Nintendo Wii
If you’re like me you are probably eagerly awaiting the launch of the Nintendo Wii.
Thousands of people lined up in the cold at the Bic store in Japan to get one of the first Wii consoles on sale.Nintendo shipped 400,000 units of the console for Japan, over four times as many consoles as Sony shipped for the launch of the PS3 in that country a few weeks ago.
The launch of the Nintendo Wii, was greeted by thousands of shivering but exhilarated game enthusiasts who had lined up through a wintry night outside the Bic store in Japan to bring home the latest machine.
Nintendo shipped 400,000 units of the console for Japan, over four times as many consoles as Sony shipped for the launch of the PS3 in that country a few weeks ago
The Wii, which competes head on with Sony’ Playstation 3(PS3) and Microsoft's Xbox 360, features a motion-sensitive controller that allows players to control the game by swinging the device like a tennis racket or wielding it like a sword.
Nintendo, sells the Wii for 25,000 yen ($216.6) in Japan, making it the lowest-priced game gear among the three.
perhaps the most fascinating thing about the Wii is the control system, the way of playing the game ... There is the Xbox 360 and PS3, but the Wii is, completely different,
Before the official store opening, its inventory of about 3,000 units had already been committed to around 1,000 customers who placed pre-orders and the other 2,000 in the queue.
Although Nintendo dominates the handheld game sector, they lag behind Sony and Microsoft in the console market. With the Wii they aim to repeat the success of their DS portable machine, bringing both of the game maker's two growth engines to full throttle
Nintendo Wii