The Truth About the Nintendo Wii

The Nintendo Wii is the clear market leader in this generation of consoles. It has outsold the competition by millions. Find out why in this article.

• This article aims to bring you all sorts of facts about the Wii. If you’ve ever wondered what Wii means or how Wii sales have been going you can find out here. The Nintendo Wii has outsold the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 from Sony despite being the least powerful console of the three. The main way they’ve done this is through the promotion of their unique control system and a marketing approach which presents the Wii as a mainstream device suitable for the whole family. They haven’t just targeted the gamers - they’ve gone for everyone from kids to grannies.

• What Does Wii Mean?

  When the Nintendo Wii was first released many people were puzzled about the name. It was common to hear people asking “What does Wii stand for?” Well the console was codenamed Revolution during development, a name many people preferred but Nintendo did have an idea behind the name Wii. It is not an acronym. In fact the “ii” is supposed to represent two people standing side by side playing and also the two Wii accessories, the Wii Remote and the Nunchuk.