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*This is one of three Nintendo game consoles sold in {{wp|North America}} before {{wp|Japan}}, the others being the original [[Nintendo DS]] and the [[Wii U]]. | *This is one of three Nintendo game consoles sold in {{wp|North America}} before {{wp|Japan}}, the others being the original [[Nintendo DS]] and the [[Wii U]]. | ||
*Excluding dedicated consoles like the [[Game & Watch]] systems, this is the first Nintendo console not to have a ''Super Mario'' launch game. Launch games available for the Wii were ''{{wp|Wii Sports}}'', ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'', and, in Japan, Europe, and | *Excluding dedicated consoles like the [[Game & Watch]] systems, this is the first Nintendo console not to have a ''Super Mario'' launch game. Launch games available for the Wii were ''{{wp|Wii Sports}}'', ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'', and, in Japan, Europe, and Australia, ''{{wp|Wii Play}}''. | ||
*Due to the [[Virtual Console]] service and [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] backwards compatibility, seven ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' titles are playable on this console, which is more than any other console to date. | *Due to the [[Virtual Console]] service and [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] backwards compatibility, seven ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' titles are playable on this console, which is more than any other console to date. | ||
*Despite Wii game discs having a different proprietary format from DVDs, model-1 Wiis are capable of DVD Video playback. A DVD graphic on the Disc Channel is present in the system BIOS's data, but the feature itself is disabled and cannot be accessed without modifying the BIOS code. Later Wii models omitted the DVD Video functionality entirely.<ref>https://tcrf.net/Wii#Disc_Channel_Banner_Files</ref> | *Despite Wii game discs having a different proprietary format from DVDs, model-1 Wiis are capable of DVD Video playback. A DVD graphic on the Disc Channel is present in the system BIOS's data, but the feature itself is disabled and cannot be accessed without modifying the BIOS code. Later Wii models omitted the DVD Video functionality entirely.<ref>https://tcrf.net/Wii#Disc_Channel_Banner_Files</ref> | ||