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The Wii was unveiled on the 17th May 2005 at Nintendo's E3 press conference under the working title of Revolution. Nintendo's fifth home console abandoned the failing model of better-graphics same-games that other systems were following and instead improved upon Gamecube hardware while also providing many unique features.

The Wii controller is shaped like a remote control, and is able to detect movement in all directions through a sensor placed on top of the television set. The controller is wireless, and has built-in rumble and a speaker for playing sound effects. The controller has a port on the base through which any number of extensions can be added. One of these, the "nunchuku" controller, has an analogue stick and additional buttons, plus a tilt-sensor inside for additional moves. A retro gaming controller and a light gun controller have also been shown.

Wii is online at all times, providing news, weather reports, web access and downloadable content. One online featurer, the Virtual Console, allows you to purchase software from Nintendo's NES, SNES and N64 back catalogue, as well as the Sega Mega Drive, TurboGrafX 16 and MSX systems. The console is backwards compatible with the Gamecube, providing access to a massive back catalogue.

Wii Software

Regional Release Lists

• Wii Japanese Releases
• Wii US Releases
• Wii European Releases

Main Nintendo Titles

Game Title	Developer
Battalion Wars II	Kuju Entertainment
Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree	Nintendo
Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast	Paon
Endless Ocean	Arika
Excite Truck	Monster Games
Eyeshield 21: Field Saikyou no Senshi	Nintendo
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn	Intelligent Systems
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess	Nintendo
Link's Crossbow Training	Nintendo
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games	Sega
Mario Party 8	Hudson Soft
Mario Strikers Charged	Next Level Games
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption	Retro Studios
Pokémon Battle Revolution	Genius Sonority
Super Mario Galaxy	Nintendo
Super Paper Mario	Intelligent Systems
WarioWare: Smooth Moves	Intelligent Systems
Wii Fit	Nintendo
Wii Play	Nintendo
Wii Sports	Nintendo

Virtual Console Games

This is a list of all Nintendo games available for the Wii Virtual Console. Click on the links to go to the original game's page.

Game Title	Developer
Balloon Fight	Nintendo
Baseball	Nintendo
Donkey Kong	Nintendo
Donkey Kong Jr.	Nintendo
Donkey Kong Jr. Math	Nintendo
Donkey Kong Country	Rare
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest	Rare
Excitebike	Nintendo
F-Zero	Nintendo
F-Zero X	Nintendo
Famicom Tantei Club	Nintendo
Fire Emblem: Monshou no Nazo	Intelligent Systems
Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu	Intelligent Systems
Gomoku Narabe	Nintendo
Hajimari no Mori	Nintendo
Ice Climber	Nintendo
Ice Hockey	Nintendo
Kid Icarus	Nintendo
Kirby's Adventure	HAL Laboratory
Kirby's Avalanche	Compile
Kirby's Dream Course	HAL Laboratory
The Legend of Zelda	Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo
Mach Rider	Nintendo
Mario Bros.	Nintendo
Mario Kart 64	Nintendo
Mario's Super Picross	Jupiter
Metroid	Nintendo
NES Open Tournament Golf	Nintendo
NES Play Action Football	Nintendo
Panel de Pon	Intelligent Systems
Paper Mario	Intelligent Systems
Pinball	Nintendo
Pokémon Snap	HAL Laboratory
Punch-Out!!	Nintendo
Shin Oni Ga Shima	Nintendo
Sim City	Nintendo
Sin & Punishment: Successor of the Earth	Treasure
Soccer	Nintendo
Star Fox 64	Nintendo
Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels	Nintendo
Super Mario Bros. 2	Nintendo
Super Mario Bros. 3	Nintendo
Super Mario World	Nintendo
Super Mario 64	Nintendo
Super Metroid	Nintendo
Tennis	Nintendo
Urban Champion	Nintendo
Vegas Stakes	HAL Laboratory
Volleyball	Nintendo
Wario's Woods	Nintendo
Wave Race 64	Nintendo
Wrecking Crew	Nintendo
Yoshi	Game Freak
Yoshi's Story	Nintendo
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link	Nintendo

Wii Hardware