Nintendo Shipping New Wii Soon Without GameCube Support

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.

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

As if the Wii wasn't already weak enough.

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

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

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.

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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

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.

Yay for removing features! >___>

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.

I NEED that soundtrack.

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

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.

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.

@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?

No Gamecube support? How could Nintendo do that?!

No Gamecube support? Lame.

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...

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 like the look

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

To bad they never drop the price for the accessories.

@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?

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

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

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

@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.

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

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.

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 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 only really wanted a wii for BC with Gamecube, and the ability to play Brawl (and other games) with a Gamecube controller.

I have literally know idea why they'd cut it. And people saying "they'll manufacture these cheaper!"...then why doesn't the price reflect that? They are cutting their own costs for themselves and not the consumer. Stupid.

In other news Marino is the top Wiki contributor for the Nintendo wiki page at 666 points.....

I love this outrage over the lack of GC support... Are you people fucking crazy? They took out un necessary components so that they could manufacture these cheaper? You guys would get outraged over anything...

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.

SSBM?!?!?! waaaah!

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

Oh, wait...

To be honest, I have a Wii and a Gamecube and I use the 'Cube when I want to play 'Cube games. I do not like having to hold those remotes...

...and the Wii was a gift which is why I have it. Not that it didn't get played, it just didn't get played much.

.......who exactly is this for? Same price, less features? Also, I want to go on record again in saying as an avid Mario fan, New Super Mario Bros. Wii SUCKS. Thanks. If this means you can't use GC controllers for, say, Brawl, then that's terrible.

Also, I already illicitly have the SMG 1 & 2 soundtracks. Amazing music. I'd buy them if I could, but whatever.

To be honest I had toyed with the idea of getting a Nintendo Wii someday.  Much of the reason behind that idea was the ability to play GameCube titles in 480p.  The stupid GameCube component cable is hard to find and freaking expensive due to price gouging, so I gave up on a non-Wii solution a long time ago.  If I buy a Wii now, it will be a used, backwards compatible model, and Nintendo will end up not seeing that money.  I like Nintendo a lot, and I certainly don't hate them for this, but that's how this business decision affects me.

There are more Wii's out there that can play gamecube games than gamecubes.

Man, everybody bitching about this reminds me of all the similar comments about the DSi that missed the point.

If you have a huge collection of GBA games, you probably already own a GBA or DS Lite to play them on. The DSi dropped GBA support, but whatever, you still have a device that plays GBA games if you really feel the need to play one. You are not the type of person the DSi is trying to appeal to.

If you have a huge collection of Gamecube games, you probably already own a Gamecube or earlier Wii to play them on. The newer Wii is dropping Gamecube support, but whatever, you still have a device that plays Gamecube games if you really feel the need to play one. You are not the type of person the newer Wii is trying to appeal to.

Nintendo! Don't you know only Sony can get away with stripping out features from their system?

So...You can go to walmart RIGHT NOW and buy a wii for 135$, with new super mario brothers and gamecube support. Download the soundtrack free or on itunes someday for 10$. OR you could buy this POS bundle for 150$, with mario and the soundtrack, with no gamecube support. Seriously nintendo? the system costs less than 50$ today to make. And you're cutting costs? If my wii breaks down, I refuse to buy another.

Who..in the world with ANY sort of brain buy this? I want to go to them, and slap them across the face. Sony started this bullshit cutting ps2 games from the ps3. Thing is, even though the ps3 plays ps2 games better, sony still today makes the ps2. Nintendo doesn't make the gamecube. Which component cables for the gamecube are next to impossible to find for a half way decent price. So if one found a gamecube, it wouldn't play as good as it would on the wii likely.

Don't the wii and the gamecube still contain the same basic IBM powerpc structure? So I'm doubting they're cutting support to save on money. They're doing it to sell you gamecube discs on the wii U. I'm almost betting on it.

@Afroman269 said:

@ajamafalous said:

@Landon said:

No Gamecube support? Then what's the point?

@ajamafalous said:

@Landon said:

No Gamecube support? Then what's the point?

Wow... Hearing this will be the Wii's last holiday is crazy. I mean, sure, it'll still be here when the WiiU comes... But man. It really hit me just now that this console generation is likely soon coming to a close. Man has it been a long console generation.

Lets just hope that next gen the genres are a little more balanced. I mean the shooter dominance has really gotten to me these last few years with out the music games to at least almost sorta balance things out.

I look forward to the cheaper prices of these consoles and their games once next gen starts rolling. I have a lot of games catch up on.

But yeah, real cheap of Nintendo to take out gamecube support... I mean, the Wii has always been sold at the greatest profit of any console.

No Gamecube support? Then what's the point?

Huh? Why? It doesn't sound like they've added a lot by getting rid of GameCube compatibility.