Title: Nintendo Wii Consoles Stand Apart From The Competition Word

Count: 409 Summary: In a world full of video games one could easily
wonder why anyone would need a new model. Sometimes it seems that the
graphics can not get any sharper, the sounds any fuller, and the game
play any more realistic. Perhaps that reality is one of the reasons
that, in 2001, the brain trust at Nintendo began to contemplate taking
game consoles in a new direction. After seeing powerful console after
powerful console flood the market, Nintendo realized that it was
difficult to compe... Keywords: Nintendo Wii Consoles Article Body: In
a world full of video games one could easily wonder why anyone would
need a new model. Sometimes it seems that the graphics can not get any
sharper, the sounds any fuller, and the game play any more realistic.
Perhaps that reality is one of the reasons that, in 2001, the brain
trust at Nintendo began to contemplate taking game consoles in a new
direction. After seeing powerful console after powerful console flood
the market, Nintendo realized that it was difficult to compete in a
market full of heavyweight, high powered machines. Instead, they
decided that a console that focused on player interaction could fill a
void in a sea of consoles focused on speed and performance. It was
with that strategy in mind that the idea for the Nintendo Wii consoles
was born. Despite being the latest and hottest game system on the
market, the Nintendo Wii consoles do not take graphics and speed to
new levels. Instead, it is a revolutionary new control system that
differentiates the Wii from its competitors as well as any game system
that came before it. Allowing players to control the game through
movements, gesturing, swinging, and swiping, the Nintendo Wii consoles
take existing game concepts and marry them with an interactive gaming
experience. When playing tennis - on Wii Games - you do not push a
joystick to swing the racket, you swing your arm while holding the Wii
controller, known officially as the Wiimote. The same goes for all the
other games that are designed for the Nintendo Wii consoles. However,
part of the appeal of the Nintendo Wii consoles is that they are not
designed solely for Nintendo Wii games. In fact, they are fully
compatible with games for the Nintendo GameCube as well. Another
impressive element of the Nintendo Wii consoles is that they also have
the ability to interface with the Internet - when used in conjunction
with a Wi-Fi USB connector. Once online, the Nintendo Wii consoles
allow users to surf the Web, shop online, check the news and weather,
chat on message boards, and even download Nintendo classics like
Donkey Kong, Mario Brothers, and many, many more. The vision of the
Nintendo engineers just a few years ago is a reality today. In the
Nintendo Wii consoles that have created a game system that does not
try to keep up with others, but instead stands apart from the
competition. The video game industry will never be the same.