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Wii

The Wii (/wiː/ WEE) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released on November 19, 2006, in North America, and in December 2006 for most other regions of the world. It is Nintendo's fifth major home game console, following the GameCube, and is a seventh-generation console alongside Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's…

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Backward compatibility
GameCube[a]
Best-selling game
Pack-in:[f] Wii Sports (82.9 million) · Stand-alone: Mario Kart Wii (37.3 million) (list)
Codename
Revolution (RVL)
Connectivity
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) · Bluetooth 2.0 · 2 × USB 2.0
Controller input
Wii Remote (Plus) · GameCube controller[a] · Nintendo DS · Wii Balance Board
CPU
IBM Broadway @ 729 MHz

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Edges285
Triples592
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Critical reviews · 36
Wii → Although Dan Grabham, Apple, Ars Technica, Award, Best, Best Hardware, CNET, December, E3, Emmy Award, Game Critics Awards, GameCube, GameSpot, Golden Joystick, Golden Joystick Awards, Grand Award Winner, He, I've, IGN, Later
related to Console · 31
Wii → ARM-based, As Miyamoto, ATI, Based, Broadway, GameCube, GameCube's Flipper, GameCube's Gekko, GDDR3, Gekko's, GPU, Hollywood, IBM, In, It, Its, KB, MB, MHz, My
related to Other controllers and accessories · 28
Wii → Additionally, Balance Board, Classic Controller, Classic Controller Pro, December, GameCube, However, In, It, Its, Namco Bandai, Nintendo, Nintendo's Wii Fit Plus, November, Players, PlayStation, Select, Shaun White Snowboarding, Skate It, Start
related to 2011–2014: Successor and discontinuation · 27
Wii → Australia, December, During, E3, Europe, GamePad, January, Japan, June, May, Nintendo, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, North America, North American, November, Nunchuk, October, Support, The Wii, The Wii Mini
related to Variants and bundles · 27
Wii → A/V, AA, All, Although Nintendo, August, Black, Donkey Kong, Europe, Japan, May, New Super Mario Bros, North America, November, Nunchuk, October, RCA, Remote, SCART, Sensor Bar, Super Mario Bros
related to Wii Menu · 26
Wii → Adobe Flash Player, Console Feature Realization Project, Development Division, Disc Channel, Earth, For, Forecast Channel, GameCube, In, Internet Channel, Mii, Mii Channel, News Channel, Nintendo, Nintendo's Integrated Research, Opera, Photo Channel, SD, Shortly, Takashi Aoyama
related to Games · 24
Wii → Among, Banana Blitz, Brawl, Corruption, DVD-type Wii, In Europe, Japan, Masahiro Sakurai, Metroid Prime, Nintendo, North, Retail, Sega's Super Monkey Ball, South America, South Korea, Super Smash Bros, The, The Legend, Twenty-one, Twilight Princess
has impact · 22
Wii → Europe, Further, However, Iwata, Japan, Microsoft, Nikko Citigroup, Nintendo, Nintendo's, Part, PlayStation, Soichiro Fukuda, Sony, The, The Wii, These, This, United States, While Microsoft, While Sony
related to Virtual Console · 21
Wii → Commodore, Internet, Japan, Later, MSX, NEC TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo's, Once, SD, SD Card Menu, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Sega Mark III/Master System, SNK Neo Geo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, The Virtual Console, Virtual Console, Virtual Console Arcade, Wii Menu
related to Works cited · 21
Wii → April, Cambridge, Codename Revolution, George, Inoue, ISBN, Japan, Jones, Massachusetts, MIT Press, Nintendo Magic, Osamu, Paul Tuttle Starr, Steven, The Nintendo Wii Platform, Thiruvathukal, Tokyo, Translated, Vertical, Video Game Wars

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nintendo console games remote game controller gamecube released also system nintendo's new consoles launch video million wii's playstation mini 2006

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WiiBackward compatibilityGameCube[a]1.00infobox
WiiBest-selling gamePack-in:[f] Wii Sports (82.9 million)1.00infobox
WiiBest-selling gameStand-alone: Mario Kart Wii (37.3 million) (list)1.00infobox
WiiCodenameRevolution (RVL)1.00infobox
WiiConnectivityWi-Fi (802.11b/g)1.00infobox
WiiConnectivityBluetooth 2.01.00infobox
WiiConnectivity2 × USB 2.01.00infobox
WiiController inputWii Remote (Plus)1.00infobox
WiiController inputGameCube controller[a]1.00infobox
WiiController inputNintendo DS1.00infobox
WiiController inputWii Balance Board1.00infobox
WiiCPUIBM Broadway @ 729 MHz1.00infobox
WiiDeveloperNintendo IRD1.00infobox
WiiDimensionsWidth: 157 mm (6.2 in)1.00infobox
WiiDimensionsHeight: 60 mm (2.4 in)1.00infobox
WiiDimensionsDepth: 197 mm (7.8 in)1.00infobox
WiiDimensionsRevisions RVL-101Same MiniWidth: 160 mm (6.3 in)Height: 46 mm (1.8 in)Depth: 193 mm (7.6 in)1.00infobox
WiiDimensionsRVL-101Same1.00infobox
WiiDimensionsSame1.00infobox
WiiDimensionsMiniWidth: 160 mm (6.3 in)Height: 46 mm (1.8 in)Depth: 193 mm (7.6 in)1.00infobox
WiiDimensionsWidth: 160 mm (6.3 in)1.00infobox
WiiDimensionsHeight: 46 mm (1.8 in)1.00infobox
WiiDimensionsDepth: 193 mm (7.6 in)1.00infobox
WiiDiscontinuedAU: November 2011JP: October 20, 2013EU: October 24, 20131.00infobox
WiiDiscontinuedAU: November 20111.00infobox
WiiDiscontinuedJP: October 20, 20131.00infobox
WiiDiscontinuedEU: October 24, 20131.00infobox
WiiDiscontinuedRevisions RVL-101 EU: October 24, 2013NA: May 2014[citation needed]1.00infobox
WiiDiscontinuedRVL-101 EU: October 24, 2013NA: May 2014[citation needed]1.00infobox
WiiDiscontinuedNA: May 2014[citation needed]1.00infobox

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