The Mii Channel is built into the Wii from the start and cannot be removed. This can also be done by connecting to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. After conceiving a Mii, the player can insert their character into the Wii Remote and transfer it to another Wii system. The list of available options when editing the characters' Mii is limited, though their unique appearance have contributed to their success.
Miis have become the most iconic characters of the Wii generation, appearing in the Wii series of games among many others, both first and third party. It is an avatar creation channel which allows the user to create characters that can be used in various video games for the Wii. The Wii can be purchased in white, black, red, or blue, and they are all mostly the same.The Mii Channel is a channel available on default for the Wii. The Wii U can only be bought in white or black, and the white version only has 8GB of onboard storage, while the black one has 32GB. However, the Wii U is quite a bit longer than the Wii, so if you don't have space for the length, I'd stick to a Wii. The Wii and Wii U both have similar sizes, if space is an issue for you. VWii is more limited compared to a normal Wii, so it's probably not the most ideal for Wii modding. The Wii U homebrew scene is pretty good, but one could argue that the Wii's scene is just as good if not better. Do note that the vWii (virtual Wii) mode on the Wii U can be softmodded for free.
In my mind, softmodding the Wii is superior mainly because the only permanent Wii U softmod requires spending money on a DS virtual console game, whereas the Wii has plenty of permanent softmod options that are free. You didn't think I'd skip this, did you? This is a modding subreddit, after all.īoth the Wii and Wii U are both capable of being softmodded.
In comparison, the most the Wii can do is 480p, and it's not even a good 480p unless you invest in the WiiDual. It even upscales Wii content to 1080p, and does a pretty nice job of it. Not only does it have an HDMI port, it outputs in 1080p. The Wii U is by far the superior option for video quality. However, a large amount of Wii U titles, as well as the Wii U itself, still take advantage of Wii remotes in some way, so there's still some intuitiveness left.
The gamepad doesn't really utilize motion controls, so it probably won't be as intuitive as using a Wii remote. In comparison, the Wii U's main controller is the Wii U Gamepad.
And to top it all off, if you homebrew your vWii, you can even play GameCube games! That's 3 (and more if you include Virtual Console and Emulators) consoles worth of games!Īs we know, the Wii's main controller is the Wii remote. This means that if you get a Wii U, you will have access to not only the Wii U game library, but also the Wii game library. The Wii is not forwards compatible with the Wii U. The Wii U is fully backwards compatible with Wii games through the vWii mode, but it doesn't work the other way around. So if you're looking for more raw power to put towards emulators and other things, the Wii U is the way to go. The Wii and Wii U are both PowerPC based, but the Wii U is more powerful than the Wii. Pick the category or categories that you're interested in, and read those, and use that to make a decision. I've split up this guide into various categories that compare the Wii and Wii U when it comes to that category. The model you should buy really depends on what you're looking for. So which should you buy? I thought I'd make a guide to briefly address that. So the Wii and Wii U are actually about as similar as the name would suggest, but there are a few key differences. The reason why is you have to first narrow down if you want a Wii or Wii U, and then if you want a Wii, choose the model you want.
I didn't think of this back then, but really, this guide you're about to read should be followed first, then that guide. Some of you may recall that I wrote up a huge guide on which of the 3 Wii models you should buy.