn't work on Windows 7/8/10/11...

Got myself a wii for second hand 4 months before this video. I love it, it was worth it

Haven't watched the video yet, but I already know it's going to be a good trip

WAAAAHHTT!! 2+ hour Hikiko video???!! HELL YEAH!!!!

Wii is still my favorite Nintendo console no matter how many consoles Nintendo will make wii is still the best. wii is holding big special place in my heart thank you for this awesome video

Amazing video, and an even more amazing opportunity to repon the wound of never getting the third Another Code game. It's dope that you're shining a spotlight on the Wii's criminally overlooked library.

@HikikomoriMedia

Жыл бұрын

Another Code 3 was set to be a crossover between Kyle Hyde (Hotel Dusk) and Ashley. I'm in the wrong timeline

I think both of the Conduit games deserve a mention, incredibly fun, online was super active for the sequel back in the day. Short campaigns sure, but they don't need to be long to be great. I love how FPS games play on the Wii.

It took me 3 days to get through this long video, but it was worth it. Lots of games that I didn't know about and will probably try now.

@HikikomoriMedia

Жыл бұрын

I'll try not to go this long in the future.

Firstly, thank you for making this massive video! Your videos are an inspiration to my channel, I love your editing and how you approach each video with enthusiasm. Great selection of games, Madworld will never go out of style! 🥳

@HikikomoriMedia

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

At a thrift store, they sold me a gamecube disc case for $15 dollars. In said case was LOTR 3rd age, return of the king, medal of honor rising sun, namco museum, X-men Legends, Pikmin, Luigi's Mansion, all scratchless. When they showed me, I was trying not to have my eyeballs explode or have anyone else witness it, so I was like, "ok yeah, that seems fine."

your video pacing is masterful man. video this long and never once got bored. its awesome to see how much the channel is growing too!

Great shirt, great video. What a ride :)

no day 1 patches, free online (while it lasted), easy to mod and homebrew, no selling half the game as DLC nintendo wii>>>9th gen consoles

Literally trying to buy one of these this month! Lets goooo! New Hikikoooo!

@usernamehandle

Жыл бұрын

Wait… wtf it’s 2 hours? 😭 I’m not finishing this in one sitting lol

Calling Pandora's tower Ico meets castlevania feels nostalgic, I said that too when I played it 3 years ago and told a friend the same thing lol

Nicely detailed view of the Wii! I picked up a Wii at a yard sale late last year and bought MadWorld based on your retrospective video. Great game! It's such an underrated console with some unique exclusive games. And since most games aren't crazy expensive like other consoles right now, I'll be checking out a lot of the game you recommended. Thanks for shining a light on these interesting games!

RAD! I love seeing the Wii getting some love! Legit one of my favorite consoles. Thanks for this behemoth of a video, Miles! You've done your country a service.

@HikikomoriMedia

Жыл бұрын

All the honor belongs to Eno.

This is my favorite type of content that you make. It's so chill and cozy. I really appreciate how long you've been dedicated to this channel, and I hope you keep making videos for a very long time. You’re an inspiration to all your viewers With the Nintendo Wii it’s my favorite console in a social sense. I love playing the Wii with friends and family. I might be a bit biased because I was a kid when the Wii came out (Yes I am an adult now), but combined with the Gamecubes Library, there’s just a ton of multiplayer games that’s hard for other consoles to rival in terms of quality and quantity in my opinion. The Wii has also always done a great job in preserving the legacy of the Gamecube, as it was many peoples first introduction to the Gamecube during its prime, and today it’s probably the cheapest and most convenient way to play Gamecube games on a hardware level in my opinion. Modded Wii U is definitely god tier as well

Shocked that you didn’t include MKWii with how popular that is nowadays, but then again… maybe that’s the point! Brilliant work Miles! Great vid!

@hoagieimpact9189

Жыл бұрын

That's why I love this video. It doesn't show the games that already have been covered a zillion times.

The two good things about Dewy's Adventure are Dewy as a concept, and the drop-dead gorgeous illustrations from Akihito Tsukushi of Made in Abyss fame, who also did the illustrations for Elebits' cutscenes. Also, I got Disaster: Day of Crisis for my 14th birthday, and I have no regrets. Monolith Soft were climbing the steps to greatness.

You're making movies now... Hikkiko: how I learned to love the wii. Sorry I've been drinking. Anyways great video!

Even though I’m not a fan of the Wii, I admit at least a handful of games in this video peaked my interest. Really goes to show how much you love this console if you’re willing to dedicate this much time in a video for it.

