Wii

	; The two most common colors for the Wii;
Manufacturer	Nintendo
Type	Home console
Release date(s)	November 9, 2006; December 2, 2006; December 8, 2006; December 7, 2006
Media	Wii Optical Disc, GameCube Game Disc, Digital distribution
Input	Wii Remote; Wii Classic Controller; Nintendo GameCube Controller; Nintendo DS; Wii Balance Board;
Predecessor	Nintendo GameCube
Successor	Wii U

The Wii is a home gaming console and is Nintendo's fifth home gaming console. The Wii became known for its controller, called the Wii Remote, which has motion and tilt sensitivity, and a plug for control extensions on the bottom. The Wii Remote also had a pointer functionality for menu selection, such as managing inventory slots in Animal Crossing: City Folk.

The Wii's original model, featuring GameCube backward compatibility, was released in 2006 and discontinued in 2013. Two redesigned models for the Wii were released: the Wii Family Edition, which was released in 2011 and removed GameCube compatibility, and Wii Mini, a cheaper model with no online connectivity released in 2013. Both revisions have since been discontinued.

The console had a mainline installment in the Animal Crossing series, titled Animal Crossing: City Folk, released on November 16, 2008 in the United States and on December 5 for PAL regions.

The Wii sold 101.63 million^[1] units worldwide and held the title of being Nintendo's best selling home console up until 2021 where the Nintendo Switch surpassed it by selling 103.54 million units.

Controllers[edit]

The Wii has various methods of inputting commands like the Wii Remote, Nunchuk, Classic Controller, and the GameCube (GCN) controller. Most games that were released supported these functions by giving the player optional input method like Wii Remote turned horizontally

Special controllers (which are not compatible with Animal Crossing: City Folk) have been released for this console, like the Wii Balance Board, primarily used for the best-selling Wii Fit. The Wii Wheel is a plastic shell that came with Mario Kart Wii that allows the Wii Remote to sit in comfortably and provides the player with a better gaming experience. The Wii Zapper came with Link's Crossbow Training and is primarily used for first-person shooters such as Resident Evil 4. The Wii MotionPlus, was released in June 2009 and was included with Wii Sports Resort. The MotionPlus offers true 1:1 control. It is now built inside the Wii Remote (renamed Wii Remote Plus due to this).

Channels[edit]

Mii Channel[edit]

The Mii Channel is one of the preinstalled channels for the Wii. It is based on a Japanese game. It was released in North America on November 9, 2006, in Japan on December 2, 2006, in Australia on December 7, 2006, and in Europe on December 8, 2006. On the Mii Channel, players can create Miis, virtual characters that can represent them on various games. One of these games is Animal Crossing: City Folk, where players can get a Mii mask at Shampoodle by selecting "Makeover." The first makeover is free, while any more after that cost 3,000 Bells.

Nintendo Channel[edit]

The Nintendo Channel was another channel for the Wii console. It gave players updates on new games and videos. In the City Folk section there were videos to help keep track of current Animal Crossing news. The Nintendo Channel ceased functioning on June 28, 2013, due to the disconnection of WiiConnect24.

Animal Crossing-related games[edit]

Wii games[edit]

Game	Image	Release date(s)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl		January 31, 2008 March 9, 2008 June 26, 2008 June 27, 2008 April 29, 2010
Animal Crossing: City Folk		November 16, 2008 November 17, 2008 December 4, 2008 December 5, 2008 January 28, 2010

Backwards compatibility[edit]

Game	Release date(s)	Available By
Super Smash Bros. Melee	November 21, 2001 December 3, 2001 May 24, 2002 May 31, 2002	GameCube Disc
Doubutsu no Mori+	December 14, 2001	GameCube Disc
Animal Crossing	September 16, 2002 October 17, 2003 September 24, 2004	GameCube Disc
Doubutsu no Mori e+	June 27, 2003	GameCube Disc