<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
fifth	O
major	O
home	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
following	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
is	O
a	O
seventh-generation	B-Application
console	I-Application
alongside	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
developing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	O
president	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
directed	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
avoid	O
competing	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Sony	O
on	O
computational	O
graphics	O
and	O
power	O
and	O
instead	O
to	O
target	O
a	O
broader	O
demographic	O
of	O
players	O
through	O
novel	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
controller	B-Device
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
a	O
wireless	B-Device
controller	I-Device
with	O
both	O
motion	O
sensing	O
and	O
traditional	O
controls	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
pointing	B-Device
device	I-Device
towards	O
the	O
television	O
screen	O
or	O
for	O
gesture	B-General_Concept
recognition	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
first	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
to	O
directly	O
support	O
Internet	O
connectivity	O
,	O
supporting	O
both	O
online	O
games	O
and	O
for	O
digital	O
distribution	O
of	O
games	O
and	O
media	O
applications	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
also	O
supports	O
wireless	O
connectivity	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
for	O
selected	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
models	O
included	O
full	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
support	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
its	O
lifecycle	O
,	O
two	O
lower-cost	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
models	O
were	O
produced	O
:	O
a	O
revised	O
model	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
design	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
but	O
removed	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
compatibility	O
features	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
,	O
a	O
compact	O
,	O
budget	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
which	O
further	O
removed	O
features	O
including	O
online	O
connectivity	O
and	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
reduced	O
focus	O
on	O
computational	O
power	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
games	O
were	O
less	O
expensive	O
to	O
produce	O
than	O
its	O
competitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
extremely	O
popular	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
short	O
supply	O
in	O
some	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
bundled	O
game	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
was	O
considered	O
the	O
killer	O
app	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
;	O
other	O
flagship	O
games	O
included	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
Pokémon	O
,	O
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
a	O
year	O
of	O
launch	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
became	O
the	O
best-selling	O
seventh-generation	B-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
and	O
by	O
2013	O
,	O
had	O
surpassed	O
over	O
100	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Total	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
had	O
reached	O
over	O
101	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
best-selling	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
until	O
it	O
was	O
surpassed	O
by	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2022	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
seventh-best-selling	B-Application
home	I-Application
console	I-Application
of	I-Application
all	I-Application
time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
repositioned	O
Nintendo	O
as	O
a	O
key	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
introduction	O
of	O
motion-controlled	O
games	O
via	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
led	O
both	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Sony	O
to	O
develop	O
their	O
own	O
competing	O
products	O
—	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
found	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
had	O
broadened	O
the	O
demographics	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
,	O
the	O
core	O
gamer	O
audience	O
had	O
shunned	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
successor	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
sought	O
to	O
recapture	O
the	O
core	O
gamer	O
market	O
with	O
additional	O
features	O
atop	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
continued	O
to	O
sell	O
both	O
units	O
through	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
formally	O
discontinued	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
though	O
Nintendo	O
continued	O
to	O
produce	O
and	O
market	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
through	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
offered	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
online	O
services	O
through	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
began	O
conceptualizing	O
their	O
next	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
cited	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
's	O
unique	O
game	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
developing	O
new	O
input	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
next	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
languished	O
behind	O
its	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
steps	O
Iwata	O
had	O
made	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
research	O
was	O
directing	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
incorporating	O
dual	O
screens	O
including	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
to	O
revitalize	O
their	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takeda	O
led	O
the	O
team	O
building	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
hardware	O
components	O
,	O
and	O
Miyamoto	O
spearheaded	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
type	O
of	O
controller	B-Device
,	O
based	O
on	O
Gyration	O
's	O
motion-sensing	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
said	O
to	O
have	O
influenced	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
design	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
novel	O
two-screen	O
interface	O
had	O
drawn	O
in	O
non-traditional	O
players	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
replicate	O
that	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designer	O
Ken'ichiro	O
Ashida	O
noted	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
had	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
on	O
our	O
minds	O
as	O
we	O
worked	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
thought	O
about	O
copying	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
touch-panel	O
interface	O
and	O
even	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
prototype.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
also	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
if	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
had	O
flopped	O
,	O
we	O
might	O
have	O
taken	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
back	O
to	O
the	O
drawing	O
board.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
E3	O
2004	O
,	O
Iwata	O
had	O
referred	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
upcoming	O
console	O
offering	O
as	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
Next	O
(	O
GCNext	O
or	O
GCN	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwata	O
first	O
unveiled	O
some	O
details	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
new	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
at	O
E3	O
2004	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
"	O
Revolution	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
Iwata	O
believed	O
the	O
console	O
would	O
revolutionize	O
the	O
gaming	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBC	O
News	O
 '	O
technology	O
editor	O
Alfred	O
Hermida	O
wrote	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
struggle	O
to	O
match	O
Sony	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
the	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
market	O
made	O
success	O
crucial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
motion	B-Device
controller	I-Device
interface	O
had	O
not	O
yet	O
been	O
completed	O
and	O
was	O
omitted	O
from	O
the	O
unveiling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
book	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
two	O
Loyola	O
University	O
Chicago	O
professors	O
suggested	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
inviting	O
comparisons	O
with	O
Apple	O
's	O
first	O
iPod	B-Device
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwata	O
later	O
unveiled	O
and	O
demonstrated	O
their	O
current	O
prototype	O
of	O
the	O
Revolution	O
controller	B-Device
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
September	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
stage	O
,	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
unit	O
resembled	O
the	O
final	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
device	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
separate	O
Nunchuk	O
attachment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwata	O
demonstrated	O
its	O
motion	O
sensing	O
gameplay	O
capabilities	O
,	O
and	O
incorporated	O
commentary	O
from	O
developers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
and	O
Yuji	O
Horii	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
tested	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
and	O
believed	O
people	O
would	O
be	O
drawn	O
in	O
by	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
's	O
name	O
was	O
formally	O
announced	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
April	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
month	O
prior	O
to	O
E3	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
's	O
spelling	O
of	O
"	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
