Nintendo Wii Backwards Compatibility

It recently struck me when speaking to mates that not many individuals know that the Nintento Wii is backwards compatible with the Gamecube, and even contains connectivity for the Game Boy Advance. Nintendo Wii Backwards Compatibility is just not all plain crusing though as this text explains.

When the Nintendo Wii was launched, one of many main advantages of the console for a lot of avid gamers was the fact that it may play Nintendo GameCube games too. With backwards functionality, you should use all GameCube games and accessories on the Nintendo Wii. Nevertheless, there are a number of slight issues which you will have to take into account.



The Potential Problems of Enjoying GameCube Video games on the Wii

The primary disadvantage which comes with enjoying GameCube video games on the Wii is that you can't all the time save your game. So you would be doing very well on a game but you cannot save it and so you'll lose every part you had simply done. This is particularly an issue with adventure style games which take fairly a long time to complete. If you want to have the ability to save your game then you may at all times purchase a Nintendo GameCube reminiscence card. That should permit you to save any GameCube recreation in your Wii.

Should you do wish to play GameCube video games on your Nintendo Wii then one other factor that you will have to buy is a GameCube controller, if of course you do not already personal one. Obviously the controllers for the 2 consoles are completely different. This means that when you attempted to play a GameCube sport with a Nintendo Wii controller, it simply wouldn't work. So you do need to make sure that you may have some of the GameCube equipment before you employ the games in your Wii console.

One other benefit which comes from the Nintendo Wii having GameCube ports is you could additionally join a Sport Boy Advance in addition to an e-Reader. However again you will want accessories to be able to use this and for the Sport Boy Advance you will need a Game Boy Advance Cable.

One factor that also may be a problem is that because the firmware has been updated to 3.0 the console could now not be fully suitable with the GameCube Action Replay feature. This works with GameCube games and so chances are you'll experience some problems once you do attempt to play various games designed particularly for the GameCube.

Lastly the Wii won't be suitable with GameCube composite video, part video cables and S-Video resulting from it utilizing a proprietary port.

So there are some unfavorable issues that you have to bear in mind when looking into using the Nintendo Wii for GameCube games. General although, it's definitely a bonus that you may play GameCube games on the console. It implies that anybody who has beforehand purchased a GameCube earlier than the Wii will be capable to still play the video games on each consoles. It is easier than having to maintain switching between the 2 machines and the graphics are also really good when playing on the Wii too.

Total Nintendo Wii Backwards Compatibility is a good additional benefit to an already glorious gaming system.