It looks and functions identically to a normal Wii minus GameCube compatibility. The "Wii Family Edition", released in late 2011 in all territories but Japan. Two budget variants of the Wii hardware were released. By December 8, 2006, it had completed its launch in four key markets. At E3 2006, the console won the first of several awards. Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata revealed a prototype of the controller at the September 2005 Tokyo Game Show. Nintendo first spoke of the console at the 2004 E3 press conference and later unveiled the system at the 2005 E3.
The Wii is Nintendo's fifth home console and the direct successor of the Nintendo GameCube, being fully backwardly compatible with all GameCube games and most accessories. Another distinctive feature of the console is WiiConnect24, which enables it to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in standby mode. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others.Ī distinguishing feature of the console is its wireless controller, the Wii Remote, which can be used as a handheld pointing device and detects movement in three dimensions. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. The Wii (ウィー Wī, pronounced /ˈwiː/) is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, WiiConnect24, Wii Shop Channel Wii Remote, Wii Balance Board, Nintendo GameCube controller, Nintendo DS Original model Wii console with Wii Remote
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