Nintendo: Wii’s in Control for Q4 Launch

Nintendo showed off its forthcoming Wii gaming console today at the E3 Expo, touting its unconventional controller and saying it's on target for a Q4 launch.

Nintendo today showed off its forthcoming Wii gaming console at the E3 Expo, extolling the virtues of its unconventional wireless, motion-sensor controller while emphasizing the new system will appeal to everyone from hard-core gamers to audiences who might never have played video games before.

“Not only is Wii compelling to current game players, but it also willentice new players with new experiences,” explains Nintendo PresidentSatoru Iwata. “To expand the total number of game players, we must make ourexperience both friendlier and more compelling. With Wii, it is.”

Unlike Sony’s forthcoming Playstation 3 or Microsoft’s already-shipping Xbox 360, the Nintendo Wii isn’t trying to lure in players with advanced graphics, overwhelming processing power, high-definition video output, and next-generation media capabilities