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Nintendo Wii Game Console
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Nintendo Wii U Game Console
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Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Game Console
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Sega Saturn Game Console
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Sony PlayStation 2 Game Console
Available colors

Hardware

Storage512MB
  • 32GB
  • 8GB
N/A
NoneNone
CPU cores13111
GPU Clock Speed243.0 MHz550.0 MHz
N/A
N/A
147.0 MHz
CPU speed0.73 GHz1.24 GHz
N/A
0.03 GHz0.3 GHz
CPU modelIBM PowerPCIBM PowerPC
N/A
1 Core 2 x Hitachi SH-2 32-bit RISC
1 Core 64-bit "Emotion Engine" clocked at 294.912 MHz
GPU nameATI "Hollywood"AMD Radeon HD "Latte" GPUVideo Display ProcessorDual VDP ChipsGraphics Synthesizer
RAM memory512MB2GB64KB2MB32MB

Screen

HDRnonononono
Resolutions supported
  • 480i
  • 480p
  • 576i
  • 576p
  • 1080i
  • 1080p
  • 480i
  • 480p
  • 720p
N/A
N/A
  • 480p
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080i
Screen size
N/A
6.2 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
3D Support
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Controller

Number of controllers included21
N/A
N/A
N/A
Features
  • Audio/Microphone Input
  • Power Console On/Off
  • Vibration
  • Audio/Microphone Input
  • Display Screen
  • Independent Game Play
  • Memory Card Slot
  • Microphone
  • Power Console On/Off
  • Touch Screen
  • Vibration
N/A
N/A
Vibration
Connection MethodBluetoothWireless
N/A
N/A
  • Wired
  • Wireless
Directional Padyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Weight39.75 oz56.44 oz
N/A
N/A
77.6 oz
Alternative Controller Includednonononono
Number of supported wireless controllers44
N/A
N/A
2
Motion Detection
N/A
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • IR Sensor/Transmitter
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of joysticks
N/A
Dual
N/A
N/A
Dual
Triggers
N/A
4
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of buttons
N/A
8
N/A
N/A
N/A
Alternative Controller
N/A
Wii Remote
N/A
N/A
N/A

Features

Backward compatibilityyesyesyesnoyes
Accessories includedGameGame
N/A
N/A
Additional gamepad
Type of media supportedDVDBlu-rayCassetteCD-ROMDVD
Remote control supportyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Surround decoder (5.1/7.1)yesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Video formats supported
  • 480p
  • 576p
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 480p
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080i

Dimensions

Depth8.48 in10.6 in4.43 in3.27 in3.07 in
Width6.18 in6.75 in11.85 in10.24 in11.85 in
Height1.73 in1.8 in8.37 in9.06 in7.01 in
Weight39.75 oz56.44 oz
N/A
N/A
77.6 oz
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • White
BlackBlackBlack

Connectivity

Ethernetnonononono
Ethernet connection speed10/100Mbit/s
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
WiFiyesyesnonono
Wireless networking standard802.11g
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
N/A
N/A
N/A
USByesyesnonoyes
Number of USB Inputs24202
Number of USB 2.0 ports14
N/A
N/A
0
Bluetoothyesno
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDMInoyesnonono
Number of HDMI outputs11
N/A
N/A
N/A
Component outputyesyesnonoyes
Composite outputyesyesyesyesyes
SCART outnonoyesyesyes
Number of connection ports4
N/A
222
S-video outputnono
N/A
yesyes
VGA outputsnonononono
Digital optical input nonononono
Digital optical outputnonononoyes
HDMI version
N/A
1.4a
N/A
N/A
N/A
A/V Outputs
N/A
  • Component Audio
  • RCA
N/A
N/A
N/A

Network

Online serviceWii "Shop"Nintendo NetworkSegaNetSegaNetDynamic Network Authentication System
Social features
  • Browser
  • Netflix
  • Leaderboards
  • Messaging
  • Browser
  • Netflix
  • YouTube
N/A
N/A
N/A
App StoreNintendo eShopNintendo eShop
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video Streaming
N/A
yesno
N/A
yes

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Often compared with Nintendo Wii U

Often compared with Sega Genesis/Mega Drive

Often compared with Sega Saturn

Often compared with Sony PlayStation 2