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Re:Wii Architecture – A Practical Analysis by kmeisthax on Thursday August 31, 2023 @11:21PM (#37346436)
If I remember correctly it actually depends on if the system is in standby or not. If you plug in a Wii it starts off with no power (red light) so Wii Remotes won't turn it on. Once you turn it on however, turning it off kicks it into standby mode (yellow light), where paired Wiimotes will turn it on.

I can't verify this with my Wii right now because it's standby behavior is... strange. I don't know if it's because I have bootmii/boot2 on it or what, but when it's supposed to be in standby, it instead constantly runs the fan as if it were still on. At some point in the past it worked as I described above though.

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Re:Wii Architecture – A Practical Analysis by mdwalters on Friday September 01, 2023 @02:29AM (#37347516)
> If you plug in a Wii it starts off with no power (red light) so Wii Remotes won't turn it on.

Just tested this with my Wii, I put it into standby mode and the Wiimote turns it on.

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Re:Wii Architecture – A Practical Analysis by parl_match on Friday September 01, 2023 @12:51PM (#37353257)
That's not really helpful. Take it out of standby mode, unplug it, and try starting it with remotes.
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Re:Wii Architecture – A Practical Analysis by mdwalters on Friday September 01, 2023 @03:43PM (#37355358)
Did that, and Wii Remotes still turn it on.
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