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The Nintendo Wii, an electronic game console, was released by the Nintendo Company of Japan in 2006. Instead of directly competing with rival video consoles, such as the Microsoft Corporation’s Xbox 360 and the Sony Corporation’s PlayStation 3 (PS3). In terms of processing power and graphics display, Nintendo produced an innovative, low-cost console that featured multiplayer “party” games. While the Xbox 360 and the PS3 were fighting over the traditional, or “hard-core,” gamers, the Wii broadened the entire video-game console market and in the process established the largest user base.
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