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Wii Price and Launch Date and More Details Announced!

Postby bandit » Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:23 am

This morning (very early) the details for the Wii's launch were made public and are still being updated now.

- The launch date for America is November 19th (usa) and the price will be $249, now thats a Sunday so maybe it ships that day.

- Japan will get their hand on the Wii on December 2nd. Here's what is included.

Wii hardware
"Wiimote" controller and wrist strap (1)
Nunchuck controller (1)
Sensor bar
Sensor bar stand
A/V cable (unspecified connection)
AC adaptor
Hardware stand
Hardware support plate (purpose of which remains unknown)
2 AA batteries (yes the wii-mote does take batteries)

- The Wii Launch Color will be White (for the USA), so if you have hopes of getting on in another color you'll have to wait.

Wii Sports will be included with the Wii and here are the 5 known games in it.

- Wii Bowling
- Wii Baseball
- Wii Tennis
- Wii Golf
- Wii Boxing

- Individual Developers (3rd Party) now have software that will let them decide if they want to make their games Region-Free or not.

- The launch window for Wii games is going to be from Nov 16th until March 31, 2007 and here is whats going to be launched.

First Party US Games
(confirmed launch titles in bold)

Battalion Wars II
Big Brain Academy (name may change)
Excite Truck
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Mario Strikers Charged
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Super Mario Galaxy (name may change)
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Wii Sports (bundled with the Wii console)

Activision

* Call of Duty 3
* Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
* Rapala Tournament Fishing
* Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
* World Series of Poker

Atari

* Dragon Ball Z Budokai: Tenkaichi 2

Atlus

* Trauma Center: Second Opinion

Buena Vista Games

* Chicken Little: Ace in Action
* Disney's Meet the Robinsons

Codemasters

* Dance Factory
* Sidewinder

Electronic Arts

* The Godfather
* Madden NFL 07
* Need for Speed: Carbon
* SSX
* Tiger Woods PGA Tour

Konami

* Elebits

Majesco

* Bust-a-Move Revolution

Midway

* The Ant Bully
* The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
* Happy Feet
* Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
* Rampage: Total Destruction

Sega

* Sonic and the Secret Rings
* Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz

SNK

* Metal Slug Collection

THQ

* Avatar: The Last Airbender
* Barnyard
* Cars
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab

Ubisoft

* Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
* Far Cry: Vengeance
* GT Pro Series
* Monster 4x4: World Circuit
* Open Season
* Prince of Persia
* Rayman: Raving Rabbids
* Red Steel
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
* Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent

Vivendi

* Ice Age 2


- The Wiimote will retail for $39.99 and the nunchuck which will be sold separately $19.99.

- Zelda will launch the same time as the console. The Gamecube version will be launched on December 11th.

- The Wiimote can be used as a memory card to save a pre-made character's for Wii Sports. So far a majority of the storage for the console will be on it's SD Card.

- The Online functionality of WiiConnect will not have a incremental cost associated with it. You can connect through Wi-Fi or a broadband wire.

Wii Online Points System

*Wii Points is how you purchase Virtual Console titles.
- 100 Wii Points equals a dollar
- NES titles cost 500 points $5
- SNES titles 800 points $8
- Nintendo 64 titles cost 1000 points $10


The Wii's main page has multiple channels that desplay lots of info. Here is what was shown.

- Weather Channel (not the "real" weather channel that's on TV)

- News Channel

- Wii Message Board (users will be able to send messages or photos to other Wii users, PCs or cell phones). Users can also leave messages on a Calender.

-Internet Channel: Surf the internet. No other details were announced for this feature.

Links:

Official Wii Website (the USA part of the site is now up)
Wii.com

GameVideos.com
GameVideos.com
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Postby krispykreme » Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:09 am

YAYAYAYAYAY!!! I can't wait!!!
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Postby DarkTetsuya » Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:11 am

I saw that lastnight.

WOW.

Well I know where my alliegance lies this round of the console wars, LOL. :P

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Postby krispykreme » Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:17 am

DarkTetsuya wrote:I saw that lastnight.

WOW.

Well I know where my alliegance lies this round of the console wars, LOL. :P

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Postby bandit » Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:22 am

DarkTetsuya wrote:I saw that lastnight.

WOW.

Well I know where my alliegance lies this round of the console wars, LOL. :P

DT


Yeah, the New York Times kinda released the launch date early. There's some story from WiiFanboy.com (I think that is the site) releasing the news first. Ehh who cares who released it first, we got our F'N Launch Date!

