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==Trivia==
==Trivia==


In one of the ads, you can see a [[Mushroom]] in the grass.
*In one of the ads, you can see a [[Mushroom]] in the grass.


There is a bullet bill on the side of the car.
*There is a bullet bill on the side of the car.
 
* In the Los Angeles ad, you can see the Zelda logo.  [[Image:zelda.jpg]] 


[[Category: Video Game Systems]]
[[Category: Video Game Systems]]

Revision as of 18:18, April 16, 2007

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The black Wii, which at the time of this image's release, was still called Revolution.

The Wii is a Nintendo console that was released on November 19, 2006 in the USA along with Wii Sports, the game it comes with for $250.00. The Wii came with 30 titles at it's launch. Before the official name was announced on April 27, it was codenamed Revolution. The Wii is also able to play GameCube games. It was released on December 8, 2006 in the UK with Wii Sports for £180. Unlike the Nintendo GameCube, the Wii's disc are normal sized.

Mario Games

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The Wii logo.

None of these games were available at launch. Mario Party 8 will be the first Mario game and will launch in the first 6 months of the Wii's launch. WarioWare: Smooth Moves will follow in the first two months of the Wii's release. The other release dates are unknown yet all will probably appear in 2007.

In addition to being backwards-compatible with GameCube games, the Wii also possesses a Virtual Console, allowing players to download classic games from the Nintendo 64 era and before to play on the Wii. Each downloaded game costs between $5 and $10 USD.

Virtual Console Games

The following are some of the released Mario related Virtual Console games. (There are many more now.)

Nintendo Entertainment System

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Nintendo 64

Wii Sports

Wii Sports, as stated above, was released with the Wii on launch day for free. It includes the customizable Mii characters that you can create on the Wii as playable characters. In a confrence, Miyamoto explained how when they were creating the baseball game, they originally had Mario characters rather than the Mii characters, but soon decided to change it.

See Also

Trivia

  • In one of the ads, you can see a Mushroom in the grass.
  • There is a bullet bill on the side of the car.