Wii
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The Wii (spoken as we) is a video game console made by Nintendo. It was first released on November 19, 2006. It plays video games made for the Wii, and for the older video game console made by Nintendo, The Nintendo GameCube. The Wii can also play video games made for the NES, Super NES, Nintendo 64, Genesis and TurboGrafx 16 by downloading them from the Internet.
The Wii costs less than other consoles such as the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The company says they want to focus more on new ways to play games. The Wii uses a controller, called the Wii Remote, that is very different from the controllers of other video game consoles. It can be held with just one hand, and uses technology that senses the player's movements.
By making the Wii, Nintendo says they are trying to reinvent the way video games are looked at and played. The Wii was targeted to all people. By making it easier to play, they think that they can get people who don't normally play games to start playing.