Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Nintendo Wii: new generation gaming system by Adam Caitlin

With the release of their latest gaming console, Nintendo has given a tough competition to other consoles namely Xbox and PS3 with its latest offering, the Wii. The Wii console belongs to gaming home of Nintendo. The console gives avid players, children and tech savvy people to experience new generation gaming system.

The Nintendo Wii is the smallest and lightest among other consoles with measurements of 44mm width, 157 mm height and 215.4 mm depth in its vertical orientation. The console weighs only 1.2 kg. Featuring a compact design allows Wii to display either vertically or horizontally. Unlike other consoles, the Wii possesses advanced features of wireless controller, Wii Remote and WiiConnect24.

The Wii console communicates wirelessly with the internet through a wireless controller or a Wii LAN adopter. The intuitive controller detects acceleration in three different directions. The Wii remote is a combination of accelerometer and infrared detection that allow users to enjoy playing games without sitting near to the television screen or a gaming console. Moreover, the WiiConnect24 feature connects to the internet through the built-in Wi-Fi connection or USB-to-Ethernet adopter. Thereby, it allows users to send and receive messages over the internet.

The Wii is technically advanced version to the Nintendo Game Cube. Its back ports are compatible with the previous version. It includes four ports for controller and two slots for memory cards. The gaming console is enriched with bundle of games like Super Mario galaxy, Twilight Princess, Heroes 2, Guitar hero and many more. In addition to that, the Wii comprises of sports games like golf, boxing, tennis and bowling; that adds more entertainment and fun to it. The WiiConnect24 features of Wii allow users to download games easily from the internet.

This multi-media gadget is enriched with music player that allows users to listen to songs and download into his favorite playlist. In addition to that, the Nintendo Wii, when connected with internet, provides information of latest news updates, weather forecasting and message boards.

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