"	O
(	O
with	O
two	O
lower-case	O
"	O
i	O
"	O
characters	O
)	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
represent	O
both	O
two	O
people	O
standing	O
side	O
by	O
side	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
its	O
Nunchuk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
announcement	O
,	O
they	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
sounds	O
like	O
'	O
we	O
 '	O
,	O
which	O
emphasizes	O
that	O
the	O
console	O
is	O
for	O
everyone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Operating_System
can	O
easily	O
be	O
remembered	O
by	O
people	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
no	O
matter	O
what	O
language	O
they	O
speak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
video	O
game	O
developers	O
and	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
press	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
preferred	O
"	O
Revolution	O
"	O
over	O
"	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
a	O
press	O
demonstration	O
at	O
E3	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
announced	O
the	O
launch	O
plans	O
and	O
prices	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
planned	O
to	O
have	O
around	O
30	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
available	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
anticipated	O
shipping	O
over	O
4	O
million	O
consoles	O
before	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
launch	O
campaign	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
promoted	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
television	O
advertisements	O
(	O
directed	O
by	O
Academy	O
Award	O
winner	O
Stephen	O
Gaghan	O
)	O
;	O
its	O
Internet	O
ads	O
used	O
the	O
slogans	O
"	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
would	O
like	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Experience	O
a	O
new	O
way	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ads	O
targeted	O
a	O
wider	O
demographic	O
compared	O
to	O
ads	O
for	O
other	O
consoles	O
,	O
inviting	O
parents	O
and	O
grandparents	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
hoped	O
that	O
its	O
console	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
wider	O
demographic	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
others	O
in	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
took	O
several	O
years	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
to	O
launch	O
in	O
other	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
had	O
planned	O
work	O
with	O
its	O
localization	O
partner	O
iQue	O
to	O
release	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
China	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
but	O
failed	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
requirements	O
to	O
circumvent	O
the	O
ban	O
on	O
foreign-made	O
consoles	O
the	O
Chinese	O
government	O
had	O
put	O
in	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
announced	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
at	O
E3	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
had	O
recognized	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
had	O
generally	O
been	O
shunned	O
by	O
the	O
core	O
gaming	O
audience	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
perceived	O
more	O
as	O
a	O
casual	O
gaming	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
was	O
aimed	O
to	O
draw	O
the	O
core	O
audience	O
back	O
in	O
with	O
more	O
advanced	O
features	O
atop	O
the	O
basic	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
features	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	O
,	O
a	O
controller	B-Device
with	O
an	O
embedded	O
touchscreen	B-Device
and	O
output	O
1080p	O
high-definition	B-Device
graphics	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
secondary	O
screen	O
alongside	O
the	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	I-Device
is	O
fully	O
backward-compatible	B-General_Concept
with	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
and	O
peripherals	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
including	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
Nunchuk	O
controller	B-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Balance	O
Board	O
,	O
and	O
select	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
games	O
including	O
support	O
for	O
these	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
;	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
continued	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
revised	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
model	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
alongside	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
during	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
first	O
release	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
2013	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
began	O
to	O
sunset	O
certain	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
online	O
functions	O
as	O
they	O
pushed	O
consumers	O
towards	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
system	O
or	O
towards	O
the	O
offline	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Mini	O
,	O
though	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
remained	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
discontinued	O
production	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2013	O
after	O
selling	O
over	O
100	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
company	O
continued	O
to	O
produce	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
unit	O
primarily	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
service	O
and	O
several	O
channels	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
service	O
were	O
shuttered	O
in	O
June	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Wi-Fi	O
Connection	O
were	O
discontinued	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
was	O
closed	O
in	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
effectively	O
ending	O
all	O
online	O
services	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
manufactured	O
and	O
sold	O
until	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
discontinuation	O
,	O
some	O
developers	O
continued	O
to	O
produce	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
well	O
beyond	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
released	O
Just	O
Dance	O
games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
up	O
to	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
2020	I-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vblank	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Shakedown	B-Device
:	I-Device
Hawaii	I-Device
along	O
with	O
Retro	B-Application
City	I-Application
Rampage	I-Application
DX	I-Application
are	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2020	O
(	O
more	O
than	O
13	O
years	O
after	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
launch	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
repair	O
any	O
faulty	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
consoles	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
starting	O
on	O
February	O
6	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
scarcity	O
of	O
spare	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
building	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	O
did	O
not	O
aim	O
to	O
outpace	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
their	O
competitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
previous	O
consoles	O
,	O
they	O
built	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
from	O
commercial	O
off-the-shelf	O
hardware	O
rather	O
than	O
seek	O
out	O
customized	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
helped	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
system	O
to	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
's	O
central	B-Device
processing	I-Device
unit	I-Device
is	O
an	O
IBM	O
PowerPC-based	O
processor	O
named	O
Broadway	B-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
clock	O
frequency	O
of	O
729MHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reduced	O
size	O
of	O
Broadway	B-Device
—	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
90	O
nm	O
process	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
180	B-Algorithm
nm	I-Algorithm
process	I-Algorithm
used	O
in	O
the	B-Device
GameCube	I-Device
's	I-Device
CPU	I-Device
—	O
resulted	O
in	O
20%	O
lowered	O
power	O
consumption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
GPU	B-Architecture
is	O
a	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
produced	O
by	O
ATI	O
and	O
named	O
Hollywood	B-Device
;	O
the	O
core	O
processor	O
runs	O
at	O
243MHz	O
,	O
3MB	O
of	O
texture	O
memory	O
,	O
digital	B-Architecture
signal	I-Architecture
processors	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
input/output	B-General_Concept
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
GPU	B-Architecture
included	O
an	O
additional	O
24MB	O
of	O
1T-SRAM	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
64MB	O
of	O
1T-SRAM	O
on	O
the	O
motherboard	O
,	O
totaling	O
to	O
88MB	O
of	O
memory	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
computational	O
power	O
was	O
roughly	O
1.5	O
to	O
2times	O
as	O
powerful	O
as	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
the	O
least	O
powerful	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
of	O
its	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
motherboard	O
has	O
a	O
WiFi	O
adapter	O
which	O
supports	O
IEEE	O
802.11	O
b/g	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
antenna	O
that	O
communicates	O
with	O
its	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
USB-based	O
LAN	B-Protocol
adapter	I-Protocol
can	O
connect	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
to	O
a	O
wired	O
Ethernet	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
reads	O
games	O
from	O
an	O
optical	B-Device
media	I-Device
drive	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
drive	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
reading	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
proprietary	B-Device
discs	O
,	O
the	O
12cm	O
Wii	B-Device
discs	I-Device
and	O
8cm	O
