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−| title = Wii
−| logo = [[File:Wii.svg|frameless|upright=0.50|center|Wii logo]]
−| image = [[File:Wii-Console.png|frameless|upright=1.16|Wii with Wii Remote]]
−| caption = Original Wii console with [[Wii Remote]]
−| developer = [[Nintendo]]
−| manufacturer = [[Foxconn]]
−| type = [[Home video game console]]
−| release date = '''Wii'''
−{{vgrelease|NA=November 19, 2006<ref name=NArelease>{{cite web|first1=Kathleen|last1=Sanders|first2=Matt|last2=Casamassina|url=http://ign.com/articles/2006/09/14/us-wii-price-launch-date-revealed|title=US Wii Price, Launch Date Revealed|publisher=IGN|date=September 13, 2006|accessdate=January 17, 2015}}</ref>|JP=December 2, 2006<ref name=JPrelease>{{cite web|last1=Sanders|first1=Kathleen|title=Japanese Wii Price, Release Date Revealed|url=http://ign.com/articles/2006/09/14/japanese-wii-price-release-date-revealed|website=IGN|accessdate=17 January 2015|date=September 13, 2006}}</ref>|AUS=December 7, 2006<ref name=AUSrelease>{{cite web|author1=Nintendo Australia|title=Wii Australian Details|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/pr/12068/wii-australian-details|website=Nintendo World Report|accessdate=17 January 2015|date=September 15, 2006}}</ref>|EU=December 8, 2006<ref name=EUrelease>{{cite web|author1=Nintendo of Europe|title=Europe Gets Wii Last|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/pr/12069/europe-gets-wii-last|website=Nintendo World Report|accessdate=17 January 2015|date=September 15, 2006}}</ref>}}
−'''[[#Family Edition|Wii Family Edition]]'''
−{{vgrelease|NA=October 23, 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=New black Wii bundle includes Mario CD|url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/31328/newsnew-black-wii-bundle-includes-mario-cd/|work=[[Nintendo]]|accessdate=November 23, 2011}}</ref>|EU=November 4, 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Nintendo launches Wii Family Edition on 4th November and Wii Fit Plus bundle on 2nd December|url=http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/news/2011/45337.html|work=[[Nintendo]]|accessdate=November 23, 2011}}</ref>}}
−'''[[#Wii Mini|Wii Mini]]'''
−{{vgrelease|Canada|CA|December 7, 2012<ref name="NinWiiMini">{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/ONIEEqvK1pbPyTbW2lWO6QnPUiqqvuuI |title=Nintendo introduces Wii Mini that's all about games|publisher=Nintendo of Canada|date=November 22, 2012|accessdate=November 27, 2012}}</ref>}}
−{{vgrelease|Europe|EU|March 22, 2013<ref name=EUmini>{{cite web|last1=Reynolds|first1=Matthew|title=Wii Mini confirmed for Europe, launching next month|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/gaming/news/a461694/wii-mini-confirmed-for-europe-launching-next-month.html|website=Digital Spy|accessdate=17 January 2015|date=February 26, 2013}}</ref>}}
−{{vgrelease|United States|US|November 17, 2013<ref name=USmini>{{cite web|title=Wii mini Official Site - Buy Now|url=http://www.nintendo.com/wiimini/buynow/|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=7 November 2013}}</ref>}}
−| discontinued = '''Wii'''
−{{vgrelease|JP=October 20, 2013<ref name=engadget-discontinue>{{Cite news|url=http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/20/nintendo-stops-selling-wii-consoles-in-japan/|publisher=[[Engadget]]|date=October 20, 2013|accessdate=October 20, 2013|author=Jon Fingas|title=Nintendo stops selling Wii consoles in Japan}}</ref><ref name=GSJapOnly>{{cite web|last=Makuch |first=Eddie |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/wii-discontinuation-in-japan-won-t-affect-availability-in-united-states/1100-6415717/ |title=Wii discontinuation in Japan won't affect availability in United States |publisher=GameSpot |date=October 22, 2013 |accessdate=October 24, 2013}}</ref>|EU=October 20, 2013<ref name="mcvuk1">{{cite web|last=Parfitt |first=Ben |url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/time-also-called-on-wii-in-europe/0123162 |title=Time also called on Wii in Europe | Games industry news | MCV |publisher=Mcvuk.com |date=October 24, 2013 |accessdate=October 25, 2013}}</ref>}}
−'''Wii Family Edition'''
−{{vgrelease|EU=October 20, 2013<ref name="mcvuk1"/>}}
−| generation = [[History of video game consoles (seventh generation)|Seventh generation]]
−| lifespan = November 19, 2006 <small>([[Wii launch#Release dates and pricing|details]])</small>
−| CPU = [[IBM]] [[PowerPC]] "[[Broadway (microprocessor)|Broadway]]"<ref name="Wii: The Total Story" />
−| GPU = [[ATI Technologies|ATI]] [[Hollywood (graphics chip)|"Hollywood"]]
−| media = 12 cm [[Nintendo optical disc|Wii Optical Disc]]<br />8 cm [[Nintendo optical disc|Nintendo GameCube Game Disc]]
−| storage = 512 [[Megabyte|MB]] Internal [[flash memory]]<br />[[Secure Digital|SD card]], [[Secure Digital|SDHC card]]<br />[[Nintendo GameCube#Memory and storage|Nintendo GameCube Memory Card]]
