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Earth2Tech » Blog Archive » How Green is Nintendo, Anyway? — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:52:18 +0000

[...] shopping for eco-conscious gamers just got more complicated. Earlier this month, we lauded the energy efficiency of the Nintendo Wii, especially when compared to their power-hogging competitors, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and [...]

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By: FK

FK — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:13:09 +0000

Hmm, I guess asterisks get turned into bolds. Let me try that again:

If you play 1 hour a day and have it on standby in Connect24 for 23 hours then you will use 17 x 1 + 9.6 x 23 = 238wh. The PS3 would come in slightly less at 185 x 1 + 1.9 x 23= 229wh.

By: FK

FK — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:01:14 +0000

The one caveat is that you want to be sure to turn off Connect24 on the Wii. Otherwise, the Wii will use 9.6 watts when it is on standby. If you play 1 hour a day and have it on standby in Connect24 for 23 hours then you will use 171+9.623=238wh. The PS3 would come in slightly less at 1851 + 1.923= 229wh.

By: Jay Parkhill

Jay Parkhill — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:58:25 +0000

This is anecdotally clear (?) to me. We have a PS2 and a Wii in my house and you can hear the difference when the two are on. The Wii is nearly silent while the PS2's CD drive and fan both make tons of noise.

Also, per a tip from the Calif Cleantech Open, turn the machines off when not playing. Apparently lots of people/kids turn off the TV, but not the game player.

With luck the manufacturers will figure out how to do this automatically in the near future.