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Home console released in 2006
This console released with a unique remote-style controller with motion controls and sensors to detect your movements. This console featured a wide variety of casual games, as well as an online download service, welcoming more people to gaming than ever before.
RIS-001
Wii Station "Store Trial Machine"
The code "RIS-001" seems to apply to the entire Wii kiosk, rather than just a single component. The Wii Station kiosk is mostly made up of a modified RVT-H Reader hidden inside a cabinet, and connected to a TV, a video player (similar to the CIS-004/013 and WIS-009), a wired controller hub, a router, a USB control box and sometimes, a USB camera. The RVT-H Reader is what is used to play the game demos (and not the fake Wii shown in the plastic case). The TV is used to display either gameplay from the RVT-H Reader or game trailers from the video distribution unit, which receives new game demos and trailers from Nintendo's servers using the router. The video distribution unit also has image recognition software for a USB camera, though the purpose of the USB camera is unknown. The Wii Station can be found with wired Wii Remotes, modified Nunchuk controllers, Classic Controllers and Wii Wheels and Wii Zappers with modified Wii Remotes.
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RIS-901
Wii "Dummy Sample" Console
The "Dummy Sample" Wii console is a completely unplayable Wii model. This model looks like a standard Wii console, and even features a lot of the visible internal components, such as an SD card slot, GameCube controller ports and GameCube memory card ports. However, none of them are wired to do anything. A Wii AC Adapter can be plugged into this console, but all it does is light up the green light on the Wii's power button, makes the disc slot glow a light blue colour and spins the fan. This may seem rather useless, but this was likely used as the "fake Wii" in the above Wii Station kiosk, used to show customers what a standard Wii should look like when turned on.
