The wireless unit, using internal sensors, translates your wrist and hand movements into onscreen actions. Instead of having to struggle with dual thumbsticks and a myriad of buttons, the Wii controls games with a simple device that resembles a remote control. The price is considerably lower than what Sony ( Charts) and Microsoft ( Charts) are charging for their new offerings - and the system is one the entire family will enjoy.īy now, you probably know the Wii's big hook: the controller. But if you do manage to find one, grab it. Hardcore gamers will be fighting hard to get one early. That, of course, will be easier said than done. Want more video game news and commentary? Click Mario Morris The Nintendo Wii launches Sunday Nov 19 for $250. Briefly put: The Wii is one of those rare video game machines that's worth trying to pick up during its first holiday season. But it does make the gaming industry more accessible to those it unintentionally excluded before. And forget about HD-DVD or Blu-Ray this thing doesn't even play current generation DVDs (for now at least - a second version will be released next year). It doesn't support high-definition graphics. 19 for $250, is not a graphical tour de force.
When competitors decided to zig as the next generation of video game systems came along, Nintendo zagged - and that gutsy decision may well give it an enormous market share boost in the coming years.
NEW YORK () - If nothing else, you have to give Nintendo points for courage.
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