IBM Ships Chips for Nintendo Wii Console

September 8th 2006 | Games Consoles

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) said on Thursday it has begun shipping the microchips for Nintendo Co. Ltd.’s new Wii console.

The Wii will compete with new Microsoft’s already released Xbox 360 and Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 3. Nintendo has said it plans to ship 6 million units of its new Wii by year end.

Nintendo, which has said the Wii will be on store shelves in time for the holidays, has not provided a specific launch date or pricing for its widely anticipated new game machine.

Reuters

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IBM Ships Chips for Nintendo Wii Console
Published in: Games Consoles on 2006-09-08