Everything you need to know about the Nintendo Wii

A distinguishing feature of the console is its wireless controller, the Wii Remote, which can be used as a handheld pointing device and detect movement in three dimensions. Another is WiiConnect24, which enables it to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in standby mode.

The Wii Sports package comes with one Wiimote and one Nunchuck, but you'll want to buy additional sets if you plan to playing with other players.



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This is a list of some of the most popular Wii games available:

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Duke it out with your favorite Nintendo characters in Super Smash Bros. for the Wii.

Mario Super Sluggers
Mario and the gang make their way on to the diamond in Mario Super Sluggers.

Mario Kart Wii
The venerable kart racer heads to the Wii and adds online competition to the mix.

Rock Band
Rock out with your friends as you perform music from the world's biggest rock artists using drum, bass, lead guitar, and microphone peripherals.

An entire retirement home full of elderly people passing their free time in heated Wii competitions. It may sound like a Nintendo press release, but it's actually a Chicago Tribune article about the Sedgebrook retirement home in Lincolnshire, where Wii Sports Bowling is taking the living community by storm. The game is so popular among the residents that grandparents are teaching their grandkids how to play and a 20 person tournament took place over the weekend. Sure beats watching Matlock reruns all day.

You should buy a Nintendo Wii for the following reasons:

1) The Wii has a revolutionary controller that allows users to get some exercise and become more internet in the game.

2) The wii's remote controller offers a level of interactivity that is unparalleled and unrivaled by other gaming consoles.

3) With the release of the Wii fi you can even now workout with your Nintendo Wii

4) It's controller is even used by physical therapists.

5) It has a wide array of games and it's library is mostly appropriate for all ages.

Purchasing a brand new Nintendo Wii can be costly when buying separately (ie console, accessories, games, etc). You can save quite a bit when you buy a bundle package. You can even save more if you don't mind a used wii console, this can really save you some money.

There are multiple versions of a system that exist today, but the two main competitors of the Nintendo Wii are the following:

Sony Playstation 3: The PlayStation 3 weighs about 11 pounds and measuring 12.8 inches wide by 3.86 inches high by 10.89 inches long, it is larger than the PlayStation 2, the diminutive Nintendo Wii, or the Microsoft Xbox 360. Like those consoles, it can be oriented vertically or horizontally. Either way, the PS3's striking design looks right at home in the living room. History of Sony PlayStation.

Microsoft Xbox 360: The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS. The integrated Xbox Live service allows players to compete online and download content such as arcade games, game demos, trailers, TV shows, and movies.