The hopefully non-prophetically named Singe did a little bit of research on Wii power consumption since the thing is on 24/7. Turns out that Nintendo’s nifty new console isn’t just light on power use, it’s super light.
Wii:
- In Standby Mode: 10w
- Idle @ Wii menu: 17w
- Running a Wii Game (Test with Zelda / Trauma Center) in 480i: 17w
37″ Sharp Aquos LCD TV:
- In Standby Mode: 40w
- Turned on: 180w
XBox 360:
- In Standby Mode: 2w
- Idle @ Dashboard: ~140w
- Running a Game: ~160w
- Playing a DVD: ~110w
Source: Kotaku
This is a video of the Wii SD Card Managment on the console
This are the box images of some of the the Wii accessories like theWii Component cables, wiimote, nunchuk and the Wii classic controller
Tags: Wii accessories, Wii Component cables, wiimote, nunchu, Wii classic controller
This is an extract of the interview by Ultima Vida with Melissa Wright Nintendo’s Manager of Sales and Marketing for Latin America:
UV: Is the price of the virtual console games (in Mexico and Latin America) going to be the same than the US?
Melissa: For the virtual console, yes. The Virtual Console will work in Latin America purchasing points trough the Wii Shopping channel; you will be using a credit card. And it will work the same than the US; the NES games will be 5 dollars, SNES games 8 dollars, and N64 10 dollars or their equivalent in your local currency at the time of the transaction. So you will have access to a lot of titles for a small fee, we think it will be a great option.
UV: Will be possible to buy a Wii Points cards in specialized stores in Mexico?
Melissa: We have chosen not to have on sale those cards in Mexico, and the reason is the same one that we have discussed the console price being so different here and in the US. If we offered the Wii Points card in Mexico we woldn’t be able to maintain a competitive price with the purchase of points. That’s why we did not want the consumers to buy more expensive points than the way they could be by buying them online.
UV: So the only way to buy Wii Points in Latin America will be by Internet?
Melissa: Yes it is.
UV: But.. is the channel going to be available in Spanish?
Melissa: Of course, so there will be no problem. It will be a great experience.
source: Ultima Vida
Tags: Nintendo, Latin America, virtual console, Wii Points
Employees of Nintendo package the remote for the latest game console Wii at the North American distribution center in North Bend, Wash. Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006.
The company expects to have 4 million unites available worldwide between the launch date of Nov. 19 and the end of the year.
via Yahoo! News
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