Wii Price, Launch Date Revealed

Evilpig · #1 (**permalink**) 09-14-2006, 07:41 AM

Wii Price, Launch Date Revealed
The news we've all been waiting for.

"September 13, 2006 - Nintendo fans finally have a price and release date for the company's new generation console, Wii. The Big N is set to officially announce that the system will hit retail in North and South America for $250 on November 19. The New York Times published with the story and seems, in fact, to have beaten Nintendo Co. Ltd with the news.
Nintendo's Wii console will come packaged with Wii Sports, a compilation sports game that best shows off the mechanics of the system's unique controller. Wii Sports features tennis, baseball, golf and a previously unannounced bowling game. Nintendo said it would provide Wii owners with more than 25 unique games this year.
Wii's much talked-about Virtual Console download service, which enables gamers to purchase classic games, will offer a library of some 30 titles when the system launches. Titles will include entries from the Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong franchises, Nintendo said. Virtual Console games will cost between $5 and $10 each.
The Big N confirmed that it would charge $50 for its new Wii games, which is $10 cheaper than the cost of standard Xbox 360 titles.
In a surprise announcement, Nintendo said that it wanted to make Wii a living room centerpiece by shipping the system with features outside of the videogame realm. Wil will include a photo channel, enabling users to display their digital photos through the console. It will also boast regularly updated news and weather channels. In addition, the system will ship with the Opera Web browser, enabling users to connect online.
Sony recently announced that it would ready 400,000 PS3s in North America and another 100,000 in Japan for the system's launch. Nintendo said it plans to ship 4 million Wii units worldwide by the end of the year."

Source: http://wii.ign.com/articles/732/732669p1.html

jagfan · #2 (**permalink**) 09-14-2006, 07:51 AM

Badass, its the only console "of this generaton" of consoles i want

Azimuthal · #3 (**permalink**) 09-14-2006, 08:09 PM

Gonna be hard resisting this... PS3 doesn't launch for 5 months after Wii, Sony is screwed. Wii!

Evilpig · #4 (**permalink**) 09-15-2006, 01:33 AM

Uh I believe the PS3 is released 2 days before the Wii

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#1 (permalink) 09-14-2006, 07:41 AM
Evilpig ṃαÿøɾ øƒ ģɾαṡṡсïτÿ, υṡα Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 3,751 Blog Entries: 1	Wii Price, Launch Date Revealed Wii Price, Launch Date Revealed The news we've all been waiting for. "September 13, 2006 - Nintendo fans finally have a price and release date for the company's new generation console, Wii. The Big N is set to officially announce that the system will hit retail in North and South America for $250 on November 19. The New York Times published with the story and seems, in fact, to have beaten Nintendo Co. Ltd with the news. Nintendo's Wii console will come packaged with Wii Sports, a compilation sports game that best shows off the mechanics of the system's unique controller. Wii Sports features tennis, baseball, golf and a previously unannounced bowling game. Nintendo said it would provide Wii owners with more than 25 unique games this year. Wii's much talked-about Virtual Console download service, which enables gamers to purchase classic games, will offer a library of some 30 titles when the system launches. Titles will include entries from the Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong franchises, Nintendo said. Virtual Console games will cost between $5 and $10 each. The Big N confirmed that it would charge $50 for its new Wii games, which is $10 cheaper than the cost of standard Xbox 360 titles. In a surprise announcement, Nintendo said that it wanted to make Wii a living room centerpiece by shipping the system with features outside of the videogame realm. Wil will include a photo channel, enabling users to display their digital photos through the console. It will also boast regularly updated news and weather channels. In addition, the system will ship with the Opera Web browser, enabling users to connect online. Sony recently announced that it would ready 400,000 PS3s in North America and another 100,000 in Japan for the system's launch. Nintendo said it plans to ship 4 million Wii units worldwide by the end of the year." Source: http://wii.ign.com/articles/732/732669p1.html __________________

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jagfan meh Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 975	Badass, its the only console "of this generaton" of consoles i want

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Azimuthal oblate spheroid Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: land of rigged loto's Posts: 351	Gonna be hard resisting this... PS3 doesn't launch for 5 months after Wii, Sony is screwed. Wii!

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