Wii

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Wii
Designer Nintendo IRD
Manufacturer Nintendo
CPU 729 MHz IBM PowerPC Broadway
Graphics 243 MHz ATI Hollywood
Memory 88 MB
Media Wii Optical Disc
GameCube Game Disc (RVL-001)
digital distribution
(on internal storage or SD cards)
Released Wii RVL-001
NA: November 19, 2006
JP: December 2, 2006
AU: December 7, 2006
EU: December 8, 2006
Wii RVL-101
NA: October 23, 2011
EU: November 4, 2011
Wii Mini RVL-201
CA: December 7, 2012
EU: March 22, 2013
US: November 17, 2013
Added to Museum Wii RVL-001: November 8, 2010

The Wii, the sixth home video game console released by Nintendo, was preceded by the GameCube. It was first released in 2006 and was later re-released in several updated models.

The Wii U, released in 2012, succeeded the Wii.

Wii Models

Wii

The original Wii, model RVL-001, supported games on Wii Optical Discs and on GameCube Game Discs through backward compatibility, and through digital distribution on internal storage and SD discs. It was released in North America on November 19, 2006, in Japan on December 2, 2006, in Oceania on December 7, 2006, and in Europe on December 8, 2006.

Wii RVL-101

The Wii RVL-101 supported games on Wii Optical Discs and through digital distribution on internal storage and SD discs. However, it removed backward compatibility with GameCube Game Discs. It was released in North America on October 23, 2011, and in Europe on November 4, 2011.

Wii Mini

The Wii Mini, model RVL-201, had a smaller form factor than its predecessors. Like the RVL-101, it supported games on Wii Optical Discs and through digital distribution on internal storage and SD discs, and did not have backward compatibility with GameCube Game Discs. It was released in Canada on December 7, 2012, in Europe on March 22, 2013, and in the United States on November 17, 2013.

Wii hardware owned by WEC Museum

Title Manufacturer Release Added to museum Notes
Wii Nintendo IRD 2006 November 8, 2010 WEC Museum owns the system and box
Classic Controller Nintendo IRD 2006 November 8, 2010 WEC Museum owns a black Classic Controller.
Wii Nunchuk Nintendo IRD 2006 November 8, 2010 WEC Museum owns red and pink Wii Nunchuk devices.
Wii Remote Plus Nintendo IRD 2010 November 8, 2010 WEC Museum owns red, black, and pink Wii Remote Plus devices.

Retail Wii video games owned by WEC Museum

Title Developer Released Date Added to the Museum Notes
A Boy and His Blob WayForward Technologies 2009 November 14, 2010
Captain Rainbow skip 2008 February 5, 2018
Donkey Kong Country Returns Retro Studios 2010 December 9, 2010
Excitebots: Trick Racing Monster Games
Nintendo SPD
2009 April 22, 2021
Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law High Voltage Studio 2008 December 25, 2008
MadWorld PlatinumGames 2009 July 11, 2021
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Nintendo EAD 2009 November 8, 2010
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Nintendo EAD 2010 January 20, 2012
Super Mario Galaxy Nintendo EAD 2007 December 10, 2010
Wii Sports Nintendo EAD 2006 November 8, 2010

Digital Wii video games owned by WEC Museum

Title Developer Released Date Added to the Museum Notes
Bomberman '93 Hudson Soft 1991 August 21, 2013 For the TurboGrafx-16 Virtual Console.
Doc Louis's Punch-Out!! Next Level Games 2009 February 6, 2015 Club Nintendo exclusive reward.
Dr. Mario Online Rx Arika 2008 November 10, 2010
Grill-Off with Ultra Hand! Nintendo 2010 December 27, 2011 Club Nintendo exclusive reward.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Nintendo EAD 1991 January 5, 2014 For the SNES Virtual Console.
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Episode 1 - Homestar Ruiner Telltale Games 2008 December 18, 2018
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Episode 2 - Strong Badia the Free Telltale Games 2008 December 18, 2018
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Episode 3 - Baddest of the Bands Telltale Games 2008 December 18, 2018
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Episode 4 - Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective Telltale Games 2008 December 14, 2010
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Episode 5 - 8-Bit is Enough Telltale Games 2008 December 14, 2010 Gift from Telltale Games as part of promotion
Super Mario 64 Nintendo EAD 1996 April 1, 2011 For the Nintendo 64 Virtual Console.
Super Mario Kart Nintendo EAD 1992 February 10, 2010 For the SNES Virtual Console.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Square 1996 August 9, 2011 For the SNES Virtual Console.
Super Mario World Nintendo EAD 1991 January 5, 2014 For the SNES Virtual Console.
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 1 - Launch of the Screaming Narwhal Telltale Games 2009 December 18, 2018
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 2 - The Siege of Spinner Cay Telltale Games 2009 December 18, 2018
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 3 - Lair of the Leviathan Telltale Games 2009 December 14, 2010 Gift from Telltale Games as part of promotion
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 4 - The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood Telltale Games 2009 December 14, 2010 Gift from Telltale Games as part of promotion
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 5 - Rise of the Pirate God Telltale Games 2010 December 14, 2010 Gift from Telltale Games as part of promotion

Digital Wii apps owned by WEC Museum

Title Developer Released Date Added to the Museum Notes
Digicam Print Channel Nintendo, Fujifilm 2008 June 19, 2022 WiiLink fan server English translated version.
Kirby TV Channel Nintendo 2011 June 19, 2022 Striim Network fan server version.
Wii Room Nintendo Network Service Database, Dentsu 2009 June 19, 2022 WiiLink fan server English translated version.

Emulated Wii video games owned by WEC Museum

Title Developer Released Date Added to the Museum Notes
Super Mario Galaxy Nintendo EAD 2007 October 6, 2020 The WEC Museum owns Super Mario 3D All-Stars for Nintendo Switch, on which the Wii version is included.