Nintendo Shipping New Wii Soon Without GameCube Support

I can't believe you people are crying over the loss of GC support in an otherwise barren system. The Wii doesn't have any games worth your money, time or attention.

I don't know why I read anything about the Wii on the internet. There's just too many people who dismiss it for no reason. It's even worse when they try to claim they're hardcore games because they don't like the Wii.

The Wii is probably what I play the most, after my PC. Looking forward to the games coming out for it in the next few months.

I thought about getting a Wii just for the GC support because I still have some of those games lying around and it would take up less space. So it'd be nice to pick up an older model for cheap.

Seems kind of pointless if they're selling for the same price.

@believer258 said:

Wait, they can't be serious? This would be like Sony removing backwards compatibility from...

Oh, wait...

You're right. This can only mean that GameCube games are coming to the Virtual Console.

In about 4 years.

LOGIC.

Hmm, looks like I'll finally be picking up a Wii soon. I want one with GameCube support.

Wouldn't people rather just wait for the Wii U by this point?

Considering I bought a GameCube for $8 last month, I might look into this once it's on liquidation.

@Levio said:

Wouldn't people rather just wait for the Wii U by this point?

Maybe not people like you, but casuals who like to buy games for their small kids when they're cheap might. Gamers who already have other consoles but never wanted to shell out for a second or third console might want to as well, if they think that the price point is cheap enough.

I've played plenty of Wii on other people's machine's though, and aside from the few games I wish I could have played more thoroughly I'm fine with spending my money on the multitude of stuff that comes out for the stuff that I own. Also, I have this weird thing where I like to play Nintendo stuff on handhelds for some reason. Hence me buying a 3DS. Wow, this was kind of a meaninglessly long post, wasn't it?

To bad they never drop the price for the accessories.

They are obviously doing this so they can put GC games on downloads online for wiiu.... Duh.

i like the look

Take away the blue LED and it looks like a VCR from 1997. And they should include the Mario Galaxy game, not just a sound track. Mario Galaxy is much more interesting than New Super Mario.

I know I need a Wii to play Skyward Sword but I really do want the Gamecube support as well so I don't know...

No Gamecube support? Lame.

No Gamecube support? How could Nintendo do that?!

@Dalai said:

If you've been waiting 5 years to buy a Wii just to play your Gamecube games, maybe you should've just bought a Gamecube 5 years ago.

I don't see the big deal since most people who want a Wii already have one and they all support the Gamecube.

The big deal is that you can't use the vastly superior (though still not that great) Gamecube controller for games that supports it. I know between the two bundles I'd much rather the Mario Kart one. They're the same price and one supports Gamecube; why not pick up that one?

Who honestly cares about what form the Wii is sold in now?

Want to play Gamecube games? Buy a Gamecube.

Want to use the Gamecube Controller for Wii games? Buy a pre-owned one... There are plenty about.

If they took out the game and made it 99€, I'd buy one. Once the Wii reaches 99 I'll buy it for Skyward and the VC.

Especially since Amazon.de is selling the Mario Kart Bundle for 139€. They need to make this cheaper.

There'll also be a Mario&Sonic Bundle with a blue Wii that seems to include the same GC less hardware judging by the picture.

I have a GC so I'm really waiting for them to drop the price of this even further.

I guess I'll start checking clearance bins for the Wii with GC compatibility.

I NEED that soundtrack.

I do not think this move will be enough to put Wii at the top of the sales charts this holiday season, PS3 has a good bundle too and the 360 is still pushing hard with Kinect - unlike the Wii, both these systems are still relevant to a larger audience.

Yay for removing features! >___>

Early on, I was considering getting the Wii in order to play the GC games that I never got around to, then start building my Wii library as games were released. Once the Wii was readily available, though, I had lost all interest. Maybe Nintendo shouldn't artificially limit supply for the Wii U so I'll make the impulse buy.

For everyone complaining about this version of the Wii not having gamecube support....then I don't know... buy the currently available versions that do have gamecube support?

Jesus Christ

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The world will now end. As soon as it is possible to not run a GameCube game on a device that was just two GameCubes duct taped together...the world will surely end.

@PrioritySeven: Ill pick one up...Great for the kids and a good price!

Good thing I already have a GamCube and a original Wii.

As if the Wii wasn't already weak enough.

I don't believe it... Jeebus H. Christ, Nintendo... WHY?!?!?

This is a dumb idea. The Gamecube support is the primary reason why I still even turn on my Wii anymore. It allows me to play Gamecube games in 480p over component cables (which improve the signal over my Gamecube). Why take that support out? The price isn't even that much lower? Ugh, this is a bad idea.