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|caption=The original White Wii Family Edition
|narelease=October 23, 2011
|eurelease=November 4, 2011
|aurelease=November 11, 2011
|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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The '''Wii Family Edition''' is a revision for the [[Wii]]. It was released in North America on October 23, 2011, in Europe on November 4, 2011, and in Australia on November 11, 2011; it was not been released in Japan, however.
 
It was discontinued in Japan and Europe 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>
 
==Comparison to the original Wii==
*The Wii Family Edition is incompatible with [[Nintendo GameCube]] games or hardware like the original model was.
*This model is designed to sit horizontally, rather than upright like the original model.
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==Technical specs==
* Compatibility with both 12cm Wii 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. So far, 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">
 
===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.
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! 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, plus the original [[Super Smash Bros.]] game.
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! 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}}
 
==External links==
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/index.html Nintendo] (Japanese)
 
==References==
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