The Nintendo Wii does very well despite competition with
PlayStation 4 and Xbox 360. They reached out to the popular
audience and not just to gamers and their controller is
very well liked. Baby boomers are more familiar with a
remote control rather than a joy stick and buttons and the
company kept this in mind. Yet the technique was a new one
so experienced gamers did not have an edge. By having the
control use a new swinging motion, everyone had to learn
this and thus new gamers were not at a disadvantage when
playing with others. This was a different technology so
everyone was equal in the competition.
Have you looked through the Wii’s menu system? It isn’t
just a video game but there is a way to connect to the
web, see mail and interact with others. Nintendo regularly
makes updates so remember to do this since you may miss
out. There have been updates to the shop channel as well
as the weather.
If you haven’t checked lately you can find the address book
is now updated. The message icons are different, you can
study your message history and register friends more
easily.
Additionally you can find older games you’ve enjoyed and
rack up points to get even the Ninentdo 64 or the Super
Nintendo.
Nintendo also consistently adds channels, which is fun.
They obviously know that they are competing with Xbox and
maintaining a competitive edge on PlayStation. It was obvious
this Christmas when you couldn’t find Guitar Hero III for
Wii though you could get it for PlayStation and Xbox 360
with a bit of searching. However, checking at a number
of malls it seemed the wii version of guitar hero iii wireless
was just flying off the shelves and one couldn’t count on
finding it on time for the holidays.
By utilizing both innovation as well as appealing to all
ages plus adding in channels enabling interaction, Nintendo
Wii has reached a high level of popularity and keeps people
curious for the latest updates and new releases.