Back once again with the renegade master

After looking back at the magic of console launches we decided to hone in the last Nintendo home console launch back in 2006: the good old Wii. What better way to relive those halcyon days than with the return of the Nintendo Life podcast?

NL editor and podcast host James Newton is joined by writer Joe Walker for a look back at the Wii's reveal and launch, recalling their first grasps of the now-iconic Wii Remote and whether or not Wii U can create that same level of excitement.

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