subject: The New Nintendo Wii - Back In Black [print this page] The Western world has long awaited the arrival of the black Nintendo Wii, and now that it's finally arrived Nintendo consumers will not be disappointed! With a sleek, shiny, new black casing the Wii has gained sophistication as well as straight up cool factor with this new offering. While Wii enthusiasts have been able to enjoy this awesome machine for some time now, those of us on in the West have been jealously awaiting our turn to purchase the new sleeker, sexier console. The latest console comes with all the features of the original as well as some awesome new features.
Look and Feel
The new look of the Wii is a big part of its appeal. The cool, sleek black console is about the same size as the previous version and it sits on top of a shiny silver base making it extremely easy on the eyes as well as a welcome addition to any sophisticated-looking entertainment center set up. The black gives the Wii a little more attitude than its slightly cleaner cut predecessor, and the glowing blue light from its disc slot makes more of a statement.
Exciting Features
This latest model of the Wii contains all the standard Wii features as well as some amazing new features that will have gamers rejoicing. The console boasts a self-loading media bay which is able to read and play both 12cm optical discs used for the Wii along with Nintendo Gamecube discs. There is a bay for an SD flash card which can be used to expand the Wii's internal memory, and owners have the option available of equipping a small attachment to play films and any other DVD content. One of its greatest features is that gamers will have access to 20 years of fan-favorite titles for all previous Nintendo systems in downloadable content.
Specs
The new black console is equipped with 512MB of internal memory, two USB 2.0 ports, and wireless controllers and built in Wi-Fi capabilities. At its heart, is a processing chip that has been developed in conjunction with IBM and is code-named "Broadway," and a set of graphics chips by ATI code-named "Hollywood" This all adds up to the new console being able to deliver game experiences that were not previously possible.
Accessories
Accessories for the console include: a black Wiimote, a black Nunchuck and a black Wii Controller Pro.
Games
As well as the titles from the previous version and the Gamecube being playable on this new console, there are also some titles in development for its launch. Nintendo has confirmed that it will release a number of brand new franchise properties which will add to its already booming successes like Mario, Donkey Kong, Zelda and Metroid.
