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Wii by Nintendo
The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. The console is the direct successor to the Nintendo GameCube. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3, but it competes with both as part of the seventh generation of gaming systems.
A distinguishing feature of the console is its wireless controller, the Wii Remote, which can be used as a handheld pointing device and can detect motion and rotation in three dimensions. Another is WiiConnect24, which enables it to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in standby mode.
Nintendo first mentioned the console at the 2004 E3 press conference and later
unveiled the system at the 2005 E3. Satoru Iwata revealed a prototype of the
controller at the September 2005 Tokyo Game Show. In the 2006, the console won
the first of several awards. By December 8, 2006, it completed its launch in
four key markets.
The Wii game console is a big winner, starting with its innovative, crowd-pleasing
controller.
The Wii is the most compact of the next-generation consoles. It weighs just 2.7
pounds and measures 8.5 inches long by 6 inches wide by less than 2 inches thick.
It has clean, sharp lines and an Apple-like glossy white finish, though we'll
undoubtedly see units in black and possibly other colors at some point.
Like the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360, The Wii can be oriented horizontally
or vertically, thanks to its angled plastic stand. Once you've positioned it,
your next step is to plug in the power supply (which is about the size a laptop
brick), and connect the bundled composite audio/video cables to your television.
To output content at the Wii's maximum 480p resolution in 16:9 wide-screen
format, you'll have to purchase the optional component cable separately.
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