The Wii is a gen 6 console (Hiroshi Yamauchi)

[Mr Khan]

Remember that Wii was originally conceived as a GC add-on, before Nintendo wisely figured that add-ons don't really change a console's fate. At best, Wii would have been Kinect or the Balance Board, rather than being... the Wii. It would have put GC well above Xbox, but not really turned the industry on its head as it did