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Wii TM Overview Ver sion 1.1.0 The contents in this document are highly confidential and should be handled accordingly. 2007 N intendo RVL -06 -0030 -001 -C CONFIDENTIAL Released : August 28, 2007 Wii Overview Confidential These coded instructions, statements, and computer programs contain proprietary information of Nintendo of America Inc. and/or Nintendo Company Ltd. and are protected by Federal copyright law. They may not be disclosed to third parties or copied or duplicated in any form, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Nintendo. RVL -06 -0030 -001 -C 2 2007 N intendo Released : August 28, 2007 CONFIDENTIAL Wii Overview Table of Contents 1 Intr oduction ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 6 2 Wii Characteristics ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 7 2.1 Wii Concept ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 7 2.2 Wii Men u ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 8 2.2.1 Disc Applications and Channel Applications ................................ ................................ ................. 9 2.2.2 Icons and Preview Screens ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 9 2.2.3 Wii Options ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 11 2.2.4 Wii Message Board ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 11 2.2.5 Linking Disc Applications and Channel Application s................................ ................................ ... 12 2.2.6 The Flow of Application Startup ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 12 2.3 WiiConnect24 ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 13 2.4 Wii Remote ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 13 2.5 Virtual Console ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 14 2.6 Compatibility with Ninrtendo GameCube ................................ ................................ ............................ 15 2.7 A Variety of Interfaces ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 15 3 Wii Hardware Structure ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................... 16 3.1 Hardware Block Diagram ................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 16 3.2 Broadway ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............ 17 3.3 Hollywood ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............ 17 3.4 External Main Memory (Mem2) ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 17 3.5 Memory Map ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 18 3.6 I/O Interface ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 19 3.6.1 Wii Remote ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 19 3.6.2 USB Connector ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 23 3.6.3 Nintendo GameCube Controller Sockets ................................ ................................ .................... 23 3.6.4 Ninte ndo GameCube Memory Card Slots ................................ ................................ ................... 23 3.6.5 Optical Disc Drive and Optical Discs ................................ ................................ ........................... 24 3.6.6 Recording Media ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 24 3.6.7 AV ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 25 3.6.8 Graphics ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 26 2007 N intendo 3 RVL -06 -0030 -001 -C CONFIDENTIAL Released : August 28, 2007 Wii Overview 4 Communication Features ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 28 4.1 Wireless LAN ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 28 4.1.1 Communication with the Nintendo DS ................................ ................................ ........................ 28 4.1.2 Nintendo Wi -Fi Connecti on ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 28 4.1.3 WiiConnect24 ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 29 Tables Table 3 -1 Memory Map as Seen from the CPU (Software) ................................ ................................ ..... 18 Table 3 -2 Video Modes ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 26 Table 4 -1 Method for Setting Security Features ................................ ................................ ...................... 28 Figures Figure 1 -1 Wii Console ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 6 Figure 2 -1 Wii Menu ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 8 Figure 2 -2 Disc Applications and Channel Applications ................................ ................................ ............ 9 Figure 2 -3 Channel Icons ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 9 Figure 2 -4 Channel Preview Screen ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 10 Figure 2 -5 Wii Message Board ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 11 Figure 2 -6 Linking Disc Application and Channel Application ................................ ................................ 12 Figure 2 -7 A pplication Startup Flow ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 12 Figure 2 -8 Wii Remote Operations ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 13 Figure 2 -9 Virtual Console ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 14 Figure 2 -10 Virtual Console Can Start if Disc and Channel Pair Up ................................ ....................... 14 Figure 3 -1 Wii Hardware Block Diagram ................................ ................................ ................................ 16 Figure 3 -2 Wii Remote ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................. 20 Figure 3 -3 Nunchuk ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ 22 Figure 3 -4 Classic Controller ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 22 RVL -06 -0030 -001 -C 4 2007 N intendo Released : August 28, 2007 CONFIDENTIAL Wii Overview Revision History Version Revision Date De scription 1.1.0 2007/07/26 Overall revisions to reflect changed and added features . 1.0.0 2007/05/31 Initial Version. 2007 N intendo 5 RVL -06 -0030 -001 -C CONFIDENTIAL Released : August 28, 2007 Wii Overview 1 Introduction This document describes the following content in relation to the Wii console for the purpose of developing and designing games for Wii. • Characteristics • Hardware Structure • Communication Features Figure 1-1 Wii Console RVL -06 -0030 -001 -C 6 2007 N intendo Released : August 28, 2007 CONFIDENTIAL Wii Overview 2 Wii Characteristics 2.1 Wii Concept The modern video game market has witnessed a phenomenon called “erosion in gaming .” Gamers who previously played games were giving up gaming due to