10:53 PM on 11.08.2006
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Ishaan
First, Time magazine
recognized the DS Lite as a nominee for "Gadget Of The Year", and now the Wii has
netted itself a “Grand Award” in magazine
Popular Science’s Home Entertainment category. Here’s what
Popular Science had to say about the system that caught their eye:
Remember when videogames were fun? When the controllers had only a couple buttons and you didn’t have to spend an hour learning the seven-step finger dance for “walk?” Nintendo does, so it took a step back, looked at its superpowered competitors, and took a totally different path with its new console, Wii (pronounced “we”). Nintendo’s processor is 75 percent slower than an Xbox 360’s. The company decided that gamers didn’t need to pay extra for photo-realistic renderings of its iconic talking mushrooms. Instead it reimagined the controller, introducing a three-axis accelerometer that transforms your hand motions into in-game action, so you really play the games. In Wii Tennis, for example, swing your hand just as you would a racket. In Excite Truck, hold both ends of the controller as if it were a steering wheel. And look out for that tree, because, photo-real or not, these games will draw you in.
The Wii in South Park ... the DS in Time magazine … and now this. Does Nintendo even need their advertising campaign anymore?
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