A new Government rule may destroy the availability of WiiConnect 24, one of the Nintendo Wii’s new features, in the UK.
The British Government is enforcing a new law which requires standby features of appliances to be slashed from product designs.
Some mentioned products by the Government include set-top boxes, chargers, televisions, lighting, freezers, fridges, washing machines, and computers.
These must be created in a more energy-efficent manner, and standby features will no longer be tolerated.
According to the Government, standby features consume at least 8% of the UK’s energy each year.
source: ClubSkill
Speaking to Eurogamer during EA’s summer showcase, Jeff Brown, who is EA’s corporate communications VP, noted:
“Everybody’s saying that the Nintendo Wii is so unique that it’s going to be the second system people buy, meaning if you own a 360 or a PS3, you’ll probably also buy a Nintendo Wii.”
“The funny thing is, some people say that discursively, like it’s some sort of dig at Nintendo - and what they don’t get is that if you’re second on everybody’s system, you’re first overall.”
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STMicroelectronics, the ones behind the motion sensors in the Wiimote, have announced this in a recent press release
The acceleration sensor’s miniature dimensions of 5×5x1.5mm3 significantly contribute to the user-friendly volume and weight of the TV-control-shaped hand-piece. The ultra-low power consumption of ST’s MEMS devices prolongs the battery life of the controller and the high thermal stability avoids unwanted motion sensing in varying temperature conditions. The robust design of the sensor also provides very high immunity to vibration and a shock resistance up to 10,000g.
source: Efytimes
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Andre Vrignaud is the former director of Xbox Live and a current member of the Xbox Platform Strategy Group, in his blog About Video game industry, technology, and games, he states the folowing:
I’m actually a big fan of the Wii (although I’ll add my voice to the chorus and state they should have stuck with Revolution for a name). My time with it at E3 showed a lot of potential for new game ideas and new ways to play. My biggest fear with the Wii is that the ~1/4 second latency inherent in the controller may prove to be too distracting for some types of games (such as first-person shooters), but we’ll have to wait to reserve judgement until they ship final hardware, libraries, and of course, games.
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