−| controllers = [[Wii Remote]] ([[Wii Remote Plus|Plus]]), [[Wii Balance Board]], [[Nintendo GameCube controller]], [[Nintendo DS]]<ref name="connectivity returns"/><!-- SEE DISCUSSION ON CLASSIC CONTROLLER -->
−| connectivity = [[Wi-Fi]] [[IEEE 802.11]] [[IEEE 802.11b-1999|b]]/[[IEEE 802.11g-2003|g]]<br />[[Bluetooth]]<br />2 × [[Universal Serial Bus|USB 2.0]]<ref name=1upspec>{{cite web|url= http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3154939|title=Wii Get It Now: Technical Specs from 1UP.com|publisher=1up.com|accessdate= May 2, 2008|last=McDonough|first=Amy}}</ref><br />[[Local area network|LAN]] Adapter (via USB)
−|online service= [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] <small>(closed {{date|May 20, 2014}})<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/network/en_na/network_status.jsp|title=- Nintendo - Current Network Status| accessdate=December 5, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/vyWpoM6CBIe6FjW8NIY7bvzOrgBURhzw|title=Nintendo|work=Nintendo.com | accessdate=December 5, 2014}}</ref></small>, [[WiiConnect24]] <small>(closed June 28, 2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/04/nintendo_to_pull_the_plug_on_several_online_wii_channels|title=Nintendo to Pull the Plug on Several Online Wii Channels|author=Nintendo Life|work=Nintendo Life|accessdate=December 5, 2014}}</ref></small>, [[Wii Shop Channel]]<!-- As quoted by Iwata, "Using a design called WiiConnect24, the console automatically enters standby mode without the fan running, but still operating key functions." This does not at all say that the online service itself is WiiConnect24. -->
−| top game = ''[[Wii Sports]]'' <small>([[Pack-in game|pack-in]], except in Japan and South Korea)</small> 82.54 million <small>({{as of|2014|3|31}})</small><ref name=wiim14>{{cite web |url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/wii.html |title=Top Selling Software Sales Units |date=March 31, 2014 |publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd. |accessdate=May 7, 2014}}</ref><br /> ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', 35.53 million <small>({{as of|2014|3|31|mdy|lc=y}})</small><ref name=wiim14/>
−| compatibility= [[Nintendo GameCube]] <!--Consensus has been reached of hardware compatibility only. Do not list downloadable games as "compatible". Actual compatibility is with physical media, not emulated software. -->
−| predecessor = Nintendo GameCube<!-- Stop linking this. It is already linked above. See [[WP:MOS]] for more info. -->
−| successor = [[Wii U]]
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−| unitsshipped = Worldwide: 101.44 million <small>({{as of|2014|12|31|lc=y|df=US}})</small><!--<ref name="nintendosales"/>--><!-- SEE DISCUSSION PAGE ON SALES NUMBER --> <small>([[Wii#System Sales|details]])</small>
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−The '''Wii''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|iː}} {{Respell|WEE|'}}) is a [[home video game console]] released by [[Nintendo]] on November 19, 2006. As a [[History of video game consoles (seventh generation)|seventh-generation]] console, the Wii competes with [[Microsoft]]'s [[Xbox 360]] and [[Sony]]'s [[PlayStation 3]]. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader [[demographics|demographic]] than that of the two others.<ref name="USA Today" /> {{as of | 2012|alt=As of the first quarter of 2012}}, the Wii leads its generation over PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in worldwide sales,<ref name="earnings release Q3 2009">{{cite web |title=Consolidated Financial Highlights |url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2009/091029e.pdf#page=9 |publisher=Nintendo |format=PDF |page=9 |date=October 29, 2009 |accessdate=October 29, 2009}}</ref> with more than 101 million units sold; in December 2009, the console broke the sales record for a single month in the United States.<ref name="NPD: Wii, DS Sales Topped Seven Million In December">{{cite web|title= Wii and DS thrash competition in US News |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/wii-and-ds-thrash-competition-in-us|publisher=[[Eurogamer]]|date=January 14, 2010|accessdate=January 14, 2010}}</ref>+The Wii introduced the [[Wii Remote]]<!-- See Talk page discussion on "wiimote". --> [[Game controller|controller]], which can be used as a handheld [[pointing device]] and which [[accelerometer|detects movement]] in [[three-dimensional space|three dimensions]]. Another notable feature of the console the now defunct [[WiiConnect24]], which enabled it to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in [[Sleep mode|standby mode]].