 The Wii is Nintendo 's smallest home console to date ; it measures 44 mm ( 1 @.@ 73 in ) wide , 157 mm ( 6 @.@ 18 in ) tall and 215 @.@ 4 mm ( 8 @.@ 48 in ) deep in its vertical orientation , slightly larger than three DVD cases stacked together . The included stand measures 55 @.@ 4 mm ( 2 @.@ 18 in ) wide , 44 mm ( 1 @.@ 73 in ) tall and 225 @.@ 6 mm ( 8 @.@ 88 in ) deep . The system weighs 1 @.@ 2 kg ( 2 @.@ 7 lb ) , making it the lightest of the three major seventh @-@ generation consoles . The Wii may stand horizontally or vertically . The prefix for the numbering scheme of the system and its parts and accessories is " <unk> " for its code name , " Revolution " . 
