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Nintendo’s Wii has been creating a buzz all over the world for more than a year now. I finally managed to get one, and I must say, it’s been quite a revelation!

With the other players in the market (there are only 2 - Microsoft with Xbox 360, and Sony with Playstation 3) fighting it out with GHz chips, Blue-ray disks, GBs of RAM and video chips, Nintendo with its Wii has gone a completely different route. And have they proved a point!

The graphics on the Wii are simple (no need for out-of the world realistic rendering), the games that come bundled (Wii Sports) don’t require finger numbing manoeuvering, but all that have been compromised for the sake of one thing - fun!

With the first of a kind motion-sensing remote controller (the Wii-mote) added into the equation, the Wii is a joy to play! (Ask Aathira! )

As with any gadget, there is a fair amount of research (read - net surfing) that had to happen before swiping that credit card. I’d say it’s not the greatest thing Nintendo is doing releasing region-specific games (partly due to the old PAL-NTSC debate), nevertheless, the demand for Wii is supposed to outstrip the supply even until 2009. They lost out on $1 billion last holiday season because they couldn’t match the demand!