Nintendo Wii

The Nintendo Wii was launched in 2006 as the successor to (and replacement for, as it plays all its games) the GameCube.  Rather than take the high road of costly development, top-of-the-line specs, and cutting-edge sound and graphics, Nintendo's diminutive Wii is only moderately more powerful than its predecessor.

The Wii became a worldwide phenomenon almost overnight.  Two and a half years into its lifespan, it is still almost continually sold out, both at retail and online.  Two of the biggest keys to the system's success and appeal to the masses are its relatively low price ($250 at launch, compared to the $400-600 price points of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360) and intuitive, motion-sensing controls that make games very natural for gamers and nongamers alike to get the hang of.

The underdog has become a huge success for the company, and has become as popular among the hardcore (the Zelda, Mario, and Metroid devout) as it is among their parents and grandparents, if not more so for the latter.  Some take this casual gaming phenomenon as a slight against serious gamers, a diluting of the industry, while others embrace the refreshing take on electronic entertainment and interactivity within a medium.

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• Photos of Nintendo Black Friday Activity (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

  
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• 12:54 (BST), 27/11/2009 Yoga for Wii Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS For Immediate Release London, Nov. 27, 2009 … (gamesindustry.biz)

  
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• Rush starts as holiday shopping season revs up (AP via Yahoo! News)

  
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  The nation’s retailers ushered in the traditional start of the holiday shopping season on Friday with expanded hours and deep discounts on everything from toys to TVs to lure crowds of shoppers.
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• 01:12 (BST), 27/11/2009 Copter Crisis Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS GORMLEY, Ontario, Canada – November 27 … (gamesindustry.biz)

  
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• Retailers return to layaway (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser)

  
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• Samurai Warriors 3 Nintendo Wii Screenshots (GameInfoWire)

  
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• The worst Wii game ever?

  
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