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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. | '''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 | Games industry news | MCV]</ref> | |||
==Features== | ==Features== | ||
===Wii Remote=== | ===Wii Remote=== | ||
[[File:Wii Remote pink.png|thumb|left|200px|A pink 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}}, | 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=== | ===Wii Menu=== | ||
[[File:Disc channel.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Wii Disc Channel]] | [[File:Disc channel.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Wii Disc Channel]] | ||
The console features a custom GUI made up of | 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. | 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=== | ===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 | 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 | The cheaper Wii variants, the Wii Family Edition and Wii mini, are incompatible with GameCube games. | ||
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==Technical specs== | ==Technical specs== | ||
* Compatibility with both 12cm Wii Game Discs and 8cm GameCube Game Discs | * Compatibility with both 12cm Wii Game Discs and 8cm GameCube Game Discs | ||
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==Pokémon games== | ==Pokémon games== | ||
===On game discs=== | ===On game discs=== | ||
Most Wii games are released on the Wii's own 12cm discs. | Most Wii games are released on the Wii's own 12cm discs. There are four known games that feature Pokémon. | ||
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