<ref name="Iwata Speech 06">[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2006/speech/english.html Nintendo Corporation] - Nintendo President, Satoru Iwata, media briefing speech at E3 2006</ref> Like other seventh-generation consoles, it features a game download service, called "[[Virtual Console]]", which features emulated games from past systems.+It succeeded the [[Nintendo GameCube]], and early models are fully [[Backward compatibility|backward-compatible]] with all GameCube games and most accessories. Nintendo first spoke of the console at the 2004 [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3]] [[News conference|press conference]] and later unveiled it at the [[E3 2005|2005 E3]]. Nintendo CEO [[Satoru Iwata]] revealed a prototype of the controller at the September 2005 [[Tokyo Game Show]].<ref name="TGSspeech">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6133389.html|title=TGS 2005: Iwata speaks|accessdate= September 24, 2006|last=Sinclair|first=Brendan|author2=Torres, Ricardo |date= September 16, 2005|publisher=GameSpot}}</ref> At [[E3 2006]], the console won the first of several awards.<ref name="E3 Awards" /> By December 8, 2006, it had completed [[Wii launch|its launch]] in the four key markets.<!-- Please go to the talk page if you debate any of the following for any reason -->+In late 2011, Nintendo released a reconfigured model, the "[[#Family Edition|Wii Family Edition]]", which lacks Nintendo GameCube compatibility; this model was not released in Japan. The [[#Wii Mini|Wii Mini]], Nintendo's first major console redesign since the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Model SNS-101)|compact SNES]], succeeded the standard Wii model on December 7, 2012 in Canada. The Wii Mini can only play [[Nintendo optical disc|Wii optical discs]], as it omits GameCube compatibility and all [[Computer network|networking]] capabilities. The Wii's successor, the [[Wii U]], was released on November 18, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=Walton|first=Mark|title=Wii U arriving this holiday season|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/wii-u-arriving-this-holiday-season-6349231|work=GameSpot.com|publisher=CNet|date=January 26, 2012|accessdate=February 23, 2012}}</ref> On October 20, 2013, Nintendo confirmed it had discontinued production of the Wii in Japan and Europe.<ref name=engadget-discontinue /><ref name=GSJapOnly/><ref name="mcvuk1"/>+
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{{About|the Wii|its successor|Wii U}}
{{About|the Wii|its successor|Wii U}}
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+developer: [[Nintendo]]
+manufacturer: [[Foxconn]]
+CPU: [[IBM]] [[PowerPC]] "[[Broadway]]"
+GPU: [[ATI Technologies|ATI]] "[[Hollywood]]"
+media: [[Game Disc]] and [[GameCube Game Disc]]
−storage: 512MB Internal flash memory [[SD card]], [[SDHC card]] [[GameCube Memory Card]]
−connectivity: [[Wi-Fi]] 802.11b-g, [[Bluetooth]], and [[USB]]{{ref| http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3154939|title=Wii Get It Now: Technical Specs from 1UP.com|publisher=1up.com|accessdate= May 2, 2008|last=McDonough|first=Amy}} [[LAN_Adapter]] (via USB)
−online service: [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] (closed May 20, 2014) {{ref| https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/network/en_na/network_status.jsp|title=- Nintendo - Current Network Status| accessdate=December 5, 2014}}{{ref|https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/vyWpoM6CBIe6FjW8NIY7bvzOrgBURhzw|title=Nintendo|work=Nintendo.com | accessdate=December 5, 2014}}, [[WiiConnect24]] (closed June 28, 2013){{ref|http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/04/nintendo_to_pull_the_plug_on_several_online_wii_channels|title=Nintendo to Pull the Plug on Several Online Wii Channels|author=Nintendo Life|work=Nintendo Life|accessdate=December 5, 2014}}, [[Wii Shop Channel]]
−The final announced Wii game {{as of|2014|10|1|df=US|lc=y}} is ''[[Cartoon Network: Backlot Party]]'', scheduled for release in 2015.<ref name="nintendoeverything.com">{{cite web|url=http://nintendoeverything.com/cartoon-network-backlot-party-details/| date=October 1, 2014 | author=Brian | title=Cartoon Network: Backlot Party details|work=Nintendo Everything|accessdate=January 5, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nintendoeverything.com/little-orbit-bringing-out-multi-property-cartoon-network-game-new-adventure-time-title-this-year/|title=Little Orbit bringing out multi-property Cartoon Network game, new Adventure Time title this year| date=March 26, 2014 | author=Brian | work=Nintendo Everything|accessdate=January 5, 2015}}</ref>
+As quoted by Iwata, "Using a design called WiiConnect24, the console automatically enters standby mode without the fan running, but still operating key functions." This does not at all say that the online service itself is WiiConnect24.
