R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵 :MiraLovesYou:<p>Took a <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/wii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wii</span></a> home from mom's house as they were clearing out a bunch of old stuff.<br>The Wii powered on, and while Wii Fit was the only disc I had, it did load it fine.</p><p>Unfortunately, a video cable wasn't in the bag of Wii stuff, and while I tried four new AA batteries in both of the balance boards I have, neither of them lit up when I hit the power button, which tells me they were stored with old AAs that leaked and corroded (a bit of powder/cruft in the battery compartment confirms this).</p><p>The Wiimote seems to be working, though (quick LED flash when I hit the center button).</p><p>This hardware has been sitting in the garage for no less than a decade.</p><p>Oh bother. I really don't want to pay $60 for a used balance board on fleabay, or $30 a pop for used discs.</p><p>Anybody know a good cheap source for Wii stuff? :D</p><p><a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nintendo</span></a></p>
