Nunckuck

Connect the Nunchuk to the Wii Remote and get ready. You've just begun a journey into the most immersive, heated gameplay experience ever offered. This combo offers the utmost precision. They're your sword and shield to defend Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. They're your weapons to blast your way through the cramped corridors of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and the gritty underworld of Red Steel.

The Nunchuk and the motion sensor contained within it are the next leap in gaming. In first-person shooters, the controller carries the burden of movement, freeing you to aim and fire using a more natural motion with the Wii Remote. In an American football game, you can make your quarterback elusive with the Nunchuk controller while you look for an open receiver to throw to using the Wii Remote.

Controls:
Intuitive control for anyone using the physical motion of the main Wii Remote, which resembles a television remote control. Up to four Wii Remotes can be connected at once using wireless Bluetooth technology. The wireless signal can be detected within 10 metres of the console. Both the Wii Remote and Nunchuk include a three-axis motion sensor. The Wii Remote also includes a speaker, rumble feature and expansion port, and can be used as a pointer within 5 metres of the screen. The Wii Remote has a Power switch, +Control Pad, A Button, B Button, - Button, + Button, Home Button and 1 and 2 Buttons. The Nunchuk includes an analogue control stick and C and Z Buttons.

The Look:
The Wii console features a compact design that will make it a natural addition to any television setup. It can be displayed either vertically or horizontally.

Media:
A single self-loading media bay will play single or double-layered 12-centimetre optical discs for the Wii console, as well as 8-centimetre Nintendo GameCube discs.

Communication:
The Wii console can communicate with the Internet even when the power is turned off. This WiiConnect24 service delivers a new surprise or game update, even if users do not play with Wii. Users can connect wirelessly using IEEE 802.11b/g, or with a Wii LAN adaptor. Wii also can communicate wirelessly with Nintendo DS.

Virtual Console:
Wii will have downloadable access to 20 years of fan-favourite titles originally released for Nintendo 64, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and even the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The Virtual Console also will feature a "best of" selection from MEGADRIVE titles and games from the TurboGrafx console (a system jointly developed by NEC and Hudson). It also will be home to new games conceived by indie developers whose creativity is larger than their budgets.

The Specs:
The Wii console boasts 512 megabytes of internal flash memory, two USB 2.0 ports and built-in Wi-Fi capability. A bay for an SD memory card will let players expand the internal flash memory. Design was optimised with state-of-the-art processing technologies that minimise power consumption, keep the console compact and enable the "sleepless" WiiConnect24 mode.

CPU:
PowerPC CPU (code-named "Broadway"). Made with a 90 nm SOI CMOS process, jointly developed with and manufactured by IBM.

Graphics Processing Unit:
Being developed with ATI.

Other Features:
Four ports for classic Nintendo GameCube controllers. Two slots for Nintendo GameCube Memory Cards. An AV Multi-output port for component, composite

REMOTE

Wireless and motion-sensitive, the Wii Remote offers an intuitive, natural way to play games. The ergonomic controller plays into the conventional motions you make everyday. When you hit a drum, swing a tennis racket or swing a bat; why should you have to press a button to replicate these things? With the Wii Remote, you can use everyday motions to help make you the centre of the game.

Nintendo designed the Wii Remote to be the most multifaceted gaming device ever. It can be a sword in one game and then a steering wheel for racing games. It's your paintbrush, your golf club, your aeroplane, but most of all, it's your key to unlocking a world of fun you've never imagined.

ZAPPER

Get your hands on the Wii Zapper and transform the way you play. By slotting the Wii Remote and Nunchuk into the Wii Zapper, you can take the experience of playing certain games to a new level while still tapping into all the unique features of both Wii controllers.

Primarily designed for use with first-person action games, the Wii Zapper puts you on the front-line in shooting games, utiliising the Wii Remote's motion-sensing capabilities, rumble feature and speaker to offer an immersive experience. The comfortable design also means you can easily control the in-game action with the Nunchuk Control Stick.

The Wii Zapper comes bundled with Link's Crossbow Training.

WII COMPONENT

The Wii Component Cable links your Wii console to your TV, allowing you to view and enjoy your games with the best possible image display.

Component video splits the signal into three separate channels of video information for the ultimate connection quality.

The cable includes five connectors - three for video, and two for left and right stereo audio. Cable length is approximately 2.5 metres.

Before using the Wii Component Cable, make sure your TV can accept component video connections - they are usually marked Y, PB, PR and are coloured green, blue and red.

RGB CABLE

The Wii RGB Cable links your Wii console to your TV, allowing you to view and enjoy your games with an enhanced image display.

RGB video splits the signal into three separate channels of video information for improved connection quality. The cable includes a Euro AV plug (SCART) for video and stereo audio output. Cable length is approximately 2.5 metres.

Before using the Wii RGB Cable, make sure your TV has a Euro AV terminal (SCART) that accepts RGB input

The Wii Points Card is an alternative method of obtaining Wii Points. Instead of using a credit card to buy Wii Points online through the Wii Shop Channel. Each card has a scratch-off panel revealing an activation code that you input in the Wii Shop Channel to redeem your points.
Wii Points can be redeemed in the Wii Shop Channel to make online purchases such as downloadable Virtual Console games.

Wii connects to the Internet wirelessly; however if you do not have a wireless Internet connection, the Wii LAN Adapter allows you to connect your Wii console to the Internet via a LAN cable connection.

The Wii LAN Adapter connects to one of the two USB ports on the rear of the Wii console, providing a connection point for a LAN cable (sold separately) leading to your broadband modem.

By connecting Wii to the Internet you can benefit from downloadable Virtual Console games via the Wii Shop Channel, news and weather updates in the News and Forecast Channels, and messaging functions in the Wii Message Board.

Enjoy Virtual Console games the way they were meant to be played. The Classic Controller blends design elements from Nintendo's classic video game controllers, such as the NES, Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64, into one comfortable control pad.

The Classic Controller is connected to the Wii Remote by a short cable. The Wii Remote provides the Controller with a wireless connection to the Wii console.

The Classic Controller is primarily used for playing Virtual Console games available for download from the Wii Shop Channel. Some Wii Disc games also use the Classic Controller. Look on the back of Wii game packaging to see which games are compatible.

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