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Wii's technical specifications are now for everyone to see, as a big US online retailer, EB Games put an "order listing for the console" online, which will be most likely open in November. Now you can go comparing the console against Xbox 360 and PS3, but the fact is that there is not much to compare. The technology is very different from the other two and you hardly can call Wii a next-gen console. However, these specs will give you some indications what kind of games and software the console is able to run.

Here are the specs reported by EB Games:

CPU IBM Broadway 729MHz
Internal Storage 512MB Flash Memory
GPU ATI Hollywood
Optical Disc Drive 8cm GameCube/12cm Wii
Supported Resolution: up to 480p
12cm Disc Capacity 4.7GB (single) / 8.5GB (dual)
System Memory Unknown
Memory Expansion 2 SD Memory
Wii Controller Ports Wireless (4 minimum)
Internet Connectivity WiFi 802.11b/g
GameCube Controller Ports 4 Ports
Disc Compatibility GameCube
GameCube Memory Expansion 2 Ports
USB 2.0 2 Ports
Downloadable Content NES, SNES, N64, Sega Genesis, Turbo Grafx

Source:
ComputerAndVideoGames.com

Written by: Matti Robinson @ 5 Jun 2006 7:00