GameCube	B-Application
discs	O
,	O
but	O
cannot	O
read	O
other	O
common	O
optical	B-Device
media	I-Device
—	O
namely	O
,	O
DVD-Video	O
,	O
DVD-Audio	O
or	O
Compact	O
Discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
planned	O
on	O
incorporating	O
this	O
feature	O
into	O
later	O
revisions	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
demand	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
meant	O
a	O
delay	O
in	O
their	O
schedule	O
,	O
until	O
the	O
feature	O
lost	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
pulse	O
blue	O
when	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
communicating	O
with	O
the	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
includes	O
512MB	O
of	O
internal	O
flash	O
memory	O
for	O
storing	O
saved	O
games	O
and	O
downloaded	O
content	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
expand	O
their	O
storage	O
for	O
downloaded	O
games	O
and	O
saved	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
provide	O
photos	O
and	O
music	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
some	O
games	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
channels	O
,	O
through	O
SD	B-Device
cards	I-Device
(	O
and	O
later	O
SDHC	O
cards	O
)	O
inserted	O
into	O
an	O
external	O
slot	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
located	O
under	O
a	O
front	O
panel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
system	O
update	O
added	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
launch	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
channels	O
and	O
play	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
and	O
WiiWare	O
games	O
directly	O
from	O
SD	B-Device
cards	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rear	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
features	O
the	O
unit	O
's	O
video	O
output	O
and	O
power	O
connections	O
along	O
with	O
two	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
when	O
placed	O
vertically	O
,	O
includes	O
a	O
panel	O
that	O
includes	O
four	O
ports	O
for	O
GameCube	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
and	O
two	O
GameCube	B-Application
memory	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
smallest	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
at	O
the	O
time	O
(	O
the	O
current	O
smallest	O
is	O
hybrid	O
home-portable	O
console	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
when	O
in	O
portable	O
mode	O
)	O
;	O
it	O
measures	O
44mm	O
(	O
1.73in	O
)	O
wide	O
,	O
157mm	O
(	O
6.18in	O
)	O
tall	O
and	O
215.4mm	O
(	O
8.48in	O
)	O
deep	O
in	O
its	O
vertical	O
orientation	O
,	O
slightly	O
larger	O
than	O
three	O
DVD	O
cases	O
stacked	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
weighs	O
1.2kg	O
(	O
2.7lb	O
)	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
lightest	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
major	O
seventh-generation	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
may	O
stand	O
horizontally	O
or	O
vertically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
is	O
the	O
primary	O
controller	B-Device
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remote	O
contains	O
a	O
MEMS-based	B-Architecture
three-dimension	O
accelerometer	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
infrared	O
detection	O
sensors	O
located	O
at	O
the	O
far	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
accelerometers	O
allow	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
to	O
recognize	O
its	O
orientation	O
after	O
being	O
moved	O
from	O
a	O
resting	O
position	O
,	O
translating	O
that	O
motion	O
into	O
gesture	B-General_Concept
recognition	I-General_Concept
for	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
pack-in	O
game	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
ten-pin	O
bowling	O
game	O
that	O
had	O
the	O
player	O
hold	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
perform	O
a	O
delivery	O
of	O
a	O
ball	O
;	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
could	O
account	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
position	O
relative	O
to	O
the	O
Sensor	O
Bar	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
arm	O
and	O
wrist	O
rotation	O
to	O
apply	O
speed	O
and	O
spin	O
to	O
the	O
virtual	O
ball	O
's	O
delivery	O
on	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
infrared	O
detectors	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
track	O
emissions	O
from	O
LEDs	O
in	O
the	O
included	O
Sensor	O
Bar	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
placed	O
just	O
above	O
or	O
below	O
the	O
television	O
display	O
,	O
as	O
to	O
track	O
the	O
relative	O
orientation	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
towards	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
gives	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
pointing	B-Device
device	I-Device
like	O
a	O
computer	B-Device
mouse	I-Device
on	O
the	O
television	O
screen	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
approximate	O
range	O
for	O
accurate	O
detection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
features	O
traditional	O
controller	B-Device
inputs	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
(	O
d-pad	B-Device
)	O
,	O
three	O
face	O
action	O
buttons	O
and	O
a	O
shoulder	O
trigger	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
system-related	O
buttons	O
include	O
a	O
power	O
switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
connects	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
through	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
with	O
an	O
approximate	O
range	O
,	O
communicating	O
the	O
sensor	O
and	O
control	O
information	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
includes	O
an	O
internal	O
speaker	O
and	O
a	O
rumble	O
pack	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
triggered	O
by	O
a	O
game	O
to	O
provide	O
feedback	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
four	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
could	O
connect	O
wirelessly	O
to	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
LED	O
lights	O
on	O
each	O
remote	O
indicating	O
which	O
controller	B-Device
number	O
the	O
Remote	O
had	O
connected	O
as	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
wrist-mounted	O
strap	O
is	O
included	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
end	O
affixed	O
to	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
strongly	O
encouraged	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
strap	O
in	O
case	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
accidentally	O
slipped	O
out	O
of	O
their	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
recalled	O
the	O
original	O
straps	O
in	O
December	O
2006	O
and	O
provided	O
a	O
free	O
,	O
stronger	O
strap	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
packaging	O
the	O
new	O
strap	O
in	O
future	O
bundles	O
after	O
the	O
company	O
faced	O
legal	O
challenges	O
from	O
users	O
that	O
reported	O
damage	O
to	O
their	O
homes	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
slipping	O
from	O
their	O
hands	O
while	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2007	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
also	O
added	O
a	O
silicon-based	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Jacket	O
to	O
shipments	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
offering	O
for	O
existing	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accessories	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
through	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Device
port	O
at	O
the	O
base	O
of	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
bundled	O
Nunchuk	O
—	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
unit	O
with	O
an	O
accelerometer	O
,	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
,	O
and	O
two	O
trigger	O
buttons	O
—	O
which	O
connected	O
to	O
this	O
port	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
via	O
a	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
hold	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
in	O
separate	O
hands	O
to	O
control	O
supported	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
accessory	O
plugs	O
into	O
the	O
port	O
at	O
the	O
base	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
augments	O
the	O
existing	O
sensors	O
with	O
gyroscopes	B-Application
to	O
allow	O
for	O
finer	O
motion	O
detection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MotionPlus	B-Application
accessory	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2009	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
games	O
directly	O
supporting	O
this	O
new	O
functionality	O
,	O
including	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
which	O
including	O
the	O
accessory	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MotionPlus	B-Application
functionality	O
was	O
later	O
incorporated	O
into	O
a	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
called	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
Plus	O
,	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
third-party	O
controller	B-Device
manufacturers	O
developed	O
their	O
own	O
lower-cost	O
versions	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
though	O
these	O
generally	O
were	O
less	O
accurate	O
or	O
lacked	O
the	O
sensitivity	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
unit	O
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
is	O
an	O
extension	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
form	O
factor	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
classic	O
gamepads	O
such	O
as	O
that	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
a	O
d-pad	B-Device
,	O
four	O
face	O
buttons	O
,	O
Start	O
and	O
Select	O
buttons	O
alongside	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
connection	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
use	O
it	O
with	O
older	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
addition	O
to	O
games	O
designed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
Pro	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
modelled	O
after	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
form	O
factor	O
and	O
included	O
two	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Balance	O
