Wii Console Features

The wii has many features that really enhance the system, and it is setup for a fun and adaptive user friendly style. The homepage of the wii is setup with a series of boxes called "channels," that look like tv screens. Some of these screens are:

*Mii channel

A menu that lets the user create a profile of themselves, including a mii (avatar)

*Weather channel

A menu to look up the current and up coming weather

*Internet channel

Lets a user browse the internet using Opera as a browser

*Photo channel

The user can upload photos via SD card slot on the wii, a user could also store games/game data to the SD card for increased system memory

*Shopping channel

This channel lets the user download games for the wii, older games for Nintendo systems (Virtual console) as well as game data.

These channels are preset on the wii, however in the wii shopping channel other channels can be downloaded via the internet through the wireless adapter built into the console! Along with these channels are also wii console systems setting and a mailbox. The mailbox show user history for the day as well as playtime and total history playtime. In the system settings, users can do typical things such as setting the date/time, birthday info, screen adjustment, and wii remote calibration. A typical settings menu with expected settings.

Overall I think the console itself is fairly well balance, not too much, not too little. In comparison to other gaming consoles it holds its ground in system entertainment. I have not play online via wii yet, and look forward to it. For my next post I will play the Wii Sports game that game with the console and give feedback about player experience, as well as general comments about the controllers and their control for game play.