Resetting a Wii to factory settings

I am donating my Nintendo Wiis to a group of people far more deserving of them however after turning them on for the first time in ages they're all full of old saves, old miis, network settings, games and game saves.

Is there an easy way to just nuke everything and reset them all completely back to factory settings?

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Best Answer

From the Wii start screen select the Wii button in the bottom left of the screen to open up Wii menu:

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On the Wii menu select Wii Settings to open up System Settings:

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Press the blue arrow enter image description here on the right twice to get to System Settings 3:

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Select "Format Wii System Memory".

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Quick Answer about "Resetting a Wii to factory settings"

Access the Wii Data Management screen.

Select Save Data. Save Data Icon.

Select Wii.

Select the tab labeled Wii at the top of the screen to view the data stored on the Wii console. The Wii tab selected on the Save Data screen.

Select the desired data, and then select the Erase option.

Where is the Wii reset button?

If you forget your PIN, it's possible to reset it by following these steps: Access the Wii System Settings from the Wii Menu. Click on the blue arrow to reach the Wii System Settings 2 menu options. Tap "I Forgot" on the PIN entry screen.

How to Perform a Factory Reset on Nintendo Wii?

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