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B0009VXBAQ

Release date

November 19, 2006

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5,407 ratings

4.4 out of 5 stars

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#9,670 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
#370 in Wii Games, Consoles & Accessories

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Product Dimensions

15 x 10 x 4.5 inches; 7.5 Pounds

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Video Game

Language

English

Item model number

RVL 001

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

Yes

Item Weight

7.5 pounds

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Nintendo

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Lithium Metal batteries required.

Date First Available

July 11, 2005

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The Wii console brings a revolution of interactive gaming to people of all ages. Experience intuitive motion controls that deliver a unique social activity for the whole family. Wii gaming gets everyone off of the couch for hours of fun! Now with the addition of Wii Sport Resort, the Wii console bundle comes packed with software and accessories to enhance your Wii experience.

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S. Bray

Not just another cookie cutter game!! Buy it!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 3, 2007

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Disclaimer, I am not a hardcore gamer. I in no way consider myself an authority on game systems. This is just my humble opinion (simply from a wife and mother's point of view). :o)

What is most appealing to me is that the wii is starting a wave of new generation interactive game systems. It is not just "yet another cookie cutter" game. Don't get me wrong. I have MUCH respect for all the other game systems. But the wii finally broke out of the mold. All game systems have pro's and con's including the wii, but this is a great little system for the money.

* Yes, the graphics won't knock you off your feet - but it's not horrible.
* Yes, the Wii doesn't come with a DVD player - it would be nice but come on, exactly how many DVD players does one household really need? It's a good bet almost every tv in your place already has a DVD player and I'm sure most people have another game system which can play DVD's. - Not a deal breaker. (Don't quote me on this, but I heard the second generation wii should be able to play DVD's). ???????
* Yes, there should be a better bundle of accessories, at the very least a second remote and nun-chuck and some starter wii points so we can down load a couple of games online, out of the box. And why not have ankle sensors?? - But this keeps the price down a little and I do like the fact you can pick your own accessories and that you aren't stuck with unnecessary items you don't want or don't need.
* Yes, some of the games are pricey for the `game quality / game play' - I suggest reading reviews and maybe trying to rent any game you may question first and try it, before you decide to buy. Always look for sales / good deals. Sometimes you can find the game you want for $10 less if you take the time to shop around (especially online). How good a game is, is in the eye of the beholder. One person let's say a hard core gamer, may think a particular game sucks, but someone else may really like / love that same game. It all depends on your wants and needs. Maybe you're a hard core gamer, maybe you're a child, maybe you're a person who loves video games, but didn't play much until now because the other game systems just kept getting more and more complicated, maybe you're an older person who can now play video games with their grandchildren instead of watching on the sidelines. I'm sure ALL the game platforms have some excellent, good and very bad games. (And yes, we do have an `ok' size library of wii games already).
* Yes, there aren't a lot of dedicated wii games out yet - But they are coming, hang in there.
* Yes, some games are more fun / interesting while playing in a group, than by yourself. - It's also fun when the kids go to bed and the adults have the nerve to get really competitive and silly. At times we have friends over and the testosterone between the men start flying. At times you can get so engrossed in the games you almost forget it's not an Xbox or PS3.
* Yes, it sucks that some of the games (designed for multi-players) you can only play in a one player mode until you beat a certain amount of levels to unlock a `code', then other players can join in. - OK --- yes this really does suck! If the game states more than one player can play, then I do expect to be able to play any game in any mode with more than one player. - But at least most of these games have a bunch of mini games included in the software which are multi-player. This will help with impatient kids. I do hope they don't make too many more games like that (but that's just me).

Will the wii ever measure up to the Xbox, Playstation and the other's? Most likely not, but the wii has its own niche, which at this point that is not duplicated by any of the other game system platforms. That alone makes it a stand out game. It get you up off the couch or chair and before you know it, in some cases you've just gotten a nice little work out while actually having fun!!! Shhhhhhhh

It is a nice family game system. I have a 5 year old daughter and a 6 year son. The whole family including aunts, cousins and grandparents have all joined in on the fun. But the great thing is it's not just for families.

(Have your cake and eat it too!) I didn't know this, but there these consoles out there (OK men and hard core gamers, I know you already know these consoles exist. My husband found one of these things online. This is simply an fyi for out of touch people like myself.) They are system selectors. They are supposed to save you time and trouble. Instead of having to fool around with wires, disconnecting one game system to connect another one, you are supposed to be able to connect them all (depending how many the console supports, the number varies) through a system selector console and choose from any of gaming consoles by pressing a button. I believe the platforms these consoles are able to support are the PS, PS 2 & 3, Nintendo Wii, Xbox & 360 and GameCube.

These are just my personal little pet peeves (everyone has their own).

