Rumored Wii Launch Date + Price + Details

[jerry]

Article was pulled by IGN. :shiftyninja:

[AionXn_]

cool! i knew they would pull it off when i saw that screenshot of the article

[jerry]

5.5 million units = uh oh Sony

[faraway.]

I like the $229.99 dollar price tag. :yes: Also, a new Gameboy that plays Gamecube discs? Interesting indeed.

[The Teej]

Heh, there was talk of Nintendo wanting to do a "portable gamecube" as their new gameboy. Personally, I think it'd be great. You could play the new GBE games either on the GBE, the Wii or the Gamecube all out of the box. At the same time, you could play Gamecube games on the GBE.

Lets face it. The Gamecube Interface is roughly the same as the DS's with the exception of two analogue sticks and a Z button, which would could easily be added.

Personally, I'm actually more intrested in the portable gamecube handheld then the Wii price XD

[faraway.]

Heh, there was talk of Nintendo wanting to do a "portable gamecube" as their new gameboy. Personally, I think it'd be great. You could play the new GBE games either on the GBE, the Wii or the Gamecube all out of the box. At the same time, you could play Gamecube games on the GBE.

Lets face it. The Gamecube Interface is roughly the same as the DS's with the exception of two analogue sticks and a Z button, which would could easily be added.

Personally, I'm actually more intrested in the portable gamecube handheld then the Wii price XD

What's GBE?

[The Teej]

Gameboy Evolution, it's just a random tag that was placed on the next gen handheld.

[Razorwing]

another thing is that Need For Speed Carbon is out by Nov 6/06 so it's definitily before the 6th,.. maybe 2nd is just correct.

[Rudy]

i already have my Wii fund ready and i'll be buying it as soon as they release it :)

[sin-ergy]

$229? Damn! If it's true I'm definitely buying one on launch!

[machorro]

if what Iwata said a few month back is true, we won't see another Gameboy, at least not as the Gameboy franchise

source: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews....logy+NewsNews-3

maybe a new DS that can play Gamecube games?

[Razorwing]

i already have my Wii fund ready and i'll be buying it as soon as they release it :)

I second that. :D

[DomG]

Personally, I'm actually more intrested in the portable gamecube handheld then the Wii price XD

:yes: Me too. D'you reckon it would offer wireless multiplayer with Gamecube games on the Wii? That would be cool.

We always knew the Wii would be relatively cheap, so US$230 comes as no surprise to me.

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

I'm glad Nintendo made their console quite affordable. I'll definately buy one at the launch day.

[spenser.d]

5.5 million units = uh oh Sony

It's like I said...when Sony sells out of it's initial batch (likely, despite Sony's blunders), and the PS3 isn't on the shelves for X-mas, look what two consoles will be in abundance on the shelves...

-Spenser

[pyehac]

wii+thanksgiving sales = war.

Seriously. People will be crowding the area the day before for a spot, then run into the store and just be mad this year.

[theyarecomingforyou]

The Wii is the first Nintendo in a long while to actually seem worthwhile... combine that with an incredibly low price and the new motion sensitive controller and they could be on to a winner. Unless Sony manages a miracle I would imagine the X360 would take the reign as dominant heavy weight console, as the price advantage Microsoft has is too great. With the Wii and X360 as competition Sony needs some big hitting games, better graphics, as lower price point as possible and a lot of marketing spin.

[flapjackman176]

I like the $229.99 dollar price tag. :yes: Also, a new Gameboy that plays Gamecube discs? Interesting indeed.

299.99.. is a little too high.. look for the actual price to be lower.

[spenser.d]

299.99.. is a little too high.. look for the actual price to be lower.

We're all looking for it to be $229.99,like the article said, not $299.99 like you said :)

-Spenser

[Manson_AAN]

^ 229.99 pretty good price, I'm definitely getting one... 5.5million units... I don't think it will be enough

[fukachu]

hoping it is out in japan before anywhere else so i can come here and tell you how great it is when i pick one up on launch day.. haha :p There are a few games im really looking forward to getting my hands on in the launch window release area.. this is going to be worth while purchase thats for sure. and going into winter all those arm movements should keep me warm.. haha.

Can't wait! hope there is plenty of wii + ds linking in future games!

[Pyroteknikz]

Oh damn! This is perfect!

[Dotdot]

$230 = ?120 AMAZING.

[AlphaPrime]

A handheld with GameCube discs would be a pretty stupid idea. The discs are too big for a handheld, there's no casing on them, they're programmed for a higher resolution than a Nintendo portable screen would have, and would have a battery life worse than PSP. With that said, I doubt Nintendo would do it.

As for the $229 price, well, that's an expensive controller. GameCubes sell for $75 with a game over here. If Microsoft bundle a memory card with the Core 360, it may turn some potential buyers. If there is a game or two controllers bundled with the Wii, then the price would make more sense. Then again, the price is still a rumour.

Also, the article is back on IGN, albeit minus the CPU talk.

[Noveed]

$230 = ?120 AMAZING.

not necessarily, the UK always gets bummed with prices, i expect it to be about ?180 - ?220