It is a move to target not only the general gaming public, but also those who have never played games, or those who play very rarely. Motions made with the Nunchuk can also be registered through the Wii Remote.īuilding off the basis of the Nintendo DS, Nintendo used what they refer to as the 'blue ocean' strategy.
The Nunchuk can be connected to the Wii Remote via a long cord, allowing for more control. The Wii Remote is capable of detecting movement in three dimensions, and can be held with one hand. The console comes packaged with a Wii Remote and Nunchuk, the most prominent being the former. With over 101 million units shipped worldwide as of June 2013, it is Nintendo's second best-selling home console behind the Nintendo Switch, and the fourth best-selling home console of all time. In January 2008, the Wii outsold the GameCube's 21.74 million units. The console was initially released on Novemin North America, and was released shortly thereafter in other countries, and eventually became the leading console in the US, Europe, and Japan. It competed with the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 during its lifetime.
It is Nintendo's fifth major home console. The Wii (also known unofficially as the Nintendo Wii) is a seventh generation video game console created by Nintendo, and a successor to Nintendo's previous console, the Nintendo GameCube.