Board	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
wireless	O
balance	O
board	O
accessory	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
multiple	O
pressure	O
sensors	O
used	O
to	O
measure	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
center	O
of	O
balance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
offers	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
exercise	O
modes	O
which	O
monitored	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
position	O
on	O
the	O
board	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
exercise	O
gamification	O
,	O
as	O
to	O
encourage	O
players	O
to	O
exercise	O
daily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Fit	O
Plus	O
that	O
expanded	O
the	O
range	O
of	O
exercises	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Balance	O
Board	O
,	O
the	O
accessory	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
other	O
third-party	O
games	O
that	O
translated	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
balance	O
on	O
the	O
unit	O
into	O
in-game	O
controls	O
such	O
as	O
Shaun	B-Application
White	I-Application
Snowboarding	I-Application
and	O
Skate	B-Application
It	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
Bandai	O
produced	O
a	O
mat	O
controller	B-Device
(	O
a	O
simpler	O
,	O
less-sophisticated	O
competitor	O
to	O
the	O
Balance	O
Board	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
served	O
part	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
but	O
Nintendo	O
developed	O
additional	O
accessories	O
to	O
give	O
awareness	O
of	O
one	O
's	O
health	O
as	O
a	O
lead-in	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
break	O
into	O
the	O
health	O
care	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
first	O
-	O
and	O
third-party	O
accessories	O
were	O
developed	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
could	O
be	O
slotted	O
into	O
and	O
then	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
physical	O
manner	O
that	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
accelerometer	O
and	O
gyroscopic	O
functions	O
of	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
copies	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
shipped	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Wheel	O
,	O
a	O
plastic	O
steering	O
wheel	O
frame	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
could	O
be	O
inserted	O
into	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
players	O
could	O
steer	O
more	O
effectively	O
in	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhythm	O
games	O
that	O
used	O
plastic	O
instruments	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
shipped	O
with	O
instruments	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
could	O
be	O
slotted	O
into	O
;	O
the	O
remote	O
powered	O
the	O
various	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
and	O
relayed	O
that	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
launch	O
bundle	O
included	O
the	O
console	O
;	O
a	O
stand	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
console	O
to	O
be	O
placed	O
vertically	O
;	O
a	O
plastic	O
stabilizer	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
stand	O
,	O
one	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
,	O
a	O
Nunchuk	O
attachment	O
for	O
the	O
Remote	O
,	O
a	O
Sensor	O
Bar	O
and	O
a	O
removable	O
stand	O
for	O
the	O
bar	O
to	O
mount	O
on	O
a	O
television	O
set	O
,	O
an	O
external	O
power	O
adapter	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
AA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bundle	O
included	O
a	O
composite	O
A/V	O
cable	O
with	O
RCA	B-Protocol
connectors	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
in	O
appropriate	O
regions	O
such	O
as	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
a	O
SCART	B-Protocol
adapter	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
most	O
regional	O
bundles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Nintendo	O
showed	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
in	O
white	O
,	O
black	O
,	O
silver	O
,	O
lime-green	O
and	O
red	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
white	O
for	O
its	O
first	O
two-and-a-half	O
years	O
of	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
red	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
bundle	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
commemorating	O
the	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
limited-edition	O
red	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
bundle	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
original	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
game	O
pre-installed	O
onto	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
and	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
red	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
bundle	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
with	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
and	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
red	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
bundles	O
feature	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
Plus	O
,	O
with	O
integrated	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prefix	O
for	O
the	O
numbering	O
scheme	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
system	O
and	O
its	O
parts	O
and	O
accessories	O
is	O
"	O
RVL-	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
codename	O
,	O
"	O
Revolution	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
base	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
had	O
a	O
model	O
number	O
of	O
RVL-001	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cost-reduced	O
variant	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
(	O
model	O
RVL-101	O
)	O
,	O
sometimes	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Family	O
Edition	O
as	O
the	O
name	O
given	O
to	O
bundles	O
it	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
late	O
into	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
lifespan	O
that	O
removed	O
all	O
GameCube	B-Application
functionality	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
ports	O
and	O
memory	O
card	O
slots	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
announced	O
the	O
new	O
revision	O
in	O
August	O
2011	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
model	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
discontinuing	O
in	O
certain	O
regions	O
including	O
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
unit	O
in	O
its	O
bundles	O
was	O
priced	O
at	O
,	O
a	O
further	O
reduction	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
MSRP	B-Protocol
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
established	O
in	O
September	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
black	O
finish	O
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
black	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
and	O
a	O
limited-edition	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
white	O
finish	O
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
white	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Wii	B-Application
Party	I-Application
and	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
bundle	O
featuring	O
a	O
blue	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
revised	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
model	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
with	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Mario	B-Device
&	I-Device
Sonic	I-Device
at	I-Device
the	I-Device
London	I-Device
2012	I-Device
Olympic	I-Device
Games	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
later	O
revised	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
bundle	O
by	O
replacing	O
the	O
prior	O
pack-in	O
game	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
duology	O
;	O
the	O
new	O
bundle	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
(	O
model	O
RVL-201	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
smaller	O
,	O
redesigned	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
with	O
a	O
top-loading	O
disc	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
GameCube	B-Application
support	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
removes	O
Wi-Fi	O
support	O
and	O
online	O
connectivity	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
Canada	O
's	O
Matt	O
Ryan	O
,	O
they	O
stripped	O
these	O
features	O
to	O
bring	O
down	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
further	O
as	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
those	O
consumers	O
that	O
had	O
not	O
yet	O
gotten	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
or	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
wanted	O
a	O
second	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
in	O
a	O
different	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
stated	O
that	O
while	O
removing	O
the	O
online	O
functionality	O
would	O
prevent	O
some	O
games	O
from	O
being	O
played	O
,	O
most	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
could	O
still	O
be	O
played	O
without	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
is	O
styled	O
in	O
matte	O
black	O
with	O
a	O
red	O
border	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
red	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Canada	O
with	O
a	O
MSRP	B-Protocol
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Canadian	O
and	O
European	O
releases	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
had	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
all	O
launch	O
bundles	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
added	O
several	O
best-selling	O
and	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
to	O
its	O
Nintendo	O
Selects	O
label	O
and	O
marketed	O
those	O
alongside	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
has	O
many	O
internal	O
features	O
made	O
available	O
from	O
its	O
hardware	O
and	O
firmware	B-Application
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
allows	O
for	O
extendability	O
(	O
via	O
expansion	O
ports	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
firmware	B-Application
(	O
and	O
some	O
software	O
)	O
could	O
