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{{Console infobox
|name=Wii
|jname=ウィー
|jtrans=Wii
|image=Wii White.png
|caption=The original White Wii
|jprelease=December 2, 2006
|narelease=November 19, 2006
|eurelease=December 8, 2006
|aurelease=December 7, 2006
|korelease=April 26, 2008<ref>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2008/04/south_korea_gets_their_own_virtual_console Nintendo Life]: South Korea gets their own Virtual Console</ref>
|hkrelease=December 12, 2009<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091108035354/http://www.nintendo.com.hk/wii_console.htm Nintendo Hong Kong site]</ref>
|twrelease=July 12, 2008<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080904092829/http://www.nintendo.tw/pressrelease.html Nintendo Phuten site]</ref>
|specs=
* Compatibility with both 12cm Wii Game Discs and 8cm GameCube Game Discs
* 729 MHz "Broadway" IBM CPU
* 243 MHz "Hollywood" ATI GPU
* 88 MB total memory
*Full list below
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|zw=yes
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'''Wii''' (Japanese: '''ウィー''' ''Wii'') is [[Nintendo]]'s seventh-generation console, which serves as the company's competition for Sony's {{wp|PlayStation 3}} and Microsoft's {{wp|Xbox 360}}. Its handheld counterpart is the [[Nintendo DS]]. The [[Nintendo 3DS]]'s graphical and CPU capabilities are nearly identical to the Wii. Like its predecessor, the [[Nintendo GameCube]], the Wii is able to connect to software titles on the handheld of this generation, the [[Nintendo DS]]; has a Pokémon game that serves as a battle arena for the [[Generation IV]] Pokémon games—in this case, [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]]; and also has a storage system: [[My Pokémon Ranch]]. It was succeeded by the [[Wii U]], which is backwards-compatible with all Wii games and controllers.

A cheaper version, known as the [[Wii Family Edition]], was released in North America, Europe, and Australia in 2011. A smaller model, known as the [[Wii mini]], was released in Canada in 2012; it was released in Europe and the United States in 2013.

The Wii was discontinued in worldwide on October 20, 2013.<ref>[http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/20/nintendo-stops-selling-wii-consoles-in-japan/ Engadget - Nintendo stops selling Wii consoles in Japan]</ref><ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/wii-discontinuation-in-japan-won-t-affect-availability-in-united-states/1100-6415717/ GameSpot - Wii discontinuation in Japan won't affect availability in United States]</ref><ref>[http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/time-also-called-on-wii-in-europe/0123162 Time also called on Wii in Europe &#124; Games industry news &#124; MCV]</ref>

==Features==
===Wii Remote===
[[File:Wii Remote pink.png|thumb|left|200px|A pink Wii Remote]]
The Wii's controller design is unconventional; instead of taking the dual-control-stick layout of the previous generation like its competitors, it is in a remote control form, with attachments available to work with compatible games, such as a control stick on a Nunchuk attachment, or the Classic Controller, which takes on a layout similar to other consoles' main controllers. The Wii Remote is wireless, and features such innovations as motion and tilt sensing, a first for game controllers. Its sensitivity can be enhanced with {{nw|Wii Motion-Plus}}, but it is incompatible with any [[Pokémon games]].

===Wii Menu===
[[File:Disc channel.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Wii Disc Channel]]
The console features a custom GUI made up of different—and expandable—channels, all of which, save the Disc Channel, can be moved around to any of the 47 spaces available on the main menu. New channels can be downloaded via the Wii Shop Channel, and include an Internet browser and games from older systems playable via Virtual Console. The channels can be put on an SD card, and with the introduction of Wii Menu 3.3, SD Card menus can be accessed straight from the main menu.

The Wii also has the ability to send messages to and from other devices, so long as the Wii sends out an initial address book confirmation message to the email address or cell phone number in question. When the recipient replies to the Wii's message, communication between the two devices will be active, and via WiiConnect24, others can leave messages for players of the console on its message board from anywhere in the world. However, this feature, along with a few channels, was discontinued on June 30, 2013.

===Backward compatibility===
The Wii is backwards-compatible with all GameCube games, as well as with most of GameCube's accessories, such as the controllers, memory cards, GameCube-to-GBA cables, and microphone. It is incompatible with the {{wp|Rumble Pak}} or the [[Game Boy Player]].

The cheaper Wii variants, the Wii Family Edition and Wii mini, are incompatible with GameCube games.
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==Technical specs==
* Compatibility with both 12cm Wii Game Discs and 8cm GameCube Game Discs
* 729 MHz "Broadway" IBM CPU
* 243 MHz "Hollywood" ATI GPU
* 88 MB total memory, 24 MB Mo-Sys 1T-SRAM, 324 MHz, 2,7 GB/s bandwidth
* 512 MB internal flash memory, for game, channel, and data saving
* SD memory card bay for expansion of save space. Initially, the system supported SD cards up to 2 GB; after the Wii System 4.0 update, the system supports SDHC cards up to 32 GB, but games released before the system update may not read SDHC cards.
* Supports GameCube memory cards (except Wii Family Edition and Wii mini)
* Two USB ports for expansion and/or networking capabilities

==Pokémon games==
===On game discs===
Most Wii games are released on the Wii's own 12cm discs. There are four known games that feature Pokémon.
{{consolegames}}
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]]
| Battle simulation
| 2006
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]
| Versus fighting
| 2008
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]
| Action-adventure
| 2009
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond]]
| Action-adventure
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | 2012
|}<br clear="left">

====GameCube games====
Because the Wii features backwards compatibility with the majority of [[Nintendo GameCube]] hardware, all Pokémon games for the GameCube are also playable on the Wii; however, the Wii is incompatible with the [[Game Boy Player]].