+compatibility: [[Nintendo GameCube]]
+predecessor: [[Nintendo GameCube]]
+successor: [[Wii U]]
+The '''[[Wii]]''' is a home video game console released by [[Nintendo]] on November 19, 2006. As a 7th gen console, the [[Wii]] competes with Microsoft's [[Xbox 360]] and Sony's [[PlayStation 3|PS3]]. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others. as of 2012, the Wii leads its generation over [[PlayStation 3|PS3]] and [[Xbox 360]] in worldwide sales, {{ref |title=Consolidated Financial Highlights |http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2009/091029e.pdf#page=9 |publisher=Nintendo |format=PDF |page=9 |date=October 29, 2009 |accessdate=October 29, 2009}} with more than 101million units sold; in December 2009, the console broke the sales record for a single month in the United States.
+{{ref |title= Wii and DS thrash competition in US News |http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/wii-and-ds-thrash-competition-in-us|publisher=[[Eurogamer]]|date=January 14, 2010|accessdate=January 14, 2010}}
+The Wii introduced the [[Wii Remote]], which can be used as a handheld [[pointing device]] and which [[Wiimote/Protocol#Accelerometer]] in three dimensions. Another notable feature of the console the now defunct [[WiiConnect24]], which enabled it to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in [[Sleep mode]].[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2006/speech/english.html Nintendo Corporation] - Nintendo President, [[Satoru Iwata]], media briefing speech at E3 2006< Like other seventh-generation consoles, it features a game download service, called "[[Virtual Console]]", which features emulated games from past systems.
+It succeeded the [[GameCube]], and early [[models]] are fully [[Backward compatible]] with all GameCube games and most accessories. Nintendo first spoke of the console at E3 2004 News conference and later unveiled it at the E3 2005. Nintendo CEO [[Satoru Iwata]] revealed a prototype of the controller at the September 2005 Tokyo Game Show.{{ref|http://www.gamespot.com/news/6133389.html|title=TGS 2005: Iwata speaks|accessdate= September 24, 2006|last=Sinclair|first=Brendan|author2=Torres, Ricardo |date= September 16, 2005|publisher=GameSpot}}At E3 2006, the console won the first of several awards. By December 8, 2006, it had completed its launch in the four key markets.
+In late 2011, Nintendo released a reconfigured model, the "[[Wii Family Edition]]", which lacks [[GameCube]] compatibility; this model was not released in Japan. The [[Wii Mini]], Nintendo's first major console redesign since the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Model SNS-101), succeeded the standard Wii model on December 7, 2012 in Canada. The [[Wii Mini]] can only play [[Wii optical discs|Game Discs]], as it omits [[GameCube]] compatibility and all [[Computer network|networking]] capabilities. The Wii's successor, the [[Wii U]], was released on November 18, 2012.{{ref|last=Walton|first=Mark|title=Wii U arriving this holiday season|http://www.gamespot.com/news/wii-u-arriving-this-holiday-season-6349231|work=GameSpot.com|publisher=CNet|date=January 26, 2012|accessdate=February 23, 2012}} On October 20, 2013, Nintendo confirmed it had discontinued production of the Wii in Japan and Europe.
+The final announced Wii game as of 2014/10/1 is ''Cartoon Network: Backlot Party'', scheduled for release in 2015.{{ref|http://nintendoeverything.com/cartoon-network-backlot-party-details/| date=October 1, 2014 | author=Brian | title=Cartoon Network: Backlot Party details|work=Nintendo Everything|accessdate=January 5, 2015}}{{ref|http://nintendoeverything.com/little-orbit-bringing-out-multi-property-cartoon-network-game-new-adventure-time-title-this-year/|accessdate=January 5, 2015}}
+== Refrences ==
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==History==
==History==