Wii: Seven Questions You Want Answers To But Are Afraid to Ask
Wii is the latest offering from Nintendo that is in the news these days. It is a home video gaming console from the Japanese gaming giant, and the fifth in a generation of consoles from the company, the last of which was the Nintendo GameCube in 2001. However, there are several questions gamers will want to know answers to, about this latest gaming console: 1. Is It A State-Of-The-Art Video Game System? Wii is a seventh generation video game system that competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3.
2. Does It Offer New Form Of Player Interaction? The game's designers claim they were looking for a different form of player interaction. Power was rejected as the primary merit of a console. The logic was that there were already many powerful consoles in the market. One more might oversaturate the market and kill it.
3. What Is The Gaming System's Inspiration? The manufacturers give credit for the Wii's success to Blue Ocean Strategy, the International Bestseller written by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne; the key factors of the Wii are said to reflect the Six Path Framework described within the book. The six paths, though not revealed officially by the company, are popularly believed to be "price", "movie playing", "graphics", "physics", "fun", "game library", and "magic wand".
4. How Effective Is Its Wireless Control? In fact, the Wii remote is said to be analogous with the "magic wand" of the "Blue Ocean Strategy" book. The manufacturers claim that the Wii remote can detect movement in three dimensions and is the wireless controller of the console. This feature is said to distinguish the Wii from other game consoles on the market.
5. Does Internet Access Make Sense? The WiiConnect24 features allows a gamer using Wii to surf the web. This makes the console a wirefree devise capable of accessing the Internet to receive messages and updates. This is claimed to happen even when the console is in standby mode. The company invites to gamers to play friends online over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection or use the Internet Channel to surf the net from your sofa. They claim you can even download other Nintendo games using the Wii Shop Channel.
6. What Franchises If Any Are Offered? Wii offers current Nintendo franchises like Mario, Zelda and Metroid, as well as all new ones like Wii Sports and Wii Play.
7. Can Gamers Create Their Own Characters? Wii allows creation of your own Mii character to star in Wii games. Nintendo also claims that Wii creates a new dimension to TV watching, which according to the company is not complete without it. The company prides itself on the premise that Wii brings people together. It also emphasizes that the ability to stay online 24/7 and download updates, even when on standby, is a major advantage that other consoles on the market don't offer. The company also advertises that the console is easy to set up and use, and is ready to use.
For more information about Wii and other gaming consoles, visit: http://www.gamerssuperstore.co.uk .
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