receive	O
periodic	O
updates	O
via	O
the	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Menu	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
user	O
interface	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Takashi	O
Aoyama	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Integrated	O
Research	O
&	O
Development	O
Division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
,	O
named	O
the	O
"	O
Console	O
Feature	O
Realization	O
Project	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
to	O
figure	O
out	O
what	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
interface	O
could	O
show	O
running	O
in	O
a	O
low-power	O
mode	O
on	O
an	O
around-the-clock	O
schedule	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
of	O
interest	O
for	O
people	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
if	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Forecast	O
Channel	O
would	O
display	O
a	O
brief	O
summary	O
of	O
the	O
local	O
area	O
's	O
temperature	O
and	O
short-term	O
weather	O
forecast	O
,	O
while	O
clicking	O
on	O
the	O
channel	O
brought	O
up	O
an	O
interactive	O
globe	O
that	O
the	O
user	O
could	O
manipulate	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
to	O
explore	O
real-time	O
weather	O
conditions	O
across	O
the	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
launched	O
with	O
six	O
channels	O
:	O
the	O
Disc	O
Channel	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
launch	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
titles	O
from	O
an	O
optical	B-Device
disc	I-Device
;	O
the	O
Mii	O
Channel	O
to	O
create	O
Mii	O
avatars	O
;	O
the	O
Photo	O
Channel	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
view	O
and	O
edit	O
photos	O
stored	O
on	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
;	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
to	O
purchase	O
new	O
games	O
and	O
applications	O
;	O
the	O
Forecast	O
Channel	O
and	O
the	O
News	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
default	O
channels	O
that	O
came	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
new	O
channels	O
could	O
be	O
added	O
through	O
system	O
updates	O
,	O
downloaded	O
applications	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
,	O
or	O
added	O
by	O
games	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
launch	O
,	O
other	O
free	O
channels	O
created	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
users	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Channel	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Opera	B-Application
web	I-Application
browser	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
which	O
supports	O
USB	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
input	O
and	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Menu	O
channels	O
feature	O
music	O
composed	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
composer	O
Kazumi	O
Totaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
introduced	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
player-customized	O
avatars	O
called	O
Miis	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
3DS	O
family	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
lesser	O
extent	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
player	O
on	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
was	O
encouraged	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
Mii	O
via	O
the	O
Mii	O
Channel	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
games	O
like	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
software	O
like	O
the	O
Mii	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
players	O
would	O
select	O
their	O
Mii	O
in	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
creating	O
their	O
in-game	O
avatar	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
system	O
supports	O
wireless	O
connectivity	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
without	O
any	O
additional	O
accessories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
connectivity	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
microphone	O
and	O
touchscreen	B-Device
as	O
inputs	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
utilizing	O
Nintendo	O
DS-Wii	O
connectivity	O
is	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
with	O
either	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Diamond	I-Application
or	O
Pearl	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
games	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
battles	O
using	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
as	O
a	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
both	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
features	O
connectivity	O
in	O
which	O
both	O
games	O
can	O
advance	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
later	O
released	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Channel	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
owners	O
to	O
download	O
game	O
demos	O
of	O
popular	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
or	O
additional	O
data	O
to	O
their	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
a	O
process	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
DS	B-Device
Download	I-Device
Station	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
is	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
expand	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
through	O
its	O
built-in	O
802.11b/g	O
Wi-Fi	O
or	O
through	O
a	O
USB-to-Ethernet	O
adapter	O
;	O
either	O
method	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Wi-Fi	O
Connection	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
has	O
several	O
features	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
including	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Channel	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
Forecast	O
Channel	O
,	O
the	O
Everybody	O
Votes	O
Channel	O
,	O
the	O
News	O
Channel	O
and	O
the	O
Check	O
Mii	O
Out	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
can	O
also	O
communicate	O
(	O
and	O
connect	O
)	O
with	O
other	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
through	O
a	O
self-generated	O
wireless	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
,	O
enabling	O
local	O
wireless	O
multi-playing	O
on	O
different	O
television	O
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battalion	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
2	I-Device
first	O
demonstrated	O
this	O
feature	O
for	O
non-split	O
screen	O
multi-playing	O
between	O
two	O
(	O
or	O
more	O
)	O
televisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third-party	O
media	O
apps	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
online	O
channels	O
,	O
typically	O
offered	O
as	O
free	O
downloads	O
but	O
requiring	O
subscriber	O
logins	O
for	O
paid	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
included	O
the	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
Netflix	O
in	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
in	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
in	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Video	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
Crunchyroll	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
ended	O
support	O
for	O
its	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
ended	O
support	O
for	O
all	O
streaming	O
services	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
one	O
attempts	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
or	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
game	O
,	O
it	O
reads	O
the	O
content	O
rating	O
encoded	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
data	O
;	O
if	O
this	O
rating	O
is	O
greater	O
than	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
set	O
age	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
not	O
load	O
without	O
a	O
password	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parental	O
controls	O
may	O
also	O
restrict	O
Internet	O
access	O
,	O
which	O
blocks	O
the	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Channel	I-Protocol
and	O
system-update	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
console	O
is	O
restricted	O
to	O
GameCube	B-Application
functionality	O
when	O
playing	O
GameCube	B-Application
Game	O
Discs	O
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
software	O
is	O
unaffected	O
by	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
parental-control	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
also	O
includes	O
a	O
system	O
that	O
records	O
the	O
playtime	O
based	O
on	O
any	O
game	O
or	O
app	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Nintendo	O
decided	O
against	O
a	O
profile	O
system	O
that	O
would	O
require	O
each	O
user	O
to	O
identify	O
themselves	O
,	O
they	O
kept	O
the	O
cumulative	O
playtime	O
tracking	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
cannot	O
be	O
erased	O
or	O
altered	O
,	O
to	O
give	O
parents	O
the	O
means	O
to	O
review	O
their	O
children	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retail	O
copies	O
of	O
games	O
are	O
supplied	O
on	O
proprietary	B-Device
,	O
DVD-type	O
Wii	B-Device
optical	I-Device
discs	I-Device
,	O
which	O
are	O
packaged	O
in	O
keep	O
cases	O
with	O
instructions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
launch	O
titles	O
in	O
all	O
regions	O
included	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
bundled	O
in	O
all	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
packages	O
except	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
,	O
Sega	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
:	I-Application
Banana	I-Application
Blitz	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
had	O
been	O
slated	O
as	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
launch	O
title	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
pushed	O
into	O
2007	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
before	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
had	O
also	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
director	O
Masahiro	O
Sakurai	O
stated	O
there	O
were	O
difficulties	O
in	O
adapting	O
the	O
format	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
to	O
