# The original Nintendo Wii trailer

> The original Nintendo Wii trailer from back when it was still the "Revolution", the first mainstream glimpse of tangible, gestural gaming.

- Page: https://www.elasticspace.com/2009/06/128172779/
- Author: Timo Arnall (https://www.elasticspace.com/)
- Section: Notes (https://www.elasticspace.com/notes/)
- Published: 2009-06-22
- Updated: 2026-07-04
- Tags: Gestural Interaction, PhD, Video
- Site map for agents: https://www.elasticspace.com/llms.txt

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Video: [Nintendo Revolution Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eLQI8QkI6g)

The original trailer for the Nintendo Wii (when it was still the “Revolution”). The first time we got to see such tangible, gestural gaming in the mainstream.

(note how little we see the screen)