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WiiTogether.com $1000
NINTENDO explained the decision behind the name in a statement, which is provided below:
"Introducing... Wii. As in "WE" Wii sounds like "we," which emphasizes the console is for everyone. Wii can easily be remembered by people around the world, no matter what language they speak. No confusion. No need to abbreviate. Just Wii.
So that's Wii. But now Nintendo needs you. Because it's really not about you or me. It's about Wii. And TOGETHER Wii will change everything."
WiiVirtual.com $500
Virtual Console: Wii will have downloadable access to 20 years of fan-favorite titles originally released for Nintendo 64, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and even the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The Virtual Console also will feature a "best of" selection from Sega Genesis titles and games from the TurboGrafx console (a system jointly developed by NEC and Hudson). It also will be home to new games conceived by indie developers whose creativity is larger than their budgets.
WiiMotion.com $500
Wii makes use of a controller with a built-in motion sensor. The key to the whole experience, the Wii wireless sits in the hand and feels much like a TV remote control. The motion sensor inside, allowing a full six degrees of movement - it detects travel along the X, Y, and Z axis, pitch, roll and yaw. You hold it in your hand, and every tiny movement of the controller itself, translates to action on-screen.
WiiVR.com $500
Wii Virtual Reality
Virtual Console: Wii will have downloadable access to 20 years of fan-favorite titles originally released for Nintendo 64, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and even the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The Virtual Console also will feature a "best of" selection from Sega Genesis titles and games from the TurboGrafx console (a system jointly developed by NEC and Hudson). It also will be home to new games conceived by indie developers whose creativity is larger than their budgets.
Wii4Everyone.com $350
"What we are unveiling is the next leap in games, where gaming is not about looks but about feel, when gaming is not about the few but about EVERYONE," said senior Nintendo executive Reggie Fils-Aime."
Wii4All.com $250
Wii4UandMe.com $100
WiiRev.com $50
Wii was known as REVOLUTION before the name WII was released.
AND ALSO:
WiiConnect24.eu $$ Open to offers
During Nintendo's pre-E3 Media Briefing, Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, revelead a new and unpredicted feature of the Wii - the console will function even when it appears to be turned off.
Read more about this feature:
http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/09-05-2006-2764.html
NINTENDO explained the decision behind the name in a statement, which is provided below:
"Introducing... Wii. As in "WE" Wii sounds like "we," which emphasizes the console is for everyone. Wii can easily be remembered by people around the world, no matter what language they speak. No confusion. No need to abbreviate. Just Wii.
So that's Wii. But now Nintendo needs you. Because it's really not about you or me. It's about Wii. And TOGETHER Wii will change everything."
WiiVirtual.com $500
Virtual Console: Wii will have downloadable access to 20 years of fan-favorite titles originally released for Nintendo 64, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and even the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The Virtual Console also will feature a "best of" selection from Sega Genesis titles and games from the TurboGrafx console (a system jointly developed by NEC and Hudson). It also will be home to new games conceived by indie developers whose creativity is larger than their budgets.
WiiMotion.com $500
Wii makes use of a controller with a built-in motion sensor. The key to the whole experience, the Wii wireless sits in the hand and feels much like a TV remote control. The motion sensor inside, allowing a full six degrees of movement - it detects travel along the X, Y, and Z axis, pitch, roll and yaw. You hold it in your hand, and every tiny movement of the controller itself, translates to action on-screen.
WiiVR.com $500
Wii Virtual Reality
Virtual Console: Wii will have downloadable access to 20 years of fan-favorite titles originally released for Nintendo 64, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and even the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The Virtual Console also will feature a "best of" selection from Sega Genesis titles and games from the TurboGrafx console (a system jointly developed by NEC and Hudson). It also will be home to new games conceived by indie developers whose creativity is larger than their budgets.
Wii4Everyone.com $350
"What we are unveiling is the next leap in games, where gaming is not about looks but about feel, when gaming is not about the few but about EVERYONE," said senior Nintendo executive Reggie Fils-Aime."
Wii4All.com $250
Wii4UandMe.com $100
WiiRev.com $50
Wii was known as REVOLUTION before the name WII was released.
AND ALSO:
WiiConnect24.eu $$ Open to offers
During Nintendo's pre-E3 Media Briefing, Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, revelead a new and unpredicted feature of the Wii - the console will function even when it appears to be turned off.
Read more about this feature:
http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/09-05-2006-2764.html
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