Nintendo: The Company and its Founders - Sharyland ISD

NINTENDO
In 1990, a study showed that
Nintendo’s Mario was more
WII FLAWS
familiar to US kids than Disney’s
Not everyone thinks the Wii is
Mickey Mouse. Still, the Wii
so great. The consumer reporting
site wiisucks.com provides was something entirely new for
descriptions of user disappointments.
Some complaints
Nintendo. Its unique feature was its
ability to detect human motion in
include the cost of AA batteries
to run the Wii remote and three dimensions. No other system
general annoyance with the on the market could do that.
motion-sensing controllers,
which can fly out of a user’s
Moving the slim, wireless remote
hand and hit the television if control up, down, or back and
the wrist strap is not used. forth would cause a proportional
movement on-screen, without
pushing any buttons. Instead of
pushing a button, a swing of the player’s wrist caused
a ball to fly across the digital golf course.
Another advantage of the Wii was its low
cost compared to other systems at the time. It also
appealed to young and old alike, with a variety of
games that made it easy to play as a family or to get
some exercise while remaining indoors.
THE MOM RULE
While developing the new generation console,
Nintendo had considered many of its different
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