* Wii costs $250, comes with Wii Sports and will release on Nov. 19th.
* "Nintendo intends to charge $50 for its Wii games, $10 less than the standard price for Xbox 360 titles and the same price generally charged for GameCube games." http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/285027_nintendo14.html
* "Nintendo plans to announce today that about 30 classic games will be available for download when the Wii is released, including ones from the "Zelda," "Mario" and "Donkey Kong" franchises. Downloadable games will cost about $5 to $10 each." http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/285027_nintendo14.html
* There will be new multimedia functions, one a photo channel where you can view digital photos, a news and weather channel, and a Opera enabled web browser. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/285027_nintendo14.html
* Nintendo said it plans to ship 4 million Wii units worldwide by the end of the year.
* Virtual Console payments: credit card + Wii Point Pre-Paid Card
* VC Prices: NES 5,000 yen, SNES 8,000 yen, N64 10,000 yen
* Famitsu reports 30 Nintendo games and 30 PC Engine/Megadrive (Turbo-Grafx/Genesis) games before end of year. Ten new virtual console games every month!
* 3 MSX games for VC in the works
* Famitsu is reporting a December 2 launch and 25,000 yen price for Japan
* The press release is up. It lists the contents of the Wii box: Wii console, Wii remote (w/ strap) Nunchuck attachment, Wii AC adaptor, Wii A/V cable, Wii console stand, sensor bar, sensor bar stand and two AA batteries. Also, it seems the 25,000 yen price includes tax.
* Zelda confirmed for Japanese Launch.
* Pokemon is a Japanese Wii launch game.
* Brain Age Wii confirmed.
* Video showing a ton of games!!! http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/topics/wii_preview/movie/lineup.html
* Japan Wii website up http://wii.com/jp/. Shows interface and tons of videos!
* WiiConnect24 will feature a BBS-like message board system that can cross-post to and from cell phones, computers and other Wii consoles.
* Zelda and Pokemon trailers http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/topics/wii_preview/presentation/12.html
* List of Japan launch games and more http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3153628
* The classic controller is about $15 US
* Zelda confirmed launch game, GC version on Dec 11
* Gunstar Heroes, Punchout and duck hunt all confirmed launch VC games
* Metroid Prime 3 delayed till next year
* Pokemon is first online game
* Wiimote costs $40 and Nunchuck costs $20. Sold seperately
* Zelda, SMW and Mario 64 all confirmed launch VC games.
249.99 USD United States Dollars Ã,£132.368 GBP
You get all the cables and machine, sensor bar, one controler one nun-chuck
It will be only white
$39.99 for a controler
$19.99 for a nun-chuck
w11t!
No news on a uk release though?
Quote from: sdpw11t!
No news on a uk release though?
Still watching the feed, bowling at the moment
Loooong game box, quite nice (again note Nintendo showing packaging, it may sound silly but i have said this before, if your done and ready you release your packaging, Sony have not on ps3
Wii world - Channels on the net, basically a virtual world, you make a little character of yourself (A mii) And interact (mingle)
Tansfer wii to a remote (acts like a memory storage device
With your mii you can then import it into some games that have the feature - tennis, wario and more.
So It looks like the Wii remote is You! You go around a friends and you take your remote and it will have your stats, your profile and your skills and settings - Bloody clever
NoE expected to announce UK release tomorrow at the London Convention.
I wonder what the sensor bar is?
edit: it seems its teh IR reciever
Pre-ordering mine asap.
Quote from: PuNkNoE expected to announce UK release tomorrow at the London Convention.
I wonder what the sensor bar is?
edit: it seems its teh IR reciever
Pre-ordering mine asap.
same, looks sweet and cheap (bar controler, just posted the price on that)
THERE IS NO COST FOR NET USE WITH NINTENDO
Wii points are only needed to get payed content, the service is free, ooooh
W00r. Nice post but probably have been easier to just post something like this...
http://uk.gamespot.com/events/wiilaunch/index.html?tag=topslot;action;1
Saves you typing every bit of news again.
where do i fusking sign?
