Wii Hardware and New Names Revealed

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MoSys' embedded memory will power Nintendo's Wii providing the console with high performance, high density 1T-SRAM. Three new trademarks registered by the company have also suggested a name for Wii's messaging service.

MoSys, a provider of high-density system-on-chip (SoC) embedded memory solutions, announced that Nintendo's Wii uses MoSys' patented 1T-SRAM technology to implement the very high performance memory within the Wii console's graphics system. As the launch date for Nintendo's new console approaches, we will gradually begin to discover exactly what is included under its hood. The Japanese video game giant has kept hardware specs vague and ha refused to discuss its new console's graphics potential, focusing, instead, on gameplay. This lack of hardware information has led to a multitude of rumors ranging from shadows of Project Reality to XBox comparisons. As we discover exactly what powers the Wii we will gradually begin to unravel the next-generation potential of Nintendo's little warrior.

The two companies have been working together for over six-years and previous generations of MoSys' 1T-SRAM technology were incorporated in Nintendo's GameCube in 1999. The newest 1T-SRAM implementations embedded within the Wii console are fabricated using NEC Electronics' advanced 90nm CMOS-compatible embedded DRAM process technology. These high speed and ultra low latency memories are used as the main embedded memory on the graphics chip and in an additional external memory chip.

In other Wii news, Nintendo has registered three new trademarks, WiiPointer, WiiCulture, and !!M. That last one is the console's name, Wii, upside down and may be the name carried by the messaging service. We are not sure about pronunciation although Eem might be a fair guess.

[randygland]

this might be the first ever nintendo console I buy since Mario's Cement Factory Game & Watch ! :P

[BALL_SAC]

I sure hope the Wii is at least a bit more powerful than the original XBOX. Im going to feel like an idiot if I buy a console that barely compares to the PS3, and the XBOX 360.

[Izy]

Hav a look @ Red Steel (not to mention Mario Galaxy, Metriod Prime, Legend of Zelda, etc...) n you'll see 4sure dat the grafix on the Wii r far more superior than the XBOX! LOL!

[Video_freak]

I sure hope the Wii is at least a bit more powerful than the original XBOX. Im going to feel like an idiot if I buy a console that barely compares to the PS3, and the XBOX 360.

you can't just compare with the mhz of the cpu. the wii will have a different type of graphics chip and such. there really is no comparison.

[GeEkPiE]

well actually your wrong, i mean you dont have to go into technicles to see the difference with your own eyes