| Video game consoles are everywhere these days. | | | | where your actual swings dictate the quality of |
| After years of manufacturers trying to outdo | | | | the shot; that is what the Nintendo Wii controller |
| each other with better graphics, cleaner sounds, | | | | delivers! |
| and more realistic game play, we continue to see | | | | The Nintendo Wii controller that comes with the |
| an arms race between companies like Microsoft, | | | | Wii system is not the only controller for the Wii. |
| Sony, and Nintendo. Today, Microsoft's Xbox and | | | | The Wii Nunchuk attaches to the Nintendo Wii |
| Sony's Playstation lead the pack in the battle for | | | | Controller via a cable and has the same motion |
| the most powerful game platform, but Nintendo | | | | sensing capabilities that make the Wii unique. This |
| has decided to take a different turn. With the | | | | additional controller provides additional capabilities |
| introduction of Nintendo's Wii console there has | | | | for the player to utilize on certain games. |
| been a paradigm shift in the way people view | | | | Fans of the Nintendo GameCube should rest |
| video games. More central to that shift is the way | | | | comfortably knowing that their games are not |
| people play video games, and at the heart of that | | | | only compatible with the Nintendo Wii console, but |
| shift is the Nintendo Wii Controller. | | | | their GameCube controller is as well. GameCube |
| The Nintendo Wii controller is a revolutionary new | | | | games are not made obsolete by the Wii, but |
| way to play video games. Gone are the buttons | | | | instead are an enhancement that allows players to |
| and joysticks that have been a mainstay of | | | | enjoy traditional game play while also having the |
| gaming since its inception. In their place is the | | | | ability to play the motion sensitive games that |
| Nintendo Wii controller and it is unlike anything | | | | have made the Wii such a smashing success. |
| ever seen. Looking more like a television remote | | | | Coming soon is the Wii Zapper; a gun-like case |
| control than a video game component, the | | | | that houses the Wii remote and allows interactive, |
| Nintendo Wii controller uses infrared signals to | | | | point and shoot gaming which is perfect for the |
| detect motion in all directions. This allows players | | | | shooting games that are so popular today. More |
| to have an interactive gaming experience where | | | | innovations are sure to come as the Nintendo Wii |
| the motion of the controller is mimicked by | | | | controller technology offers a platform that is |
| motions on the screen. Imagine a golf video game | | | | ideal for innovation and creativity. |