Konzola podržava HD video rezolucije 1080p, sadrži IBM-ov multi-core procesor i AMD Radeon HD grafički čip.
Konzola ima podršku za HDMI, Wii D-Terminal, Wii COmponent Video, Wii RGB, Wii S-Video Stereo AV i Wii AV. Njene dimenzije iznose 1,8"x10,5"x6,8", a težina 1,5 kg.
GamePad sadrži 6,2 inčni LCD ekran osjetljiv na dodir, kao i kamera, mikrofon, stereo zvučnike, senzore i Near Field Communication tehnologiju. Težina iznosi oko 500g, a napaja ga litij-jonska baterija. Detalji su otkriveni tokom E3 sajma u Los Angelesu.
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