require	O
more	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
included	O
those	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
flagship	O
franchises	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
Pokémon	O
,	O
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
has	O
received	O
third-party	O
support	O
from	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
Sega	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
Activision	O
Blizzard	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
and	O
Capcom	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
games	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
than	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
or	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
also	O
launched	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Play	I-Device
Control	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
line	O
,	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
enhanced	O
ports	O
of	O
first-party	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
capitalize	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
launch	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
consoles	I-Operating_System
are	O
backward-compatible	B-General_Concept
with	O
all	O
GameCube	B-Application
software	O
,	O
memory	O
cards	O
,	O
and	O
controllers	O
,	O
although	O
Korean	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
consoles	I-Operating_System
are	O
not	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
compatibility	O
is	O
achieved	O
by	O
the	O
slot-loading	O
drive	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
accept	O
GameCube	B-Application
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
running	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
disc	O
is	O
restricted	O
to	O
GameCube	B-Application
functionality	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
is	O
required	O
to	O
play	O
GameCube	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
GameCube	B-Application
memory	O
card	O
is	O
also	O
necessary	O
to	O
save	O
game	O
progress	O
and	O
content	O
,	O
since	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
internal	O
flash	O
memory	O
will	O
not	O
save	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
is	O
limited	O
in	O
some	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
online	O
and	O
LAN-enabled	O
features	O
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
titles	O
are	O
unavailable	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
since	O
the	O
console	O
lacks	O
serial	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
Broadband	I-Device
Adapter	I-Device
and	I-Device
Modem	I-Device
Adapter	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
revised	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
model	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
lack	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
allowed	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
owners	O
to	O
play	O
games	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
older	O
consoles	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
updates	O
included	O
games	O
from	O
third-party	O
consoles	O
and	O
computers	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
Sega	O
Mark	O
III/Master	O
System	O
,	O
NEC	B-General_Concept
TurboGrafx-16/PC	I-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
SNK	B-Application
Neo	I-Application
Geo	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
computer	O
,	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
computer	O
(	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
arcade	O
games	O
through	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
Arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
were	O
distributed	O
over	O
broadband	O
Internet	O
via	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
and	O
were	O
saved	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
internal	O
flash	O
memory	O
or	O
to	O
a	O
removable	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
downloaded	O
,	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Menu	O
as	O
individual	O
channels	O
or	O
from	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
via	O
the	O
SD	B-Device
Card	I-Device
Menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WiiWare	O
was	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
foray	O
into	O
digital	O
distribution	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
existing	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
purchase	O
games	O
digitally	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
,	O
downloading	O
the	O
games	O
to	O
their	O
local	O
memory	O
cards	O
to	O
be	O
run	O
from	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
facilitating	O
this	O
form	O
of	O
distribution	O
,	O
WiiWare	O
was	O
also	O
envisioned	O
to	O
help	O
support	O
smaller	O
and	O
independent	O
game	O
developers	O
,	O
offering	O
these	O
teams	O
a	O
less	O
expensive	O
route	O
to	O
produce	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
go	O
through	O
retail	O
production	O
and	O
distribution	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WiiWare	O
channel	O
launched	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
remained	O
active	O
including	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
lifetime	O
until	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
proceeded	O
to	O
win	O
multiple	O
awards	O
;	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
awarded	O
Spike	O
TV	O
's	O
Video	O
Games	O
Award	O
,	O
a	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
from	O
the	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Emmy	O
Award	O
for	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
innovation	O
from	O
the	O
National	O
Academy	O
of	O
Television	O
Arts	O
and	O
Sciences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
and	O
The	O
Guardian	O
named	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
the	O
10th	O
greatest	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
out	O
of	O
25	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
chose	O
the	O
console	O
as	O
having	O
the	O
best	O
hardware	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
2006	O
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
simple	O
yet	O
responsive	O
controls	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
simplicity	O
that	O
appeals	O
to	O
broader	O
audiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Dan	O
Grabham	O
of	O
Tech	O
Radar	O
enjoyed	O
its	O
simple	O
mechanics	O
,	O
stating	O
how	O
"	O
even	O
grandparents	O
can	O
pick	O
things	O
up	O
pretty	O
quickly	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
depth	O
of	O
content	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
Wright	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
,	O
called	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
"	O
the	O
only	O
next	O
gen	O
system	O
I	O
've	O
seen	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
rather	O
considered	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
as	O
simply	O
successors	O
with	O
"	O
incremental	O
improvement	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
believed	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
did	O
not	O
only	O
improve	O
on	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
complimented	O
how	O
it	O
"	O
hits	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
demographic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2008	O
,	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
release	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
acknowledged	O
several	O
limitations	O
and	O
challenges	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
perception	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
catered	O
primarily	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
casual	O
"	O
audience	O
and	O
was	O
unpopular	O
among	O
hardcore	O
gamers	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
admitted	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
high-definition	B-Device
video	O
output	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
limited	O
network	O
infrastructure	O
also	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
being	O
regarded	O
separately	O
from	O
its	O
competitors	O
 '	O
systems	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
originally	O
defended	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
not	O
include	O
HD	O
graphics	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
HDTV	B-Device
's	O
in	O
people	O
's	O
homes	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
"	O
really	O
not	O
that	O
high	O
,	O
yet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
said	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
website	O
4Gamer	O
that	O
"	O
Even	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
no	O
matter	O
how	O
much	O
it	O
made	O
the	O
system	O
cost	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
great	O
if	O
it	O
were	O
HD	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
hardware	O
specifications	O
had	O
surfaced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
GameSpot	O
editor	O
and	O
Giantbomb.com	O
founder	O
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
's	O
speaker	O
produces	O
low-quality	O
sound	O
,	O
while	O
Factor	O
5	O
co-founder	O
Julian	O
Eggebrecht	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
console	O
has	O
inferior	O
audio	O
capabilities	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UK-based	O
developer	O
Free	O
Radical	O
Design	O
stated	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
lacks	O
the	O
power	O
necessary	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
software	O
it	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
other	O
seventh-generation	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
connectivity	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
;	O
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
of	O
IGN	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
entirely	O
unintuitive	O
"	O
service	O
provided	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
being	O
cheap	O
,	O
considering	O
