The Wii is a home console Nintendo released in November 2006 in North America, the seventh generation alongside Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Instead of chasing raw computing power, Nintendo focused on new ways to play, centred on the Wii Remote, a wireless controller that tracked motion and could act as a pointer. Because the hardware was cheaper to make, it cost less than its rivals. Wii Sports, a bundled game, became its killer app, and the Wii sold well beyond the core gaming audience. Lifetime sales passed 101 million units, and it was the best-selling console of its generation within a year of launch. Its success pushed Microsoft and Sony to develop the Kinect and PlayStation Move, though its casual focus alienated some hardcore gamers.

Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India, with more than 1,600 surviving remains spread over 4,100 hectares. It was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1336 to 1565. Travellers from Persia and Portugal described it as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city with temples, markets and farms along the Tungabhadra River. By 1500 it was estimated to be the world's second-largest city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at the time. In 1565 a coalition of Muslim sultanates defeated the Vijayanagara Empire, its capital was conquered and destroyed, and the city was left in ruins. Hampi remains a religious centre, with the active Virupaksha Temple at its heart.