The Wii's Biggest, Weirdest Legacy Is Its Music
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Despite ushering in motion controls, Miis, balance boards and more, the Wii's greatest living legacy might be its music, which has become a force of its own in the years since the console itself disappeared. The Wii Shop music, Mii Channel Theme and more have taken on a life of their own as memes, remixes, covers - they might even be affecting the wider music world as a whole. We spoke to musicians and comedians about what makes it so enduring (and so funny).
Gabriel Gundacker's Unofficial Wii Sports Soundtrack on Spotify: open.spotify.c...
Gabriel Gundacker's Unofficial Wii Sports Soundtrack on Bandcamp: gabrielgundack...
Charles Cornell's UA-cam Channel: / @charlescornellstudios - Ігри
This is why Switch's lack of music is disappointing.
Thank you IGN - this was terrific! The best way to celebrate 25 years. 🎂🥳
25 what now?
@@brandonchristensen2990 IGN's 25 years old. :)
and the best thing here is that Mario himself did this presentation
Only a few mins in but this is high quality content.
How does this channel have SIXTEEN MILLION (!) subscribers and only a few thousand views per video?
@DeSPoTNemanjaS 14 thousand that's 0,08% of the subscribers
@DeSPoTNemanjaS If the sub/view-ratio doesn't bother you than what the point of replying on my comment
15 years in we all still love the music ain't nothing going to change about it.
My boy Charles
Nintendo after making one of the best consoles of all time then completely not remaking it
The Wii had a ton of SOUL. Lots of great, risky games like Sin and Punishment 2, No more heroes, wario land shake it. The UI was fun and its music was incredible. Something that is sorely missing in the Switch. The 3ds and Wii U continued it's legacy with great music and design as well
This is one of the few gold vids ign drops every once in a while
The music is so nostalgic.
Kazumi Totaka and Co. knocked it out of the park when they composed stuff for the Wii,
Seriously, the same dude that composed Yoshi’s Story and Animal Crossing also did most of the Wii stuff.
Just bought a Wii from a thrift shop for 30 bucks with three motion plus remotes
It was a steal
And now I’m playing Mario kart Wii
And just got ctgp
Where there are hundreds of custom and retro tracks made for it
The Wii is legendary
Try to find the Lego Star Wars saga game. It’s amazing
This is exactly why my Steam deck is nothing but Wii sounds and music haha
Love when y'all do these kinds of videos
Nintendo really changed how music is heard on any context
Its not there to supplement the game, it makes part of it
My favorite Wii music is the “Everybody Votes Channel”. It’s so catchy
Very niche perspective but love the video!
Perfect for someone like me who is a fan of The Consouls who only do VGM jazz covers!
Need more Nirvana The Band content in this world.
Most underrated show ever
So happy you got Gabe Gundacker in on this! His Wii tracks are too perfect!
this is fantastic!
The Wii U had some cool rotating tracks on its store, but probably aren't as known because the console wasn't as successful.
Fantastic video, more stuff like this please! 🙏🏾
This is quality journalism. Thank you.
Fantastic stuff! Give the persons responsible for this video a raise!
Ign uk are just the kings of content! Congratulations amazing work once again!
Arguably all of Nintendo music, specifically the boot-up jingles, are timeless.
Came for the content, stayed for the tache
MATT!!! UPDATE DAY!!!
Thanks IGN. This was unexpectedly wholesome and as a music nerd, very much appreciated.
Wii nostalgia
love these little bits of actual content from ign
well bearded charles cornel, yes he is indeed.
The will sports song is engrained in my head
Great video, hope there are more like this in the works
every time i put in wii sports and launch it i always take time to appreciate the great sound track( plus i always take time to break down to it lol)
2:34 Ayyy it's Smooth McGroove ❤
Release the full Matt & Jay interview!
2:44 We have all thought of the Wii Shop Channel music when Hotline Bling came out.
This video has proven, that legacy is not the biggest thing, it’s the thing with heart.
Man, this is not gonna get nearly the amount of views it deserves, huh?
So much time spent in the Wii shop channel
Let's not forget that Nintendo made a whole soundtrack for a DS McDonalds training program that was never inteded to be heard outside of McDonalds.
Matt and Jay
This is the content the internet needs
Awesome content as always 👌🏻👏🏻
Amazing video!
The Wii is probably the most iconic console. PlayStations and XBox are pretty much all the same good graphics gaming machine and even Nintendo has some unremarkable entries like the SNES, GameCube or WiiU that didn't shake up a whole lot. But the Wii man, the iconic Mii's, the music, the TV channel style main menu, suddenly family evenings were standing in front of the TV swinging a remote to play Bowling. Boxing was the rare occasion where beating up your kids was fine. Pretty sure this will be remembered as a wild era in all of Gaming history.
The Wii is forever rememberable
Excellent content!
The Wii shop music will forever haunt my memory
Don't forget the Wii U shop theme too
Big up NTBTS!
Excellent content.
Wii Music was basically “elevator music”.
0:49 When the Virtual Console existed.
This is all brand new to me
and were still waiting for the Switch to get Home screen/eShop music
If you like Update Day, buy Nirvanna the Band the show on UA-cam. Their TV show. It will change your life
The wii shop music has a really punchy bass.
Now think of all the great music on the Switch................ 😐
IGN UK really do put out the best IGN content
We still need a Switch sports resort🤦🏽♂️😎🔥🔥🔥🔥💯
Here from charles' channel
Miis changed lives
Love you Charles
Came for Cornell, and only Cornell. 😂
GOAT
Watched the whole thing what a great video for Wii Shop Wednesdays.
All MEMES
It reminds me with the japanese train station catchy music
Rare w for IGN
Well done IGN. Bravo.
Bring back console music, Nintendo!! Switch is HOLLOW. All that makes its identity is the snap sound.
Don’t you be calling smoovemcgroove bizarre
I'm just here because of Charles Cornell.
im sure there's tons of young people who hav heard the wii music online or on tiktok and never knew where its from, and when they hear its from somthing called the 'Wii' theyll just be confused cuz they know nintendo just as the guys who make the switch and only the switch
Brilliant, brillaint, brilliant! IGN UK producing genius content again.
Nice video
Seriously?? Platforming Gabriel Gundacker after all the women came forward last week??
Nice
Ok m going buying a Wii right now.
So, Totaka is the founder of vaporwave. Who'd knew...
was this uploaded on Wii Shop Wednesday on purpose
NIRVANA THE BAAAAAAND
NIRVANNA THE BAND
well... yes
Best thing IGN ever made.
the wii was the switch
Wish music came back on the Switch! 3DS had musics too. Im so disappointed.
Wii Shop Bling - Drake
The Japanese are amazing composers 👀
Rifty 😂
Lol a submission from Gav
I'm only here for my ntbts boys
it's wii shop wednesday
do, do - do - do, doo doo.........
update day twitter brought me here
Oh
IGN UK is the best
Stop saying tune
Um, the Mii's haven't gone anywhere. Lol. Have you played the Switch? Super Smash Bros? Do your homework sir. Lol