The Nintendo Wii, a home video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo, debuted in November 2006 as the successor to the Nintendo GameCube. It garnered significant popularity owing to its distinctive motion-sensing controller, enabling players to engage with games through physical movements, like swinging it as if it were a tennis racket or using it as a firearm. This pioneering motion control system was referred to as the Wii Remote or Wiimote.