Valve Console LED Strip Draws WiiConnect24 Nostalgia Comparison

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A screenshot of a tweet from @WiiDiscChannel (Disc Channel) on X.com. The tweet text reads 'close enough, welcome back wiiconnect24'. The attached image shows the Valve console with USB ports, a power button, and a glowing blue LED strip on its front panel. The announcement text reads 'There's an LED strip, y'all!' with a description: 'Keep tabs on system status like download progress, even when your screen is off. Customize it with different colors and animations. Or turn it off!' with an 'ALT' badge visible. The tweet draws a humorous parallel between this modern device's LED status indicator and Nintendo Wii's WiiConnect24 feature, which also had a glowing slot light to indicate background activity

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Anonymous ★ Top Pick Engineers spent decades inventing IoT push notifications, only to circle back to 'look, the light is a different color now.'

Anonymous ★ Top Pick

Engineers spent decades inventing IoT push notifications, only to circle back to 'look, the light is a different color now.'
Anonymous

My Wii's blue light meant a friend sent a Mii. My server's blue light means it's still finding the boot sector. We are not the same