History of video games/Platforms/Wii

__NOTOC__ History thumb|Wii logotype. Development The preceding console to the Wii was the Nintendo GameCube. Wii development began almost immediately after the launch of the GameCube.Iwata Asks https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/wii_console/0/0 iwataasks.nintendo.com 24 December 2020 Prototype Wiimotes for the Revolution were wired controllers that reused GameCube controller plugs and GameBoy Advance SP buttons, as well as back and pause buttons instead of + and -.Frank Allegra Wiimote prototypes surface, and they’re a perfect throwback https://www.polygon.com/2018/10/28/18034348/wiimote-prototypes-nintendo-revolution 26 October 2020 Polygon 28 October 2018 en On April 27th, 2006 the Nintendo Revolution had its name revealed as the Nintendo Wii.Nintendo Revolution name revealed https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Nintendo_Revolution_name_revealed 16 December 2020 Wikinews 27 April 2006 Launch The Nintendo Wii saw a North American launch in November of 2006.Nintendo's Wii launch goes smoothly https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15802977 NBC News 13 November 2020 en For over a year after launch, the Wii was regularly sold out.Moskovciak Matthew The Wii is still sold out https://www.cnet.com/news/the-wii-is-still-sold-out/ CNET 13 November 2020 en The Wii was advertised using music composed by the Yoshida Brothers.With Their Music Heard Worldwide on Nintento's Wildly Popular Wii TV Ad Campaign and the Release of a New CD, The Yoshida Bros. Continue to Capture New Fans All Around the Globe As They Embark on a US Tour and Host an Amoeba Music Instore Performance in Los Angeles on May 10th https://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb924194.htm 26 March 2021 PRWeb May 8, 2008 Revisions In October 2011 a hardware revision of the Wii was released that removed GameCube support.Nintendo Support: What Is the Difference between the Models of Wii Consoles? https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2650/~/what-is-the-difference-between-the-models-of-wii-consoles%3F en-americas-support.nintendo.com 13 November 2020 The Wii Mini was released in Canada in December 2012.Nintendo to Launch $99 'Wii Mini,' But Only in Canada. Why? https://www.wired.com/2012/11/wii-mini/ Wired 13 November 2020 en-us The Wii Mini also lacks GameCube support. Legacy 101.63 million Wii consoles and 921.85 million Wii games were sold over the course of Wii production.IR Information : Sales Data - Dedicated Video Game Sales Units https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/ Nintendo Co., Ltd. 26 October 2020 en The Wii was succeeded by the Wii U. On January 30th, 2019 the Wii shop channel shut down. Releases for the Wii continued long after the system was discontinued, with the multi platform Shakedown Hawaii receiving a limited 3000 copy physical release in 2020.Yin-Poole Wesley Shakedown: Hawaii coming out on the Wii and the Wii U https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-06-27-shakedown-hawaii-coming-out-on-the-wii-and-the-wii-u 26 October 2020 Eurogamer 27 June 2020 en Nintendo stopped repairing Wii consoles in March 2020 due to an inability to find parts needed for repairs.Nintendo will stop repairing Wii consoles in March https://www.engadget.com/2020-01-27-nintendo-ends-wii-repairs.html 26 October 2020 Engadget en Technology Technical strategy Please understand, I am not saying that technology is unimportant. I understand that technology is important. But if we are just focusing on technology and investing in an IT manufacturing plant to come up with higher performance processing [chips], we will not succeed. Satoru Iwata, then president of Nintendo. Interview with GameSpyGameSpy: Nintendo's New Direction - Page 1 https://web.archive.org/web/20120907212850/http://www.gamespy.com/articles/505/505234p3.html web.archive.org 8 November 2020 1 October 2012Orland Kyle The quotable Satoru Iwata: Nintendo’s late president, in his own words https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/07/the-quotable-satoru-iwata-nintendos-late-president-in-his-own-words/ Ars Technica 8 November 2020 en-us 13 July 2015 The Wii represented a technological departure from previous home console strategies from Nintendo, focusing on features over raw compute performance. The system was effectively an evolution of the previous GameCube architecture, leading to the common developer idiom that