Product DescriptionThe Nintendo Wii was released in the United States on November 19, 2006. Its compact console is less than 2 inches thick, weighs only 2.65 pounds, and measures approximately 8 .5 inches long and 7 inches wide (Wii, 2010). It comes with an ergonomic, motion-sensitive, wireless remote control with everlasting connectors for the Nunchuk and Classic Controller; and motion sensors that can be used from six to ten feet away (Wii Controllers, nd; Wii Console, nd). Nintendo also offers the MotionPlus accessory, which provides additional precision (Wii console, nd). The Wii includes a high-speed Internet connection that can communicate with the Internet when it is turned off. It also has the ability to communicate wirelessly with the Nintendo DS and DSi (Wii, 2010). Product and Company History The Wii was Nintendo's fifth gaming console, designed by Shigeru Miyamoto, launched as a direct successor to the GameGube. Its original code name was "Revolution", but was later renamed Wii to symbolize the concept of two people playing together (the Wii being a homophone of "us"). The main goal of the Wii was to introduce a revolutionary level of interaction between players, instead of the overriding graphics or maximum power that dictated its competitors (Wii, nd; Wii: The Total Story, nd). There is no doubt that the Nintendo Wii took video gaming to the next level, being the first major console to require body movements to play interactive games, which in turn only took "about 45 months to reach the milestone of “30 million units sold”. , making it the best-selling console of all time” (Purewal, 2010). In 2010, the Nintendo Wii was the best-selling console since its launch (Wii, nd; Wii: The Total Story, nd). In 1889, Fu...... middle of paper ......ov, V. (2011). Nintendo is dropping the price of the Wii to $150 starting May 15, giving away a free Wii Wheel and a copy of Mario Kart. Retrieved from http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/04/nintendo-drops-wii-price-to-150-from-may-15th-throws-in-a-free/Sony: Maintaining its dominance with PlayStation 3. (nd). Retrieved from http://www.mcafee.cc/Classes/BEM106/Papers/2007/PS3.pdfWii Console. (nd). Retrieved from Wii Controllers (nd) Retrieved from http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/systems/about_wii_1069.htmlWii Controllers. (nd). Taken from http://www.nintendo.com/wii/console/controllers#remoteWii: The total story. (nd). Retrieved from http://wii.ign.com/launchguide/hardware1.html 2011 year-over-year sales and market share update through August 20. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.vgchartz.com/article/87722/2011-year-on-year-sales-and-market-share-update-to-august-20th/