2007-07-05 (updated 2008-06-02)
Initially announced as Revolution. The controller, the Wii Remote, can be used as a handheld pointing device and can detect acceleration in three dimensions. The front of the console features a slot-loading optical media drive that accepts both Wii Optical Discs and Nintendo GameCube Game Discs.

Related groups:
WiiWare, Mii, WiiConnect24