it	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
,	O
Nunchuk	O
and	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
considered	O
inferior	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
were	O
disappointed	O
in	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
online	O
play	O
and	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
with	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
believed	O
the	O
hardware	O
was	O
still	O
rather	O
quite	O
large	O
,	O
being	O
about	O
half	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
;	O
Eurogamers	O
Richard	O
Leadbetter	O
thought	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
was	O
not	O
any	O
more	O
"	O
living	O
room	O
friendly	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
believed	O
the	O
"	O
bright	O
red	O
plastics	O
make	O
it	O
stand	O
out	O
much	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
more	O
neutral	O
blacks	O
and	O
whites	O
of	O
existing	O
model	O
's	O
casing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
reviewer	O
Damien	O
McFerran	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
lightweight	O
design	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
makes	O
it	O
feel	O
"	O
a	O
little	O
cheaper	O
and	O
less	O
dependable	O
"	O
with	O
empty	O
space	O
inside	O
the	O
shell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
success	O
caught	O
third-party	O
developers	O
by	O
surprise	O
due	O
to	O
constraints	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
's	O
distinct	O
limitations	O
;	O
this	O
led	O
to	O
apologies	O
for	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
their	O
early	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
executive	O
for	O
Frontline	O
Studios	O
stated	O
that	O
major	O
publishers	O
were	O
wary	O
of	O
releasing	O
exclusive	O
titles	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
perception	O
that	O
third-party	O
companies	O
were	O
not	O
strongly	O
supported	O
by	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
developers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Rod	O
Cousens	O
,	O
CEO	O
of	O
Codemasters	O
were	O
having	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
slow	O
sales	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nikkei	O
Business	O
Daily	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
newspaper	O
,	O
claimed	O
that	O
companies	O
were	O
too	O
nervous	O
to	O
start	O
or	O
continue	O
making	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
considering	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
to	O
be	O
a	O
fad	O
that	O
will	O
eventually	O
die	O
down	O
in	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
considered	O
why	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
case	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
know	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
special	O
characteristics	O
better	O
than	O
anyone	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
began	O
developing	O
the	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
long	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
giving	O
them	O
a	O
head	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
took	O
note	O
of	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
making	O
money	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
shifted	O
their	O
content	O
to	O
making	O
less	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
higher	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Sony	O
,	O
many	O
third-party	O
developers	O
originally	O
making	O
games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
started	O
focusing	O
attention	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
consumer	O
reaction	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
appears	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
commentators	O
judging	O
the	O
launch	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
launch	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2006	O
was	O
considered	O
the	O
largest	O
console	O
launch	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
the	O
Americas	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
outsold	O
combined	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
several	O
regions	O
in	O
its	O
launch	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remained	O
in	O
short	O
supply	O
through	O
the	O
first	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
had	O
already	O
shipped	O
nearly	O
3.2million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
worked	O
to	O
raise	O
production	O
amounts	O
to	O
17.5	O
million	O
through	O
2007	O
,	O
but	O
warned	O
consumers	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
shortages	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
through	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Operating_System
sales	O
surpassed	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
sales	O
by	O
September	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
meet	O
further	O
demand	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
increased	O
production	O
rates	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
from	O
1.6million	O
to	O
around	O
2.4million	O
units	O
per	O
month	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
planning	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
continued	O
demand	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
March	O
2009	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
Iwata	O
reported	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
had	O
reached	O
50million	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
announced	O
its	O
first	O
price	O
reductions	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
in	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
dropping	O
the	O
MSRP	B-Protocol
from	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
price	O
cut	O
had	O
come	O
days	O
after	O
both	O
Sony	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
similar	O
price	O
cuts	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
price	O
reduction	O
was	O
in	O
anticipation	O
of	O
drawing	O
in	O
more	O
consumers	O
who	O
still	O
cautious	O
about	O
buying	O
a	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
became	O
the	O
best-selling	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
produced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
during	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
exceeding	O
67million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
began	O
to	O
decline	O
,	O
falling	O
by	O
21	O
percent	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
drop	O
in	O
sales	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
and	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
motion	O
control	O
systems	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
systems	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
waning	O
fad	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Operating_System
sales	O
also	O
weakened	O
into	O
2011	O
as	O
third-party	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
waned	O
;	O
major	O
publishers	O
were	O
passing	O
over	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
which	O
was	O
underpowered	O
and	O
used	O
non-standard	O
development	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
focused	O
on	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
personal	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publishers	O
were	O
also	O
drawn	O
away	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
with	O
the	O
promise	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
powerful	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Operating_System
sales	O
continued	O
to	O
decline	O
into	O
2012	O
,	O
falling	O
by	O
half	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
Canada	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
had	O
sold	O
35,700	O
units	O
by	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
surpassed	O
100	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
during	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
had	O
total	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
of	O
101.63million	O
consoles	O
worldwide	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
reported	O
data	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
fifth-best-selling	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
surpassed	O
by	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
(	O
103	O
million	O
units	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
(	O
106	O
million	O
units	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
159	O
million	O
units	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
is	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
second-best-selling	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
having	O
been	O
outsold	O
by	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
at	O
103.54	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
nine	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
ten	O
million	O
units	O
globally	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
(	O
82.90million	O
,	O
including	O
pack-in	O
copies	O
)	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
(	O
37.38million	O
)	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
(	O
33.14million	O
)	O
,	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
(	O
30.32million	O
)	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
(	O
28.02million	O
)	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
(	O
22.67million	O
)	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
(	O
21.13million	O
)	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
(	O
13.32million	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
(	O
12.80million	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
total	O
of	O
921.85million	O
titles	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
by	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
popularity	O
of	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
success	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
killer	O
app	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
as	O
it	O
drew	O
those	O
that	O
typically	O
did	O
not	O
