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In the previous article I covered how the Wii is a great system for people who like to have fun gaming and also, as a cool side effect, use little electricity. But there is more to the Wii than just a small pretty white case. The Wii is flying off shelves, being bought by everyone from parents for their kids to kids buying them for their parents and grandparents. The Wii is hitting markets that game systems have never even tried to touch. You may still be saying, “Right… your point?” For you I say, there is green to be made! 

Nintendo, the company behind the Wii, is not only selling Wii’s like fire to a caveman, but it also has a portable game system called the “Nintendo DS” which is selling even better than the Wii!!! 

In the video game business it is not the norm to make money off of the console. The idea is usually to sell as much hardware as you can so that game developers see that you have lots of people to sell games to, so that they want to make games, so that gamers buy more consoles, so that developers want to make games… you get the point. There is one difference for Nintendo though, they like to make money on everything that they sell. Stock holders love companies that make money, especially if they make money on things that are normally loss leaders. Another fun fact is that developers of consoles “License” games to play on their consoles. For every game that anyone sells on a Nintendo console, Nintendo made or not, Nintendo will get a cut of the profit. With the speed the Wii is flying off shelves, game developers who once were devoted only to the PS3 and XBOX 360 are now starting to cancel projects on those consoles to put their effort into creating games for the Wii. 

With the expanded market that includes the masses, Nintendo is reaching numbers never thought possible on the back of profits never thought possible this soon after a console launch. Heck Sony is still reported to be losing about $150 – $200 for each PS3 it sells. That is definitely not a good way to make money. 

Nintendo’s stock symbol is NTDOY. I have owned this stock since it was $21 per share and now it has climbed over $55 per share without even glancing back. When I purchased the stock Nintendo were being laughed at because their Wii console was not very powerful and was not expected to sell well and the DS had stagnant sales. People said Nintendo was going for niche market and not much else. By the time the stock hit $35 the DS was starting to pickup steam and the Wii launched to a better than anticipated launch, but everyone thought that both the Wii and DS were a fad destined to die soon. Now that Nintendo is raising their profit forecasts by 40% for the quarter many investors are starting to think that Nintendo has some staying power and a solid base for income. NTDOY has gained tremendously as has the Wii consoles demand in everything from nursing homes to fitness centers to your livingroom. Nintendo is becoming a very steady stock and seems to match the growth of Google or Apple. Get in while the getting is good. This is another one of the many ways we think greener. 

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      When you think of greener electronics, you may think of solar panels for your house, or LED light bulbs. But greener doesn’t only refer to things that are modern day necessities like running water and lights but you can also be greener in your video game selection also. 

Today a game system that has been out since November 18, 2006 is still nowhere to be found on the shelves because it is selling out so quickly. The reason it is hard to find in stores not because it is a greener game system, but it is the greener next generation game system. It is not because it is an inexpensive game system, but it is the least expensive next generation game system. This game system has a unique way of playing that no other game system can currently replicate. The game system is called Wii. You may not quite understand why we are writing about Wii on Greener Thinking but if you would like to find out how this system will help the environment and also help you save and gain money, read on. 

The Wii is a game system is far different than any other that precedes it. When you look at game systems of the past, you find that the intention of their design is to make your fingers do all of the movement so that your rear can stay firmly planted in the seat. With the Wii this dynamic has changed. It has become the norm to jump around your living room flailing as if trying to swat at a pesky fly. This is the reason the Wii is flying off the shelves. It allows people who were considered too old for video games ornon-traditional video gamers to think about gaming in a whole different way. 

But why do you come to Greener Thinking for this news? Sure the Wii is fun and a very different way to play video games, but you want to hear how it is going to save or make you money and how it is better for the environment than its competition. Well lets start with the easy one, how the Wii is better for the environment than the competition. 

If you are at all familiar with the game console market the following facts will not surprise you at all, but for those who are not I will delve into the details. The Wii’s competition is currently Sony’s PlayStation 3 otherwise known as the PS3 and Microsoft’s XBOX 360. Both the PS3 and the XBOX 360 are aiming for the high-end market. They both support 1080p on HD televisions and have much more powerful hardware packed inside than the Wii. Looking at the systems side by side it is very easy to see where Sony and Microsoft fit this extra horsepower. The Wii system is the size of three DVD cases stacked together, but the XBOX 360 is as large as an old school VCR and the PS3 is even larger. But that is not the market that Nintendo is going after with the Wii. So while the Wii is less powerful it can also be smaller because it is not producing as much heat as the other consoles and the Wii does not create as much heat as the PS3 and XBOX 360 because it does not draw nearly as much electricity. 

Hardcoreware has done some research to show the power differences between a PC, XBOX 360, PS3 and, of course, the Wii. The differences are so astounding it baffles the mind. You can run approximately 10 Wii’s with the same amount of power used by the XBOX 360 and almost 11 Wii’s with the same amount of power used by the PS3. 

This is why the Wii is a great system for people who like to have fun but also at the same time not use as much electricity and saving money for not using that electricity. 

Check back in the next couple days to see how you can make money with this information. 

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