The Nintendo Wii was fully introduced today at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles, and it looks awesome.

Some key Nintendo Wii features:

• The controller - Nintendo obviously is taking a risk here, offering a tv remote as their new video game controller. But look what it offers:

• Wireless
• Motion-detection: You move it like a wand in front of the tv and the game will sense where the controller is. Use it like a sword, a golf club, or a steering wheel
• Rumble - Like lots of controllers these days, you get a force-feedback rumbling when you hit things
• Speaker - There’s a frikkin speaker in the frikkin thing. When you shoot an arrow from your bow-and-arrow controller, the arrow makes a “whoosh” sound that seemingly travels from the controller to the tv
• Add-ons - You can connect the “nunchaku” for a handy little joystick, and many things coming up, depending on what game you’re playing
• Turn it sideways and play old school Nintendo games

• Wireless - Connected 24/7, even when the power is off. It will download new content to your games for free through Nintendo’s WiFi Connection
• Accepts and plays Gamecube discs as well
• Virtual Console - Almost worth the price right here, download and play 20 years worth of old Nintendo, Sega and Turbografx 16 games
• Accepts Gamecube controllers and memory cards
• Expandable memory through SD cards

• Super Mario Galaxy
• Metroid Prime 3
• WarioWare
• Legend of Zelda

It was also announced that Sony’s Playstation 3 (original name) will come with a controller that steals three Nintendo innovations: wireless, analog joystick, and motion sensing.

Not sure what the price of it all is as of yet. But I think this might have to be a purchase I make when it comes out in October or November. Just don’t tell Shannon…. (kidding, honey!)