How the Nintendo Wii fi Works

2008-10-16T02:31:00.000-07:00

Imagine that you are one of the major video game console manufacturers in the world. Everyone in the industry is selling approximately the same thing -- a console containing the processor along with a two-handed game controller. If you are in last place, what are you going to do to stand out?
One way to create a splash would be to totally blow out the amount of processor and graphics firepower. The problem is that both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 have already staked out the high ground here. They have bleeding-edge multicore chips.
So Nintendo took a different and far riskier path. Initially, it chose the codename "Revolution" for its new game console. Then, the "Revolution" gave way to a full-scale world war. At least that's what we thought when we saw the new name, "Wii," which sort of triggers a mental image of WWII. But that's not what the name is meant to represent at all. In fact, according to the folks at Nintendo, the code name "Revolution" indicated the direction of where Nintendo was headed with the new console. Now, the name "Wii" indicates the final answer. Nintendo has also expressed that the pronunciation of Wii, which is like the English word "we," tells you who this console is for -- all of us, everyone! There are other implied or attached meanings in the new name -- one important one goes with related Wi-Fi releases to be used with Nintendo's wireless gaming service, "Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection."
Naming aside, the company set a big goal -- to dramatically improve the interface for video games. With this strategy, Nintendo built an amazing amount of hype around its innovative controller for the Wii.

In this article, we'll take a close look at Nintendo's new console and interface. We'll also learn what makes the Wii so incredibly different from other next-generation consoles.

Nintendo Wii Fi Games List

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8 Ball All Stars
Action Girlz Racing
Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None
Alan Hansen's Sports Challenge
Alien Syndrome
Alone in the Dark 5: Near Death
Alvin and the Chipmunks
AMF Bowling: Pinbusters
Anubis II
Arctic Tale
Asterix at the Olympic Games
Avatar: The Burning Earth
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Backyard Football
Baja Destruction
Baja Mania
Balls of Fury
Barbie: The Island Princess
Barnyard
Battalion Wars 2
Battle for the Pacific
Bee Movie Game
Ben 10
Big Brain Academy
Big Catch Bass Fishing
Billy the Wizard
Bionicle Heroes
Blast Works: Build, Fuse & Destroy
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
Bleach: Shattered Blade
Blitz: The League
Bob Ross Painting
Bokujo Monogatari
Bomberman Land
Boogie
Bratz: The Movie
Brothers in Arms: D-Day
Brothers in Arms: Double Time
Brunswick Pro Bowling
Bully: Scholarship Edition
Bust-A-Move Bash!
Cabela's Big Game Hunter
Call for Heroes
Call of Duty 3
Carnival Games
Cars
Cars Mater-National
Cheggers' Party Quiz
Chicken Shoot
CID 925: An Ordinary Life
Civilization Revolution
Classic British Motor Racing
Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity
Cooking Mama: Cook Off
Cosmic Family
Counter Force
Cranium Kabookii
Crash of the Titans
Cruis'n
CSI: Hard Evidence
Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party
Dance Factory
Dancing with the Stars
Dave Mirra BMX Challenge
De Blob
Deca Sports
Destroy All Humans: Big Willy Unleashed
Dewy's Adventure
Digimon
Disaster: Day of Crisis
Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action
Disney's Meet the Robinsons
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire
Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors
Driver: Parallel Lines
Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder
EA Playground
Earache: Extreme Metal Racing
Elebits
Emergency Mayhem
Endless Ocean
Escape from Bug Island
Excite Truck
Eyeshield 21
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Far Cry: Vengeance
Fashion Academy
Fatal Frame IV
Ferrari Challenge
FIFA 2008
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
Final Furlong
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Fishing Master
Flight Game
Furu Furu Park
G1 Jockey
Game Party
Garfield Gets Real
Geometry Wars: Galaxies
George of the Jungle
Ghost Squad
Godzilla: Unleashed
Gottlieb Pinball Classics
GT Pro Series
Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core
Guitar Hero 3
Gundam 0079
Hamster Heroes
Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour
Happy Feet
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harvest Moon
Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law
Heatseeker
Heroes Over Europe
High School Musical
Hooked
Horsez 2
Hot Wheels: Beat That
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
Impossible Mission
Indianapolis 500 Legends
Jawa
Karous
Kawa No Nushitsuri
King of Clubs
King Story
Kororinpa
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Legend of the Dragon
LEGO Batman: The Videogame
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Link's Crossbow Training
London Taxi Rushour
Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal
M&M's Kart Racing
Madden NFL 07
Madden NFL 08
Manhunt 2
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Party 8
Mario Strikers Charged
Mario Superstar Baseball Wii
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Medal of Honor Heroes 2
Medal of Honor Vanguard
Mercury Meltdown
Mercury Type R
Metal Slug Anthology
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Mini Desktop Racing
MLB Power Pros
Mobile Suit Gundam
Monster 4X4: World Circuit
Monster Hunter 3
Monster Trux Extreme: Offroad Edition
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
Mr. D. Goes to Town
Mushroom Men
MX vs ATV Untamed
My Horse and Me
My Word Coach
MySims
Myth Makers: Orbs of Doom
Myth Makers: Super Kart GP
Namco Museum Remix
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution
NBA Live 07
NBA Live 08
Need for Speed Carbon
Need for Speed: ProStreet
Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams
Ninjabread Man
Nitrobike
No More Heroes
Obscure 2
One Piece Unlimited Adventure
Open Season
Opoona
PDC World Championship Darts 2008
Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Pokemon Battle Revolution
Pool Party
Prince of Persia Rival Swords
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
Project H.A.M.M.E.R.
Puppy Luv
Puyo Puyo
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
Rafael Nadal Tennis
Rampage: Total Destruction
Rapala Tournament Fishing
Ratatouille
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2
Red Steel
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles
Rock N Roll Adventures
Rockstar Table Tennis
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI
Rygar: The Battle of Argus
Sadness
Samurai Warriors Wave
SAN-X All-Star Revolution
Scarface
SD Gundam G Breaker
Sea Monsters
Sega Bass Fishing
Sengoku Action
Showtime Boxing
Shrek the Third
Sidewinder
SIMPLE Series
Smartypants
Sonic and the Secret Rings
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
Soul Calibur Legends
Space Station Tycoon
Spelling Spree
Spider Man: Friend or Foe
Spiderman 3
Splinter Cell: Double Agent
SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
Spyro: The Eternal Night
SSX Blur
Star Trek: Conquest
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Super Fruit Fall
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
Super Paper Mario
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Swing Golf
Super Swing Golf 2
Surf's Up
Sword of Legendia
Tales of Symphonia: Knight of Ratatosk
Tamagotchi Party On
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Ant Bully
The Bigs
The Destiny of Zorro
The Dog Island
The Godfather: Blackhand Edition
The Golden Compass
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Monkey King: The Legend Begins
The Simpsons
The Sims 2: Castaway
The Sims 2: Pets
Thrillville: Off the Rails
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
TNA iMPACT
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
Top Spin Tennis
Totally Spies
Transformers: The Game
Trauma Center: New Blood
Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Trixie in Toyland
Turn It Around!!
Ultimate Board Game Collection
Ultimate Duck Hunting
VeggieTales: LarryBoy and the Bad Apple
Victorious Boxers Revolution
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
We Love Golf
Who Wants to be a Millionaire
Wii Fit
Wii Music
Wii Play
Wii Sports
Wing Island
Wordsnake
World Championship Poker: All in
World Series of Poker
Worms: A Space Oddity
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008
Yamaha Supercross
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure