Now that the Nintendo Wii is easily available, there is no need to speculate about it's speed and memory. It has the Broadway processor which was built jointly with IBM, based on IBM's PowerPC-based processor. It employs a DVD drive; nevertheless, the drive cannot be used for playing movies, only for Nintendo games. You can now play with the Wii and discover exactly what are it's main highlights.

Firstly, the Wii is fairly easy to set up. The console's design and user manual make it apparent that this is a mature product from a company that has experience in producing consumer goods.

The Nintendo Wii has completely changed the way gaming controllers are made. The Wii's controller looks more like a TV remote control than a game controller. It has built-in motion sensors so, for example, to swing a tennis racket, you simply move your hand as if you were really swinging a racket. Also, the controllers supply the players with responses at various times such as they vibrate when you point them towards clickable buttons, or they emit a sound when two players are playing bowls.

The Nintendo Wii system is well-matched with Gamecube games as well as the Gamecube controller although the two systems use very dissimilar controllers. The Wii also has the capability to download games from the original Nintendo (NES), Super Nintendo (SNES), and the Nintendo 64.

In terms of pricing, the Nintendo Wii is cheaper than it's two main competitors, the Xbox 360 and the PS3.