The Nintendo Wii is designed to be affordable, less noisy and small in size, it will be available at launch in glossy white. Measuring only 21.6cm long, 15.7cm wide and 4.4cm thick, roughly 3 stacked DVDs. It can be positioned horizontally or vertically.
The console is not as powerful as the Xbox 360 or the PS3, but it is about twice as powerful the Nintendo GameCube. Here are some interesting specs:
- 729 MHz IBM PowerPC "Broadway" CPU
- 243 MHz ATI "Hollywood" GPU
- 24MBs "main" 1T-SRAM
- 64MBs other 1T-SRAM
- 512MBs internal flash memory
- 3MBs texture memory on GPU
- Built-in 802.11b/g Wi-Fi capability
- One SD memory card bay
- AV multi-port: S-video, composite, component
- Analog (left/right) audio / DPLII
- Four GameCube controller ports
- Two GameCube Memory Pak slots
- Two USB 2.0 ports
- Compatible with up to four wireless Wii-motes
- Self-loading media drive
- Accepts 12cm Wii and 8cm GCN discs (No DVD capability)
Nintendo introduced the Virtual Console allowing users to play classic games via emulation, supporting beloved consoles such as SNES, NES, N64, Mega Drive and the MSX.
This means most of the classic Nintendo games over the past 20 years will be able to run on the Wii. Australian prices are yet to be announced.
Nintendo has introduced WiiConnect24, an an always-on feature. The service will be awake throughout the night, using the WiiChannel to deliver current new game downloads, current news reports and weather forecasts.
Wii has great built-in WIFI support, providing access to online games and internet surfing.
Traditional LAN cables can be connected to the Wii by using a USB adapter. Wii is also able to connect and interact with the popular Nintendo DS handheld.
To sum it all up, here is a video of it all :)
29/09/2006
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