- Because I have young children and have found some of the games which are rated "E" for everyone, you would `think' depending on the game content should be easy and fun for kids to play also, but this is not always the case. Some of these games we have found to be frustrating for the kids. You don't want any game to be too easy, but they should be fun and not bring kids to tears out of frustration if it received an "E" rating.
- They also have games which again you would think would be geared toward kids, but are rated "E 10+" (suggested for everyone 10 and above) - like Barnyard, Surf's Up, Ice Age 2 and Shrek The Third. Again, not a big deal, just makes me wonder why themes like these would not be slightly more toned down. Maybe it's more of a `CYA' type of thing??
- I would have personally liked to have seen the Wii have gone one step further at launch with the interactive gear and have introduced / included ankle sensors too. Since my upper body is already getting a work out by playing most of these games, why not the lower half too. I would love be able to kick at the TV like I'm pretending to do a karate or soccer kick. Maybe even some cool dance moves too. Hopefully if enough people inquire about adding a feature like this, they'll do it in the next couple of generations???

Bottom line is it's not an Xbox or Playstation, but you still can't go wrong with buying this unique Nintendo Wii System! As everyone knows they are hard to find in stock, so grab one when you can. We found ours just by chance.

I will admit that you shouldn't have to pay more than the $249.00 retail price. That is unless you can find a really great wii game bundle with accessories and games you'll actually use. Other wise just go for the core system and try not to pay more than $249.00 + tax. Hang in there and just keep looking around, if you're patient and/or one of the lucky ones like us, you'll be able to find the core system for this price.

The only reason why I didn't give this system 5 stars is because even though it's a great system, as with almost anything there is room for improvement. We'll see what the future brings.

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Sara'06

Meet the Nintendo Wii, A Next Gen Console

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 21, 2013

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As usual I waste time with old consoles like the PS2 and the GameCube while the gaming companies make newer and more fascinating consoles every few years. This time however after looking at many classic games being whisked off the shelves for popularity sakes for a total of eight years I finally decided to buy this console. Ladies and gentlemen meet, the Nintendo Wii, a console based solely on using motion controls something that is mostly ignored and it's not the Wii itself folks, no the PS3 has motion controls as well called the six axis but it's hardly used as well. Now let's get into the meat of this console straight off the bat you have the Wii Menu which is the equivalent to the main menu of the Xbox Dashboard/home menu of the PS3. The entire menu is sensor based meaning that in order to navigate through the menus and what not you need to use the motion sensory mechanism to select say, what disc you have in the "tray" right now. However don't get too comfortable with the motion scheme of the menus as I said before the fact of having this kind of technology is widely ignored to gaming companies alike, few games take advantage of this, namely Mario Galaxy and Super Paper Mario for that matter.
Speaking of controls let's take a look at the controller itself, unlike all of the game controllers in any system this is a weird specimen that people refer to as the Wii Remote or Wii Mote, it has the look and almost the feel of an ordinary TV remote. Unlike most if not all next gen consoles starting from the Playstation era there's something missing to it, you have your basic D-pad, your A button, a 1 and a 2 button, a B button which is on the bottom of the Wii Mote for some odd reason, a plus and a minus button followed by your average home button. With very little buttons you notice that there is no analog stick something that is needed in a controller for 3D gaming since the N64 era, that's when the Nunchuck comes into play.
The Nunchuck is basically your analog stick, why did Nintendo do this is anyone's guess perhaps they forgot to add the analog stick while developing the Wii Mote? I don't know but this is it, it also comes with two extra shoulder buttons, a C button and a Z button. Now I know that the remote does in fact have very little buttons on it and game developers have to keep in mind about that too.
I did look at the one star reviews for this and just as I suspected they have very little reasons as to why this console may suck as much, for one, the games, let's take a look at some of their games shall we.

The games are for the most part, movie/TV show related, ever wondered what it would be like if The Big Bang Theory had a game? Well it's probably for the Wii. There are such classics for the system and I can name them all off the top of my head but I won't bore you with that but let's just say that it's mostly Nintendo related games if not all. The only thing I will gripe about is the misleading on the store page but these are nitpicks so I won't add them to the final score.
On the product page here on Amazon it has a picture of the Wii itself at it's finest when it came out eight years ago, the stand the look everything here is where it got me. In the product description it says that it comes with the Wii Sports game which I was planning on using just to get used to the motion controls and it's backwards compatible. This is not the case, all of that was a big fat lie just like the promise of having cake in Portal 1, the console I got was not backwards compatible and it did not come with the Wii Sports game, but if you might notice is that with the updated versions regardless of their color, they have a GameCube game disc icon when you enter the area for the "disc tray" when in fact it's not backwards compatible, guess they forgot to edit that out, for that a lot of people consider that to be trolling. But I didn't really need that backwards thing I wanted that just to have a back up thing in case my GameCube goes out of whack for some odd reason and as for the game well I bought four Wii classics and all have arrived before the console came to my house so I had no need to worry about not being able to play any games at that time but hey, a Wii's a Wii. Like I said these are just nitpicks and I will not count them to the final score.

