A team of researchers at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) had a ton of fun with their most recent study — they tested the energy usage of the Sony PlayStation 3, the Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii to see which unit creates the smallest drain to the power grid. It turns out that the Wii blows the other two best-selling gaming systems out of the race by being six timesmore efficient while playing the same game – EA Sports’ Madden 2011.
