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First the rumor: Wii US release on November 19th? Doubt it. (Artile was later pulled)
http://wii.qj.net/Wii-for-250-on-November-19th-/pg/49/aid/65868

For real: What about in Japan? December 2nd. Sweetness.
http://wii.qj.net/-UPDATE-Ninty-s-Getting-Us-All-Giddy-Press-Con-Updates-From-Japan/pg/49/aid/65847

US conference today, should find out by tonight!

Iwata goes on to mention the prices for the Wii's Virtual Console: SNES games are tagged 800 Yen, while N64 games will be around 1000 Yen, which can be paid via the Wii credit card or other prepaid cards from stores. Earlier announcements from Nintendo say that the Wii will have a photo channel, a sort of picture viewer, as well as the Opera browser for Internet connections. Iwata further says that there will be 30 Nintendo Classics, 30 Sega/Hudson classics will be made available by end of year, and 10 classics are expected to be released every month afterwards.

Heads-up! Our source claims that Schiesel's article in The New York Times was just pulled out. Apparently, it wasn't that credible, so you guys better hold on to your seats regarding the Wii's US release. However, we got word on the Wii's release date in Japan, which is slated on December 2, with a ¥ 25,000 price tag (it's around US$212). Keep refreshing the page for more updates!

Moreover, Famitsu and Nintendo report that 16 launch titles are expected to be released simultaneously by 10 different companies. However, our basic Nihonggo skills are getting rusty, so if you have a better translation, let us know. Anyway, here's the list:
The Legend of Zelda: Twillight Princess (6,800 Yen/ $58 USD)
Wii Sports (4,800 Yen/$40 USD)
Pokemon Battle Revolution
Odoru! Made in Wario. (5800 Yen/$49 USD)
Caduceus Neo
Elebits
Machikuru Domino
Necro-Nesia
Super Monkey Ball
Wing Island
Uki Uki Party Taikai
Swing Golf Panya
Cororinpa
SD Gundam Revolution
Ennichi no Tatsujin
Tamagotchi
Red Steel

And what can you expect to see inside the Wii box when it finally ships? Here's a list:

* Of course the console itelf, the Wii
* Wii remote control strap attachment
* The nunchuck controller (in the Nintendo site it's spelled as "nunchiyakukontorora". Cute, eh?)
* Wii AC adapter
* Wii AV cable
* Wii stand
* Auxilliary plate
* Sensor Bar
* Plug server stand
* Three dry cell batteries

Of course, you can purchase the Wii accessories seprately. The Wiimote will sell around 3,800 Yen(US$32), the classic controller for around 1,800 Yen (US$15) and the Nunchuck attachment about 1,800 Yen (US$15).
 
started a thread just like this on another forum, I see 64 all over again, you don't get this in the first couple weeks, good luck finding one by xmas, EB still no preorder takings tho, I see alot of disappointed kids this year, fucking Santa lol
 
If I'm not mistaken, conference is going on right now. Ends at 4pm Eastern, I think, so we should know by the time I get out of class. Will then run to GameStop and see if they're taking orders yet (they won't until a release date has been confirmed.
 
IGN reported $249, Nov 19th release date. Comes with Wii-mote, Nunchuck, Wii Sports pack (now with Boxing and Bowling in addition to Baseball, Golf, & Tennis).

Metroid to come out in 2007.

"Wii goes on sale November 19. "The worldwide debut of the Wii system happens right here in the Americas -- the same place where we debuted Nintendo DS. On November 19, it will be available at more than 25,000 points of distribution across the Americas. And with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $249.99. One price. One configuration. One color." Which is, for the record, white."

http://wii.ign.com/articles/732/732707p1.html
 
I hate to be the one to say this, but I'm not crazy about this system. The name. Oh, the name. It's going to hurt it just on the name alone. Not because of the kids, ut because of the parents who won't know what the heck it's supposed to do. And then there is the lineup of games. Am I the only one who doesn't understand why a good 2D game can't be made on a next gen system? Perhaps I am old school, but Metroid Prime still has NOTHING over the GB Advance games or the SNES version. It may be a good game, but 2D has a certain flavor to it. I loved all of the Castlevania games in 2D for Advance (and the PSX blockbuster), but since it went 3D, it became boring actually. But I guess that's fuel for another topic eh?