So with that I think it's time to reveal the final score and give a summary overall of what has been said, for this console I'll give it a 10 out of 10, it has motion controls that need to be paid attention to and not just this ones sake but the PS3 as well or gaming console that involves motion controls for that matter and the button scheme probably could have been thought out more just to add one or two more buttons to it as well as a second analog stick. The games... well I'll let you decide on that one but don't give your hopes up for anything that involves HD graphics I mean, you look at this thing and you tell me that this thing is compatible enough to run something like Call of Duty or God of War, if you really look at it between this one and the Xbox/PS3 does it look like it can run something like that on here? Anyways this thing is amazing and I have been playing with it ever since it came to my house, and you might notice that I haven't talked about the internet, the Nintendo Wii does come with Wi-Fi but I can't access it because my main computer's screen is broken so I can't get the routers WEP key to make it work like that but it's your ticket to accessing a lot of downloadable content which is the equivalent to the PSN or Playstation Network so nothing too special there. With that said if you are planning on buying one for your first time I'm certain that it will be an enjoyable experience with you as it did with me.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 12, 2022

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Product came in fairly good condition with all accessories and cables. However I will need to leave a 4 star because the console did not come with a wiimote and it was not specified in the description. Overall great product though.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 10, 2022

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It came with the Wii console, the wii remote, wii nunchuck, sensor bar, power and av cables. It works perfectly fine! Only off thing i could say about it, was it still had little bits of dirt smudges in some small spots, but thats perfectly normal and manageable! Thank you!

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Leonard Smith

still had the value village stickers on it

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 29, 2019

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This item arrived in filthy condition, it still had the value village stickers on it. The accompanying cords were dirty covered in nicotine stains a dust and god knows what else. I had to spend 45 minutes cleaning it before i could use it. I know its not new but come on have a little dignity and respect.

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FRANCESCA

Difettoso video effetto nebbia

Reviewed in Italy 🇮🇹 on December 13, 2019

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La console è arrivata imballata bene e con tutti i pezzi dichiarati a corredo. Un po' più rovinata di come me la aspettassi, qualche graffio e un po' di sporcizia sulla superficie, sicuramente si poteva presentare meglio con una pulizia mirata prima della spedizione. Nota positiva sul fatto che alcune delle parti fornite erano nuove di pacca, il venditore quindi ha reso completa la console acquistando a parte quanto mancante dall'originale.
Purtroppo una volta collegata la consolle al tv ho notato un difetto nella comunicazione video, l'immagine risultava disturbata (effetto nebbia), specialmente su sfondo nero si vedevano linee e puntinature per me non accettabili. Ho quindi contattato il venditore spiegando il problema e dopo un breve approfondimento si è dimostrato molto serio e corretto accettando il reso del prodotto e provvedendo al rimborso completo della cifra versata. Tutta l'esperienza quindi si è conclusa in maniera positiva per me, nonostante il difetto rilevato mi ritengo soddisfatta della conclusione. Venditore consigliato, il prodotto (quello arrivato a me), no.

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Marc André Pabel

Super!

Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on November 12, 2020

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Neuwertige Konsole erhalten die leider eine sehr große Schwäche mit der Fernbedienung aufweist die leider eine zu unpräzise Verbindung zur Konsole hat. Das liegt jedoch am Hersteller und lässt sich mittels Adapter verbessern der nicht enthalten war. Auch der Gummischutz für die Fernbedienung war nicht dabei. Ansonsten Sensorleiste, Konsole und Fernbedienung alles in Top Zustand. Auch das Griffband war dabei. Interessant ist das die Wii mit externer GameCube/Wii Speicherkarte und Gamecube-Controler auch als vollwertiger GameCube genutzt werden kann und dank besserer Stats auch ein besseres Bild auf den Bildschirm übertragen kann. Lieber eine Wii als einen GameCube kaufen. Vergleichbarer Preis aber Stärkere Konsole und mehr Spiele Spielbar. Einen HDMI-Adapter kann man zusätzlich erwerben und sollte man vielleicht auch wegen der neueren TV‘s ohne Skart Port‘s etc. nachbestellen wenn es sich ergibt.

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Cliente Amazon

FALTA DE SINCERIDAD EN LA OFERTA

Reviewed in Spain 🇪🇸 on December 11, 2019

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Lo anunciaban como impecable, poco uso y cuando lo recibí venía envuelto en un plástico trasparente sellado. Por la transparencia del plástico se veía el agujero de ventilación de la Wii saturado de polvo y pelusa, lo que indicaba el tremendo uso que había tenido. Sin desembalarlo lo devolví

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Cal

Exceeded expectations.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 5, 2019

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Now, before I get into this, be aware that your experience depends on the seller. For me, my Wii came in close to perfect condition with two of the original Wii Remotes and a Nunchuck. My model is an RVL-001, meaning it's the first model, and would've been manufactured between 2006 and 2011.

For me, that's just the novelty of it. I really like the Wii, I still think it can hold up well in 2019 if you're not about hardware and specs, but just about the experience. When modded, you can get on custom servers and play online again, even post service shutdown that happened in 2014.

I don't think I'll ever enjoy a console more than the Wii. That said, the offer I got was great, a perfectly working-like-new Wii console, the very first model. The seller hit it out of the park, very impressed

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