How the Wii was born

Vikingod · Oct 2, 2006, 02:08 PM

Source: ars technica
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The Nintendo Wii represents a bold new direction for the company, one that came as somewhat of a surprise. The integration of a motion-sensitive controller combined with the decision to go with a more modest technological improvement in processing power and graphics were both risky decisions, and the jury is still out on how successful these gambles will play out. Recently, Nintendo released an interview from with some key executives and engineers at Nintendo. The topic of discussion was the reasoning behind the company's design decisions with the Wii, and what benefits they expected to receive from these decisions that would give them an advantage over their competitors.

YAYitsAndrew · Oct 2, 2006, 03:21 PM

Pretty interesting. I respect nintendo for wanting to make a machine with a small energy footprint. There was a chart a few months back of idle/running power consumption and heat of all consoles current and next gen. I couldn't believe how much power sony and microsoft's consoles were drawing even when off.

Oct 2, 2006, 02:08 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	How the Wii was born Source: ars technica __________ The Nintendo Wii represents a bold new direction for the company, one that came as somewhat of a surprise. The integration of a motion-sensitive controller combined with the decision to go with a more modest technological improvement in processing power and graphics were both risky decisions, and the jury is still out on how successful these gambles will play out. Recently, Nintendo released an interview from with some key executives and engineers at Nintendo. The topic of discussion was the reasoning behind the company's design decisions with the Wii, and what benefits they expected to receive from these decisions that would give them an advantage over their competitors.

Oct 2, 2006, 03:21 PM	#2
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Pretty interesting. I respect nintendo for wanting to make a machine with a small energy footprint. There was a chart a few months back of idle/running power consumption and heat of all consoles current and next gen. I couldn't believe how much power sony and microsoft's consoles were drawing even when off. __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com