Wii/Wii U

[Vulpine51]

Nintendo better give us some prices prior to launch so we know what we're getting into.

 

[<π]

I've never heard of anything's price being revealed after it's released.

 

[Vulpine51]

I ment letting us know way before it comes out. I know that the Wii price is a given, but what about the nunchuku, extra controllers, and other stuff?

 

[McFox]

Well, every Wii comes packaged with a Wiimote and a nunchuk attachment. Probably cables as well, and the whole package is less than 250$. And there's always the possibility that Wii Sports will be packaged too.

 

[primusfan]

Thats pretty good. Not a bad price for all of that stuff. Especially when the PS3 is gonna be $500 (or $600 depending on which one you buy).

 

[Mr.GAW]

Well, every Wii comes packaged with a Wiimote and a nunchuk attachment. Probably cables as well, and the whole package is less than 250$. And there's always the possibility that Wii Sports will be packaged too.

Source?
I was hoping there would be a big package for 250 with two controllers.

 

[Destiny Smasher]

Yea, you might wanna post a source for that info, because it seems like just a guess.

Because if it was announced by Nintendo, it'd be, ya know, all over the net, and we wouldn't be speculating.
Just a thought.


I imagine if they price oit at $250, it'll come with another controller, Wii Sports, and MAYBE a CLassic controller.

They're kinda gonna want Classic controllers out there, what-not with the Virtual Console bit.

But yea, if this October 2nd speculation is right (the 'encoded message' in their latest announcement) then Nintendo needs to get info out SOON.

Lauch date, price point, virtual console details, extra controllers...it all needs to come out.

At this point, they don't have time to hold their cards back much longer.
They're probably just finalizing things and trying to figure out what would be the best move.

But they really should push for October--head start before PS3 will give them more of a fanbase, and they'll have that much more time to push more consoles out in time for Christmas.

Now I need to figure out how to go about pre-ordering one...someone who can mail it to me...

And the other problem is that I need to order Zelda, but I'm bnot sure which version I want yet.
I guess there's still another month or two to worry about that, though.

 

[maelstrom218]

During E3 (or shortly thereafter) Miyamoto or Iwata made a point of saying that the Wii won't exceed 249$. They gave the price in Japanese Yen; however, it converts to around 250$ or so.

 

[Vulpine51]

Want to play the Wii? Heres your chance.

Wii Joins the Fusion Tour
Get a sneak peek at Nintendo's new generation console. Details and dates inside.
by Matt Casamassina
July 28, 2006 - Nintendo of America today announced the impending launch of the Nintendo Fusion Tour, a nationwide festival that marries music and videogames. This year's Fusion Tour will be headlined by Hawthorne Heights and will also feature bands including Relient K, Emery, Plain White T's and The Sleeping.


In news that's every bit as important, the Big N also announced that it will offer Fusion Tour guests a sneak peek at its upcoming Wii console. Nintendo did not specify in what capacity Wii would be on hand, but playable demos are likely. The company's top-ranking executives have stated on numerous occasions that they would like to offer consumers a chance to play Wii for themselves before the console ships.
The Nintendo Fusion Tour schedule is listed below.


Sept. 27 Columbus, Ohio
Sept. 28 Indianapolis
Sept. 29 Detroit
Sept. 30 Cleveland
Oct. 1 Covington, Ky.
Oct. 4 Philadelphia
Oct. 5 Worcester, Mass.
Oct. 7 Pittsburgh
Oct. 8 New York
Oct. 9 Norfolk, Va.
Oct. 10 Winston-Salem, N.C.
Oct. 11 Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Oct. 12 Orlando, Fla.
Oct. 13 Atlanta
Oct. 14 Jacksonville, Fla.
Oct. 15 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Oct. 17 Jonesboro, Ark.
Oct. 18 New Orleans
Oct. 19 Houston
Oct. 20 Dallas
Oct. 22 Phoenix
Oct. 24 Anaheim, Calif.
Oct. 25 Los Angeles
Oct. 26 San Francisco
Oct. 27 San Diego
Oct. 28 Las Vegas
Nov. 2 Spokane, Wash.
Nov. 4 Denver
Nov. 5 Kansas City, Mo.
Nov. 6 St. Paul, Minn.
Nov. 7 St. Louis
Nov. 8 Milwaukee
Nov. 9 Des Moines, Iowa
Nov. 10 Champaign, Ill.
Nov. 11 Chicago
Fore more information about the Nintendo Fusion Tour, visit the official website.

 

[kaid]

"The company's top-ranking executives have stated on numerous occasions that they would like to offer consumers a chance to play Wii for themselves before the console ships."

Let's cross refrence this list with the rumored launch dates "decoded" from the press statement. The most popular dates are 10/2, 10/9, 10/19, 11/19 and a few others.

