Nintendo Wii

Nintendo Wii

The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others. As of April 2012, the Wii leads the generation over the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in worldwide sales, and in December 2009 broke the record for best-selling console in a single month in the United States.


The Wii Remote™ Plus controller is the heart of the motion gaming experience on your Wii console. It responds to motion and rotation for enhanced control as you swing, swipe, thrust, or turn the controller. With Wii Remote Plus, your gaming experience becomes more active and immersive than you ever thought possible.

Processors:

    CPU: PowerPC-based "Broadway" processor, made with a 90 nm SOI CMOS process, reportedly† clocked at 729 MHz[129]
    GPU: ATI "Hollywood" GPU made with a 90 nm CMOS process,[130] reportedly† clocked at 243 MHz[129]
None of the clock rates have been confirmed by Nintendo, IBM or ATI.

Memory:

    88 MB main memory (24 MB "internal" 1T-SRAM integrated into graphics package, 64 MB "external" GDDR3 SDRAM)    3 MB embedded GPU texture memory and framebuffer.

Ports and peripheral capabilities:

    Up to 16 Wii Remote controllers (10 in Standard Mode, 6 in One Time Mode,[132] connected wirelessly via Bluetooth)
    Nintendo GameCube controller ports (4)
    Nintendo GameCube Memory Card slots (2)
    SD memory card slot (supports SDHC cards as of System Menu 4.0)
    USB 2.0 ports (2)
    Sensor Bar power port
    Accessory port on bottom of Wii Remote
    Optional USB keyboard input in message board, Wii Shop Channel, and the Internet Channel (as of 3.0 and 3.1 firmware update)[133]
    Mitsumi DWM-W004 WiFi 802.11b/g wireless module[134]
    Compatible with optional USB 2.0 to Ethernet LAN adapter
    "AV Multi Out" port (See "Video" section right)

Storage:

    512 MB built-in NAND flash memory
    Expanded storage via SD and SDHC card memory (up to 32 GB)
    Nintendo GameCube Memory Card (required for GameCube game saves)
    Slot-loading disc drive compatible with 8 cm Nintendo GameCube Game Disc and 12 cm Wii Optical Disc
    Mask ROM by Macronix

Video:

    Custom "AV Multi Out" port supporting composite video, YPBPR component video,S-Video (NTSC consoles only)[138] and RGB SCART (PAL consoles only)    480p (PAL/NTSC), 480i (PAL/NTSC) or 576i (PAL/SECAM), standard 4:3 and 16:9 anamorphic widescreen

Audio:

    Main: Stereo – Dolby Pro Logic II-capable    
    Controller: Built-in speaker

Power consumption:

• 18 W when switched on   
•  9.6 W in standby with WiiConnect24 standby connection    
• 1.3 W in standby