wii

Nintendo's fifth home video game console. Formerly known as the "Revolution". The original model was released in 2006 and a reconfigured version was released in 2011.

The Wii competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360 as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles.

The Wii has many advanced features compared to the previous Nintendo consoles. For example, the primary wireless controller, the Wii Remote, can be used as a handheld pointing device and detects movement in three dimensions. Another notable feature of the console is WiiConnect24, which enables it to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in standby mode.

The Wii is Nintendo's fifth home console, and the successor of the Nintendo GameCube, with most models being fully backwardly compatible with all GameCube games and most accessories.

It was succeeded by the Wii U.

See also

• List of game consoles

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