{{consolegames}}
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]
| Versus fighting
| 2001
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire]]
| Utility
| 2003
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Channel]]
| Virtual pet
| 2003
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Colosseum]]
| RPG
| 2003
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]]
| RPG
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | 2005
|}<br clear="left">


====With [[Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire]] emulator====
{{consolegames}}
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}
| Main series RPG
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | 2003
|}{{left clear}}

===WiiWare games===
[[File:WiiWare.png|thumb|WiiWare]]
WiiWare games are special games downloadable via the Wii Shop Channel. Two Pokémon games have been released worldwide, and a third has been released only in Japan.
{| style="{{roundy|10px}}; border: 2px solid #777; background: #CCC; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background: #EEE" | Title
! style="background: #EEE" | Genre
! style="background: #EEE" | Release
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background: #EEE" | Cost
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|[[My Pokémon Ranch]]
|Virtual life
|2008
|1000 Wii Points
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|[[Pokémon Rumble]]
|Action RPG
|2009
|1500 Wii Points
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare)]]
|Dungeon crawler
|2009
|style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | 1200 Wii Points
|}{{left clear}}

===Virtual Console games===
[[Virtual Console]] games are old games that were originally released on past consoles, and have now been re-released on the Wii Shop Channel. Like WiiWare games, they can be downloaded after being bought. There are two Pokémon games that have received this treatment so far, plus the original [[Super Smash Bros.]] game.
{| style="{{roundy|10px}}; border: 2px solid #777; background: #CCC; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background: #EEE" | Title
! style="background: #EEE" | Genre
! style="background: #EEE" | Original system
! style="background: #EEE" | Original release
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background: #EEE" | VC release
|- style="background:#FFF"
|[[Pokémon Snap]]
|First-person rail shooter
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|1997
|2007
|- style="background:#FFF"
|[[Pokémon Puzzle League]]
|Puzzle
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|2000
|2008
|- style="background:#FFF"
|style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[Super Smash Bros.]]
|Versus fighting
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|1999
|style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | 2009
|}{{left clear}}

==Channels==
===Wii Shop Channel===
The {{wp|Wii Shop Channel}} is a channel which comes pre-installed on Wii consoles. It uses the Internet to purchase and download WiiWare, Virtual Console games and channels with Wii Points.

===Nintendo Channel===
The {{wp|Wii Menu#Nintendo Channel|Nintendo Channel}} is a free downloadable channel which contains various videos and demos of Nintendo games. Use of this channel requires the Internet. These videos are often commercials, trailers, and interviews relating to Nintendo products. All [[Pokémon games]] for [[Nintendo DS]] and Wii (excluding Virtual Console) that have had an English language release have been featured on the channel at some point.

Additionally, the channel has a feature called the DS Download Service, which allows players to download demos of games to a Nintendo DS system via DS Download Play. Demos for [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]], [[Pokémon Trozei!]] and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky]] can be downloaded. Explorers of Sky has three slightly different demos.

The channel was discontinued on June 30, 2013.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Wii Black.png|A Black Wii
File:Wii Red.png|A Red Wii
File:Wii Nunchuk black.png|A black Nunchuk
</gallery>

==Cameos==
[[File:DPTV.png|thumb|right|200px|Wii in [[Generation IV]]]]
* Players have a Wii in their [[Player's house|bedroom]] in [[Generation IV]] and [[Generation V]]. In {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, {{ga|Barry}} has a Wii in his room, as well. In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the player's alternate-gender counterpart, {{ga|Red}}, and {{ga|Blue}} each have a Wii. There is also a Wii next to a TV on the [[S.S. Aqua]].
** In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, in [[the Underground]], there is a Wii decoration, titled "game system", for the player's [[Secret Base]].
** The player character's bedroom in {{g|Ranger: Shadows of Almia}} has a Wii next to the TV set in [[Chicole Village]].
* The remote control for the evolution machine featured in ''[[DP021|Ya See We Want an Evolution!]]'' was similar in design to the controller of the Wii.
* The remote Meowth used in ''[[DP031|The Grass-type is Always Greener!]]'' resembled the Nunchuk.
* A Wii console, along with a {{wp|Wii Balance Board}}, {{wp|Wii Zapper}}, and a Wii Remote Hand Grip Pad make an appearance in {{adv|Diamond}}'s room in the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga in ''[[PS395|Stopping Sableye]]''.
<gallery>
File:Wii Remote anime.png|Wii Remote as seen in ''[[DP021|Ya See We Want an Evolution!]]''
File:Meowth Nunchuk.png|Nunchuk as seen in ''[[DP031|The Grass-type is Always Greener!]]''
File:Wii Adventures.png|The Wii as seen in ''[[PS395|Stopping Sableye]]''
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* The Nunchuk resembles part of a Nintendo 64 controller.
* The Wii can play the first three [[Super Smash Bros.]] titles.

==External links==
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/index.html Nintendo] (Japanese)

==References==
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