One year on, Wii a huge success Wii上市一 年 魅力不減

Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo's top game designer, got it right when he said that "power isn't everything."

Compared to its competitors, Wii has poor graphics and simple hardware. But it has a revolutionary motion-sensitive controller and fun games.

Now that Wii is coming up on its second Christmas, it's more popular than ever.

When Wii first came out, some people said that there weren't enough games. Others said that the novelty would only last a short time.

But the doubters were wrong. It's true that Wii hasn't been a huge hit with hardcore gamers. But it's been a big success with children. Plus, people who wouldn't usually play video games - such as grandparents - want a Wii. That has helped it outsell both Sony's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360.

Now people are wondering when Sony and Microsoft will come out with systems that use a motion-sensitive controller.

(MICHAEL KEARNEY, STAFF WRITER, WITH DPA)

任天堂頂尖遊戲設計大師宮本茂說「權力並非一切」，這句話真是說對了。

和競爭對手相比，Wii並沒有栩栩如生的畫面，硬體設備也相當單純，但它有革命性的動態感應控制器和許多有趣的遊戲。

現在，Wii即將邁入上市後的第二個耶誕節了，愛好者更是有增無減。

Wii一開始上市時，有些人說可以玩的遊戲太少了，還有些人則認為新穎事物的吸引力只會維持一陣子。

但這些抱持懷疑態度的人錯了，Wii的確沒有吸引太多主要的電玩族群，但卻成功打開兒童市場，除此之外，平常不玩電動的人─如爺爺奶奶輩，也想要一台Wii。因為這個原因，Wii在銷售量上比起新力的PlayStation 3和微軟的Xbox 360都出色地多。

現在人們開始好奇，新力和微軟何時才會推出使用動感遙控手把的電玩機體。 （德通社�翻譯：袁星塵）