f4mi | Wii Startup Disc - What was it? How did it work? @f4micom | Uploaded May 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
In 2006, some Wiis had a "Startup Disc" listed on their boxes' content, but this disc was nowhere to be found, and the only actual game disc in the boxes was Wii Sports.
Today, we discover what this was all about.

Thanks to Bushing for the great hacking work
hackmii.com/2010/09/insert-startup-disc

Thanks to Luna for the 1.0U/E and the Startup Disc HD footage.

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0:00 Boxes
0:54 The Wii Launch
1:38 2010
2:17 Bushing's Discoveries
5:46 Leaks
6:33 Startup Disc Leak
7:29 The US Startup Disc
7:50 1.0
8:31 Previous Beta Wii Menus
9:20 Ending
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Intro music: Pegasus Mix - Dark Archon (arhn.eu)

Outro: Bee Line (YM2151 Cover) - John Tay

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