page_title: Wii launch
hierarchical_section_title: Wii launch
caption_attribution_description: Wii Launch Hamburg - Im Saturn
context_page_description: The Wii launch was the release of Nintendo's seventh generation video game console. This successor to the GameCube was released in most territories in November and December 2006. It was the third seventh generation console to be released in Japan and North America, but was second in Europe, being released before the PlayStation 3.
context_section_description: The Wii launch was the release of Nintendo's seventh generation video game console. This successor to the GameCube was released in most territories in November and December 2006. It was the third (after the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3) seventh generation console to be released in Japan and North America, but was second in Europe, being released before the PlayStation 3.
caption: Busy inside a shop during the Wii launch in Hamburg
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