You’ve probably seen television commercials for the Nintendo Wii. What exactly is the Nintendo Wii? The Nintendo Wii is a video game console that competes with Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s Playstation 3. As of December 2008, Nintendo has sold more Wii Consoles than Sony and Microsoft has sold of their consoles. The main distinction between the Nintendo Wii Consoles and their competition is the control. The Wii Remote is a wireless control which is used as a handheld point device and detects movement in three different dimensions. There are many video games available for the Nintendo Wii. There are also many accessories available for the Nintendo Wii including the Wii Motion Plus.