Guess us GB advance and snes emulation players are going to have trouble finding roms once this wii hits market. Nintendo will probably start shutting down websites again.
 
I'm looking forward to it just because of the unique controller (plus the fact that it's a whole lot cheaper than the X360 or PS3).

Don't know if I'll get one right away or not, but I'm looking forward to this console the most out of the new generation of consoles. Maybe the DS just won me back to the Nintendo side of things...
 
I hate to be the one to say this, but I'm not crazy about this system. The name. Oh, the name. It's going to hurt it just on the name alone. Not because of the kids, ut because of the parents who won't know what the heck it's supposed to do.
Maybe to an extent, but I disagree. Who cares about the name when there's a few hundred dollar difference between it and the PS3 and then still a lot more for a 360? Money talks to parents. Plus, they DO know NINTENDO. That's what matters.

Guess us GB advance and snes emulation players are going to have trouble finding roms once this wii hits market. Nintendo will probably start shutting down websites again.
Perhaps. So download them all now. But I like the idea of being able to download them to the Wii and play them that way. And people will probably make converters to use real SNES controllers and such as well.

Personally, I'm lovin' it.
 
I'm am completely excited about the Wii. The 360 looks like it will have some cool games I want to play, and the PS3 doesn't matter because I can't afford it anyway. But the Wii looks just plain fun.

I'm glad to see that the classic games aren't going to cost 20$ a pop
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I want a Wii skateboarding game where you have to flip/spin/angle the controller to do flip tricks, change grinds from 50-50s to 5-0s or from a nose grind to a crooked grind, etc.
 
You'll have to get Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam. I don't know if it's as extensive as your looking for, but it's the idea.

Personally, I want a kickboxing game, that comes with some wrist/ankle straps and uses all 4 controllers for a single player. That would rock, and be a good workout.
 
I'm definately looking forward to it also, I hope that the new controllers make it so realistic, I feel like this kid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_ZkZeDYI_U
that was just a rip off of something I posted a week or two ago:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2139555376132383479&hl=en

Damn mcdonalds can't even come up with their own ideas for their own commercials.


I just hope that different color Wiimotes will be available at launch since the system will only be in White
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Will trade in for a black one later, I guess.
 
Dropped by GameStop on my lunch break, they're not taking pre-orders until Nintendo confirms the # of Wii's they can expect on the launch date (which he said was still unofficial). Maybe next week.
 
yeah, I called them. I don't even think the guy believed me when I said the date had been announced.
 
I gotth exact same lip service and attitude as well when I called Matt, kinda like Radio Shack, you got questions, we got blank stares
 
A friend of mine already got several pre-orders at one of the game stores near him... I thought he said it was EB Games, but I could be wrong. He said they told him they weren't taking pre-orders yet, but one of their other stores was taking them already so he told them to call them and they figured it out (he didn't pre-order at the other because it wasn't close to his house). I'll have to check which place it was though.

But yeah... the Wii just looks like fun... I'm not impressed at all by anything on the 360, and the PS3's price is ridiculous, but a reasonable priced gaming system with fun games sounds good to me.

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Personally, I'm lovin' it.

I know you did not just say that
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Seriously, though, the way things are shaping up the Wii is going to dominate the next gen of home consoles. XBox 360 and PS3 are both overpriced and lack good content. Wii is going to hit the consumer price range sweet spot and will likely have several quality 1st party titles at launch. I know where my money is going at least. I mean, come on, this is Nintendo -- do you really think you won't get enough good 1st party titles by the end of the system's lifespan to make it worth paying $250?

With the pricetag of a Wii and DS Lite shaping up to be about the same as a deluxe 360 and far less than the PS3, I predict this will be a very profitable holiday season for the big N
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Especially considering that they just announced that every console will sell at a profit from the start, none of that 'loss on the console with the hopes of making it back in software'. I think they know exactly what they're doing; there may have been missteps during the 64/GC years, but they're well on track to making tons of money... and hopefully some good games at the same time
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