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Nintendo Wii vs Sony PlayStation

6.18 in
1.73 in
Nintendo Wii Game Console
Nintendo Wii
Sony PlayStation Game Console
Sony PlayStation
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
15
3.9 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
16
4.4 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
User rating
57
4.2 out of 5
57 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
0 %
45
3.9 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
6 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Nintendo WiiNintendo Wii
Sony PlayStationSony PlayStation
Storage512MBNone
CPU cores11
CPU speed0.73 GHz0.03 GHz
CPU modelIBM PowerPC1 Core MIPS R3000A-family R3051 @ 33.8688 MHz
GPU nameATI "Hollywood"Handles 2D graphics processing separate from the main 3D engine on the CPU
RAM memory512MB4MB

Screen

Nintendo WiiNintendo Wii
Sony PlayStationSony PlayStation
HDRnono
Resolutions supported
  • 480i
  • 480p
  • 576i
  • 576p
480p

Controller

Nintendo WiiNintendo Wii
Sony PlayStationSony PlayStation
Directional Padyesyes
Alternative Controller Includednono
Number of supported wireless controllers42

Features

Nintendo WiiNintendo Wii
Sony PlayStationSony PlayStation
Backward compatibilityyesno
Type of media supportedDVDCD-ROM
Video formats supported
  • 480p
  • 576p
480p

Dimensions

Nintendo WiiNintendo Wii
Sony PlayStationSony PlayStation
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Red
  • White
Grey

Connectivity

Nintendo WiiNintendo Wii
Sony PlayStationSony PlayStation
Ethernetnono
WiFiyesno
USByesno
Number of USB Inputs20
HDMInono
Component outputyesno
Composite outputyesyes
SCART outnoyes
Number of connection ports42
S-video outputnoyes
VGA outputsnono
Digital optical input nono
Digital optical outputnono

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Nintendo Wii

          Often compared with Sony PlayStation