Wednesday, 18 April 2007

Nintendo Wii

  • Is the fifth home video games console launched by Nintendo
  • It is the upgrade of the Nintendo GameCube
  • It rivals Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3 as part of the seventh generation of gaming systems
  • Nintendo claims that the Nintendo Wii targets a broader demographic than that of Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3
  • The Nintendo Wii includes a wireless controller, the Wii remote which can be used as a handheld pointing device and is able to detect motion and rotation in three dimensions
  • It also includes WiiConnect24 which allows the Nintendo Wii to receive messages and updates over the Internet whilst in standby mode
  • Nintendo revealed the Nintendo Wii in 2005 at the E3
  • In the 2006 E3, Nintendo Wii won the first of several awards
  • By December 8th 2006 it had completed its launch in four key markets
  • The Nintendo Wii originally cost around £133

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