The Wii was originally called Nintendo Revolution in its pre-launch and at E3 in 2004. The "O"'s represent a compact disc and a GameCube disc.
Wii
2006–2014
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Horatio (modified)
Launched:
April 27, 2006 (reveal) November 19, 2006 (official)
International launch dates
December 2, 2006 (Japan) December 7, 2006 (Australia) December 8, 2006 (Europe) September 30, 2007 (South Africa) April 26, 2008 (South Korea) July 12, 2008 (Taiwan) September 30, 2008 (India) December 12, 2009 (Hong Kong)
On April 27, 2006, shortly before Nintendo's E3 2006 conference, the Nintendo Revolution was renamed to Wii. The Nintendo Style Guide refers to the console as "simply Wii, not Nintendo Wii,"[1], making it the first console Nintendo has marketed outside Japan to not feature the company name in its trademark. The Wii wordmark uses a modified version of Horatio,[2] with the "W" being horizontally extended and the "ii," while resized to accommodate the changes found in the former character, remain unaltered. The same wordmark is used for the Wii U logo.
On October 20, 2013, Nintendo officially discontinued the console in Japan[3] and eventually in Europe 4 days later.[4] However, the Family Edition launched in 2011 was still in production in North America[5] until May 2014.[6] Between 2013 and 2019, most of the Wii channels were shutdown (including the Wii Shop Channel)[7], although some channels like the Mii Channel remain available. The only game series still running for the Wii was Just Dance, which its last game for the console was released on November 5, 2019.[8] However, the final game ever released on the Wii as of 2020 is Shakedown Hawaii, which released on July 9, 2020, sold by Limited Run Games in partnership with Vblank Entertainment. This Wii version of the game, however, was only released in PAL territories.[9]
Wii Mini
2012–2017
The Wii Mini was released on December 7, 2012, in Canada, March 22, 2013, in Europe, and on November 17, 2013, in America. It was discontinued in 2017 alongside the Wii U, making way for the Nintendo Switch.
Handheld: Advance | DS | Island Tour | Star Rush | The Top 100
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Web Games The Lab (The Bookshelf | The Drafting Table | PolterCue | Ask Madame Clairvoya) | Luigi's Mansion 3 Image Creator | Professor E. Gadd's Research Journal
Web Games The Lab (The Bookshelf | The Drafting Table | PolterCue | Ask Madame Clairvoya) | Luigi's Mansion 3 Image Creator | Professor E. Gadd's Research Journal
1Manufactured in conjunction with Nintendo and sold in Japan by The Pokémon Company, in North America by Pokémon USA and in Europe & Australia by Nintendo. 2Joint venture with ILCA. 3Now owned by Nintendo of America and currently operating as Nintendo New York.
