Wii

ウィー Wii

The original White Wii

Release dates Japan: December 2, 2006 North America: November 19, 2006 Europe: December 8, 2006 Australia: December 7, 2006 South Korea: April 26, 2008 China: N/A Hong Kong: December 12, 2009 Taiwan: July 12, 2008

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 Full list below

Related information Console generation: Seventh generation Pokémon generations: I*, III*, IV, V* Console type: Home Colors: White Black Red Blue* Pink*

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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 PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's 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.

Features

Wii Remote

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 Wii Motion-Plus, but it is incompatible with any Pokémon games.

Wii Menu

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 Rumble Pak or the Game Boy Player.

The cheaper Wii variants, the Wii Family Edition and Wii mini, are incompatible with GameCube games.

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.

Title	Genre	Release
Pokémon Battle Revolution	Battle simulation	2006
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Versus fighting	2008
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure	Action-adventure	2009
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond	Action-adventure	2012

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.

Title	Genre	Release
Super Smash Bros. Melee	Versus fighting	2001
Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire	Utility	2003
Pokémon Channel	Virtual pet	2003
Pokémon Colosseum	RPG	2003
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	RPG	2005

With Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire emulator

Title	Genre	Release
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Main series RPG	2003

WiiWare games

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.

Title	Genre	Release	Cost
My Pokémon Ranch	Virtual life	2008	1000 Wii Points
Pokémon Rumble	Action RPG	2009	1500 Wii Points
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare)	Dungeon crawler	2009	1200 Wii Points

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, plus the original Super Smash Bros. game.

Title	Genre	Original system	Original release	VC release
Pokémon Snap	First-person rail shooter	Nintendo 64	1997	2007
Pokémon Puzzle League	Puzzle	Nintendo 64	2000	2008
Super Smash Bros.	Versus fighting	Nintendo 64	1999	2009

Channels

Wii Shop Channel

The 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 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

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  A Black Wii

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  A Red Wii

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  A black Nunchuk

Cameos

Wii in Generation IV

• Players have a Wii in their bedroom in Generation IV and Generation V. In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Barry has a Wii in his room, as well. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the player's alternate-gender counterpart, Red, and 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 Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia has a Wii next to the TV set in Chicole Village.
• The remote control for the evolution machine featured in Ya See We Want an Evolution! was similar in design to the controller of the Wii.
• The remote Meowth used in The Grass-type is Always Greener! resembled the Nunchuk.
• A Wii console, along with a Wii Balance Board, Wii Zapper, and a Wii Remote Hand Grip Pad make an appearance in Diamond's room in the Pokémon Adventures manga in Stopping Sableye.

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  Wii Remote as seen in Ya See We Want an Evolution!

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  Nunchuk as seen in The Grass-type is Always Greener!

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  The Wii as seen in Stopping Sableye

Trivia

• The Nunchuk resembles part of a Nintendo 64 controller.
• The Wii can play the first three Super Smash Bros. titles.

External links

• Nintendo (Japanese)