Nintendo’s Wii turns 10: Remembering the waggle

All these years later, and the Wii is still making headlines unintentionally funny.

On November 19, 2006, Nintendo released its Wii console. The system was a stark departure for the Japanese company with processing hardware that wasn’t a major improvement over its predecessor, the GameCube. Instead, the Wii sold itself with an emphasis on motion-controls. You could wave its wand-like controller or point and shake it to replicate things like swinging a sword or throwing a bowling ball.