Wii

Wii
Original white Wii standing upright on its stand next to an original Wii Remote
CodenameRevolution (RVL)
DeveloperNintendo IRD
ManufacturerFoxconn[1]
TypeHome video game console
GenerationSeventh
Release date
    • NA: November 19, 2006
    • JP: December 2, 2006
    • AU: December 7, 2006
    • EU: December 8, 2006
    • ZA: September 30, 2007[2]
    • KR: April 26, 2008
    • TW: July 12, 2008
    • IND: September 30, 2008[3]
    • HK: December 12, 2009
  • Revisions
Introductory price
  • US$249.99 (equivalent to $389.92 in 2024)[9]
  • €249.99 (equivalent to €355.85 in 2023)[10]
  • ¥25,000 (equivalent to ¥26,092 in 2019)[11]
Discontinued
Units shipped101.63 million (details)
Media
  • Wii optical disc
  • GameCube game disc[a]
  • Digital distribution[b]
Operating systemWii system software
CPUBroadway @ 729 MHz
Memory24 MB 1T-SRAM + 64 MB GDDR3 SDRAM
Storage512 MB flash memory
Removable storage
Display
Video output formats
  • Composite video (480i, 576i (PAL))
  • S-Video (480i (NTSC consoles only))
  • RGB SCART (576i (PAL consoles only))
  • Component video (YPBPR) (480i, 576i (PAL), 480p)
GraphicsHollywood @ 243 MHz
Controller input
Connectivity
Online services
  • Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection[c]
  • WiiConnect24[d]
  • Wii Shop Channel[e]
Dimensions
  • Width: 157 mm (6.2 in)
  • Height: 60 mm (2.4 in)
  • Depth: 197 mm (7.8 in)
  • Revisions
    • RVL-101
      • Same
    • Mini
      • Width: 160 mm (6.3 in)
      • Height: 46 mm (1.8 in)
      • Depth: 193 mm (7.6 in)
Weight
  • 1,220 g (43 oz)
  • Revisions
    • RVL-101
      1,130 g (40 oz)
    • Mini
      724 g (25.5 oz)
Best-selling game
Backward
compatibility		GameCube[a]
PredecessorGameCube
SuccessorWii U
Websitewii.com

The Wii[g] (/wiː/ WEE) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released on November 19, 2006, in North America, and in December 2006 for most other regions of the world. It is Nintendo's fifth major home game console, following the GameCube, and is a seventh-generation console alongside Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3.

The Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata, focused on appealing to a broader audience through innovative gameplay, rather than competing with Microsoft and Sony on raw computational power. Shigeru Miyamoto and Genyo Takeda led development, which was initially codenamed Revolution. The Wii emphasized new forms of interaction, particularly through its wireless controller, the Wii Remote, which featured motion-tracking controls and could recognize gestures and function as a pointing device. The Wii was Nintendo's first console with native Internet connectivity, enabling online gaming and digital distribution via the Wii Shop Channel. It also supported wireless connectivity with the handheld Nintendo DS console for select games. Early models were backward-compatible with GameCube games and accessories. Nintendo later released cheaper versions: the RVL-101, without GameCube compatibility, and the Wii Mini, which removed features such as online connectivity and SD card storage.

Because of Nintendo's reduced focus on computational power, the Wii and its games were less expensive to produce than those of its competitors. It was extremely popular at launch, and was in short supply in some markets. Wii Sports, a pack-in game, became the Wii killer app while new entries in the Super Mario, Legend of Zelda, Pokémon, and Metroid series helped boost its popularity. Within a year, the Wii became the best-selling console of the seventh generation and a social phenomenon in many countries. Total lifetime sales of the Wii reached over 101 million units, making it Nintendo's best-selling home console until it was surpassed by the Nintendo Switch in 2021.[h] As of 2022, it is the fifth-best-selling home console of all time.

The popularity of the Wii's motion-controlled games led Microsoft and Sony to develop the Kinect and PlayStation Move. The Wii achieved Nintendo's goal of attracting a broader audience to video game consoles, but it also alienated core gamers. In an attempt to recapture this key demographic, Nintendo released their next home console, the Wii U, in 2012, which failed. The Wii was discontinued in October 2013, though the Wii Mini continued production for a few years, and some online services persisted until 2019.

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