The Wii was Nintendo's first home console to directly support Internet connectivity, supporting both online games and for digital distribution of games and media applications through the Wii Shop Channel. The Wii also supports wireless connectivity with the Nintendo DS handheld console for selected games.

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Many of them took advantage of the new motion controls in fun and exciting ways, especially games that were developed by Nintendo itself. Titles like Wii Sports were very popular with families because of how intuitive the motions were for each sport, and it made gaming accessible for almost everyone.

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Studies suggest active video games like Wii Sports and Wii Fit improve cognitive function. And though they can't prevent memory loss, Wii games for seniors with dementia may slow the progression of the disease. Simply learning how to play a new game builds brain power.

More than 100 million Wii units were sold during its lifetime, penetrating a previously untapped market of casual mainstream gamers. Yet despite the Wii's success, it was only a temporary shot in the arm for Nintendo, and sales of the Wii peaked by 2008.

The Wii was meant to embrace people playing together, so the emphasis was on "we." Nintendo used that word as a starting point for the name, but changed it to Wii as the use of "ii" represented two people standing together playing, but also the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.

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First released in November 2006, the Wii is a video game console developed by Nintendo. As of September 2023, it had sold 101.6 million units across the world, including over 33 million units in Europe.

From January 2007, just after it launched, until last May, the Wii was the top-selling game console nearly every month in the U.S.

• New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Nintendo Wii. (1077)
• Wii Sports - Nintendo Wii. (1015)
• Mario Kart Wii (Game Only)) - Nintendo Wii. (956)
• Wii Sports Resort (Game Only) - Nintendo Wii. (617)
• Super Mario Galaxy - Nintendo Wii. (550)
• Super Smash Bros Brawl. (1141)
• Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. (555)
• Mario Super Sluggers. (237)

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Wii, on the other hand, is held in one hand and controlled by a variety of movements of the hand, arm, and body. The Wii controller, or remote, senses many kinds of physical movements and transmits this data to an onscreen game. It uses a combination of motion sensing technology and a pointer system.

Active video games like the Wii can fight child obesity, according to a report published by the Mayo Clinic in the January issue of Pediatrics. In that study, researchers found that children burned three times as many calories playing "active" video games versus playing traditional hand-held video games.

Another reason that many developers shied away from creating games for the Wii is its lack of horsepower. When Nintendo first released the Wii, acclaimed game developer Shigeru Miyamoto -- the man who created Mario -- famously stated: "Too many powerful consoles can't coexist. It's like having only ferocious dinosaurs.

From January 2007, just after it launched, until last May, the Wii was the top-selling game console nearly every month in the U.S.