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The Nintendo Wii is a console from the seventh generation of video game consoles.
The console was launched in North America on November 19, 2006 followed by Japan on December 2, 2006 and in Europe on December 8, 2006. A "Family Edition" model without the GameCube controller and memory card ports was released, later followed by the Wii Mini which was a budget model that only offered composite output and lacks 480p output. This page also covers vWii for the Wii U.
The WiiBrew wiki and the Wii Hacks Guide are great supplemental resources to this wiki.
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48 tutorialsWiiWii:Audio InformationSurround Sound The Wii made extensive use of Dolby Pro Logic II surround sound, effectively identical to the way the GameCube did. Dol…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Backing up your NANDA NAND backup is an important safeguard to have, in the rare case you brick your Wii. As well, NAND backups can be imported into emula…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Boot ProcessThe Wii has 2 processors, a PowerPC chip codenamed the "Broadway" for running games and the system menu, and an ARM core that resides …Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Booting LinuxThis guide will walk you through installing Linux on your Wii using the official ArchPOWER image Requirements A Wii modified to run ap…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:BootMiiAlthough bricks are rare, they can still happen and this mod performs permanent changes to your Wii's NAND. These instructions are not…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Buying GuideThe Wii was a very successful console for Nintendo, and following their usual pattern, it had a few redesigns and models over the year…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Changing The Region on a Korean WiiNintendo changed the encryption key on the Korean software as a last attempt to stop homebrew. They also implemented a check on system…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:CIOS InstallationAlthough bricks are rare, they can still happen and this mod performs permanent changes to your Wii's NAND. With that in mind we recom…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:ComixChannelThe ComixChannel is a homebrew application that allows you to view comics saved in PNG format in ZIP archives. It has a very simple us…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Connector PinoutsWii Multi A/V Connector Pinout MODE pins: On PAL systems the default output is RGB + composite, on NTSC the default is S-video + compo…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Creating Game BackupsCircumventing DRM mechanisms and/or creating backup copies of games and media for personal use is a right granted only in some countri…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Creating Game Save BackupsBacking up save data can be very useful as Nand restores from backups will overwrite your saves. SaveGame Manager GX is one of the sim…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Downgrading System MenuThis process is very dangerous. This mod performs permanent changes to your Wii's NAND and could potentially brick your Wii. Make sure…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:FreeLoaderThe Datel Freeloader disc is a disc that temporarily disables region checks without requiring homebrew. The disc's header is marked as…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:FTP ServersUsing FTP for the Wii is a convenient way of transferring files to your Wii without having to swap an SD Card back and forth. File Tra…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Game Save ExploitsNote for vWii: if one of these exploits is planned to be used, it is recommended to update the Homebrew Channel afterwards using a WAD…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:GameCube CompatibilitySome games have patches applied by the console at runtime to make them work on the Wii.[1][2] The disc drive has a 1 MiB read ahead ca…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:GameCube Memory Manager (GCMM)GCMM (Gamecube Memory Manager) is a tool for GameCube memory cards. It allows the user to backup and restore GameCube saves and memory…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:General TroubleshootingThis page covers diagnostic information and troubleshooting for issues that can occur on a Wii that render it inoperable, or impedes a…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Homebrew ChannelThe Homebrew Channel is an essential piece of homebrew that allows you to load other homebrew, when combined with Priiloader or Bootmi…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:How to Play DVD Movies (DVDX)This method is obsolete and is no longer required to play DVD movies. Not all Wii drives can read generic DVDs (including movies and n…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Information about IOSIOP-OS (IOS) is the operating system of the Wii. It runs on the Starlet and is responsible for providing services to the Broadway that…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Introduction to Wii SoftmoddingThese guides are provided without warranty. We do not take any responsibility for anything that results of you following these guides.…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:List of Dual Layer GamesMost games on the Wii used single layer discs, which could store 4.7 GB of data in them. However, some games, starting with Super Smas…Updated Oct 9, 2026