What IS the Wii?
The Wii is a console by the video game console Nintendo,
released in North America on November 16, 2006. The console was made with the
revolutionary controller, the Wiimote, which is a device shaped similar to a
television remote that is used with a motion sensor bar to control the
characters. Before the Wii was released, a number of people were interested in
what exactly the Wii would be able to do. A lot of thought went into the
creation of the Wii, particularly the interface they wanted the console to
have, in order to make it as entertaining as possible. Nintendo themselves said
that "We started with the idea that we
wanted to come up with a unique game interface. The consensus was that power
isn't everything for a console" (Hall). With Sony releasing the
Playstation 3, and Microsoft releasing the X-Box 360, Nintendo naturally had a
lot of competition in the seventh generation of video game consoles. As
per usual, Nintendo's many franchises, including Super Mario Bros, Legend of
Zelda, and Pokemon, were supported via the console, complete with brand new
ways to play that gamers never previously expected to see. Of course, not everyone
is focused on what Nintendo had to deliver, so there are some naysayers who say
that the Wii is inferior to the other two consoles, but everyone has differing
opinions and are allowed to speak out on them. The Wii also includes an online
Wi-Fi service, which allows people to use the internet on some of the games for
the Wii, which a couple Nintendo consoles had previously supported, but not on
such a grand scale. The Wii also allows for people to use the internet on it,
should they feel compelled to do so. Another feature of the Wii is the Virtual
Console, which is a service that allows players to use credit cards to buy the
points necessary to buy video games released on previous Nintendo systems, such
as the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Nintendo 64. There are a lot of
positives and negatives to the Wii, and there is a great deal of evidence that
goes into the thought that the Wii is the best of the 3 seventh generation
consoles.
Website Source:
Hall,
Kenji. "The big ideas behind Nintendo's Wii."Business Week. Nintendo, 2007.
Web. 18 Apr 2012.
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2006/tc20061116_750580.htm>.
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