After the release of the Xbox and PS2, the Wii has taken the the highly competitive world of video gaming consoles by storm since its introduction in late 2006. Featuring interactive game play that is unlike anything available on other game systems, the Wii uses its wireless remote control to let gamers control the game through physical movements instead of pushing buttons and moving joysticks.

At the first glance, one may think that the Wii is a standard video game console with the added twist of a new controller system. Well, maybe it looks like that, but nothing could be further from reality, in fact this console is a revolution in the gaming industry. It is radically different from any other game consoles available on the market. Nintendo Wii offers capabilities that make this system more than just a game console; it is an entirely new interface with entertainment based technology.

The menu is the first of the Nintendo Wii features that the user encounter when turning on the game, and it does more than let him decide if he is playing with one or two players – like so many other game consoles. From the menu, the user can not only starts the game, but, when connected to the Internet, he can check the news, weather, surf the Internet, visit Wii message boards, shop online at the Wii Shop Channel, and that is not all.

Also, the Nintendo Wii features a photo channel that allows users to send and receive digital photographs and display them on a TV set. If the console is connected to the Internet, you can even download music in MP3 format and create soundtracks for you photo slideshow. If a gamer want to know what is on the mind of other fellow Wii owners, the Nintendo Wii features the Everybody Votes Channel that allows users to vote in simple opinion polls and compare and contrast opinions with those of friends, family and people across the globe. Its release came as a surprise, as Nintendo made no announcement regarding it until after it was available for download. It is currently available for free download in the Wii Ware section of the Wii Shop Channel.

For those who want to take a trip back in time, Nintendo Wii offers that opportunity with the Virtual Console Channels, a feature that lets the owner of this console to play all the purchased classic NES, SNES,Nintendo 64, Sega Genesis, and Turbo Grafix 16 games from the Wii. The Virtual Console Channels also allows users to download classic games from the Wii Shop Channel and play them on their new console.

One of the most popular of the Nintendo Wii features is the Disk Channel, a feature that not only load the disks of the Wii games, but also allows users to play Nintendo GameCube titles. There is a Mii Channel as well, an character creator, where users can design 3D caricatures of users by selecting from a group of facial and bodily features. Each person in a community can have his own personalized avatar, that they will take with them on all their Wii adventure.

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. This revolutionary concept of the Nintendo Wii is the main reason that drives customers to the stores.
There are even stories claiming that Wii use can cause weight loss! The Wii controller uses a combination of accelerometers and infrared detection to sense its position in 3D space. This design allows users to control the game using physical gestures as well as traditional button presses. It connects to the console using Bluetooth, features rumble and an internal speaker and can connect to other devices through a proprietary port at the base of the controller.

All these revolutionary features of the Nintendo Wii system will help any customer enjoy his purchase at a level unprecedented on other game consoles.

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