Quote from: CypherW00r. Nice post but probably have been easier to just post something like this...
http://uk.gamespot.com/events/wiilaunch/index.html?tag=topslot;action;1
Saves you typing every bit of news again.
but not many people on these forums bother to go links and fish out the information themselfs
So that will be Ã,£250 then :-/ $=Ã,£ with Nintendo?
No read the first post DH, Ã,£130ish UK Sterling on release. With all that is included in box, im hopeing that it will come with HD cables. Getting a new HD TV for my 21st so dont want to have to fuss around. Deffently going to get another controller on release along with zelda and a few other games for that price :) I would say Ã,£250ish im willing to spend on it at release :)
Ohhh and N64 VM yesssss please :)
i heard a really rubbish rumour before:
Wii will be release in the UK Feb 07. However the news source was: Argos (yes the catalogue company). I doubt its true, however if the uk release is any longer than a week after US, im importing.
I expect that Ã,£130 is just a direct conversion from $ and the actual price will need VAT added on top.
I have seen Ã,£170 suggested by one of the Nintendo people as a European price.
Quote from: PuNki heard a really rubbish rumour before:
Wii will be release in the UK Feb 07. However the news source was: Argos (yes the catalogue company). I doubt its true, however if the uk release is any longer than a week after US, im importing.
IT was march from then the febuary, Either way EU wont be till next year, US first then December Japan so not till new year for EU :/
I should think with the standard UK price Hike- Ã,£150 for wii basic with no bundled game.
1st part games of Ã,£40-45 and some 3rd party at Ã,£50
controler Ã,£29.99 and nun-chuck at Ã,£19.99 or Ã,£14.99
We will find out today anyway
Apparently it doenst do DVD playback, but I guess thats no biggie.
Quote from: neXusQuote from: PuNki heard a really rubbish rumour before:
Wii will be release in the UK Feb 07. However the news source was: Argos (yes the catalogue company). I doubt its true, however if the uk release is any longer than a week after US, im importing.
IT was march from then the febuary, Either way EU wont be till next year, US first then December Japan so not till new year for EU :/
I should think with the standard UK price Hike- Ã,£150 for wii basic with no bundled game.
1st part games of Ã,£40-45 and some 3rd party at Ã,£50
controler Ã,£29.99 and nun-chuck at Ã,£19.99 or Ã,£14.99
We will find out today anyway
Seems around the prices I had in my head well N64ish prices really....
Release i was hopeing for a christmas release to utterly destroy the PS3 chances of even getting off the floor :)
Quote from: Poison_UKQuote from: neXusQuote from: PuNki heard a really rubbish rumour before:
Wii will be release in the UK Feb 07. However the news source was: Argos (yes the catalogue company). I doubt its true, however if the uk release is any longer than a week after US, im importing.
IT was march from then the febuary, Either way EU wont be till next year, US first then December Japan so not till new year for EU :/
I should think with the standard UK price Hike- Ã,£150 for wii basic with no bundled game.
1st part games of Ã,£40-45 and some 3rd party at Ã,£50
controler Ã,£29.99 and nun-chuck at Ã,£19.99 or Ã,£14.99
We will find out today anyway
But at least Nintendo will admit and say that they are making them, and it takes time and they ship when they have enough to cover the area in a decent amount and the numbers they were saying looked very good.
PS3 will be hardly around and will ship as they are made and you will get what you can in your area and lucky to get one. I should expect it to be very ropey sales for a few months just down to the lack of availible machines let alone the cost.
Seems around the prices I had in my head well N64ish prices really....
Release i was hopeing for a christmas release to utterly destroy the PS3 chances of even getting off the floor :)
ps3 is a lame duck anyway.
