Microsoft Xbox 360 vs Nintendo Wii

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Xbox 360 compared with Wii

	MicrosoftXbox 360	NintendoWii
Overview
Released
Released	December 2005	December 2006
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	IBM Xenon (PowerPC), 3 cores, 3.2 GHz	IBM Broadway (PowerPC), 729 MHz
GPU
GPU	ATI Xenos, 500 MHz	ATI Hollywood, 243 MHz
Memory
Memory	512 MB (better)	88 MB
Storage
Storage	20 GB (better)	512 MB
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	Yes
CPU
CPU	IBM PowerPC-based tri-core Xenon CPU at 3.2 GHz (Microsoft)	IBM Broadway (PowerPC-based) at 729 MHz (WiiBrew hardware research)
GPU
GPU	ATI Xenos at 500 MHz with 10 MB of eDRAM frame buffer memory (Microsoft)	ATI Hollywood at 243 MHz (WiiBrew hardware research)
Memory detail
Memory detail	512 MB GDDR3 at 700 MHz, shared by CPU and GPU (Microsoft)	24 MB 1T-SRAM plus 64 MB GDDR3 (WiiBrew memory map)
Storage detail
Storage detail	Detachable 20 GB hard drive on the standard console (none on the Xbox 360 Core); 12× DVD drive	512 MB flash memory; Wii optical discs and GameCube discs
Storage expansion
Storage expansion	2 × Memory Unit ports; USB storage	SD card slot; GameCube memory card slots
Display and video
Maximum output
Maximum output	1080p	480p
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	No built-in screen	No built-in screen
Video output
Video output	AV port only on the first models, with composite, RGB SCART, component or VGA cables; up to 1080p after the autumn 2006 software update; HDMI on later 2007 models (Microsoft)	AV Multi out; composite and RGB SCART at 576i on PAL consoles; component up to 480p (Nintendo)
Audio
Audio	Analogue stereo or Dolby Digital 5.1 through a suitable AV cable (Microsoft)	–
Design and power
Weight
Weight	3,500 g	1,220 g (better)
Colours
Colours	White with a grey DVD tray	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Memory Unit ports, 3 × USB 2.0 (2 front, 1 rear), Ethernet, AV port, DC IN	2 × USB 2.0, SD card slot, 4 × GameCube controller ports, 2 × GameCube memory card slots, AV Multi out, sensor bar port (Nintendo; WiiBrew)
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Wireless controllers; Wi-Fi through a separately sold Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter (Microsoft)	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g; Bluetooth for Wii Remotes (WiiBrew)
Controller
Controller	Xbox 360 controller, wireless or wired	Wii Remote and Nunchuk; also works with GameCube controllers
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Selected original Xbox games through software compatibility; requires the hard drive (Microsoft)	GameCube games, controllers and memory cards (original model)