Nintendo Wii Gaming Console

Expanding the Audience : Over time, gaming has become overwhelming to people.

The Wii console returns gaming to simpler times while innovating game development at the same time.

The unique Wii Remote gives parents and grandparents a chance to play games with their children.

It gives gamers and traditional non-gamers a chance to share the same experiences in this new generation of gaming. For those who grew up with video games, Wii shows that games have not outgrown them.

Unique Experiences : The Wii console makes you feel less like a player and more like you're in the game.

Frenzied sword battles are no longer confined to pushing a button.

With Wii's unique Wii Remote controller, Nintendo puts you in the middle of the action.

Forget about pushing a button to start a golf backswing.

Wii lets you swing the club! Don't push a button to swing a sword, actually swing the sword. Video games have always been a part of you, now you get to be a part of them.

Step up to the next level of gaming.

Wii Channels : One of the development concepts for Wii was the idea of increasing the number of channels on the family TV set.

Of course, since Wii is a game console, the idea of booting up a game disc in order to play games has been left intact, but much in the same way that we incorporated the internal PictoChat software on the Nintendo DS, we have also prepared some internal software for Wii.

There are Channels that use WiiConnect24 for information distribution, creative Channels that work in conjunction with your games, Channels that make use of the SD Memory Card, and so on.

Much as you would choose a TV channel to watch with your TV remote, you can use the Wii Remote to choose from the various Wii Channels.

Expect a larger variety of Channels in the future.

The Virtual Console games you have downloaded also appear as a Channel.

Everybody Votes channel : This Channel gives you a quick, easy and fun way to cast your answers to a multitude of different questions.

The Everybody Votes Channel allows you to compare and contrast your opinions with those of friends, family and people from across the globe.

Photo Channel : By using the SD Card Slot on the front of Wii, you can view the pictures and movies* you have taken with your digital camera or mobile phone on your TV screen.

With the easy-to-use software, you can easily select, enlarge, and reduce the size of your photos.

In addition, there is a full array of other ways to enjoy your photos, such as scribbling messages on them and turning them into puzzles.

The Photo Channel can also be used to communicate with family members or to exchange photos with friends and family via WiiConnect24.

Requires separate purchase of an SD Card.

You can even make your Mii characters appear in certain games, or store them on your Wii Remote and take them with you!

Media : A single self-loading media bay plays single- or double-layered 12-cm optical discs for the Wii console, as well as 8-cm Nintendo GameCube discs.