And the war begins

The Wii, Nintendo Co.'s entry into the game console wars went on sale 2 days after their rival PlayStation 3 went on sale and it was a instant sellout. Like the PlayStation, there was a few overnight campers, but most had lined up in the early morning. A store in New York hosted a midnight launch event that drew a crowd of more than a thousand people for the sale of the very first Wii.
The launch apparently went smoothly, a contrast to the PlayStation 3 release, which forced police to disperse rowdy crowds at some stores around the country. Of course, Nintendo has said it would have "five to ten" times as many Wiis available at launch as the 400,000 PlayStation available for the PS lauch. The Wii is also cheaper! Costing US$250, including one game, half of what the cheaper PlayStation 3 model costs.
However on eBay, Wiis were selling for twice the store price, indicating that supplies are still tight. The Wii takes a different tack than the competition, forgoing the high-definition graphics that Sony has spent billions to develop for the PlayStation 3.
Instead, Nintendo aims to draw gamers and non-gamers alike with intuitive game play. The Wii comes with a motion-sensitive controller that the gamer waves around in the air, using it as a tennis racket, golf club, steering wheel, gun or sword depending on the game. The new style will either swim or sink badly. Only time will tell.