the Wii is "two Gamecubes duct-taped together".Wii is two duct taped Gamecubes and other publisher rants https://www.engadget.com/2007-03-08-wii-is-two-duct-taped-gamecubes-and-other-publisher-rants.html 17 April 2021 Engadget This idiom was famously used by Maxis developer Chris Heckler at a speech given at GDC (Game Developer Conference) in 2007.GDC 2007: "The Wii is a Piece of $#&%!" - IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/03/07/gdc-2007-the-wii-is-a-piece-of 17 April 2021 en While not literally true, as could be effectively be said for some console designs from the 1990's, the idiom is mostly accurate when referring to the general performance of the system, where most specifications are roughly double what the Gamecube offered. Console The Wii is powered by a 32-bit PowerPC architecture IBM 750CL Broadway CPU clocked at 729 megahertz.Wii Architecture A Practical Analysis https://www.copetti.org/projects/consoles/wii/ Rodrigo's Stuff 8 November 2020 en 5 January 2020 The Wii has 64 megabytes of GDDR3 RAM for general use, and 24MB of 1T-SRAM located close to the GPU. The Wii uses an ATI GPU named Hollywood, clocked at 243 megahertz. The GPU also includes an undocumented independent computer based on an NEC ARM926EJ-S processor, unofficially known as Starlet, and clocked at 243 megahertz and has independent ROM and RAM, which handles security tasks.Hackers Discuss Wii Security Technology, Undocumented Chip - News https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/17497/hackers-discuss-wii-security-technology-undocumented-chip Nintendo World Report 8 November 2020 The Wii has 512 megabytes of NAND flash storage.Agne Tim Wii getting SD card storage solution for downloadable games https://www.mlive.com/manzero/2008/10/wii_getting_sd_card_storage_so_1.html mlive 8 November 2020 en 2 October 2008 The Wii's SD & SD-HC card reader supports cards with up to 32 gigabytes. Initially the system software supported SD cards with a capacity of up to 2 gigabytes. However the Wii Menu 4.0 update increased the card size support to 32 gigabytes.Identifying Compatible SD Cards https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Support/Wii/Usage/SD-Cards/Identifying-Compatible-SD-Cards/Identifying-Compatible-SD-Cards-239900.html Nintendo of Europe GmbH 8 November 2020 The Wii uses a slightly modified full size DVD disks with special burst cuttings for game media, which are capable of holding either 4.7 or 8.45 gigabytes for one layer disks and two layer disks respectively.Nintendo optical discs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_optical_discs Wikipedia 6 January 2021 en 3 December 2020 Due to using it's own proprietary media, the Wii is unable to play standard DVD or CD disks. The Wii supports 2.4 gigahertz Wi-Fi b/g.Nintendo Wii Specs https://www.cnet.com/products/nintendo-wii-original-wii-sports-bundle/specs/ CNET 8 November 2020 enNintendo Support: Compatible Wireless Modes and Wireless Security Types https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/498/~/compatible-wireless-modes-and-wireless-security-types en-americas-support.nintendo.com 8 November 2020 The Wii Shop channel played synth Bossa Nova music while shopping.Nintendo's Wii Shop Channel shuts down today https://www.engadget.com/2019-01-30-wii-shop-channel-shuts-down.html 26 October 2020 Engadget en Wiimote The Wii became one of the first major consoles to use micromachine technology, with its integration of the MEMS Analog Devices ADXL330 three axis linear accelerometer in the Wiimote.MEMS Plays in Nintendo’s Wii https://www.edn.com/mems-plays-in-nintendos-wii/ 6 January 2021 May 10th, 2006 Development Kit The Wii Development kit is internally similar to a Wii, but has 128 megabytes of RAM,NDEV Wii Development Unit (RVT-001) – The Video Game Kraken http://videogamekraken.com/ndev-wii-development-unit-rvt-001 27 November 2020 double the amount used in the consumer model. This was a common feature of development kits, as developers often required the additional overhead for tooling and technical reasons. Notable Games 2006 Wii Sports thumb|Wii Sports at E3 2006 There was debate between Reggie Fils-Aimé and Shigeru Miyamoto as to whether Wii Sports should be a pack in title or not.How Reggie Fils-Aimé got ‘Wii Sports’ included with the Wii https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/05/03/reggie-fils-aime-book-wii-sports/ 5 May 2022 Washington PostWhitehead Thomas Reggie Had To Fight For Wii