Wii Technical Details

The Nintendo Wii is designed to be affordable, less noisy and small in size, it will be available at launch in glossy white. Measuring only 21.6cm long, 15.7cm wide and 4.4cm thick, roughly 3 stacked DVDs. It can be positioned horizontally or vertically.

The console is not as powerful as the Xbox 360 or the PS3, but it is about twice as powerful the Nintendo GameCube. Here are some interesting specs:

• 729 MHz IBM PowerPC "Broadway" CPU


• 243 MHz ATI "Hollywood" GPU


• 24MBs "main" 1T-SRAM


• 64MBs other 1T-SRAM


• 512MBs internal flash memory


• 3MBs texture memory on GPU


• Built-in 802.11b/g Wi-Fi capability


• One SD memory card bay


• AV multi-port: S-video, composite, component


• Analog (left/right) audio / DPLII


• Four GameCube controller ports


• Two GameCube Memory Pak slots


• Two USB 2.0 ports


• Compatible with up to four wireless Wii-motes


• Self-loading media drive


• Accepts 12cm Wii and 8cm GCN discs (No DVD capability)

Nintendo introduced the Virtual Console allowing users to play classic games via emulation, supporting beloved consoles such as SNES, NES, N64, Mega Drive and the MSX. This means most of the classic Nintendo games over the past 20 years will be able to run on the Wii. Australian prices are yet to be announced.

Nintendo has introduced WiiConnect24, an an always-on feature. The service will be awake throughout the night, using the WiiChannel to deliver current new game downloads, current news reports and weather forecasts.

Wii has great built-in WIFI support, providing access to online games and internet surfing.

Traditional LAN cables can be connected to the Wii by using a USB adapter. Wii is also able to connect and interact with the popular Nintendo DS handheld.

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Why Get A Nintendo Wii

Lovers of high technology games will surely be among those who will line up to get their own version of Nintendo’s new video game machine which has been simply baptized as Wii.

Yes, it is pronounced as we, giving reference to its ability to showcase all games in one console. The name also wants to project the idea that it is a game machine that can b e played by almost everyone. Its makers simply call it “Wii” making it the first product to be sold in the market without the obvious name of its maker etched on the product. It is guaranteed to tickle the fancy of people who enjoyed the previous offerings of Nintendo.

What makes Wii different is its controller which is aptly called the Wii controller or remote. The wireless remote is able to sense motion and can be used by players as a pointing apparatus. It also boasts of the Wii Connect 24 which enables the game machine to access Internet updates.

Measuring 8.5 by 6 inches and only two inches in bulk, the Nintendo Wii is a small and a very stylish game machine which was originally launched in white color. To demonstrate and visualize its thickness, the new Nintendo Wii is just like three DVDs put together in terms of its thickness.

The new Nintendo Wii was codenamed Revolution during its creation and is a welcome and able competitor to the just-released PlayStation 3 by Sony as well as the Xbox 360 by Microsoft.

The award-winning new video game machine was first hinted by Nintendo in 2004, was unveiled in 2005 and its prototype shown during the Tokyo Game Show last 2005.

Nintendo Wii is a top selling game console with more than a million units sold all over the world as of December 2006. American consumers topped the list with 476 thousand units bought during the same period, followed by Japan with 436 thousand units sold, Europe with 325 thousand units sold and Australia with 32 thousand nine hundred one units sold.

The top-selling game type for the Nintendo Wii is the Legend of Zelda, the Twilight Princess. Video Game enthusiasts can buy a unit at around two hundred fifty US dollars.

While the name of a product can make or break its sales potential, the name Wii is getting so many negative and positive feedback that it has surely aroused the interest of everyone making it a game to be watched out for.

The name change from Revolution to Wii may have been intended by Nintendo to create interest in its newest video game machine. And it looks like they have succeeded.