When Nintendo was designing the Wii console they had a lot of options and a lot of things to consider. This was supposed to be the next revolution in video game play so there was a consideration to making the Wii console mirror its place in history. Should the Wii console be a monstrous thing with shiny silver parts, lights blinking, and all kinds of knobs and buttons? Should it be the biggest game system you ever saw or should it be something not so outstanding? After a while they started to take into consideration the purpose of the Wii so they could better plan the look of the Wii console.
The Wii was created and designed to be something that would bring the alienated video game crowd back to the world of video game play. It was supposed to be something for everyone. It was not supposed to be intimidating by any standards. It needed to portray a simple image and an image of the common folks and not an image of the power user that was dominating video game design to this point. The Wii console needed to be something that people would want to use and not be afraid of. It needed to be unassuming and at the same time have that powerful look about it. What they settled on was a perfect mix of the look of tomorrow with the needs of today.
The Wii console looks like a standard DVD player sitting in an upright stand but it also has that sleek look and feel of something revolutionary. The continuing theme is white and all of the accessories being developed for the Wii console are being made in that white theme with sleek lines and an unassuming shape and look. There is a consistency about the Wii console that allows anyone to feel like they can not only set it up and use it but potentially master it as well. It is a perfect design that gives off energy but at the same time allows people to shine their own light on it and make it their own.
It Is All Hands Off
The wireless controllers are almost necessary but at the same time they look and feel no different than your television’s remote control. Everything about the Wii console is both new and exciting along with being old and familiar. The design is the perfect mix of what everyone knows and what Nintendo wants everyone to see in the future. It took 4 years to create the Wii console look and the hard work shows.
The Wii console does not intimidate and it does not make you feel like you need to be a genius to use it. It is the perfect new game console and it fits into a market that went untapped for years.