Console Release Date: December 8th 2006
Price: Eur 249/ GBP 179
Bundle comes with: One White Wii Console, One Nunchuck,, One Wii remote and Wii Sports.
Games will cost between Ã,£34 and Ã,£39 in the UK.
Im importing itll probably work out cheaper, and im sure not waiting.
Thats seems very expensive if you can get an Xbox360 for Ã,£200
Play are bundling Wii Sports, dunno if all retailers are doing that tho..
Quote from: Deaths HeadThats seems very expensive if you can get an Xbox360 for Ã,£200
For the core?
Yes, the Core. I know you have to buy a memory card/HD but still for what you get (alledgedly little more powerful than an Xbox1 which can be had for Ã,£80 at the most) it seems like an expensive deal for us. Granted our prices include VAT and US quoted prices dont.
Ouch, Rip off britain strikes again, Ã,£150 would have been fine, but that tips it to the silly,as you say deaths a core is Ã,£200 now, hmm will put some people off, No dvd playback now as well, once controler not all great :/
"NO DVD PLAYBACK"i saw a few times.
buy a dvd player for like Ã,£15 or what ever they cost these days.
Aye, I wouldnt use it for DVDs even if it did.
Its seriously looking like the Wii is going to be the first console I buy within 2 years of its release date. Its just too frickin clever for its own good.
Quote from: Dunny87"NO DVD PLAYBACK"i saw a few times.
buy a dvd player for like Ã,£15 or what ever they cost these days.
Yes but the point is for many people having 20 boxes around their Tv is something they dont find Ideal and why the Apple ITV could be a real winner if dont right.
itd only work out an extra tenner or something if you imported it (even if they did screw you for import duty the amount you save [esp if you buy games] would be considerable).
Im a big fan of import gaming pretty much all my ds stuff was import, but ive always used usb plugs. A friend of mine whos also a huge import gamer tells me that the power converter for the america-uk PSU is quite touchy, and after a while of charging his DS it crackles and goes all weird, for his DS this aint too bad as its just a charger thats left on for an hour most, but the Wii will be left powered 24/7 so yeah, i dunno whether to import or not :evil:
Quote from: Dunny87"NO DVD PLAYBACK"i saw a few times.
buy a dvd player for like Ã,£15 or what ever they cost these days.
Very clever move IMO, DVD functionality (much like the ps3 Blue-Ray Functionality) Would push the price up even more.
Id say its got enough features to make it cool, and not enough people would have used it as a dvd player to justify the move IMO.
Quote from: Deaths HeadYes, the Core. I know you have to buy a memory card/HD but still for what you get (alledgedly little more powerful than an Xbox1 which can be had for Ã,£80 at the most) it seems like an expensive deal for us. Granted our prices include VAT and US quoted prices dont.
OK, you need to buy a memory card (Ã,£18, and thats only 64meg, Wii has 512), the wifi adapter (Ã,£55) and the controller isnt wireless (Ã,£30 if you want that). Plus you need a game which is realistically Ã,£30 minimum if you pick one up on offer in Game at the minute.
So thats actually Ã,£303, or Ã,£333 if you want a wireless controller, just to give it almost the same basic funtionality as the Wii.
Not a flame (I love my 360) but you need to look at the extra stuff Wii has included (HD Graphics notwithstanding).
Everyone was going on about HD in college today, i dont see the big thing tbh, maybe its because I dont have a HD TV that im not bothered, but id rather take good, novel, intuative gameplay over high def.
Quote from: PuNkEveryone was going on about HD in college today, i dont see the big thing tbh, maybe its because I dont have a HD TV that im not bothered, but id rather take good, novel, intuative gameplay over high def.
Things are dam nice In Hd it so makes a game feel even more emersive, get some nice sound in 5.1 and you cant beat it tbh, its dam sweet. Graphics dont make a game but if your playing a good game and it looks the dogs with HD it is sooo much more.
Ã,£200 is going to buy me a controller, and an extra game (Probably Zelda). That makes me happy.