play	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
legal	O
challenges	O
stemming	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
of	O
these	O
were	O
patent-related	O
challenges	O
from	O
companies	O
claiming	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
infringed	O
on	O
their	O
patents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
challenge	O
was	O
from	O
iLife	O
Technologies	O
Inc.	O
,	O
who	O
sued	O
Nintendo	O
over	O
their	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
's	O
motion	O
detection	O
technology	O
for	O
patent	O
infringement	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
iLife	O
initially	O
won	O
a	O
judgement	O
against	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
lawsuits	O
against	O
Nintendo	O
claiming	O
physical	O
damage	O
done	O
by	O
ineffective	O
wrist	O
straps	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
when	O
they	O
slipped	O
out	O
of	O
players	O
 '	O
hands	O
and	O
broke	O
television	O
screens	O
or	O
windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
recognized	O
as	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
"	O
blue	O
ocean	O
"	O
strategy	O
to	O
differentiate	O
itself	O
from	O
its	O
competitors	O
Sony	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
several	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
has	O
since	O
become	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
prime	O
example	O
of	O
an	O
effective	O
blue	O
ocean	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
did	O
not	O
maintain	O
this	O
same	O
"	O
blue	O
ocean	O
"	O
approach	O
when	O
it	O
took	O
towards	O
designing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
by	O
which	O
point	O
both	O
Sony	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
caught	O
up	O
with	O
similar	O
features	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
factors	O
partially	O
contributed	O
towards	O
weak	O
sales	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
success	O
was	O
attributed	O
to	O
its	O
lower	O
cost	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Sony	O
have	O
experienced	O
losses	O
producing	O
their	O
consoles	O
in	O
the	O
hopes	O
of	O
making	O
a	O
long-term	O
profit	O
on	O
software	O
sales	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
reportedly	O
had	O
optimized	O
production	O
costs	O
to	O
obtain	O
a	O
significant	O
profit	O
margin	O
with	O
each	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
unit	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
's	O
final	O
price	O
at	O
launch	O
of	O
made	O
it	O
comparatively	O
cheaper	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
(	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
available	O
in	O
two	O
models	O
priced	O
at	O
and	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
also	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
two	O
models	O
priced	O
at	O
and	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
first-party	O
games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
were	O
set	O
at	O
an	O
retail	B-Protocol
price	I-Protocol
of	O
,	O
about	O
less	O
expensive	O
than	O
average	O
games	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
competitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwata	O
stated	O
they	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
game	O
price	O
lower	O
since	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
not	O
as	O
focused	O
on	O
high-resolution	O
graphics	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
consoles	O
,	O
thus	O
keeping	O
development	O
costs	O
lower	O
,	O
averaging	O
about	O
per	O
game	O
compared	O
to	O
required	O
for	O
developing	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
marketed	O
to	O
promote	O
a	O
healthy	O
lifestyle	O
via	O
physical	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
studied	O
uses	O
of	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
for	O
rehabilitation	O
therapy	O
are	O
for	O
stroke	O
,	O
cerebral	O
palsy	O
,	O
Parkinson	O
's	O
disease	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
balance	O
training	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
study	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
British	O
Medical	O
Journal	O
stated	O
that	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
players	O
use	O
more	O
energy	O
than	O
they	O
do	O
playing	O
sedentary	O
computer	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
playing	O
was	O
not	O
an	O
adequate	O
replacement	O
for	O
regular	O
exercise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
players	O
have	O
experienced	O
musculoskeletal	O
injuries	O
known	O
as	O
Wiiitis	O
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
knee	O
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
elbow	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
tennis	B-Application
elbow	I-Application
)	O
or	O
nintendinitis	O
from	O
repetitive	O
play	O
;	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
serious	O
injuries	O
have	O
occurred	O
,	O
but	O
injuries	O
are	O
infrequent	O
and	O
most	O
are	O
mild	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
gave	O
the	O
American	O
Heart	O
Association	O
(	O
AHA	O
)	O
a	O
$1.5	O
million	O
gift	O
;	O
the	O
AHA	O
endorsed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
with	O
its	O
Healthy	O
Check	O
icon	O
,	O
covering	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
two	O
of	O
its	O
more	O
active	O
games	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
and	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
has	O
become	O
a	O
popular	O
target	O
for	O
homebrewing	B-Application
new	O
functionality	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
since	O
its	O
discontinuation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
homebrew	B-Application
projects	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
add	O
DVD	O
playback	O
to	O
unmodified	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
consoles	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
also	O
can	O
be	O
hacked	O
to	O
enable	O
an	O
owner	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
console	O
for	O
activities	O
unintended	O
by	O
the	O
manufacturer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
brands	O
of	O
modchips	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
also	O
became	O
a	O
popular	O
unit	O
to	O
hack	O
for	O
other	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
connected	O
through	O
standard	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
interfaces	O
,	O
programmers	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
reverse	O
engineer	O
the	O
communications	O
protocol	O
and	O
develop	O
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interfaces	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
for	O
other	O
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
subsequently	O
games	O
and	O
applications	O
that	O
used	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
on	O
alternate	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
hacks	O
at	O
the	O
hardware	O
level	O
,	O
typically	O
taking	O
apart	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Sensor	O
Bar	O
and	O
reconfiguring	O
its	O
components	O
in	O
other	O
configurations	O
,	O
led	O
to	O
other	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
remote	O
hand	O
and	O
finger	O
tracking	O
,	O
digital	O
whiteboards	O
,	O
and	O
head	O
tracking	O
for	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
headsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
a	O
popular	O
system	O
for	O
emulation	O
;	O
while	O
the	O
act	O
of	O
creating	O
such	O
emulators	O
in	O
a	O
cleanroom-type	O
approach	O
have	O
been	O
determined	O
to	O
be	O
legal	O
,	O
the	O
actions	O
of	O
bringing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
system	O
software	O
and	O
games	O
to	O
other	O
systems	O
has	O
been	O
of	O
questionable	O
legality	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
has	O
actively	O
pursued	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
those	O
that	O
distribute	O
copies	O
of	O
their	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open-source	O
Dolphin	B-Application
project	O
has	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
successfully	O
emulate	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
through	O
several	O
years	O
of	O
cleanroom	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Skrebels	O
of	O
IGN	O
has	O
argued	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
greatest	O
and	O
longest	O
lasting	O
legacy	O
is	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
composed	O
by	O
Totaka	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
,	O
Miis	O
,	O
and	O
balance	O
boards	O
have	O
all	O
been	O
removed	O
or	O
diminished	O
as	O
Nintendo	O
moved	O
on	O
,	O
but	O
take	O
a	O
quick	O
look	O
across	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
TikTok	B-Application
,	O
or	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
and	O
I	O
guarantee	O
it	O
wo	O
n't	O
take	O
all	O
that	O
long	O
to	O
hear	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Covers	O
and	O
memes	O
featuring	O
music	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
are	O
everywhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
written	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
has	O
taken	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
life	O
as	O
a	O
cultural	O
touchstone	O
,	O
and	O
inspired	O
people	O
far	O
beyond	O
the	O
confines	O
of	O
the	O
little	O
white	O
wedge	O
it	O
was	O
composed	O
for.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Washington	O
Posts	O
Michael	O
Andor	O
Brodeur	O
described	O
the	O
Mii	O
Channel	O
music	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
cultural	O
touchstone	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Martin	O
Robinson	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
called	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
"	O
a	O
song	O
so	O
infectious	O
it	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
meme	O
"	O
;	O
both	O
the	O
Mii	O
Channel	O
theme	O
and	O
Wii	B-Application
Shop	I-Application
Channel	I-Application
theme	I-Application
have	O
inspired	O
jazz	B-Device
covers	O
.	O
</s>