By Oct 2, the tour will have only stopped in 5 citys. By the 9th, they will have shown it off in 10.
By the 19th, half the citys on the list would have had their chance.

 

[Chill]

Osco ?

 

[McFox]

The system will definitely be under 250$, and it will come with a Wiimote and a nunchuk attachment. If you don't believe me, look it up yourself, because I don't feel like looking for it. There's speculation that, if it is 250$, it will come with Wii Sports, but that's just a rumor. There's still a chance the system will launch at 200$. But the first sentence in this paragraph is true, according to Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto.

 

[Vulpine51]

Hey, the lower the better. As long as I can walk out of EB with A Wii, spare controller+ nunchuck, Twilight Princess, and Metroid for under $350 I'm happy.

 

[commonyoshi]

You forgot the tax.

 

[Vulpine51]

You forgot the tax.

Nah I still got that in mind. Tax should be around $25-$35 if estimate correctly. So lets see here.........

Wii: $200
2 games: $100
Spare controller+ Nunchuku: $35? (optional)
Tax: $35

Total: ~$370

 

[primusfan]

Thank god that Fusion Tour is coming to New Orleans. I'm definitely gonna check that out.

 

[Osco316]

Osco ?

Did I miss something?

 

[The Great Marth]

Wii VC promo?: http://kotaku.com/gaming/nintendo/wii-promotional-image-of-virtua-console-games-190865.php

massive Wii specs?: http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=8802

Nintendo to hold keynote at LGC?: http://www.thewiire.com/news/385/1/Nintendo_to_Deliver_Keynote_in_Leipzig

E3 canceled: http://www.ps3land.com/article-531.php

MP:3 to have downloadable multiplayer and levels?: http://www.jupiterii.ath.cx/nintendotown/news_suite.php?id=4030

Characters for trauma canter on Wii? : http://translate.google.com/transla...icle/2006/07/24/668,1153745547,57467,0,0.html

Trauma center screens: http://babelfish.altavista.com/babe...tp://www.jeux-france.com/images0_4_16804.html

Kideo kojima working on SSBB?: http://wii.qj.net/Hideo-Kojima-Working-on-Snake-s-SSBB-Stage-/pg/49/aid/60129

Rez 2 on Wii?: http://www.mozlapunk.net/homepage/?p=781

Elibits screens: http://www.livewii.fr/news/11695/Quelques-scans-dElebits.html

improved RedSteel screen1: http://media.wii.ign.com/media/821/821973/img_3784414.html
improved red steel screen2: http://media.wii.ign.com/media/821/821973/img_3784412.html

real or Rumor? Leon(RE4) for SSBB?: http://forum.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=20159

New Spongebob screens: http://www.jeux-france.com/blog109763_Blakguy

New WarioWare:Smooth Moves screens for wii: http://www.jeux-france.com/blog109942_Blakguy

Micro$oft makes fun of Wii: http://www.mcvuk.com/newsitem.php?id=24192

New BLEACH screens: http://www.livewii.fr/news/11652/Ichigo-se-fait-scanner.html

ORB for wii screens: http://www.livewii.fr/news/11666/Orb-sillustre.html

Wii has how many 3rd party developers?: http://www.codenamerevolution.com/?p=1288#more-1288

Sadness concept art: http://wii.ign.com/articles/721/721396p1.html

More Rayman 4 screens: http://media.wii.ign.com/media/821/821585/imgs_1.html




thats alot of updates.......

 

[supermariopro101]

The system will definitely be under 250$, and it will come with a Wiimote and a nunchuk attachment. If you don't believe me, look it up yourself, because I don't feel like looking for it. There's speculation that, if it is 250$, it will come with Wii Sports, but that's just a rumor. There's still a chance the system will launch at 200$. But the first sentence in this paragraph is true, according to Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto.

I'll cover since it was stated in Nintendo Power last month. The package, which includes a wii, wii remote, wii nunchuck, and (wii sports???), will be priced so as not to exceed $250.

 

[Zink]

massive Wii specs?: http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=8802

This one is a must read!! Can one of our techno boys decode it for us?

 

[Cashed]

I'm going to call bogus on those specs. Devs have been calling the Wii a "souped up Xbox," right? Well, comparing the specs of the original Xbox to these specs, the original Xbox has more impressive specs. According to that article, the original Xbox has a stronger graphics card, faster CPU, more memory bandwidth and they have the same amount of system RAM. So yeah, I'm going to say bogus.

 

[primusfan]

I'm going to call bogus on those specs. Devs have been calling the Wii a "souped up Xbox," right? Well, comparing the specs of the original Xbox to these specs, the original Xbox has more impressive specs. According to that article, the original Xbox has a stronger graphics card, faster CPU, more memory bandwidth and they have the same amount of system RAM. So yeah, I'm going to say bogus.

If thats true, I pray that its bogus. I already have a freaking Xbox. I don't want a system just like it.

