Editing Wii

|storage      = 512 [[wikipedia:Megabyte|MB]] Internal {{s|wikipedia|flash memory}}<br>{{s|wikipedia|Secure Digital card}}<br>[[Nintendo GameCube]] Memory Card

|controllers  = [[Wii remote]], [[GameCube controller|Nintendo GameCube controller]]

A distinguishing feature of the console is its wireless controller, the [[Wii Remote]], which can be used as a handheld pointing device and can detect acceleration and orientation in three dimensions. Another feature is WiiConnect24, which enables it to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in standby mode. The Wii remote and Nunchuk combination can be used to play ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', while the Wii remote (turned on its side), the [[Classic Controller]], or a [[GameCube controller]] may also be used.

Nintendo first spoke of the console at the 2004 E3 press conference and later unveiled the system at [[E3 2005]]. [[Satoru Iwata]] revealed a prototype of the controller at the September 2005 Tokyo Game Show. At E3 2006, the console won the first of several awards. By December 8, 2006, it had completed its launch in four key markets. The Financial Times reported that as of September 12, 2007, the Wii is the sales leader of its generation, based on sales figures from Enterbrain, NPD Group and GfK. The Wii sold 101.63 million units worldwide and held the title of being Nintendo's best selling home console up until 2021, where the [[Nintendo Switch]] surpassed it by 103.54 million units. The Wii also beat its contemporaries, Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3, both of which have sold 84 million and 87.4 million worldwide respectively.  

The '''Wii Mini''' was released initially in Canada on December 7th 2012. While the console can play ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', it cannot play ''Super Smash Bros.'' or ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', as it lacks the online functionality needed to download the former, and it lacks the GameCube controller ports and GameCube memory card slots needed to play the latter. The lack of GameCube controller ports also prevents the use of GameCube controllers with ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.

Though it was only available in Canada at launch, it was later released in Europe on March 22, 2013, and in the United States on November 17, 2013.

Some characters that debuted in games originally released for the Wii became playable fighters in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, all of which debuted in ''[[SSB4]]'': [[Wii Fit Trainer]], [[Rosalina]], [[Shulk]] and the [[Mii]]s.

Due to being the original hardware the game was designed for, the Wii is the prefered system to play ''Brawl'', especially in tournaments. The game has never been re-released on another system, forcing players with physical copies to only use Wii compatible systems. While the Wii U can play Wii games by being compatible with discs and controllers, the unintuitive nature of accessing the console's Wii mode, the native incompatibility with Gamecube controllers and the generally poor sales of the console make it an option not worth attempting for some. Emulators like Dolphin also exist, but they are merely recreating original hardware and possess bugs and performance issues not present on Wii. However, the aging hardware that is becoming progressively less reliable have forced the competitive scene to consider and experiment with these alternatives before the game they love becomes unplayable, and emulation developers have made great strides in making a nearly identical experience, though this niche is not quite as developed as efforts for GameCube yet.

Just like how it is possible to dump Wii disc and SD card data onto other systems, fans savvy in computer science and engineering have found ways to make their own discs compatible with Wii and download data onto SD cards. This allows mods and fan-games to be played in said original hardware, including the many based on ''Brawl'' and ''Melee'' due to some models containing the necessary hardware to play GameCube games. In this area, the Wii has the biggest scene of any ''Smash'' game due to possessing more industry standard hardware compared to its predecessors and the ease of defeating the console's copy protection and anti-piracy firmware to allow mods. The best known example is ''[[Project M]]'', which would go on to have its own competitive scene that overshadowed ''Brawl'' itself before development suddenly ceased over fear of legal ramifications.

Nunchuk.jpg|The Nunchuck.

Wiimote Nunchuk.jpg|A Wii Remote connected with a Nunchuck.