@HikikomoriMedia

Жыл бұрын

Any games that support Classic or Gamecube controller support are generally the easiest to get into if you dislike the waggle

@JmanRising

Жыл бұрын

True. Unfortunately Nintendo waited too long to give a lot of potentially good games the option though.

never had a wii, but Ive always been tempted to buy one since they're super cheap now. Will see the video and maybe, who knows, you'll be the one who finally convinces me to pull the metaphorical trigger

Your videos are legit fantastic, and are leagues ahead of most if not all these retro channels. I watched all this last night and I'm now watching it all over again at work. I watched your new ps3 video too and it is singlehandedly the best ps3 video. Have a great day and I hope you make more of these for both old and newer systems.

@HikikomoriMedia

5 ай бұрын

Thanks, I wanted to help people discover the games I enjoyed and have a reason to revisit them!

Wow so many recommendations! Thanks for the hard work.

Amazing video! Really well put together and a blast to watch. Plus, added a bunch of games to my ever growing backlog (lol). Thank you sir!

I really enjoyed this long form video content. Thank you for the effort!

I'm a big Wii fan and this is easily the definitive Wii video. I thought that I had a pretty comprehensive library and you listed off some titles that I wasn't even aware of.

I return to this video at least once a month because it is so beautifully crafted. Thanks Hikkiko!

@HikikomoriMedia

9 күн бұрын

see you next month

1:56:56 Septette for the Dead Princess. Nice.

fantastic video, used this to beef up the list of games I'm going to procure. great listening while working on drawing, too (I promise I looked up and watched)

awesome video, very in depth and content dense, learned a lot.

Dude this was such a good watch. I didn't have the best experience with the Wii due to the abundance of shovelware, but you've really opened my eyes to some gems that I'd like to try out. Looks like I'll be hooking my Wii for the first time in a decade because I NEED to play Bug Island. Like, now. 🕷🦂

@HikikomoriMedia

Жыл бұрын

Bug Island Bug Tip: Do the bug caves and unlock the mantis claw weapon

I love your videos, keep it up!

My boy, let’s goooooo! …on Tuesday when I’m off work, haha. Just finished a five hour stream, gonna shout you out fo sho.

Just home brewed my wii and I am hyped to see all these recommendations great in depth video

I still own my wii and love it! Great video!

Well now I want a Wii...

@kianr2200

29 күн бұрын

u should def get one, they're super cheap

Thanks for making this. I had only heard of a handful of games on this list (mostly ones you've shown me in the past). I need to re-mod my Wii U and check some of these out. There are definitely some the kids would enjoy.

Great Video, watched looking for additional hidden gems, stayed for the commentary.

@HikikomoriMedia

Жыл бұрын

more where that came from. Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, and now PSP!

Fantastic video.

42:58 that noise the bugs make when you hit them is kinda heartbreaking

It's wild how a home videogames console that sold 100 million units worldwide is seen as "overlooked." But there are so many great software titles on Nintendo Wii that few gamers ever saw or played. But that's the great thing about retro gaming: there are thousands of classic games to play on so many consoles and home computers. More fun! Winning!

I'm really hoping Muramasa Rebrith gets a new port to Switch so more people can check it out, I'm really excited for the Grim Grimoire remaster

Two hours well spent watching this gem of a video!

Fantastic video, encouraged me to download a few. One of my favorite underrated gems on the Wii was the Ghost Squad port. Extremely addicting rail shooter.

I just bought my first WII in 2023. I played Wii sports and a few other games back in the day but never really got to explore the system. Saving this video for reference :)

I loved Alone in the Dark (on 360, anyway)

Oh my~

Good list and great video, you definitely needed to include Soectrobes though. That game is a genuine hidden gem.

Really great video!

What an amazing video. So many gems to p̶l̶a̶y̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶W̶i̶i̶ emulate. And thanks for allowing us to take a leak midway through.

@HikikomoriMedia

Жыл бұрын

protecc them kidneys

So far I've collected around 180 Wii games on disc and I also bought 200 downloads before the shop closed, all quality, not a single shovelware title in there. My favourites are Excite Truck, Bully: Scholarship Edition, The Godfather: Blackhand Edition, Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, Manhunt 2, The Last Story, Final Fantasy: My Life as a King, Hydroventure, MotoHeroz, World of Goo, La-Mulana, the five Art Style games. And many more. After Let's Tap I really hoped you'd mention its WiiWare cousin Let's Catch, the most calming ball throwing game ever. In an idyllic park setting you throw and catch back and forth with different visitors that talk to you, and eventually you build up trust and friendship with them. I'm fond of having a 100% Excitebike: World Championship save file as well. When I heard they were going to shut down Wii's online, I went back to get the last unlockables. My Wii recommendation today is Overlord: Dark Legend, for everyone who has already beaten Pikmin 1 and 2 and Little King's Story.

One "hidden gem" game I feel like no one really talks about is Fishing Resort. Such an enjoyable relaxing game.

@HikikomoriMedia

9 ай бұрын

Hard to find in the US. I'd love to add it to my collection

Excellent video

Great video, gave me alot of insight on the wii. Guess it's not all shovelware

Thanks, awesome video! Got a Wii U now :-) Unfortunately that awesome stand is no longer available...