Sports As A Pack-In, And Miyamoto Wasn't Happy https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/05/reggie-had-to-fight-for-wii-sports-as-a-pack-in-and-miyamoto-wasnt-happy 3 May 2022 Nintendo Life 3 May 2022 The ultimate decision to pack in this high quality casual game as a showcase of the system capabilities helped contribute to the massive success of the Wii.Greenbaum Aaron Why Wii Sports Is the Best-Selling Nintendo Game Ever https://www.denofgeek.com/games/wii-sports-best-selling-nintendo-game-ever-explained-retrospective/ 3 May 2022 Den of Geek 29 April 2022The Most Influential Games Of The 21st Century: Wii Sports https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-most-influential-games-of-the-21st-century-wii/1100-6466810/ 3 May 2022 GameSpotWhy Wii Sports Became a Classic https://gamerant.com/wii-sports-classic-fan-favorite-success-history-explained/ 3 May 2022 Game Rant 31 March 2022 Read more about Wii Sports on Wikipedia. Pokémon Battle Revolution thumb|Wii music at E3 2006. Read more about Pokémon Battle Revolution on Wikipedia. 2007 Super Mario Galaxy No More Heroes Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn - Direct sequel to Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Super Paper Mario Wii Fit Mario Party 8 In the United Kingdom initial copies of this game were pulled after it was discovered there was an offensive word used in game.Party video game banned in UK for having offensive word https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Party_video_game_banned_in_UK_for_having_offensive_word 16 December 2020 Wikinews 13 July 2007 Read more about Mario Party 8 on Wikipedia. 2008 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse 428: Shibuya Scramble Captain Rainbow Klonoa - 2.5D platformer. Critical success, commercial failure. The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces Read more about The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces on Wikipedia. 2009 thumb|Then Nintendo President Satoru Iwata at E3 2009. This photo shows the Wii Vitality sensor being promoted. Wii Sports Resort MadWorld Just Dance - First entry in the Just Dance Series. Wii exclusive. New Super Mario Bros. Wii Monster Hunter Tri Sin & Punishment: Star Successor A Boy and His Blob 2010 Super Mario Galaxy 2 Epic Mickey Xenoblade Chronicles Sonic colors/sonic colours 2011 thumb|Skyward Sword demo at E3 2011. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword The Last Story Pandora's Tower Kirby's Return to Dream Land Fortune Street In 2019 Fortune Street gained internet notoriety after a reference to the character Yoshi dodging taxes was found in the game, predating the meme "Yoshi commits tax fraud" by several years.Yoshi actually might not pay his taxes, according to Fortune Street https://nintendoeverything.com/yoshi-actually-might-not-pay-his-taxes-according-to-fortune-street/ 31 December 2020 Nintendo Everything 16 January 2019 en Read more about Fortune Street on Wikipedia. 2012 Mario Party 9 Special Editions Special editions and versions of the console. Starlight Gaming Station - Kiosk for hospital use.Announcing the Starlight Nintendo Switch Gaming Station! https://www.starlight.org/stories/announcing-the-starlight-nintendo-switch-gaming-station/ www.starlight.org 29 December 2020 en Gold plated Wii - One off THQ modified Wii intended as a 2009 gift for Queen Elizabeth II.What happened to the Queen's Golden Wii? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvChVZjgV3k 17 April 2021 enGood Owen S. They found the Queen’s golden Wii! https://www.polygon.com/wii/2019/1/19/18189516/golden-wii-queen-elizabeth-thq-video 17 April 2021 Polygon 19 January 2019 enRandom: What Ever Happened To The Queen's Golden Wii? https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/01/random_what_ever_happened_to_the_queens_golden_wii 17 April 2021 Nintendo Life 17 January 2019Phillips Tom Where in the world is the Queen's golden Wii? https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-01-17-thq-once-made-a-golden-nintendo-wii-for-the-queen 17 April 2021 Eurogamer 17 January 2019 en Gallery Console Hardware Wii Mini Controllers Accessories Development Homebrew, Technology, and Mods External Resources Wii Wii Remote Wii MotionPlus Classic Controller Wii Zapper Wii Balance Board Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector Broadway (microprocessor) Wii system software Wii Video Game Console Library - Nintendo Wii page. References 2 100%