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September 10

How long do video game consoles like the Wii live?

Good day!

I was wondering how long video game consoles like the Wii live. By this I mean how long is the average Wii unit operational before it breaks down? I do recall having read that some cartridge based consoles are very robust and that they tend to work far longer than CD or DVD based systems. My uncle still owns his Atari 2600, which still seems to work flawlessly and my father's NES is also still running, as is my very own N64. However, the GameCube of my brother and the Playstation of my cousin ceased to work a long time ago. I can't give any precise number, but I think that my brother's GameCube lived only for about 10 years in total before the games started to get disc rot and the hardware had issues. Is it known how long a Wii can or will continue to work? I have a Wii and I have wondered how long it may function.

Thank you for your answer and have a blessed day!--85.4.154.29 (talk) 05:43, 10 September 2020 (UTC)