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Wii in November 19 for $249,99Siggy @ Sep 14, 2006 11:43 | 34 comments
The affordable $250 package will include the Wii unit, one wireless Wii Remote controller, one Nunchuk controller and a Wii Sports game collection which includes 5 sports games in one disc. Starting from the release day, Wii will get around 30 launch titles before the end of the year. The top launch titles include Wii Sports, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Excite Truck.
While the publishers decide their Wii game prices, first party Nintendo games will have MSRP of $49.99. Wii Shop Channel will include games from earlier Nintendo platforms for download that can be played using the Virtual Console. Nintendo followed Microsoft's footsteps and is using Wii points as credits, you can buy 2000 Wii points for $20 when NES games will be available for 500 Wii points, Super NES games for 800, and Nintendo 64 for 1,000.
For more information and video footage visit www.wii.com.
Source: Press release |
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Comment by: limelight (Sep 14, 2006 19:58) Here is ALL the info:
http://www.gamespot.com/events/wiilaunch/story.html?sid=6157575
Scroll down a little bit and watch the video of the press conference. Theres some really cool stuff they show off, looks like it has lots of potential.
The only bad news (i think) is that an extra "wii-mote" costs $39.99, and an extra "nunchaku" controller is $19.99. Thats $60 for one complete controller. Yikes. |
Comment by: marsey99 (Sep 14, 2006 22:51) i dont think they will have any probs making them as its realy just a suped up gamecube, and they have had quitw some time to make them |
Comment by: oofRome (Sep 15, 2006 12:26) £179 in europe on Dec. 8
And for all the aussie's down under, the wii is coming december 7, for $399.95 (AUD). |
Comment by: DVDBack23 (Sep 15, 2006 14:40) Quote: And what fanboy are you, xbox or ps? lol MAX OUT DOWNLOAD SPEEDS USING UTORRENT http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/335210
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (Sep 15, 2006 16:06) hughjars release the fan boy within *L*
I am kidding,most have already set the price for the UK do you see this differently?
In all 250 and 50 a game are nice price sets.
I wonder if nintendo will give up on DVI in acouple years and make the new version without DVI or something like they just started doing to the GC 0-o
I think Nintendo is a bit short sighted with skiping High def outputs..... |
Comment by: hughjars (Sep 15, 2006 16:06) Ah yes DVDBack23, silly me.
Imagine anyone looking at any of this stuff beyond the usual single dimension of 'fan-boy-ism'. |
Comment by: ZippyDSM (Sep 15, 2006 16:10) hughjars you and handsom have to water down uurrrr writing skills a bit you guys are just to smart for most people here to understand you are soughing at the tech/abilities of the console not being a "fanboy" ^^ |
Comment by: DVDBack23 (Sep 15, 2006 16:25) well, put some facts down then...im not a fanboy of any system but i dont see how a system that 50% the price of the competitors and is very innovative is a "rip off". So what it doesnt have HD-DVD or blueray... MAX OUT DOWNLOAD SPEEDS USING UTORRENT http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/335210
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Comment by: andersg (Sep 15, 2006 16:26) Quote: That sounds reasonable. |
Comment by: ZippyDSM (Sep 15, 2006 16:35) DVDBack23
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Comment by: DVDBack23 (Sep 15, 2006 16:46) well said, thank you zippy, i dont really want a flame war, i just like to hear facts, not "its idiotic". :) MAX OUT DOWNLOAD SPEEDS USING UTORRENT http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/335210
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (Sep 15, 2006 16:52) DVDBack23
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Comment by: DVDBack23 (Sep 15, 2006 17:43) lol, i like how u threw in that u hate Blade ;) MAX OUT DOWNLOAD SPEEDS USING UTORRENT http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/335210
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Comment by: hughjars (Sep 15, 2006 17:44) Aaaah, ok, I get you now. Sorry if I wasn't clear.
Zippy is 100% on the money.
My original comments were intended as a complaint against what will be the $ translation into British £. It's almost inevitable (and certainly pretty usual) that the price will be a gross inflation compared to what the other big markets get charged (that was what I meant by a straight US $ conversion).
As for my "idiots" comment that was a passing remark about what I consider to be the really dumb name Nintendo have given this 'system'.
In most of the English-speaking countries I know of a wii (or wee) is a fairly polite slang name for piss.
As in 'having a wee' or 'going for a wee' or 'need to have a wee' etc etc.
I was most certainly not calling you DVDBack23 or anyone else an idiot. |
Comment by: DVDBack23 (Sep 15, 2006 18:10) understood hugh, i never took ur comment directed at me ;)
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Comment by: hughjars (Sep 15, 2006 18:34) It's a strange thing.
If they were to just sell them at or very close to the US price here (approx £120) they'd clean up.
But at £170 - 180 I dunno, I think a lot of the older buyers who might have bought one will be looking elsewhere at that price. |
Comment by: ZippyDSM (Sep 15, 2006 19:00) DVDBack23 Sorry but Blade is my most hated Comic movie,I know the movie did well and has fans that are non comic peeps but meh 0_o I am a die hard nightstalkers/Blade fan and the movie is a preppy front to a great dark marvel comic...
I am hoping Ghost rider will be good..but.....its hollywood I dout *L*
Actually WII is WE as in US as in all gamers. thats the gimmik they went for.
hughjars Wii's name is a gimmick like Ipod,I like the Revelations name ahell of alot more but meh thats just me *L* |
Comment by: hughjars (Sep 15, 2006 19:08) Yeah, agree.
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Comment by: DVDBack23 (Sep 15, 2006 19:24) It was the Sega Genesis, not megadrive, here in the US ;) MAX OUT DOWNLOAD SPEEDS USING UTORRENT http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/335210
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Comment by: hughjars (Sep 15, 2006 19:35) Ah yes, I'd forgotten that.
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Comment by: borhan9 (Sep 15, 2006 23:27) Sounds like your average console with wifi technology. For me being in OZ I'll just wait till akk the latest consoles are going to be out and then wait even another month to make sure there are no call backs due to bugs and etc...
Its amazing how far console gaming has come since the 80's. :) |
Comment by: handsom (Sep 20, 2006 18:05) The megadrive and the genesis were two completely different systems, both were launched in the US, Megadrive first, then Genesis.
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (Sep 20, 2006 20:15) handsom
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Comment by: handsom (Sep 27, 2006 15:10) I'm sure you can find a few easy japanese translation sites. Also, if you check ebay, there is a flash card game/book series to teach you kanji, and some of the other basic forms of japanese very quickly, starting with the USEFUL basic dialogue. "I'm sorry sir, for I have farted cheese into your mullet." is not useful, and seems to be about the level most these tools use, I'll have to see if I can find them for you, they are GREAT resources that help FAST.
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (Sep 27, 2006 21:56) handsom
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