During part 3 of “Iwata Asks… (the Wii developers)”, they discussed the Wii operating system, which is based on Linux. The software will be regularly updated after the launch, with new features etc. It’s not a big surprise, since the Xbox360 and PS3 will have the same features.

Wii is the first system from Nintendo that we can continue to be involved in (via operating system updates) after the customer buys it. This means that Wii will greatly expand and diversify the ways in which people will enjoy games in the future.

A site called Wii-Linux is already working on a custom Linux OS for the Wii. The PlayStation 3 is also built on a Linux kernel, while Microsoft would never dream of using Linux for the Xbox360 (naturally).

Iwata Asks… Part 3