The nintendo Wii does very well despite competition with xbox 360 and Playstation. They reached out to the popular audience and not just to gamers and their controller is very well liked. Baby boomers are more familiar with a remote control rather than a joy stick and buttons and the company kept this in mind. Yet the technique was a new one so experienced gamers did not have an edge. By having the control use a new swinging motion, everyone had to learn this and thus new gamers were not at a disadvantage when playing with others. This was a different technology so everyone was equal in the competition.

Have you explored the menu of the nintendo Wii? It isn't just a video game but there is a way to connect to the web, see mail and interact with others. nintendo regularly makes updates so remember to do this since you may miss out. There have been updates to the shop channel as well as the weather.

If you haven't checked lately you can find the address book is now updated. The message icons are different, you can study your message history and register friends more easily.

Additionally you can find older games you've enjoyed and rack up points to get even the Ninentdo 64 or the Super nintendo.

nintendo also keeps adding on channels which is a treat. They obviously know that they are competing with xbox and Playstation and want to keep a strong edge. It was obvious this Christmas when you couldn't find guitar hero III for Wii though you could get it for Playstation and xbox 360 with a bit of searching. However, checking at a number of malls it seemed the wii version of guitar hero iii wireless was just flying off the shelves and one couldn't count on finding it on time for the holidays.

By utilizing both innovation as well as appealing to all ages plus adding in channels enabling interaction, nintendo Wii has reached a high level of popularity and keeps people curious for the latest updates and new releases.

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