| Platform | Nintendo Wii |  |
| Type | Console | |
| Developer | Nintendo | |
| Website/s | http://wii.nintendo.com/ | |
| Support Phone (Aus) | (03) 9730 9822 | |
| Price (Aus) | Less than $US250 | |
| Release Date (Aus) | 11/2006 | |
| Description | Wii (pronounced as the word "we", IPA: /wiː/) is Nintendo's seventh-generation video game console, and is the company's fifth home console. Its official project code name was Revolution, although sometimes called Nintendo Revolution. A major feature of the Wii is the console's wireless controller, the Wii Remote, which may be used as a handheld pointing device and can detect motion and rotation in three dimensions. The controller also contains a speaker and a rumbling device to provide sensory feedback. The console has a stand-by feature entitled WiiConnect24, enabling it to receive messages and updates over the Internet while consuming very little electrical power. Nintendo unveiled the system under the code name Revolution in 2005 at its E3 press conference. Satoru Iwata, Nintendo's President, revealed a prototype of the system's game controller at the 2005 Tokyo Game Show during his keynote speech in September 2005.[2] For E3 2006, the Wii won the Game Critics Awards for Best of Show and Best Hardware.[3] The console is scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of 2006 with no more than four months difference between the first and last launching regions.[4] |
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