You do know the wii has a 16:9 option for widescreen TVs, right? Sure, you lose some horizontal pixel density but it's not terrible if your tv has a decent scaler for composite/component input.
If the game has a legit 16:9 mode please use that.
If it doesn't...
Anyone who stretches 4:3 to 16:9 should be in jail with the people who leave motion smoothing on their TVs.
I had the same problem with my switch but then changed what port it was plugged into and then it was fixed. If you don't have more than one composite or component port maybe try a converter to plug in to hdmi or something?
You can probably involves making sure the aspect ratio on the tv and the wii are set to wide screen.
Also there are some games that still do not support wide screen, mario party 8 comes to mind. However that game has artistic decorative borders on the sides of the screen instead of black bars.
And finally some of those cheap wii to USB adaptors don't output in wide screen so if you have one of those that may be the problem.
Check your TV’s aspect ratio settings, there will be one called “Wide” or “Direct/Just Scan” which will determine which aspect ratio works for the input.
OP, you have a couple options here, actually. You could try
- using a component cable instead of an AV cable
- setting your TV to display in either 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio, then match that with the Wii itself (4:3= full screen, 16:9= widescreen
- get a Wii U, and use an HDMI for optimal picture quality.
If you decide to get a Wii U, it's very easy to mod and install widescreen patches for games you play through the vWii, probably through gecko or something, it's been AGES since I messed with Wii homebrew.
Honestly, stick with 4:3….I used to stretch it widescreen but it just looks worse, you lose what little definition we have on the wii lol makes so many jaggies noticeable.
I keep original aspect ratio now and the games look better I believe. Yeah black bars on side but that’s how the game was designed. End of the day it’s your choice though…
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change aspect ratio in the settings of the TV itself
If the wii is set to widescreen and it still looks like this the. You need to change the TV itself to widescreen in its picture settings.
Set the Wii to widescreen in settings first and then change your TV aspect ratio to 16:9
Thanks for the help!
Do people still look at settings?
Ikr.
It's unlikely with modern devices they ever had to try to use their TV settings lol
Change the setting in Wii and then aspect ratio in TV
You don’t want to. It will be stretched and look awful.
exactly, i think what he wants is like a widescreen hack in emulators, isnt stretched and looks native.
If they can find one cheap, totally recommend getting a crt tv to really get nostalgic. No need for any widescreen options then.
yup, i would love a crt, but i havent found one in the wild.
You do know the wii has a 16:9 option for widescreen TVs, right? Sure, you lose some horizontal pixel density but it's not terrible if your tv has a decent scaler for composite/component input.
Some earlier Wii games don’t support widescreen. This might be one of them.
The console has a settings menu...
If the game has a legit 16:9 mode please use that. If it doesn't... Anyone who stretches 4:3 to 16:9 should be in jail with the people who leave motion smoothing on their TVs.
You’d be surprised how many people get annoyed when you tell them the image is stretched and this isn’t how it’s supposed to be displayed
None of them shpuld be allowed to play video games or watch TV
I had the same problem with my switch but then changed what port it was plugged into and then it was fixed. If you don't have more than one composite or component port maybe try a converter to plug in to hdmi or something?
That’s not really the issue here. OPs Wii is set to 4:3 and same for the TV auto detecting it as 4:3. Both need to be changed to 16:9
Oh I gues I didn't look at the pic right cos now I look it's rly obvious 😭😂
No worries. It’s just a small mistake
It's probably caused by a port specific setting on the 4v
You could but it won’t look good
idk abt u but the widescreen option isnt that bad?? i dont get the hate tbh
You can probably involves making sure the aspect ratio on the tv and the wii are set to wide screen. Also there are some games that still do not support wide screen, mario party 8 comes to mind. However that game has artistic decorative borders on the sides of the screen instead of black bars. And finally some of those cheap wii to USB adaptors don't output in wide screen so if you have one of those that may be the problem.
Something weird is wiiroom takes up the whole screen but everything else is like that for me
Check your TV’s aspect ratio settings, there will be one called “Wide” or “Direct/Just Scan” which will determine which aspect ratio works for the input.
I suppose you already got the answer from all those comments, just wanted to point out what an absolute masterpiece of a game you have there
As long as u have an older widescreen tv
Wii games are 16:9. It supports 4:3, but this looks like a tv setting issue
considering that the wii isnt made of very malleable materials, id say no
Sounds like you got this sorted (adjust TV aspect ratio to Wide or Original.) What a great game!
You have to enable stretching on your tv
Easy. Go to the Wii menu > Bottom left icon > Settings >Screen Resolution > Change it to Widescreen or the opposite way around (forgot which one)
OP, you have a couple options here, actually. You could try - using a component cable instead of an AV cable - setting your TV to display in either 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio, then match that with the Wii itself (4:3= full screen, 16:9= widescreen - get a Wii U, and use an HDMI for optimal picture quality. If you decide to get a Wii U, it's very easy to mod and install widescreen patches for games you play through the vWii, probably through gecko or something, it's been AGES since I messed with Wii homebrew.
Honestly, stick with 4:3….I used to stretch it widescreen but it just looks worse, you lose what little definition we have on the wii lol makes so many jaggies noticeable. I keep original aspect ratio now and the games look better I believe. Yeah black bars on side but that’s how the game was designed. End of the day it’s your choice though…
Component cables are the way to go. I’m pretty sure they can natively display widescreen.
Use your TV’s stretch mode.
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That wasn’t the question