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  manufacturer Nintendo
  type Video Game Console
  generation Seventh Generation Era
  lifespan <!--Please do not change this date Any other date is not yet confirmed and thus should not be added--> After May - Before November 23, 2006 1
  media DVD-ROM <br /> GameCube Optical Disc <br /> Secure Digital Card (SD Flash Media)
  onlineservice Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
  predecessor Nintendo GameCube


Wii ('s fifth home Video Game Console and the successor to the Nintendo GameCube . Until its official name was announced on April 27 , 2006 , it was previously known by the codename ''Nintendo Revolution''.

The system is unique because the console's controller can detect its relative orientation in three-dimensional space, a feature not available on any other mainstream console.