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Manufacturer | Nintendo |
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Type | Video game console |
Generation | Seventh generation era |
Lifespan | |
Media | 12 cm Wii Optical Disc 8 cm GameCube Optical Disc |
CPU | IBM PowerPC-based[1] "Broadway" (codename) |
Storage | Internal Flash memory GameCube Memory Card Secure Digital card |
Connectivity | Wi-Fi Bluetooth USB 2.0 x2 LAN Adapter (via USB) |
Online services | Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection WiiConnect24 Virtual Console (Wii) Wii Channels |
Backward compatibility | Nintendo GameCube |
Predecessor | Nintendo GameCube |
Wii (pronounced as the word "we", IPA: /wiː/) is Nintendo's seventh-generation video game console. Its project code name was Revolution.
The key feature of the Wii console is its wireless controller, the Wii Remote, which may be used as a handheld pointing device and can detect motion and rotation in three dimensions. The console also notably features a stand-by mode that will allow the console to use the feature WiiConnect24, enabling it to receive messages and updates over the Internet while consuming very little electrical power.
Nintendo first mentioned the console in the 2004 E3 press conference, and at the 2005 E3, unveiled the system under the code name Revolution. Satoru Iwata, Nintendo's President, revealed a prototype of the system's game controller at the 2005 Tokyo Game Show during his keynote speech in September 2005.[2] At E3 2006, Wii won the Game Critics Awards for Best of Show and Best Hardware.[3] Wii is set to be released on November 19 2006 in North America, December 2 2006 in Japan, December 7 2006 in Australia, New Zealand and Italy, December 8 2006 in Europe and December 9 2006 in Spain.