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This page describes various hardware used for Wii game and system development.
This page is only meant to provide a brief summary of each; more information is available at each individual page.
"Wired" model development hardware only supports Bluetooth (Wii Remote connectivity) over an RF cable.
[[Wii Menu Changer]]
== NDEV (Wired/Wireless) ==
''Main article'': [[NDEV]]
The NDEV is the main development system for the Wii. It has expanded RAM and only loads games from a host PC over an optical disc emulation interface; there is no disc drive or hard drive.
[[DiskCheck]]
== RVT-R Reader (Wired/Wireless) ==
''Main article'': [[RVT-R Reader]]
[[Nmenu]]
The RVT-R Reader is similar to a retail Wii unit, but reads RVT-R Discs instead of retail Wii discs ([[RVL-ROM]]).
[[Revolution Emulator]]
== RVT-H Reader (Wired/Wireless) ==
''Main article'': [[RVT-H Reader]]
The RVT-H Reader is a Wii with expanded RAM and an internal hard drive replacing the optical disc drive, with a built-in optical disc emulation interface.
[[NWC24Editor]]
== RVT-R Writer ==
''Main article'': [[RVT-R Writer]]
The RVT-R Writer is a special DVD burner used to write [[RVT-R Disc|RVT-R Discs]].
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[[RVT-R Reader]]
== RVT-R Discs ==
''Main article'': [[RVT-R Disc]]
[[RVT-R Writer]]
RVT-R Discs are recordable discs which are readable in [[RVT-R Reader]] units.
[[RVT-H Reader]]
== Wired Wii Remote ==
''Main article'': [[Wii Remote]]
The Wii Remote is available in a wired version for development purposes. Additionally, there were several prototype versions of the Wii Remote included in various development kits; more information is available on the main article.
== RF Splitter ==
The RF Splitter is used to connect up to 4 Wired Wii Remotes to one development kit which only has 1 RF cable port (all development kits have this limitation except for NDEV prototypes).
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== Waikiki ==
''Main article'': [[Waikiki]]
The Waikiki is a serial-to-USB adapter used over the [[EXI]] interface (typically the Memory Card Slot B). It was used internally by Nintendo for system development and [[Wii Factory Process|factory]] purposes.
== Barnacle(2) ==
''Main article'': [[Barnacle]]
The Barnacle (and Barnacle2) are devices which provide bootstrap code for the [[Gekko]]/[[Broadway]] by emulating the console's bootrom over the EXI interface. These were used for internal system development only.
== NR Checker ==
The NR Checker is a device which connects to a GameCube controller port on the Wii and can be used to activate certain functionality (such as allowing repair programs to run or the [[Wii System Menu]]'s recovery mode). The check for this device typically appears to be a check for a GameCube controller with all 4 D-pad buttons held down (this is normally impossible without a modified controller).
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