The Wii is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. The fifth major home console released by the company, it is the successor to the GameCube and was released on November 19, 2006. Although a competitor in the seventh generation of video game consoles, the Wii aimed to appeal to a larger and broader target demographic, directing towards the "casual" market rather than the "core" audience. Features of the console include a controller that can be pointed at the screen to function as a pointing device, a Wi-Fi connection via WiiConnect24, and easy-to-navigate software. The console was formally revealed at E3 in 2005 by Satoru Iwata under the code name "Revolution". Other variants, such as the Wii Mini, were also released. The console won numerous awards and was praised for its broad-audience simplicity with some criticism for hardware limitations. By 2013, the Wii had sold over 100 million consoles internationally and was followed by the Wii U in 2012.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1941:

World War II: The Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney and the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran destroyed each other in the Indian Ocean. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_between_HMAS_Sydney_and_German_auxiliary_cruiser_Kormoran

1969:

Playing for Santos against Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian footballer Pelé scored his thousandth goal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9

1991:

Mexican singer Luis Miguel released his album Romance, which led to the revival of interest in bolero music. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance_%28Luis_Miguel_album%29

2004:

During a NBA game between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons, a brawl between players spilled into the crowd when Ron Artest attacked a fan who had thrown a drink at him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Malice_at_the_Palace

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

ordure: 1. Dung, excrement. 2. (by extension) Dirt, filth. 3. (by extension) Something regarded as contaminating or perverting the morals; obscene material. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ordure

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

I would rather be beaten in Right than succeed in Wrong.   --James Garfield https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/James_Garfield