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The '''Wii''' is a [[video game console]] manufactured by [[Japan]]ese electronics company [[Nintendo]]. It was launched in November 2006 and is part of the seventh generation of game consoles intended for the home. It is the most popular console of this generation; as of 2009, it has outsold both [[Microsoft]]'s [[Xbox 360]] [[Sony]]'s [[PlayStation 3]].<ref name=Nintendo>{{citation
| title = Consolidated Financial Highlights (PDF)
| date = 29 October 2009 | author = Nintendo Co., Ltd.
| url= http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2009/091029e.pdf#page=9}}</ref> Its defining feature is its controller, a wireless, motion-sensitive device called a Wii Remote; an optional [[joystick]] attachment is referred to as the Nunchuck.


The Wii is a video game console from Nintendo, launched in November 2006 and part of the seventh generation of game consoles intended for the home. It is the most popular console of this generation, having outsold the [[Microsoft]] [[Xbox 360]] and [[Sony]] [[Playstation]] as of 2009. [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2009/091029e.pdf#page=9] It is controlled by means of a wireless, motion-sensitive controller called a Wii Remote, and optionally a thumbstick-based device called a Nunchuck.
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The Wii is a video game console manufactured by Japanese electronics company Nintendo. It was launched in November 2006 and is part of the seventh generation of game consoles intended for the home. It is the most popular console of this generation; as of 2009, it has outsold both Microsoft's Xbox 360 Sony's PlayStation 3.[1] Its defining feature is its controller, a wireless, motion-sensitive device called a Wii Remote; an optional joystick attachment is referred to as the Nunchuck.

References

  1. Nintendo Co., Ltd. (29 October 2009), Consolidated Financial Highlights (PDF)