Wifi is an addon for the wii I believe. Wired controller is no biggie, super long cables on the controllers, no worries with batteries running out (like on my car keyfob today, GRRRR!).
There are plenty of free games to download on Live, having said that you would need some way to save them.
Does the Wii still have memory card reader or is it just SD reader?
Well, I pre-ordered my Wii from play.com at 15:15 so hopefully I got in there early. My mates are surprised I have gone for one. It will be something to take round to my mates with his young kids and for playing at drinking sessions at my other mates.
*hugs his HD tv*
It does make a difference, its just a nice extra to have :)
the Wiimote is wireless. 11g may be an additional item though
Can you cancel pre-orders at places like play.com later? Tempted to get in (relatively) early...
Yes you can at Play.com.
Ordered :)
just went into town and preordered mine (midnight openings you see).
Also Im applying for a job the place i ordered it from, maybe discounts if i get it! haha
Wii has WiFi included, just like the DS
Add another Ã,£50-Ã,£60 for wireless adapter, for core 360.
Apparently its not region free, but there is some confusion whether its region locked or not.
WiFi is included and the WiiConnect 24 is free. Opera will be free till June 2007.
Its like the DS at the start, everyone was thinking Nintendo went crazy because of the dual screens and touchscreen capability. There wasnt any worthwhile games to get and no one wanted to buy a DS. Then on the second year the DS games or non-games were excellent and most of the public bought a DS because of it.(Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! FTW!!)
Im hoping this will happen to the Wii and any other console like PS3.
Anyone know what the chances are that Ill actually see a Wii within a week of release? Ive no idea when play.com started taking pre-orders, and Ive no idea what the situation is gonna be like with stock etc.
Will I be able to flog my pre-order on ebay during release week for a profit?
Nintendo reckon there will be no shortage of wiis, a million being shipped to Europe, I dunno, im still glad I got an early preorder.
NoA Say Wii is region free, but NoE explicitly said NoA was wrong, and it will be region locked (strange them arguing like that?)
Either way im not importing, just in case.
They started taking pre-orders before 15:10 which is when I ordered mine. I dont know how long before that. The price was only announced at about 1:30pm
Console
ââ,¬Â¢ 512MB onboard flash storage.
ââ,¬Â¢ 2 USB ports (storage expansion, ethernet adapter).
ââ,¬Â¢ 802.11b/g wireless built in.
ââ,¬Â¢ SD Card expansion slots.
ââ,¬Â¢ Communicates with up to 4 controllers over Bluetooth.
ââ,¬Â¢ Video out available in composite, s-video, or component.
ââ,¬Â¢ Included OS is "upgradable".
And technically it is just a souped up Gamecube.
Classic Controller: Ã,£12.99
Wii RC: Ã,£24.99
Nunchuck: Ã,£12.99
Ã,£51 for the complete set, or Ã,£38 for the rc+nc.
For comparison - Offical 360 controller: Ã,£29.99
/http://uk.media.wii.ign.com/media/748/748547/vids_1.html - The fed ship walkthrough vid is worth a look.
Quote from: sdpClassic Controller: Ã,£12.99
Wii RC: Ã,£24.99
Nunchuck: Ã,£12.99
Ã,£51 for the complete set, or Ã,£38 for the rc+nc.
For comparison - Offical 360 controller: Ã,£29.99
/http://uk.media.wii.ign.com/media/748/748547/vids_1.html - The fed ship walkthrough vid is worth a look.
That confirmed? I heard Ã,£10, Ã,£30 and Ã,£15 or thereabouts, which to be honest made me sh*t my pants as Ive got to buy (or persuade my mates to somehow procure) 3 more wiimotes :shock:
Thats off play.com.
Id wait for third party ones, they only for mates/other people.
Quote from: sdpThats off play.com.
