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IBM Broadway

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IBM Broadway

The Nintendo Wii main processor.

Manufacturer: IBM
Architecture: PowerPC-derived
Introduced: 2006
Word size: 32 bit
Core count: 1
Instruction set: PowerPC
Record status: provisional

Fitted to

Nintendo Wii Console · November 2006

Sources

Wii - System and Accessory Instruction Manuals Nintendo · tier A · Wii manual table

Power processors

IBM Gekko IBM · 2001
IBM Xenon IBM · 2005
Cell Broadband Engine Sony Computer Entertainment / IBM / Toshiba · 2005
IBM Broadway IBM · 2006
IBM Espresso IBM · 2012

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