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Wii Specs

The Wii game console was released in 2006 by Nintendo and is the company's fifth game console release. The console puts more emphasis on interactivity than other game consoles with its use of nunchucks and wireless remote technology, meaning that the gamer often becomes part of the game, performing actions that characters in the game will perform. It is capable of playing GameCube games as well as Wii games and downloadable games from older consoles.

Processing Power
- The Wii's IBM Broadway Central Processing Unit runs at 729 megahertz while the ATI Hollywood graphics processing unit runs at 243MHz. This allows the Wii to support a 480p screen definition and means it can consume up to 18 watts of power.
Physical Attributes
- The console has a built-in Dolby speaker and yet is still very light and portable, measuring 8.48 by 6.18 by 1.73 inches and weighing in at only 3.84 pounds. Given this, the Wii is lighter on memory than its rival consoles with 88 megabytes of system memory, 512MB of flash storage and one SD card expansion slot. It also has space for two GameCube memory cards to be inserted.
Wireless Remotes
- The Wii Remote, or Wiimote, connects to the console through the use of infrared detection and built-in accelerometers. This means that the Wii can automatically determine its position in relation to a user-placed LED bar containing movement sensors and adjust the Wiimote and the onscreen actions accordingly.
Connectivity
- It is possible to connect four Wiimotes to the console via Bluetooth or four GameCube controllers via a port, or a mixture of both. The Wii has two USB ports, and the wireless Internet runs on a Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g connection. It also uses an AV multi-output port, allowing connection to S-Video, Composite and Component leads.

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