Make sure you mark your calendars because this weekend it is time again for Rage hosted at the Coca – Cola Dome at Northgate. For those of you who don’t know what Rage is, it is the yearly technology, gaming and gadget expo. Good news for all gaming fanatics is that Nintendo will be launching its newest product the Wii. The launch of the Wii is the start of a very interesting rivalry between the Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360 and now the new Wii. In North America the Wii have sold more consoles in the first part of the year than both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

According to the experts Wii has very easy to use controls that resemble more a tv remote than the old fashioned gaming controls. And it seems that this is exactly part of the success of the Wii – the fact that people that have never before played any games are able to instantly master the controls. The other benefit is that this little unit has no wires; everything functions on Bluetooth and also offers vibrating functions and build in speakers. The console is very small – about the size of a DVD just three times as thick. The other big benefit of the new Wii is the price. Overseas once again we have seen price decreases in both the PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 to try and compete with the Wii. Also in South Africa both consoles have just recently announced a price decrease, which surely has something to do with the launch of the Wii.

Be sure to go check things out at Rage this weekend as you will not only be able to see the new Wii but also be able to have a closer look at all sorts of new technology and gadgets. The other big highlight of course is the big Lan where 1500 players battle it out over a huge network. Something definitely not to be missed.