The Wii is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. The console is
the direct successor to the
Nintendo GameCube.
Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of Microsoft's
Xbox 360 and Sony's
PlayStation 3,
but it competes with both as part of the seventh generation of video game systems.
A distinguishing feature of the console is its wireless controller, the Wii Remote,
which can be used as a handheld pointing device and can detect acceleration and orientation
in three dimensions. Another is WiiConnect24, which enables it to receive messages and updates
over the Internet while in standby mode.
Nintendo first spoke of the console at the 2004 E3 press conference and later unveiled the
system at the 2005 E3. Satoru Iwata revealed a prototype of the controller at the September
2005 Tokyo Game Show. E3 2006, the console won the first of several awards. By December 8, 2006,
it had completed its launch in four key markets. The Financial Times reported that as of
September 12, 2007, the Wii is the sales leader of its generation, based on sales figures from
Enterbrain, NPD Group and GfK.
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