page_title: Wii
section_title: Specifications
hierarchical_section_title: Wii / Hardware / Specifications
caption_attribution_description: Photo Showing Nintendo Wii GPU
context_page_description: The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh generation console, the Wii competed with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo stated that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others. As of the first quarter of 2016, the Wii led its generation over the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in worldwide sales, with more than 101 million units sold; in December 2009, the console broke the sales record for a single month in the United States.
  The Wii introduced the Wii Remote controller, which can be used as a handheld pointing device and which detects movement in three dimensions. The console runs games supplied on Wii optical discs. It also supported the now discontinued WiiConnect24 service, which enabled Wii to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in standby mode. The system supported a service, called "Virtual Console", that downloaded emulated games from past Nintendo consoles, support for online video streaming such as BBC iPlayer, and other services provided by Nintendo over the Internet.
context_section_description: Nintendo has released few technical details regarding the Wii system, but some key facts have leaked through the press. Although none of these reports has been officially confirmed, they generally indicate that the console is an extension (or advancement) of the Nintendo GameCube architecture. Specifically, the analyses report that the Wii is roughly 1.5 to 2 times as powerful as its predecessor. Based on specifications, the Wii has been called the least powerful of the major home consoles of its generation.
  
  
  
   
  Processors:
  CPU: PowerPC-based Broadway processor, made with a 90 nm SOI CMOS process, reportedly clocked at 729 MHz
  GPU: ATI Hollywood GPU made with a 90 nm CMOS process, reportedly clocked at 243 MHz
  None of the clock rates have been confirmed by Nintendo, IBM or ATI.
  Memory:
  88 MB main memory (24 MB internal 1T-SRAM integrated into graphics package, 64 MB external GDDR3 SDRAM)
  3 MB embedded GPU texture memory and framebuffer
  Ports and peripheral capabilities:
  Up to 16 Wii Remote controllers (10 in standard mode, 6 in one-time mode, connected wirelessly via Bluetooth)
  Nintendo GameCube controller ports (4)
  Nintendo GameCube memory-card slots (2)
  SD memory-card slot (supports SDHC cards, as of system menu 4.0)
  USB 2.0 ports (2)
  Sensor Bar power port
  Accessory port on bottom of Wii Remote
  Optional USB keyboard input in message board, Wii Shop and Internet channels (as of 3.0 and 3.1 firmware update)
  Mitsumi DWM-W004 WiFi 802.11b/g wireless module
  Compatible with optional USB 2.0 to Ethernet LAN adapter
  "AV Multi Out" port (See "Video" section)
  Built-in content ratings systems:
  BBFC, CERO, ESRB, ACB, OFLC (NZ), PEGI, USK
   
  Storage:
  512 MB built-in NAND flash memory
  Expanded storage via SD and SDHC card memory (up to 32 GB)
  Nintendo GameCube memory card (required for GameCube game saves)
  Slot-loading disc drive, compatible with 8 cm Nintendo GameCube Game Disc and 12 cm Wii Optical Disc
  Mask ROM by Macronix
  Video:
  Custom "AV Multi Out" port supporting composite video, YPBPR component video, S-Video (NTSC consoles only) and RGB SCART (PAL consoles only)
  480p (PAL/NTSC), 480i (PAL/NTSC) or 576i (PAL), standard 4:3 and 16:9 anamorphic widescreen
  Audio:
  Main: Stereo – Dolby Pro Logic II-capable
  Controller: Built-in speaker
  Audio DSP
  Power consumption:
  18 W when switched on
  9.6 W in standby with WiiConnect24 standby connection
  1.3 W in standby
caption: ATI Wii Hollywood GPU
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