 

[Vulpine51]

If thats true, I pray that its bogus. I already have a freaking Xbox. I don't want a system just like it.

True. I also declare shens.

 

[McFox]

About half of the links Great Marth posted were false. Doesn't surprise me that the specs (which I didn't read) are also false.

 

[Mic_128]

Didn't Nintendo give a rough outline on what the specs were a few months back?

 

[Zink]

I think they just said 2-3 times are powerful as the Gamecube.

 

[RaptorHawk]

No they revealed pretty much everything involving specs except for their graphics card.

 

[SmashBros.Guy]

I think the Wii will have graphics to at least compete with the other systems. Of course not better but hey the counsil that has been the most powerful doesn't win according to past.

 

[supermariopro101]

Meh... I'm not so sure. The Gamecube's graphics was scribbling compared to Xbox and PS2. Graphics and Gameplay are the two biggest concerns of games and systems perspectively. Wii may boast some good graphics, but from the videos of the games for the Wii, it honestly doesn't look that much better than Gamecube's, of course we can't tell for sure until they are released.

Graphics is something Nintendo really doesn't do much of in terms of sharpness and tint, and most of that is due to the games with Nintendo's mascots FYI Mario, Link, etc. and quite frankly they probably look better anyways with cartoonish, and/or reminiscent graphics of what today's standards would be. But they also have other things that truly shine in games and one of those is heart. Regardless, Wii is the top console on my list.

 

[primusfan]

I have a feeling they'll be good enough to compete with the other systems. The graphics will never look promising in a demo video.

 

[Omnigamer]

Meh... I'm not so sure. The Gamecube's graphics was scribbling compared to Xbox and PS2.

Technically and graphically speaking, the Gamecube is superior to the PS2. Heck, the Dreamcast is more powerful than the PS2. It's just a matter of how developed the software is.

 

[bball2012]

Nintendo has revealed nothing about the specs. The specs that were going around before E3 were specs that IGN got from unnamed sources, probably from some devkits. Nintendo probably won't release official specs anytime soon since it only paints Wii in an awful light. Everyone needs to quit poring over such things though. We've seen the games and that's just how it's gonna be.

 

[Dokuro]

nobody will read this block of text

Eh...The size of 3 dvd cases or whatever seems really small...The controllers look nice though. Also, the Wii will have only twice as much power as the Gamecube, making it cheaper (or am I thinking of something else?) Along with the material of the discs or something...Anyway, I don't care much about the graphics unless you can't tell the difference between some blobby circle things and the main character. Though I like the cartoony look (i.e Wind Waker Link), amazing graphics will surely help. I'll be buying a Wii mainly because of all the great games that are coming out for it and that downloading popular N64 (I will finally get to play LoZ:OoT!), NES(I don't have an NES, this is good for me), and SNES (I already have some games that would be considered very popular, though I'm sure I don't have them all) game thing.

I'm sure that I'll get one in a week of its release considering the 100s of people that will rush into the store to buy one first :]

 

[McFox]

The rumors are that it will be 2-3 times more powerful than the GCube. Since no official, final specs have been shown, no one actually knows.

And honestly. You prefer Pichu to stay in for Brawl and Jigglypuff to leave?

Lame.

 

[Mic_128]

The Gamecube's graphics was scribbling compared to Xbox and PS2.

Play Resi Evil 4 on Cube, then play it on PS2. And remember that the PS2 version was done after (so no the ps2 one was done first)

 

[Mr.GAW]

Has anyone else seen this pic?

I was just wondering if that was actual boxart. Either way, I'm using that for my desktop.

Sorry for the low quality.

 

[Gnight]

The rumors are that it will be 2-3 times more powerful than the GCube. Since no official, final specs have been shown, no one actually knows.

And honestly. You prefer Pichu to stay in for Brawl and Jigglypuff to leave?

Lame.

Oh, I would LOVE for Jigglypuff to GTFO of smash.... to bad it's just not gonna happen...

 

[Zink]

I have not seen that pic before, GAW. I do think it does not look quite like how I think the Red Steel box art would be like.

 

[The Great Marth]

Mortal Kombat:Armagedon(confirmed for wii) charatcer roster?: http://gonintendo.com/wp-content/photos/52492_2_2.jpg

Excite Truck controls: http://pix.nofrag.com/a8/84/83d15fa967e45db70dfd617a984e.gif

CameLot leaves Nintendo: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://www.gamefront.de

Wii resident Evil screen leaked(this is crap. i dont believe it,you shoudlnt either): http://www.flashfp.net/uploader/modules/up-pic/pic/uploads/b1f2954b0a.jpg

 

[Wash]

Awesome finds, The Great Marth. The Excite Truck controls were my favorite. And I too came across another character selection screen from Mortal Kombat : Armageddon.

http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/31/mortal-kombat-armageddon-character-select-screen/