Wii: Difference between revisions

The Wii mini (RVL-201)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8DiepNJ82I Wii mini and Nintendo Selects - Launch Trailer (Wii)] - Nintendo UK YouTube]</ref> was announced on November 27, 2012. As its name suggests, the Wii mini is the smallest model of the Wii. Like the Wii Family Edition, it is missing some features such as the compatibility with Nintendo GameCube and its accessories. It also does not have online features and several built-in channels, such as the Photo Channel and the Weather Channel, similar to the Wii Mode on the Wii U. It also can only sit horizontally. The main feature is its notable redesign. Unlike the original Wii or the Wii Family Edition which are mostly white, the Wii mini is black with a red framing. All the buttons are located on the top of the console, and it lacks online support for Wii games. Additionally, the Wii mini has a manually operated top-loading disc drive (similar to the GameCube) instead of the slots that former models have. The console launched in Canada on December 7, 2012 for $99.99<ref>http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/ONIEEqvK1pbPyTbW2lWO6QnPUiqqvuuI</ref>. It was then released in Europe on March 22, 2013 at a cost of at least £79.99<ref>Nintendo (February 26, 2013). [http://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2013/February/New-Wii-mini-console-launching-on-22nd-March-727985.html New Wii mini console launching on 22nd March]. ''Nintendo UK''. Retrieved March 4, 2020.</ref>. It was launched in North America on November 17, 2013 bundled with a red [[#Wii Remote Plus|Wii Remote Plus]] and a red [[#Nunchuk|Nunchuk]] for $99.99<ref>http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/a1kK4i_X_mWqfKuJPllLEHmoP_hJnJOq</ref>. The Wii mini is the third home Nintendo console since the SNES and NES to receive a redesign right after its respective successors launched though the NES 101 model launched 2 years after the SNES launched. The N64 received no redesigns of any kind, and the GameCube had a small revision that lacked the unused Serial Port 2 (though the cover still remains) and the unpopular Digital AV Out port.

The Mario Kart Channel is a channel specifically made to work with ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. Once installed from the game, this channel can be used to register friends, race ghosts, race friends or random users, enter tournaments, and get updates from Nintendo or other players. The [[Nintendo 3DS]] game ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' also includes Mario Kart Channel as an in-game mode, though it has different features.

The '''Wii Remote''' (also known as the "Wiimote") is the standard game controller for the Wii. It has a rectangular shape, resembling a television remote, making it unique from other consoles' controllers. It consists of several buttons (one behind ({{button|wii|B}})) and a directional pad ({{button|wii|Pad}}) as well. The Wii Remote also has a power button ({{button|wii|power}}), which can be used as a remote to either turn the Wii console on or off, rather than pressing the power button on the machine itself. The Wii Remote can be used for NES [[Virtual Console]] games but not for SNES and N64 Virtual Console games because the Wii Remote cannot be mapped to emulate an SNES or N64 controller properly.

*A ({{button|wii|A}})

*B ({{button|wii|B}})

*Home ({{button|wii|Home}})

*+ ({{button|wii|+}})

*- ({{button|wii|-}})

*1 ({{button|wii|1}})

*2 ({{button|wii|2}})

*+Control Pad ({{button|wii|Pad}})

*Power ({{button|wii|Power}})

[[File:WWGIT Nintendo Classics Boss.jpg|thumb|left|The Boss Stage]]

*Because [[Virtual Console]] service and [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] backwards compatibility, seven ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' titles are playable on the Wii, more than any other console to date.

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