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The '''Wii''' is a home console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006 (North America).
The '''Wii''' is a home console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006 (North America). It was mainly developed by [[BroadOn]], [[ATI|ATi]], [[NEC]], IBM, [[Nintendo European Research and Development|IRD]] and [[NCL]].
== Hardware ==
==Hardware==
* IBM "[[Broadway]]" CPU (PowerPC 750-based) running at 729Mhz (in Wii mode) or 486Mhz (in GameCube compatibility mode)
*IBM "[[Broadway]]" CPU (PowerPC 750-based) running at 729Mhz (in Wii mode) or 486Mhz (in GameCube compatibility mode)
* Nintendo/ATI/[[BroadOn]]/NEC "[[Hollywood]]" ASIC running at 243Mhz (in Wii mode) or 162Mhz (in GameCube compatibility mode)
*Nintendo/ATI/[[BroadOn]]/NEC "[[Hollywood]]" ASIC running at 243Mhz (in Wii mode) or 162Mhz (in GameCube compatibility mode)
* 512MB NAND
*512MB NAND
* 64MB (128MB on [[NDEV]]/[[RVT-H]]) GDDR3 RAM
*64MB (128MB on [[NDEV]]/[[RVT-H]]) GDDR3 RAM
== Broadway ==
==Broadway==
=== Revisions ===
===Revisions===
'''Prototype'''
'''Prototype'''
* [[DD1.0]]
*[[DD1.0]]
* [[DD1.01]]
*[[DD1.01]]
* [[DD1.2]]
*[[DD1.2]]
* [[DD1.3]]
*[[DD1.3]]
'''Production'''
'''Production'''
* [[DD2.0]]
*[[DD2.0]]
== Hollywood ==
==Hollywood==
=== Revisions ===
===Revisions (ASIC)===
'''Prototype'''
'''Prototype'''
* ES1.0
* ES1.1
* ES1.2
* ES2.0
'''Production'''
'''Production'''
* [[Bollywood]]
* ES2.1
*[[Bollywood]]
== Software ==
==Software==
The Wii runs [[IOP-OS]], a custom microkernel OS developed by [[BroadOn]]. This OS runs on the [[IOP]] (an ARM9 core inside the Hollywood package) while game software runs on the Broadway. The Broadway does not run an OS, but an [[RVL_SDK]] "Revolution OS" library is used to provide some basic services to applications.
The Wii runs [[IOP-OS]], a custom microkernel OS developed by [[BroadOn]]. This OS runs on the [[IOP]] (an ARM9 core inside the Hollywood package) while game software runs on the Broadway. The Broadway does not run an OS, but an [[RVL_SDK]] "Revolution OS" library is used to provide some basic services to applications.
The official OS update versioning system correlates to System Menu updates; some updates of individual components were distributed which do not update the version number.
The official OS update versioning system correlates to System Menu updates; some updates of individual components were distributed which do not update the version number.
=== OS Update Revisions ===
===OS Update Revisions===
'''Prototype'''
'''Prototype'''
* [[Wii System Menu unknown build 1]]
*[[Wii System Menu unknown build 1]]
* [[Wii System Menu unknown build 2]]
*[[Wii System Menu unknown build 2]]
* [[Wii System Menu RC1.1]]
*[[Wii System Menu RC1.1]]
'''Production'''
'''Production'''
* [[1.0]]
*[[Wii System Menu 1.0]]
* [[2.0]]
*[[Wii System Menu 2.0]]
* [[2.1]]
*[[Wii System Menu 2.1]]
* [[2.2]]
*[[Wii System Menu 2.2]]
* [[3.0]]
*[[Wii System Menu 3.0]]
* [[3.1]]
*[[Wii System Menu 3.1]]
* [[3.2]]
*[[Wii System Menu 3.3]]
*[[Wii System Menu 3.4]]
* [[3.4]]
*[[Wii System Menu 3.5]]
* [[3.5]]
*[[Wii System Menu 4.0]]
* [[4.0]]
*[[Wii System Menu 4.1]]
* [[4.1]]
*[[Wii System Menu 4.2]]
* [[4.2]]
*[[Wii System Menu 4.3]]
* [[4.3]]
On development units, a development menu is installed in place of the Wii System Menu by default. Some early units also used a [[Wii Startup Disc]] launcher program in place of the Wii System Menu.
On development units, a development menu is installed in place of the Wii System Menu by default. Some early units also used a [[Wii Startup Disc]] launcher program in place of the Wii System Menu.
