The free red Wii is one of three consoles on the market today that are competing for console supremacy. It is unique from the other two consoles, the Xbox 360 and the PS3 because it focuses on game play mechanics rather than focusing on graphics. As consoles have evolved over the years the only thing that's really changed has been the amount of graphical power that each system has. The Playstation has used the exact same form factor for their controller for all 3 of their consoles.
The free Nintendo red Wii has two technologies that make a new type of game play possible. Rather than having a controller with dual analog joysticks, the Wii has two controllers that have motion sensing capabilities. This motion sensing is possible thanks to gyroscopes built into the Wii remote. Gyroscopes are able to sense motion and sense how hard that motion is being performed. So when you have your Wii remote in hand and are moving it about the gyroscopes are measuring just how much you're moving and talking to the Wii. The Wii then displays your actions on screen whether it is through a game such as golf or punch-out on red Wii free.
It also has IR technology that lets it know just where you're pointing your Wii remote. The sensor bar emits an IR signal and the Wii remote reads it. It calibrates it and then knows just what each movement does and displays the cursor wherever you're pointing the Wii remote. This revolutionizes first person shooters. Instead of having to drag the cursor all the way across the screen with a joystick you'll literally be pointing at the thing that you want to shoot. There are even some peripherals for the Wii remote that make it feel just like a real gun.
The motion sensing technology also revolutionizes the way sports games work. If you're playing a game of baseball on your Wii you treat your Wii remote as a baseball bat. You swing your free red Wii remote when the ball is coming down the plate which is much more entertaining than trying to time a single button right. This same rule applies for any sport; any implement you're using in your sport becomes your Wii remote. In tennis it becomes your racket. In boxing it becomes your boxing gloves, etc.
The Wii has improved on its predecessor, the Nintendo GameCube by adding more graphical power and introducing a new controlling system. The best part is it is completely backwards compatible with all GameCube games and most games from the earliest Nintendo generation consoles, namely the SNES, the NES and the N64. The Wii's backwards compatibility is rivaled by none of its rivals. If you're looking for some nostalgia the Wii is definitely where you should be looking.
The Wii is a one of a kind console. Rather than relying on classic controls it introduces a whole new style of play that has made it a very big success.
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