Edit: Oh and usa today has a story in their paper about the wii as well.
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Postby Eddy » Thu Sep 14, 2006 4:18 pm

Gee... I dunno how I feel about this. I was expecting the Wii to be a lot cheaper, somewhere around the 150-199 ranges, and I was going to be in line on launch day to get it. Now with it being 280 CDN, it makes it a much bigger investment. With the rising cost of game and accesories, I don't know if I can buy a Wii and miss out on the chance to get 4 good 360 games. As well, paying 49.99 for the controller, sans nunchuck, is just plain ridiculous. THe wireless 360 controller is around the same price as the two added together. And SD cards are like 89.99 per 1 Gig card, so add a card there and a controller there, you pretty much have a 360 right there.

Damn, well, I guess I'll wait and see.
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Postby ctbx » Thu Sep 14, 2006 5:05 pm

The price is kind of disappointing. I was hoping for a $199 price point, as was everyone else.

I'll definately get a Wii, but I'm not sure if I'll get one at launch. We'll see.
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Postby ssj100matt » Thu Sep 14, 2006 5:47 pm

Im not going to lose sleep over the additional $50 for the system... Just be happy its not $600.... But what does concern me is the price for the extra controllers...

$40 for a Wiimote
$20 for Nunchuck attachment

$60 for a new controller.... Thats alot... $60 + extra if you want to play with other people... If i was gonna be an asshole i would charge my friends money so they could play... I mean there arent too many multiplayer games coming out right away for it but later on down the round some of us will have to get the extra controllers for this... But hopefully everyone will have one so they can just bring theirs and not have to force me to get another controller or 2...
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Postby Eddy » Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:37 pm

50 dollars is pretty hefty for a 16-year old with no income (Which may soon change) and no allowance.

Yeah, the controller are what concerns me the most as well. What I did with my 360 was that I waited until the Mad Catz controllers came out, then I bought 3 for the price of one wired Official controller. Then I just force my friends to use Mad Catz and I used my sweeeet wireless controller. (Which is good, since most of my friends now own a 360 anyway.)

But this time around, I think I won't even get extra controllers. As long as there are game I can play online, I don't really need them. And my friends... well, they been badmouthing Nintendo since the GameCube, so serves them right. I'm going to sit in my living room and play with my Wii alone...

O_o

Did that sound as wrong as it did in my head? 8O
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Postby DJPooEater » Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:59 pm

Hey skie! you smell that?!?!, Yeah I think it is! Smells like pudding buddy!! pure pudding! and you know what we're gonna do with the pudding.... we're gonna dance in the pudding aren't wii skie?!

Best bet I ever made!

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Re: Wii Price and Launch Date and More Details Announced!

Postby VxJasonxV » Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:23 pm

bandit wrote:- The Wiimote can be used as a memory card to save a pre-made character's for Wii Sports. So far a majority of the storage for the console will be on it's SD Card.
THIS is an AWESOME idea.
THIS makes me VERY happy.
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Postby gs68 » Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:47 pm

I was expecting $229, but $249 will do. It's still cheaper than the PS1 was at launch, when you factor in inflation.
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Postby MrKenji » Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:49 am

Hrm... now I'm REALLY interested in this week's podcast.

$250... well, I'm still plunking that cash down, and then some, just to play some Zelda.

I know we all wanted the $199 pricepoint, but- as we all know- Nintendo likes to sell consoles at a profit. And kudos to that. For god sakes, that's how it's got its $5 million war chest. It can afford to make a big gamble like this.

Not to mention, Wii Sports is bundled in it. Holy crap, a pack-in game at launch!?!? It's like the SNES days all over again!

Also, the Wii Browser is normally 1600 Wii Points, but will be free for people who download it by the end of the year.

And jesus christ, it's got the frickin' Virtual Console. 30 games to start.

AND ZELDA.

Not to sound like a completely rabid Ninty fanboy- because I am- but I'm really excited about the Wii. It's got the pictochat kind of potential- the kind of thing that sells the system simply for the included software- and the Mii channel just might sell it.

Nintendo might have lost a bit of it's steam with the Wii's slightly disappointing price point, but it's still justified.

Wii will take the Christmas season. Rest assured.
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Postby sephiroth1215 » Fri Sep 15, 2006 2:54 am

Ok here's the problem with the price which has not been brought up.

Japan gets their Wii for something like $213 I forgot how much exactly and this is including tax I believe. So basically instead of paying something like a solid $200+tax we are forced to buy Wii sports with it.

I have a problem with this because although I think Wii sports is cool and interesting I had no plans on getting it and never wanted it, but now they're forcing me to get it like a GS bundle.

But of course I'll still be getting one because I've been trying to get all systems and big games at launch since the dreamcast and I always do make use of all three of the main consoles. Please I'm still crazy enough to get a PS3!!!!
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Postby ctbx » Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:08 pm

sephiroth1215 wrote:Please I'm still crazy enough to get a PS3!!!!

Wow. You really are krazy. Not "crazy"... crazy WITH A K. THAT crazy.

But, eh, after thinking about it, I most likely will still get the Wii at launch. I want one badly.
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