La nueva consola de videojuegos Wii, de Nintendo, salió al mercado en Estados Unidos para competir contra Sony y Microsoft.
Miles de entusiastas, algunos que habían acampado durante varios días, hicieron fila afuera de las tiendas en Nueva York y Hollywood.
La firma japonesa ya domina el mercado de videojuegos portátiles, tras vender más de 200 millones de sus máquinas DS y Gameboy en el mundo.
Pero su consola casera más reciente, GameCube, no tuvo tanto éxito, sobre todo después de que comenzaran scarce games produced for it.
Still, the first buyer, Isaiah "Triforce" Johnson, stayed for a week in a row outside a shop in New York.
"had to be the first to have it," said the 29 years, shook hands with the president of Nintendo America, Reggie Fils-Aime after buying the first device.
Design "brave"
expected Nintendo Wii, designed to be more accessible than its rivals, increase their profits. Therefore, the strategy seems War away from the PlayStation and Xbox.
Sony and Microsoft have positioned their consoles as home entertainment centers authentic, offering high-definition gaming and film quality, with digital downloads on the Internet, high-performance graphics and central processing chips.
Instead, Nintendo try to redesign the gaming experience, opting for a control that looks like a remote control but more sensitive, offering gamers an experience simpler, but also more attractive.
for the console games are designed to be more accessible, a focus on casual and family games.
Looking for new players
Experts are divided over whether Nintendo will be able to break the traditional barrier between gamers and those who are not fans of video games.
However, the company is known for its long history of innovation.
So far, the companies producing the most important game, as Electronic Arts and Ubisoft, have backed Wii announcing the launch of new games for this console.
Hiroshi Kamide, director of research KBC Securities Japan, said Nintendo will not only get win converts to the world of video games, but also Sony and Microsoft will win because people will buy Wii in addition to your PlayStation or Xbox.
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