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white case with a Nintendo logo was used at [[GDC2006]].
 
white case with a Nintendo logo was used at [[GDC2006]].
  
== Colors ==
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==Colors==
  
 
Besides black, this case was also to be shipped in the following colors, according to an [[E3 2005]] promo image:
 
Besides black, this case was also to be shipped in the following colors, according to an [[E3 2005]] promo image:
  
* Green
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*Green
  
* Red
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*Red
  
* Silver
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*Silver
  
* White
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*White
  
The white color was later adopted as the main color for the system, and the red one was used for a later special edition. The original black color itself was later used for the infamously [[LU64+]] black Wii.
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The white color was later adopted as the main color for the system, and the red one was used for a later special edition. The original black color itself was later used for the (infamously [[LU64+]]) black Wii.
  
== Gallery ==
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==Gallery==
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|[[File:IwataHoldingRevolution.png|thumb|The late Iwata holding the prototype.]]||[[File:WiiPrototypeRevolution.jpg|thumb|Promotional image of the case.]]||[[File:Rvl-alpha.jpg|thumb|The [[E3 2006]] [[RVT-R Reader]], which uses this case]]]
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[[File:IwataHoldingRevolution.png|thumb||Satoru Iwata (RIP) holding the prototype.]]
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[[File:Rvl-2005-colors.jpg|thumb|Different color variations of the case.]]
[[File:WiiPrototypeRevolution.jpg|thumb||Promotional image of the case.]]
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[[File:rvlfrontandsite.jpeg|thumb|Front and right side of the case.]]
[[File:Rvl-alpha.jpg|thumb||The [[E3 2006]] [[RVT-R Reader]], which uses this case]]
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[[File:rvlcasewithgcflapsopen.jpg|thumb|Top view of the case, with its Gamecube covers open]]
[[File:Rvl-2005-colors.jpg|thumb||Different color variations of the case.]]
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[[File:rvlcaselifting.jpg|thumb|A hand lifting the case, revealing the prototype vertical stand.]]
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[[Category:Wii]]
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[[Category:Prototype Hardware]]
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[[Category:Holy Grails]]

Latest revision as of 23:12, 7 November 2023

This is the prototype black Wii casing seen at E3 2005. It was notably later re-used for the E3 2006 RVT-R Reader, however it is not known if the casing was used besides product showings and the E3 RVT-R Reader, as a different white case with a Nintendo logo was used at GDC2006.

Colors

Besides black, this case was also to be shipped in the following colors, according to an E3 2005 promo image:

  • Green
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White

The white color was later adopted as the main color for the system, and the red one was used for a later special edition. The original black color itself was later used for the (infamously LU64+) black Wii.

Gallery

The late Iwata holding the prototype.
Promotional image of the case.
The E3 2006 RVT-R Reader, which uses this case
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Different color variations of the case.
Front and right side of the case.
Top view of the case, with its Gamecube covers open
A hand lifting the case, revealing the prototype vertical stand.