Nintendo Wii Revolution

By Author: Gregory Hepburn
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The Wiii Nintendo is Nintendo's reply to it's main rivals in the video games market. Nintendo is confident that this console is capable of competing with Xbox 360 and PS3. Only time will tell whether Nintendo's hopes in it's new product are justified. If it is of any value to Nintendo, they can draw satisfaction from the fact that some experienced players already consider the Wii as the best gaming platform that can be purchased now.

The Wii Nintendo product was in the research and development phase for a considerable period of time. The console itself is a rectangular box with a blue, LED illuminated slot-receiver. The outside of the console does not look flashy and is simple and effective. The Wii console lives up to Nintendo's promise to provide a whole new gaming experience to the industry. You will find that it is great for your whole family. The Wii has a compact controller with motion sensors that impart a sense of reality when you play games.

The Wii is equipped with a CPU developed in collaboration with IBM, an ATI graphics card and 512 MB of internal memory. To cater for players who need one gigabyte ...
... of memory just for their Virtual Console games, a Scan Disk (SD) card of extra memory may be purchased. It features wireless controllers, 2 USB ports and capability for wireless (Wi-Fi) internet access. While it does not provide HD output, it has the possibility of looking good on HDTV because of the 480p progressive scan and its wide screen friendly mode. The graphics on a Wii are alright, with the entertainment value exceeding any perceived shortcomings.

Using Wii Sports you may play baseball, bowling, tennis and a number of other games in the luxury of your own house. The console gives you backwards compatibility enabling you to play games developed before the Wii. You can use your Gamecube accessories such as controllers, memory sticks, and games with the Wii. By using the Virtual Console, you will be able to get into Nintendo's online store and buy any games you want such as Donkey Kong, Super Mario Bros and many, many others. However, not all non-Nintendo games are setup for perfect use with the Wii remote; you will also need the classic controller or Gamecube controller to play some of the older games.

The Nintendo Wii has an online internet setup with news, shopping, weather forecasts and internet searching using the wireless remote. Probably, the best feature of the Wii is that it retails for a very reasonable price.