[Definitive] Nintendo Wii Thread

[richardsim7]

I think the Wii is gonna be great, it'll be released by Christmas though won't it? :)

-Rich-

[zarniwoop]

Theres wide speculation as to when Wii will be released but most insiders say between November 3rd and November 10th. Nintendo is expected to make an official, definitive release date in September though :)

[richardsim7]

Thanks :)

-Rich-

[Dotdot]

Well looks like its time for me to Hibernate till November :)

[The Teej]

Well looks like its time for me to Hibernate till November :)

November? But LGC is in August :o

[Berto]

Doesn't matter when it hits the streets I'm definately all over this like Ron Jeremy at an orgy. ;)

[The Teej]

I'm all over this like....a journalist during a celeb nip slip?

[Erich]

EA Games, Ubisoft and Midway all pledge strong support for the Wii. Kojima developing for SSBB. Lots and lots of support for the wii is turning up in every corner. Expect big things to come :)

This could probably be a topic on it's own, but meh, someone else can do that.

[The Teej]

Ooh, this should definitely be intresting :teehee:

I'd like to see what EA come out with. Seriously.

[Joni_78]

This is the first console since N64 that I actually have any interest of buying. I think Wii will be great :). Also <-180 ? sound good.

[The Teej]

While I can't say that same, I do feel the Wii has the potential to be the best console in a damn long time.

If they can cross the innovation of the DS, the vast support of the SNES, the quality of the N64 and SNES Games and the multiplayer fun of the N64, then the Wii is a surefire winner. I feel they can. They've already got the innovation bit down, and it looks like they're gather **** loads of support. Games like wario ware and mario party get the multiplayer fun right, and quality is always synonymous with Nintendo games.

[morficus]

I just can't wait for pre-order to come out.

I think the Wii has a lot of potential, Nintendo just needs to know how to play it off.

As for games; those like Zelda, Mario, Pokemon and Smash have a really big following. And now that they have added a new way to interact with these games, I'm sure it will atract even more.

Botom line: Wii is my console of choice

-morficus

[morficus]

dunno how many of you have seen this thread, but I found it intresting.

nothing official... but gives you a feel for posible dates/price of the Wii

Early november/last ocober seems to be the rage, since a lot of games say they will be out by the 2nd week of nov.

regards,

- morficus

[morficus]

Recent news on the Wii front from Laurent Fischer (EU marketing)

With Wii's release is just around the corner (or more like, just around this year's corner), Wii onlookers will be pleased with what Nintendo has to say. According to Laurent Fischer, head of sales and marketing of Nintendo Europe, "all various countries will have Wii released by the end of 2006". Yay.

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[morficus]

This was release on the 13, but I haven't seen it around neowin.

just wanted to share ;)

Here's a photocopy of an internal memo sent around UK Virgin megastores. The memo details the use of 'Nintendo Wii Countdown Clocks' that will obviously ticker down to the official launch date/time of the wii console.

The memo also states that Nintendo will be contacting the aforementioned stores on the 14th August for installation of these timers.

Here's a list of the stores receiving the clocks:

Megastore

Piccadilly

Bluewater

Liverpool

Cribbs Causeway

Kings Road

Bournemouth

Leeds

Meadowhall

Birmingham

If anyone here in the UK lives close to these stores you might wanna go check them out tomorrow.

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[morficus]

Nintendo gives European Wii price

yup... the price is official now.

all we need is a date :)

[fukachu]

what you said is a little misleading.. the price is not official in anyway different to the prices we have for japan and usa. they will fall under a certain amount. a key quote just to add to that:

"The price has not been decided yet, but I expect it to be ... less than 250 euros."

[The Teej]

Exactly, I really wish people would stop saying that Nintendo has confirmed the EU price, because they really haven't.

[Joel]

Nintendo gives European Wii price

yup... the price is official now.

all we need is a date :)

If I say I am releasing the price by saying it's less than a house costs, have I confirmed anything? :no:

[Razorwing]

it's still not a set price for the wii.. we all know it's under $250

[The Teej]

If I say I am releasing the price by saying it's less than a house costs, have I confirmed anything? :no:

Yes, confirmed that you have stated the OBVIOUS~!

...

:shifty:

[»X«]

Ive taken a back see as far as wii is concerned. But recently after seeing some videos, namely this one.

My interest has certainly increased. My only problem is its name.

"Hi you got a console?" "Yup PS2"

"nice, and you?" "xbox 360, and yourself?

"nintendo wee".

Sorry nintendo but you must really sort that out!

In the above video, the games played look interesting how they use the controller but one of the games in the video Red Steel, looks pretty..bad. The graphics etc look like something you would play a few years ago. But then again its not finished yet.

I have high hopes for the "wee".

[The Teej]

Ubisoft have reportedly stated that the visuals will be highly improved by launch.

[Danrarbc]

360 isn't exactly a good name either (nor Xbox for that matter)

[The Teej]

Better then DirectXBox :p