Great video, thanks for the recommendation

@HikikomoriMedia

Жыл бұрын

No problem! Glad you could hang with it

Okay, this was a great video and i no longer feel like the only person telling people the Wii is actually rad for the last 15 years :P I'm a little puzzled why some games were included if, as you put them, some just weren't really worth checking out but i learned a few ones i had overlooked and also would totally suggest some others like The Kore Gang, Mushroom Men, Dokapon Kingdom and Lilt Line, to name a few. Regardless, this took a ton of work and you should be proud! The Wii is STILL the best all-in-one modding machine when it comes to functionality, ease of use, price and widely available hardware and i'm really happy you're talking about it. Definitely sharing this on social media, thanks again!

@HikikomoriMedia

Жыл бұрын

I try to add games that might not be for me into the mix. Thanks for sharing it!

solution to problem 1: homebrew (specifically, priiloader i think?) solution to problem 2: homebrew (specifically riiconnect240 solution to problem 3: homebrew (specifically usb loader gx) solution to problem 4: changing up the games code solution to problem 5: just buy a 1st edition one, but if u want a new color, shell swap.

Subbed, good stuff.

I'm going to hook my wii back up soon. I added the homebrew channel years ago and have it filled with games, even turbo graphics cd and sega cd stuff. I need to try out some Playstation games on it too.

It's really amazing I just got the Wii u transfer tool it Rocks.

Some of my best gaming memories were on wii in my 31 years of life.

1:10:40 I played the Sequel/Remake/? of this on the PSVita. My favorite game on that console, I really want to play it again, but I think I lost it...

4:15 just started watching a video and i must mention if you have homebrew channel installed the loss of Wiiconnect24 service is replaced by fanmade Riiconnect24 which makes all online features active again! You can still play Mariokart Wii online and other games and there are plenty of players still playing

Recently discovered your channel and I have been watching your console retrospectives and I am just blown away. You now sit in an elite category to me shared with My Life in Gaming and John Linneman of Digital Foundry for your attention to detail. I salute you for your dedication to the medium sir!

@HikikomoriMedia

Жыл бұрын

love those dudes. I'm no where near their quality, but appreciate the compliment

Just watched this whole video. I’m excited to play Wario Shake It and Sin and Punishment Star Successor. So many amazing titles shown in this video. Thanks!

great recap

I love Wii and WiiU! Both amazing consoles! ❤

can't believe you missed underground titles like Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Wii Sports Resort... but seriously I added a bunch of new games to my Wii wishlist to keep an eye out for, and also going to setup the Wii U again to play some old favorites

@HikikomoriMedia

Жыл бұрын

UHM uh acktually there was footage of wii sports resort in the the Wii Motion plus segment. I would like my karma back now. (bug island better be on that list)

Amazing video! ...now I just need a video just like this about the vita (and all pskgj games worth playing) so I can die in peace and go to truegamer heaven.

Before watching this, I was under the assumption that the Wii had a couple of super succesful gimmicky games, some Mario here and there and that's about it. Boy was I wrong, super interesting library, thinking really hard about getting this, as it can be bough for cheaper than a PS2. Super informative vid.

I'd also like to add "Rodea the Sky Soldier" as a gem! Wii game turned Wii U game, and released as both! I bought this thing Brand-New on eBay JUST to have the Wii disk. If you like Mario Galaxy, if you like NiGHTS into Dreams, you'll like Rodea

Hikikomedia would probably ring better, but i dig what you're doing. good mixture of info, comedy, and demonstrations.

@HikikomoriMedia

Жыл бұрын

I could truncate it, but sunk cost fallacy at this point.

didnt even know a sequel to trace memory existed I read nintendo power front to back as a kid

lets tap had me laughing lmao love the pizza box and you just wacking that shit

Great video, but missed some the personal favourites that changed my mind about this console in the day; Klonoa, Metroid Prime Trilogy & Donkey Kong Country Return, along with some interesting titles like Rodea & Okami

@HikikomoriMedia

Жыл бұрын

I tried to hit things mostly left on the platform. A lot of what you listed have modern ports.

The Wii and Wii U are definitely awesome consoles.

Lostmagic had a sequel?! I was among the few who played that when it launched guess I got something to check out. I note you didn't mention monster taming, a core aspect of the original which makes me think that aspect got axed. Shame, the rune drawing was a bit durdly on the DS but the monsters were good for giving you a smidgeon of breathing space.

You are doing God's work.

Played Another Code R by your recomendation a few years ago. I think I even made a video where I recomend it myself amongst the other games. I loved this game, but for some reason I can't get into the first one on the DS. I just don't like how it looks and plays, I dunno.

Play Endless Ocean 1/2, supremely comfy games. The best part is taking in game photos, I'm a sucker for games like that.

50:10 Tommy! 🤣