@TheShortTimer My first 'Cube was the platinum edition. It fits in great with my DS and GBA SP (not to mention the local 45 lb aluminum beasts), which themselves rarely see use these days. Those were the three grand pillars of mid 000's Nintendo - which was my personal favorite era of theirs.
As for Wii homebrew, I must agree. The thing is a homebrew monster, and the possibilities are endless. I too am excited to see what will culminate for the Wii U scene, Linux-WiiU being one particular project I'm keeping tabs on...
One note though about watching DVDs or playing CDs on a Wii; its optical drive wasn't designed to constantly be reading discs as video DVDs and audio CDs require, so you significantly lower the laser's life when repeatedly playing back said media. Apparently, the same was the case for the PS2's optical drive. It was advertised as DVD / CD compatible, yet its laser kept dying because that's all people used it for, save for the occasional game.
Back to Nintendo; I actually bought a Switch in late 2018, but save for the several months after its purchase, it's been seldom turned on in favor of my Wii and Wii U, either of which are loads more fun to operate, even down to the OS level. - And funnily enough, even for portable gaming, I prefer the New 2DS XL. Something about it just emanates more personality than the Switch, which seems sterile by comparison...
To expand on that, I would have already pursued a refund if I didn't and continue to think the Switch was in fact cool. Case in point, I still remember getting up early to watch its first reveal, and staying up late just to watch the special presentation live. But its bland, online-reliant, and singularly-focused nature just isn't my preference... or at least not when there's a Wii or Wii U around.
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