Hardware

[Lanien]

Featuring a compact design that makes it a natural addition to any television setup, the Wii console is white in color and can be displayed either vertically or horizontally

About 8.5 inches long, 6 inches wide and less than 2 inches thick (roughly the size of 3 DVD cases stacked on top of each other)

The Wii console communicates wirelessly with the Internet via IEEE 802.11 or a USB 2.0 LAN adaptor. Wii also can connect wirelessly with Nintendo DS.

The Wii is backward-compatible to all Nintendo GameCube games and includes four ports for controllers and two slots for memory cards

PowerPC CPU (code-named “Broadway”), made with a 90nm SOI CMOS process, jointly developed with and manufactured by IBM; GPU developed with ATI

A single self-loading media bay plays single- or double-layered 12-cm optical discs for the Wii console, as well as 8-cm Nintendo GameCube discs

Input: four Wii Remote controllers can communicate with Wii, which features a bay for an SD memory card

Output: an AV Multi-output port for component, composite or S-video

The Wii console can communicate with the Internet even when the power is turned off. The WiiConnect24 service delivers a new surprise or game update, even if the system is idle. Users can connect wirelessly using IEEE 802.11 or a USB 2.0 LAN adaptor.

 

[Alyada]

I like that it is backwards compatiable. & wireless right out of the box. Nintendo has pretty much sold me on this one. D:

 

[Grem]

I'd hit it.

 

[Tyrath]

I've never been a Nintendo fan, but they're going out of their way to recuit me to their ranks...and its working

 

[Anttaru]

Feels like a paid commercial with Bob Saget selling Wii's. If i can get my hands on one the first day i would.

 

[Lanien]

Bob Saget = Wii.