You totally called it on people saying "Just use Dolphin", the second comment I saw on this video was someone stating exactly that. As to the topic of the video, Wii through component is what I've used for years on my retro setup so I'm glad to see it perform favorably in these comparisons!

Been using my Wii as a homebrewed GameCube for a while and never had any real issues. Having a ton of games on the SD card is pretty nice.

the gamecube is the only one of these that starts every game with the funny boot animation so it's the best by default

7:30 So true Jon!
I still regret learning about the very different screens all the different the 3DS models have, TN, IPS, screen warmness, tink colorness :')

Nintendont actually runs on Wii mode, using Wii clocks, which means it improves framerate on games that run below their framerate targets.

The compromised image quality on Wii U is more than made up for by the wide variety of wired and wireless controllers supported by Nintendont, including Wiimote accessories, the USB GameCube adapter and even the Wii U gamepad. Using Aroma plugins to force 480p output in vWii mode slightly improves that image quality, too.

You said the Wii doesn't support the broadband adapter, but Nintendont actually emulates that functionality. You can use it on Wii and Wii U for free instead of spending a ton of money for one on the GameCube too, which makes it better in some cases. If you do have a broadband adapter too, you can play LAN games between GameCube and Wii and Wii U this way too!

Funny enough, these were the only Nintendo consoles to use discs

Honestly I only play my gamecube games on my Wii U. The fact that I can play gamecube games on the gamepad whilst taking a dump is just magical. 😂

God I just wish the Wii U could natively play Gamecube discs. Would be the absolute perfect all-in-one way to play three console generations in HD officially.

Like the original model PS3 was for Playstation

Actually Nintendont has Broadband Adapter Emulation so you can theoretically set up a Double Dash LAN party with a GameCube, a Wii, a Wii U, and even Dolphin.

Also the wii can technically play gameboy advance games through homebrew, you can set up a link cable dumper to dump your GBA roms and saves from your own cartridges and then use an emulator on the wii like mGBA to play them, then use the link cable dumper to transfer the save back to the cartridge

For me personally, i'm using a Wii because my GameCube was having trouble reading discs (since it's so old), so my Wii is now my default way to play GC games

Until recently GameCube component cables were impossible to get so I got the Wii to play them and never felt like I need a GC

The switch lost all of its magic with the home screen. The wii and wii u especially felt like an experience, it was magical and had miis, it had atmosphere. It was a sick console

5:34 nintendont on the Wii actually does support the broadband adapter. You can use the Wii’s Wi-Fi (which isn’t very stable) or you can buy a USB 2.0 compatible Ethernet adapter and plug it into one of the ports on the back.

You can even see it at 2:46 on the right side of the nintendont options screen as “BBA Emulation.”

I’ve done this with 2 Wiis to play multi-console Kirby’s Air Ride and Mario Kart in their LAN modes.

By definition CGN games were made to be played on a console with a handle. Does the Wii have a handle? Does the Wii U?

I honestly prefer the Wii U image. I mean, if you zoom in it looks horrible, but when you're playing normally the blur is so slight that to me it actually improves the quality (that coming from someone who absolutely hates blur effects on emulators).

I like how at the end you called people out for commenting without finishing the video. 😂

It bears mentioning that GameCube games may run better on Wii and Wii U. At least for Wii U in particular, I noticed games experiencing less frame drops. Hyrule Field in Twilight Princess especially runs smoother on Wii U than GCN. Load times are also a tad faster on Wii U. It varies but it feels like on Wii U you're getting the fastest possible load times for each game. Melee's loading screens could get so long on GCN that sometimes I feel the game crashed which isn't much of a concern on Wii U.

Plot twist, Wii U with component cable from AV Multiout!