The Nintendo wii console is a Home Video Game Console. It is the successor of the Nintendo Game Cube. The biggest rivals to the Nintendo wii are the Sony Playstation 3 and the Microsoft Xbox. The Nintendo wii console has a wireless controller, the wii remote, this can be used as a pointing device (similar to the television remote controls) but it is also sensitive to moment and it detects movement in three dimensions for the motion controlled console. With the Nintendo wii you can play wii games with your friends on-line using a Wi-Fi connection or join in games with other people. You can also use the internet channel to surf or to download games, music or movies.

The hand set can be used to mimic the actions of real sports, for example to steer in a racing game the handset would be tilted to the left and to the right like a steering wheel. The Nintendo wii package comes with a copy of the game wii sports and includes Tennis, Baseball, Bowling, Golf and Boxing. There has been a number of accidents reported from over enthusiastic playing of the Nintendo wii , however if played often enough ,and with care, the Nintendo wii can help to keep you fit. Some schools have already used the Nintendo wii for PE lessons. Use of the Nintendo wii Console has also aided stoke victims, injured soldiers and a boxer with his physiotherapy. The wii has been played in elderly people's care homes and Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain has played using the console according to a report by the British newspaper The People.

There are apparently a number of reasons given for the name of Nintendo wii Console, two of the best known are

1. The two “ i “ s next to each other are supposed to represent two players standing next to each other.

2. wii sounds like we ,it is easily remembered around the world regardless of what language a person speaks and it also emphasizes that the Nintendo wii system is for everybody.

Free Nintendo Game Downloads

There are plenty of places these days to get your downloads but you need to be able to have the best legal option with the safest downloads. You can save yourself a great deal of money by downloading your Nintendo wii games, Movies, Music, TV Shows, Software for free.

Remember sharing files sites and torrent type sites are not only illegal but you could end up downloading absolutely anything, including some nasty viruses. Just because it says it is the latest James Bond movie it doesn't mean that it necessarily is. If by some stoke of luck you do get what you wanted it is likely it will be of sub-standard quality. Please be careful. If you join a member site where you pay per download it can get quite pricey and even if you think you won't download many games they can be quite additive and if you add on Movies, Music, TV Shows, Software it can come to quite a lot.

That brings me on to my best and final option, pay a small fee (at the time of writing Dec 08 it is less than $50 dollars) a one time payment to enable you to have unlimited downloads from the largest data base, Free 24 hour Technical Support., No more monthly fees and unlimited free downloads . You need step-by-step instructions, the latest games and your money back if for some reason you are not happy.You can get all the details on the Christmas web site.

I hope you have lots of fun this Christmas, and I wish you the best of health and happiness.