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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. | 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 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 GameCube functionality needed to play the latter. The lack of GameCube functionality also prevents the use of GameCube controllers. | |||
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. | |||
==In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]== | ==In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]== |