The Wii was the first Nintendo home console to surpass 100 million units sold worldwide.
Nintendo released the Wii in November 2006, positioning it around accessible motion-controlled play. Its bundled Wii Remote and Nunchuk encouraged players to use physical gestures, helping the system attract families, casual players, and people who had not traditionally bought game consoles.
The Wii reached more than 100 million units in lifetime sales, making it Nintendo's best-selling home console at the time. Its total was about 101.6 million units worldwide, according to Nintendo's historical sales figures. The console's success also made motion controls a major feature across the video-game industry.
The Wii is often compared with the Nintendo DS, which sold more than 150 million units but is a handheld system rather than a home console. The Nintendo Switch later exceeded the Wii's sales, but it is a hybrid system that can function both as a home console and as a portable device.