Id wait for third party ones, they only for mates/other people.
lol thats just mean :P
edit: easy solution to all... Get all your mates to buy Wiis and when you have a get together they can bring their own ;)
Well tbh
Wii RC: Ã,£24.99
Nunchuck: Ã,£12.99
You need to get at the same time, your silly if you dont as if you need to play fps and other games you need one.
So thats Ã,£38
http://www.zhq2.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1158346764&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&
:D
Quote from: neXusWell tbh
Wii RC: Ã,£24.99
Nunchuck: Ã,£12.99
You need to get at the same time, your silly if you dont as if you need to play fps and other games you need one.
So thats Ã,£38
How many multiplayer games are going to need the nunchuck? Depends on what games you like and how many friends you have, but Im planning on two "full" sets plus two additional Wiimotes. For the tech in the controller it seems a perfectly sensible price to me, and the classic controller is pretty well priced to my mind.
Quote from: GoblinQuote from: neXusWell tbh
Wii RC: Ã,£24.99
Nunchuck: Ã,£12.99
You need to get at the same time, your silly if you dont as if you need to play fps and other games you need one.
So thats Ã,£38
How many multiplayer games are going to need the nunchuck? Depends on what games you like and how many friends you have, but Im planning on two "full" sets plus two additional Wiimotes. For the tech in the controller it seems a perfectly sensible price to me, and the classic controller is pretty well priced to my mind.
Zelda has multiplayer, metroid, Any other FPS, there seems to be a lot of Non fps as well that need it, But I am getting to see what the plan is from nintendo, you got to have your classic controlers around flor classic games, your wii remote, nun chucks.....
You will end up with a lot lying around.
All very well priced but you will be buying a lot of them.
One thing though - we have the wii controller at a decent price and it has a mic, vibration and a giro. The PS3 will have all but vibration and just spring loaded buttons and an interface button, whats the betting it will be Ã,£39.99 and everyone will ask why they have to cost more.
Quote from: neXusOne thing though - we have the wii controller at a decent price and it has a mic, vibration and a giro. The PS3 will have all but vibration and just spring loaded buttons and an interface button, whats the betting it will be Ã,£39.99 and everyone will ask why they have to cost more.
...Because you are buying potential, man!
By the way, if i pre-order a Wii, will they take payment immediately or on arrival of goods?
Play.com only takes payment when your order is processed, ie they have stock and are ready to ship.
Highstreet stores ask for a deposit, mine was Ã,£20 from Gamestation.
Interesting read, an article about the european press conference and wii preview (http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=3431)
really good read, im nearly crying in anticipation.
Wii arrives in Europe on December 8 for Ã,£179
Nintendos next-gen console to launch in Europe for Ã,£179/249 euros on December 8, AU$399.95 for the Aussies on December 7.
Extra remote for Ã,£29 (39 euros)
Nunchuck for Ã,£14 (19 euros)
Classic controller for Ã,£14 (19 euros)
Welcome to 3 days ago.
3 days ago prices are wrong.
Source? Ive heard both many times but until you can quote a decent source its all rumour :?
http://uk.gamespot.com/events/wiilaunch/story.html?sid=6157699&pid=933010
Well Ive preordered on play.com
Yay, preordered now in local Game. Sadly was in work today, so I am only fifth in the preorder queue. Still, at least Im sure of getting one, seems a lot of places started selling preorders before they knew their allocation.
Quote from: GoblinYay, preordered now in local Game. Sadly was in work today, so I am only fifth in the preorder queue. Still, at least Im sure of getting one, seems a lot of places started selling preorders before they knew their allocation.
Got a call from my branch too so I popped in at lunch, tbh I dont think theres going to be the same farce produced by the 360 so im pretty confident ill get one, despite not being mega super hyper front of que.
Quote from: Cypher3 days ago prices are wrong.
Official price set was 3 days ago, you printed what we allready knew, people pre-orded allready
Gameplay.com just opened their preorder, chance to jump up the queue. Gameplay got me my Xbox360 so I would recommend them.