Is Nintendo Wii the Best Video Game?
Executive Summary By Paul Clough
Wii Video Game
Ever since the Nintendo Wii video game console was introduced in the global market it has taken the world by storm. In the beginning Microsoft Xbox 360 managed to sell more units than Nintendo Wii in the month of September, Nintendo Wii soon overtook Microsoft to reach the top spot for the number of units sold.
Nintendo overtook Microsoft in October when 519,000 units of the game console were sold while Microsoft managed to sell only 366,000 units.
However in terms of revenue Microsoft has overtaken Nintendo Wii. Microsoft earned $354 million in revenue from sales of its video game console while Nintendo managed to earn $246 million for its Wii model and $116 million for its PS3 model.
The Nintendo Wii was introduced as the successor of Nintendo GameCube. The game console has some great features which has helped it reach the number one spot. The console has a wireless controller (which is powerful) as well as Wii remote that can be held in the hand and used as a pointing device.
The Nintendo Wii won a lot of accolades and awards at the E3 press conference in 2006. And in September 2007 the Financial Times declared the Nintendo Wii as the market leader in its category.
Microsoft and Sony have known to suffer losses from selling their consoles and have high hopes that software sales will turn the tide and their favor.
Nintendo Wii Video Game Rating System
Executive Summary By Lorna Goldsborough
Parents need to be careful about what video games they expose their children to. Some people won’t let their young child play a certain game but they allow them to watch others playing it.
Some parents are afraid that playing certain games can lead to criminal behaviors and aggression. In order to make sure parents know exactly what their children are playing, they have accepted the universal game rating system.
This means that regardless of your age or maturity level you will enjoy playing that particular game. Generally though it does mean that the game is able to be played by children at least six years of age.
For the younger consumers there are ratings of EC. This means Early Childhood so realistically children three years of age and older can play them.
You won’t find too many games out there for the Wii that are rated A for adults only. The rating of M for mature is very common though. According to this rating system that generally means for those over 17 years of age.
There is a T rating which is for Teens from about 13 to 17 though. You will find Nintendo markets many games in this age group due to the demographics of their consumers.
Occasionally you may see a rating of RP which means Rating Pending. Generally though Nintendo is very good about getting a rating on their games before releasing them.
With the Nintendo Wii games you can put a lock on your gaming console. This means to be able to play certain games a code has to be given.
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