Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Nintendo
• Model: Wii
• Released on: 2006-12-08
• Rating: Universal, suitable for all
• Platform: Nintendo Wii
• Dimensions: .39" h x .39" w x .39" l, 7.91 pounds

Features

• Disc Channel, News Channel, Photo Channel and more
• Includes Wii Sports (bowling, boxing, baseball, tennis and golf)
• Also includes: one wireless Wii Remote and one Nunchuk
• This is a Euro Version with an adaptor plug included. This product is fully PAL compatible and will play all UK games etc

Amazon.co.uk Review - Wii Sports
In a nutshell:
As if the idea of five games in one package didn't sound a good enough deal on its own the Wii's best multiplayer compendium comes free with the console.

The lowdown:
Clearly realising that they need to provide some quick and obvious reasons why the Wii Remote is such a good idea Nintendo have packed in this compilation with the console, which includes simple versions of tennis, golf, baseball, bowling and boxing. The four player tennis game is the obvious stand out as you swing the Remote exactly as you would a real tennis racket, with the game seeming to almost magically interpret your movements into the game. All the other games work in a similar way, as you hold the Remote like a golf club or ready it like a baseball bat - you can even use it to gently roll bowling bowls and add some subtle aftertouch. The graphics make be purposefully basic but these are the games to instantly prove why the Wii is going to be such a revolution.

Most exciting moment:
While even Wii Tennis can be played with very minor movements of the Wii Remote the boxing game actively encourages you to act things out properly. You hold up both the Remote and the nunchuck to simulate your two hands and then duck and weave as you switch between trying to pummel your opponent and dodging or blocking their own attacks.

Since you ask:
You can use your own customised Mii Channel character in any of the games for that personal touch. The idea was originally just a joke featuring caricatures of Nintendo's top brass for a press conference, but it proved so popular that Nintendo ensured anyone could make their own character to play with.

The bottom line:
Five of the best games on the Wii and they all come free with the console!-HARRISON DENT

Manufacturer's Description:

Nintendo's Wii video game system (pronounced "we") is designed to attract people, regardless of their age or video game experience, to sit down and play together--whether they're in the same room or on different sides of the globe. The system's name reflects this simple idea. It's easily pronounced in a variety of languages, and the distinctive spelling suggests two players side by side. The two Wii features Nintendo thinks will create new levels of gaming community are built-in Wi-Fi access, supported by a new online gaming service, and Wii's intuitive, wireless, motion-sensitive game controller.

Media bay accepts both Wii and GameCube discs

As with every new console release, much of the buzz surrounds the specs. The system boasts 512 MB of internal flash memory, two USB 2.0 ports, and a slot for SD memory expansion. Wii's technological heart -- a processing chip developed with IBM and code-named "Broadway" and a graphics chipset from ATI code-named "Hollywood" -- are said to deliver stunning performance. Instead of a tray, Wii uses a single, self-loading media bay that will play both 12-centimeter optical discs used for the new system, as well as Nintendo GameCube discs.
The real revolution in this system, though, is its controller, called the Wii Remote. Shaped like a TV remote, it's been designed to be easily used by beginners and pros alike. Sensors determine the Wii Remote's position is in 3-D space, which means that racing-game steering and a tennis swing, for example, are done through movements of your hand rather than by just your thumbs. What's more, a tiny speaker built into the Wii Remote promises some interactive surround sound experiences. The controller also has a force feedback "Rumble" feature and an expansion port for use with accessories, such as the Nunchuck, which adds an analog thumbstick and trigger buttons. An adapter that fits over the Wii's wee remote will be available for those who prefer the feel of a traditional controller. The Wii Remote communicates via the Bluetooth wireless standard. Up to four remotes can connect to Wii.

Wii offers superb backward compatibility -- the cornerstone of Nintendo's all-access approach. This new console will play fan-favourite games from Nintendo's 20-year-old library. The drive is compatible with GameCube discs, and select Nintendo titles from the original NES of the 1980s all the way through the Nintendo 64 will be available through for download through the Virtual Console. As if that weren't enough, the Virtual Console will also make available a few titles from SNES console contemporaries, Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx 16.
Several new titles have been confirmed for Wii, including Super Mario Galaxy, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and Metroid Prime 3 Corruption, as well as Square Enix's Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles.

A number of Wi-Fi-enabled titles are in development that will employ Nintendo's newly-announced wireless gaming service, WiiConnect24. This worldwide network promises Nintendo players a comfortable, inviting environment in which they can gather and compete. The always-on network will deliver game updates and surprises, even when the Wii is powered down. And as you would expect, Wii will be able to communicate with the Nintendo DS mobile gaming system wirelessly.

The Wii console will revolutionise how people play games. But more importantly, it will entice new players into the world of video games by offering a variety of entertainment, information and communication Channels that add value to the console and make it a device that the entire family can enjoy. The Wii Channel Menu will be the first screen shown on the television, as it easily integrates itself as part of people's everyday lives.

Disc Channel: This channel allows users to play either Wii game discs or the entire library of Nintendo GameCube discs.

Mii Channel: Fun caricatured portraits created in this channel can be used as characters across a variety of Wii software. Portraits can be stored in a user's Wii Remote and taken to a friend's house to play on another Wii console. Each member of the family can have his or her Wii Remote personalized with a caricature.

