So we now have all three competing game consoles -- Microsoft’s Xbox
360, Sony’s PlayStation 3, and Nintendo’s Wii -- set up in the server
lab. You gamers out there will already be aware of this, but there’s an
interesting pecking order among this newest generation of consoles. The
PS3, the most powerful of the systems in terms of graphics, is the
third-place console in the market. The Wii, the least powerful, is by
far the leader in sales worldwide. Credit Nintendo’s motion-sensitive
controller -- the Wiimote -- and the company’s success at pitching the
Wii as a social, family-friendly activity center. Each system has its strengths. Xbox has carved its niche by striking exclusive licenses with certain developers. I like that the PS3 plays Blu-ray discs, and the Wii’s motion controls really do make all the difference. Anyway, came across this earlier today, looking for console goodies: Project Sustain is a modest little enterprise that sells eco-friendly accessories for the Wii and Nintendo DS handheld game. I rather like the bamboo Wii stand, pictured here, and the company also makes carrying cases, styluses and wrist straps with the usual selection of green materials -- hemp, organic cotton, soy-based inks, etc.
The bamboo materials seem to calm the monkeys, which is good. Every time they toss a mini-nuke in Fallout 3, they point at me and giggle. It can be unnerving, I tell you.
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Show/Hide commentsThis actually looks lovely!
written by Mike Herald, May 29, 2009
written by Mike Herald, May 29, 2009
Seems as though it would make a nice addition to my layout and make me feel a "wii" bit better about my mass energy consumption.
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