Wii

The Wii (pronounced wee) is a home video game console released by Nintendo in North America on November 19, 2006, then in Japan on December 2, 2006, Oceania on December 7, 2006, and Europe on December 8, 2006. As a seventh generation console, the Wii competed with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo has stated that its console targeted a broader demographic than that of the two others.

The Wii is a successor to the GameCube, but original Wii models are backwards compatible with GameCube titles, meaning that they can be played on the Wii. The Wii is the first Nintendo home console to have official backwards compatibility with its predecessor. Unlike the GameCube, Wii game discs use the standard DVD size, which allows them to hold more memory than the GameCube discs: up to 4.37 GB for single-layered discs, and up to 7.92 GB for dual-layered discs. Either a Wii or a GameCube disc can be inserted into a Wii's disc tray. There is a flap on top of the Wii, and four GameCube controller ports and two Memory Card slots are underneath it.

Like the Nintendo DS, the Wii could connect online via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, prior to the service's discontinuation on May 20, 2014. The first Wii game in the North American region to utilize Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection was Pokémon Battle Revolution, which released on June 25, 2007.

The Wii led its generation over the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in worldwide sales, with 101.63 million units sold as of March 31, 2021, making it Nintendo's second best-selling home console, behind the Nintendo Switch; in December 2009, the console broke the sales record for a single month in the United States. Additionally, the Wii outsold the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 by a wide margin, making it the most popular seventh generation home console.

In late 2012, a successor to the Wii was released, the Wii U, which itself is backwards compatible with Wii games. Some Wii U titles even allow for a Wii Remote to be used as a controller option.

Games

 * Ace of All Trades (2006)
 * Bob the Builder: Built to be Wild (2006)
 * Kim Possible: What's the Switch? (2006)
 * Puppet Pals (2006)
 * Axel the Raccoon (2006)
 * The Mythic Adventures (2006)
 * Dusk and Dawn Daylight Dash (2006)
 * Skyscore Super Kart Racing (2006)
 * Constant Payne (2007)
 * Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary (2007)
 * Twentieth Toons: Toontastic Party! (2007)
 * Upside Mystery (2007)
 * Puyo Puyo 2 (2007)
 * Kate & Chris (2007)
 * M.I.S.S.I.O.N. (2007)
 * Bob the Builder: Festival of Fun (2007)
 * Little Lily Unleashed (2007)
 * The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Game (2008)
 * Dusk and Dawn 2 (2008)
 * Ace of All Trades: World Tour (2008)
 * Puppet Pals Party! (2008)
 * Skyscore Fighting Royale 2 (2008)
 * Daisy Delivery at Your Service! (2008)
 * Rainbow Paradise (2008)
 * Crystal (2008)
 * Ruby Rivest: Revolution (2008)
 * Headin' South (2009)
 * The Laytons (2009)
 * Dinosaur King: Dino Journey (2009)
 * Puyo Puyo 7 (2009)
 * Dusk and Dawn: Sun & Moon Mania (2009)
 * Ruby Rivest 2 (2010)
 * The Ace of All Trades Movie: Now It's a Video Game Adaptation For Some Reason!‎ (2010)
 * Puppet Pals 2 (2010)
 * Upside Mystery 2 (2010)
 * FusionMania: Fight to the End! (2010)
 * Alaina Gleen (2010)
 * Crystal: Coming of Darkness (2011)
 * Fox Party (2012)
 * Puppet Pals 3 (2013)
 * Upside Mystery Showdown (2013)
 * Alaina Gleen 2 (2013)
 * Blue & Golden (2014)
 * ''Jack and Jim: The Video Game (2018)

Models
Late into its lifespan, the Wii received two variants, the Wii Family Edition and the Wii mini.

The Wii Family Edition was first released in North America on October 23, 2011, and its most notable difference is that it removed backwards compatibility for Nintendo GameCube titles.

The Wii mini, which first released on December 7, 2012 in Canada, is a smaller model that also lacks Nintendo GameCube compatibility, and it removes the ability to connect online.