Photo Channel: This channel allows users to take digital pictures stored on an SD memory card and display them on their television screens. Users also can manipulate the photos in a variety of fun and creative ways, such as zooming or creating mosaics, puzzles or slide shows. They can draw, add stamps, and copy and paste. They also can change the "mood" of photos by brightening them, converting them to monochrome, inverting the colour or changing them to stark black and white. Users can even add an MP3 tune to their slide shows. It provides a fun and easy outlet for people to edit their digital pictures. Users also can send their pictures to other Wii consoles by attaching a photo to the Wii Message Board.

Forecast Channel: Users who have connected their Wii console to the Internet can access free local weather forecasts just a few seconds after turning on the Wii console. The WiiConnect24 service automatically updates local weather information. Users can view forecasts for cities around the world on a 3-D globe.

News Channel: Users can access breaking news with the touch of a button. When connected to the Internet, the WiiConnect24 service automatically updates this free channel and organizes it in a variety of topical categories. Users can see where news is happening by viewing the location of news stories on a 3-D globe.

Wii Shop Channel: This is where users go to buy Wii Points or redeem them to download classic video games to the Virtual Console. Users also can use points to download the Opera browser used in the Internet Channel.

Internet Channel: This channel dramatically changes the relationship between a user's home, the television and the Internet. Users download the Opera browser with Wii Points. Then they can surf the Internet right from the comfort of their couch. They can do quick research while watching a television program ("What was that actor's name again?"). Or book travel plans and shop during commercials. The service is compatible with Macromedia Flash.

Wii Message Board: Forget hand-scrawled notes tacked to the refrigerator door. Users can leave messages for other family members on a calendar-based message board. They also can use WiiConnect24 to send messages to people outside the home as well. Even better, people can trade photos and text messages with cell phone users. The service also allows for incoming messages targeted at software, such as a new map or weapon for a game. Games can constantly be updated, thereby extending their playability.

Box Contains:

• Wii Console (white)
• Wii Remote with strap
• Nunchuk
• Wii UK power adapter
• Wii Stereo AV Cable
• Wii Stand
• Wii Stand Plate
• Wii Sensor Bar
• Sensor Bar Stand
• AA Battery
• Wii Sports game (baseball, tennis, bowling, boxing, golf)
• Instructions
• Warranty/Registration card

Customer Reviews

Cheap plastic that won't work
Don't know where to start, the whole family loved it when it came and it took only 2 weeks and the fun dissapeared. Every disc we put in to play it wouldn't start and it came with a message: CONSOLE CAN'T READ THE DISC, PLEASE READ THE MANUAL FOR MORE HELP. The only answer in their manual and online support is: clean the disc and make sure you put it on the right way - ridiculous.
Kept ringing them every day for 5-6 days and got fedup wasting time & money on the phone. Tried their online service centre with hope that it is going to work - no chance. Funny enough they didn't even recognise my Nintendo's serial number so they put me back to that only number in the whole Company which wouldn't work anyway. Decided to send them an email while waiting in the phone one day, saying please pick up the phone I'm waiting for about 15 minutes and it sounds funny but they did.

Agreed to send it back for repair and I will send it as soon as the pre-posted envelope will arrive but I am not happy at all with the console and their service. I thought it's only me but I searched online for the error: "NINTENDO Wii CAN'T READ DISC" and 1000's of people were having the same problem and the best & only solution was to send it back for repair. They may repair it for me and bring it back fine but why shouldn't that work in the first place, why do you have to spend hours and days in the phone anyway to get through to a person who can help you, why they don't come up with a firmware upgrade for all Nintendo Wii's to solve this major problem that is happening to lots of people? My son has really "tortured" his Play Station for about 4 years now, dropped in the floor many times, knocked, overheated, overplayed, and it's still strong and solid but you could never compare that with this cheap plastic thing that won't work(very expensive though in money).

Wii will NOT rock you .
Well well well, I have played with this thing many atime, and have decided it is pretty naff, it just doesn't have staying power, the only games it seems to have are Multi-Platforms, Bunches of awful minigames, or Nintendo re makes (MARIO AGAIN ANYONE?!)

No one can deny its popularity, but it just isn't as good as everybody says it is, Nintendo just pay members of the public to say it's amazing on television (wii fit im looking at you)

"stand out" games included things like Super Paper Mario (surprised to see mario rear his ugly head?)

Mario Kart (Guess who)

And Smash Bros. Brawl Starring....MARIO!

Okay, hats off to the NES with Mario Bros. and Duckhunt, But they should have left it there, it is clear Nintendo are running out of ideas.

I have noticed that the price on here has dropped by a whole penny, why on earth is this? it should be £20 cheaper by now surely.

So yeah, the Wii... Will play minigames and ps2 ports, the control scheme gets boring after a week and it the only multimedia it can cope with is telling you the weather and showing you how much spare time people have on the Mii Parade.

Let's see where the Wii is this time next year...I'm thinking the back pages of argos with a bundle of about 4 games. (all of which will include Mario Im sure)

It will follow the same path as the DS, one good game every year.

Don't waste £179.99 of your hard earned cash.

WOOPS I mean £179.98!

Totally Brilliant
Decided to get myself a Wii as noticed that you can buy a lot of the old Nintento classic games like Mario 64 etc from the Wii shop. Along with the Wii console you get Wii Sports.

Have to say am truly amazed with Wii, The experience is amazing Mario Kart is ace & Wii sports, like boxing & bowling is excellent. The console has a very small foot print so uses very little space compared to other consoles. The Wii remote is great to hold & use & I love the way you get sound effects through the Wii Remote which really adds to the gaming experience.

If your thinking of getting a Wii, then do you won't be disappointed.