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The Wii isn't perfect and is behind its competitors in some areas.

For example its graphics are not quite as advanced and its processor isn't as powerful. However, this isn't quite as important as it seems, particularly, if you have a regular non-HD television; in that case the full power of cutting-edge graphics is largely wasted anyway.

Unlike the PS3, the Wii lacks the ability to play blu-ray discs; again for most buyers this probably doesn't matter much since the format is only in its infancy in India and will take a few years to mature.

One area where the Indian edition of the Wii does miss out, however, is on pricing.

The US version is priced aggressively at $250 (about Rs 12,500) which is well below the PS3 priced at $400-500. In India at Rs 22,000 the Wii is quite expensive and only a bit lesser than the Xbox360 Pro and the PS3 which are more versatile machines.

If Nintendo could lower its price to around Rs 18,000 it would make the Wii a truly formidable competitor.