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.
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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）
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