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| |name=Wii
| | The Wii Shop Channel is a channel on the [[Wii]] that allows the downloading of games using Wii Points. There are three different categories: Virtual console, [[WiiWare]], and channels. |
| |jname=ウィー
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| |jtrans=Wii
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| |image=Nintendo Wiis.png
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| |caption=The black Wii next to the white Wii.
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| |jprelease=December 2, 2006
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| |narelease=November 19, 2006
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| |eurelease=December 8, 2006
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| |aurelease=December 7, 2006
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| |specs=
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| * Compatibility with both 12cm Wii Game Discs and 8cm GameCube Game Discs
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| * 729 MHz "Broadway" IBM CPU
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| * 243 MHz "Hollywood" ATI GPU
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| * 88 MB total memory
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| *Full list below
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| |pokegen={{gen|III}}{{tt|*|by backwards compatibility}}, {{gen|IV}}
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| |type=Home
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| |colors={{colorswatch|FFFFFF|White}}{{colorswatch|000000|Black}}{{colorswatch|FF1111|Red}}{{colorswatch|00afc8|Blue{{tt|*|Wii Remote only}}}}{{colorswatch|f04e7c|Pink{{tt|*|Wii Remote only}}}}
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| |zw=yes
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| |smw=yes
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| |met=yes
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| |wk=yes
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| |lw=yes
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| |pk=yes
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| |sw=yes
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| |sbw=yes
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| '''Wii''' is [[Nintendo]]'s seventh-generation console, which serves as the company's competition against Sony's {{wp|PlayStation 3}} and Microsoft's {{wp|Xbox 360}}. These consoles have recently released their own motion controls, in the Playstation Move and the Xbox Kinect. However, many beleive these to be inferior, as the Move as to be recalibrated every time it is used, and the Kinect requires lots of space. It is the home console counterpart to the Nintendo DS. The [[Nintendo 3DS]] is set to have the same graphical and CPU capabilities as it. It, like its predecessor, the [[Nintendo GameCube]], is able to connect to software titles on the handheld of this generation, the [[Nintendo DS]], has a Pokémon game that will serve as a battle arena for the [[Generation IV]] Pokémon games—in this case, [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]], and also has a storage system, in this case, [[My Pokémon Ranch]].
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| ==Features==
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| ===Wii Remote===
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| [[File:Wii Remote pink.png|thumb|left|A pink Wii Remote]]
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| [[File:Wii Nunchuk black.png|thumb|left|A black nunchuck]]
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| Wii's controller is a strange and revolutionary one, instead of taking the dual-control-stick layout of the previous generation like its competitors, it is in a remote control form, with attachments available to work with compatible games, such as a control stick on a nunchuck attachment, or the Classic Controller, which takes on a layout similar to the other consoles' main controller. The Wii Remote is wireless, and features many innovations such as motion and tilt sensing, a first for game controllers. The motion senser requires a bar to be placed on the top or bottom of the screen. The sensitivity can be enhanced with Wii Motion-Plus, although currently it is not compatible with any [[Pokémon]] games.
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| ===Wii Menu===
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| [[File:Disc channel.jpg|thumb|right|The Wii Disc Channel]]
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| The console features a custom GUI made up of different—and expandable—channels, all of which, save the Disc Channel, can be moved around to any of the 47 spaces available on the main menu. New channels can be downloaded via the Wii Shop Channel, including a browser and games from older systems playable via Virtual Console. The channels can be put on an SD card, and with the introduction of Wii Menu 3.3, you can access SD Card menus straight from the main one.
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| Wii also has the ability to send messages to and from other devices, so long as the Wii sends out the first message, an address book confirmation message, to the email address or cell phone number in question. When the recipient replies to the Wii's message, communication between the two devices will be active, and via WiiConnect24, others can leave messages for players of the console on its message board from anywhere in the world.
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| ===Backward compatibility===
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| Wii is also backwards-compatible with all GameCube games, as well as with most of GameCube's accessories, such as the controllers, memory cards, GameCube to GBA cables, and microphone. It is not compatible with the Rumble Pack and the Game Boy Player accessories, though.
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| ==Technical specs==
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| * Compatibility with both 12cm Wii Game Discs and 8cm GameCube Game Discs
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| * 729 MHz "Broadway" IBM CPU
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| * 243 MHz "Hollywood" ATI GPU
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| * 88 MB total memory
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| * 512 MB internal flash memory, for game, channel, and data saving
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| * SD memory card bay for expansion of save space (2 GB maximum SD card size)
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| * Two USB ports for expansion and/or networking capabilities
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| ==Pokémon games== | | ==Pokémon games== |
| ===On game discs=== | | ===Virtual console=== |
| Most Wii games are released on the Wii's own 12cm discs. So far, there are three known games that feature Pokémon.
