Nintendo News | IBM Ship the Wii Chip

With gamers eagerly anticipating a hyped up "megaton" of news in the Internet world, today, an anticlimax comes in some sorts, but still very positive news for Nintendo and their upcoming Wii for IBM have confirmed that the Broadway chip has been finalised and has been shipping to Nintendo since July.

The brain, the epicentre of the Wii, named Broadway, has been "shipping well within this quarter (July)," said Ron Martino, speaking to gaming blog Joystiq." rel="external" class='fmlink'>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/08/shipment-of-broadway-for-wii-has-been-well-underway-hint-of-pow/]Joystiq[/url]. "In fact, we have shipped a significant volume in this quarter."

Martino was also asked about the speed of the processor, simply stating "Compared to the Gekko in the GameCube, it's 20 percent more power efficient. It also performs significantly better. The key point is that it is Power Architecture-based and custom-made and optimized for Nintendo."

Genyo Takeda, senior managing director for Nintendo's Integrated R&D, stated "The first chips are in our possession. Today's milestone marks the final stage of our drive to reach both core and nontraditional gamers with an inviting, inclusive and remarkable gaming experience."

With the Wii already deep in production, and Nintendo's continued promise to ship the console before the end of 2006, Worldwide, it seems their fifth home console will have the most stable launch period of the next generation offerings.

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