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| {{consolegames}} | | ! style="-moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; background: #EEE" | Title |
| |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | ! style="background: #EEE" | Genre |
| | [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]]
| | ! style="background: #EEE" | Original release |
| | Battle simulation
| | ! style="background: #EEE" | VC release |
| | 2006
| | ! style="-moz-border-radius-topright: 5px; background: #EEE" | Cost |
| |- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
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| | [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]
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| | Versus fighting
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| | 2008
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| |- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
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| | [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]
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| | Action-adventure
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| | 2009
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| |}<br clear="left">
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| ====GameCube games====
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| Because Wii features backwards compatibility with the majority of [[Nintendo GameCube]] hardware, all Pokémon games on the GameCube are also playable on Wii; however, Wii is not compatible with the [[Game Boy Player]] unless hacked with a modifier or played on a ROM using the Homebrew Channel.
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| {{consolegames}}
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| |- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
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| | [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]] | |
| | Versus fighting
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| | 2001
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| |- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
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| | [[Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire]] | |
| | Utility
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| | 2003
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| |- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
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| | [[Pokémon Channel]]
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| | Virtual pet
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| | 2003 | |
| |- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
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| | [[Pokémon Colosseum]] | |
| | RPG
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| | 2003
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| |- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
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| | [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]]
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| | RPG
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| | 2005
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| |}<br clear="left">
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| ===WiiWare games===
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| [[File:WiiWare.png|thumb|WiiWare]]
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| WiiWare games are special games downloadable via the Wii Shop Channel. Two Pokémon games have been released worldwide, and a third has been released only in Japan.
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| {{consolegames}}
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| |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" |
| | [[My Pokémon Ranch]] | | |[[Pokémon Snap]] |
| | Virtual life | | |First-person rail shooter |
| | 2008 | | |1997 |
| | |2007 |
| | |1000 Wii Points |
| |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" |
| | [[Pokémon Rumble]] | | |[[Pokémon Puzzle League]] |
| | Action RPG | | |Puzzle |
| | 2009 | | |2000 |
| | |2008 |
| | |1000 Wii Points |
| |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" |
| | [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare)]] | | |[[Super Smash Bros.]]* |
| | Dungeon crawler | | |Versus fighting |
| | 2009 | | |1999 |
| |}<br clear="left"> | | |2009 |
| | | |1000 Wii Points |
| ===Virtual Console games=== | | |} |
| Virtual Console games are old games that were originally released on past consoles, and have now been re-released on the Wii Shop Channel. Like WiiWare games, they can be downloaded after being bought. There are two Pokémon games that have received this treatment so far, plus the original [[Super Smash Bros.]] game.
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| | | *Super Smash Bros is not a Pokemon game in itself, but Pokemon is also in its fusion of Nintendo properties. |
| {{consolegames}}
| | ===WiiWare=== |
| | {| align="left" style="-moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 2px solid #777; background: #CCC; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" |
| | ! style="-moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; background: #EEE" | Title |
| | ! style="background: #EEE" | Genre |
| | ! style="background: #EEE" | Release |
| | ! style="-moz-border-radius-topright: 5px; background: #EEE" | Cost |
| |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" |
| | [[Pokémon Snap]] | | |[[My Pokémon Ranch]] |
| | First-person rail shooter | | |Virtual Life |
| | 2007 (originally released 1997) | | |2008 |
| | |1000 Wii Points |
| |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" |
| | [[Pokémon Puzzle League]] | | |[[Pokémon Rumble]] |
| | Puzzle | | |Fighter |
| | 2008 (originally released 2000) | | |2008 |
| | |1500 Wii Points |
| |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | | |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" |
| | [[Super Smash Bros.]] | | |[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare)]] |
| | Versus fighting | | |Dungeon crawler |
| | 2009 (originally released 1999) | | |2009 |
| |}<br clear="left"> | | |1200 Wii Points |
| | |} |
| | {{-}} |
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| * The Wii is the first console to be able to play all three [[Super Smash Bros.]] titles. | | * The Wii Shop Channel and the [[Nintendo Channel]] usually update at the same time. |
| [[File:DPTV.png|thumb|right|Wii seen in {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}]]
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| * The AV cable for the Wii is only the third design Nintendo has used. The {{nw|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}} used RCA cables, while the {{nw|Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES}}, [[Nintendo 64|N64]], and [[Nintendo GameCube|GCN]] all used the same one.
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| * The player character and the player's rival each have a Wii in their bedrooms in {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, while the player, his or her alternate-gender counterpart, {{ga|Red}} and {{ga|Blue}} each have a Wii in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}. Along with that, there is a Wii next to a TV in the [[S.S. Aqua]].
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| ** In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, in [[the Underground]], there is a Wii decoration, titled "game system", for the player's [[secret base]].
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| ** The player character's bedroom in {{g|Ranger: Shadows of Almia}} has a Wii next to the TV set in [[Chicole Village]].
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| * The remote control for the evolution machine featured in ''[[DP021|Ya See We Want an Evolution]]'' was similar in design to the controller of the Wii.
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| ** The remote Meowth used in ''[[DP031|The Grass-type is Always Greener!]]'' resembled the Nunchuk.
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| *The Nunchuck resembles part of a Nintendo 64 controller.
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| <gallery>
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| File:Wii Remote anime.png|Wii Remote as seen in ''[[DP021|Ya See We Want an Evolution]]''
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| File:Nyaasu Nunchuk.png|Nunchuk as seen in ''[[DP031|The Grass-type is Always Greener!]]''
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| </gallery>
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/index.html Nintendo] (Japanese)
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