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Sept 11, 2006 19:14:03 GMT -5
Post by Mexican Coke on Sept 11, 2006 19:14:03 GMT -5
This is a big week for Nintendo fans! Why? Read on.... [glow=red,2,300] Nintendo Europe Hypes Wii Event[/glow] This is an event you must not miss. Wii promise.by Matt Casamassina September 11, 2006 - If you call yourself a Nintendo fan, there's a good chance that you're already well aware of and anticipating this week's events. Later this week, Nintendo of Japan, America and Europe will hold three separate, but related shows, all of them focused on the company's upcoming Wii console. For Nintendo fans, this week has the potential to be as big as the Electronic Entertainment Expo for news and game showings. In fact, by the end of the week we're expecting to know Wii's release date and price across the globe - and that's just for starters. IGN has editors attending all three events and we've been giving ample hype to each showing. Now, though, Nintendo of Europe has officially built up its London-based Wii shindig, which kicks off overseas this Friday. On its official website, Nintendo of Europe posted the following message, which we've quoted verbatim: On Friday, September 15, Nintendo will host a huge invite-only event in London. The subject: Wii. Hundreds of invitations have been sent out to European press, to join us on this momentous occasion. While that unfortunately means the general public isn't able to attend, it doesn't mean you have to miss out on the biggest Nintendo news of the year. On Friday we'll have full coverage of the Wii event right here, so you can find out the official word straight from the source as soon as it's made public. What's it all about? Well, you'll just have to wait and see. But as the text on the invitation card teasingly states: All of you will be excited, intrigued and interested in what we have to show you. This is an event you must not miss. Wii promise. Nintendo itself bolded the last two lines, not us. The bolded font means it's important, we think. The events begin this Wednesday with Nintendo of Japan's showing, which is likely to reveal everything about Wii, thus spoiling any surprises that may have been saved for the American and European shows. And you know, we don't even care so long as we finally get a firm price and release date. wii.ign.com/articles/732/732125p1.html
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Sept 14, 2006 7:04:46 GMT -5
Post by Mexican Coke on Sept 14, 2006 7:04:46 GMT -5
FINALLY![glow=red,2,300] US Wii Price, Launch Date Revealed[/glow] The news we've all been waiting for.by Kathleen Sanders and Matt Casamassina September 13, 2006 - Nintendo fans finally have a price and release date for the company's new generation console, Wii. The Big N is set to officially announce that the system will hit retail in North and South America for $250 on November 19. The New York Times published with the story and seems, in fact, to have beaten Nintendo Co. Ltd with the news. Nintendo's Wii console will come packaged with one Wii remote, one nunchuck attachment, an AC adapter, an audio/video cable, a sensor bar, sensor bard stand, a Wii console stand and two batteries. The US package will also come bundled with a copy of Wii Sports, a compilation sports game that best shows off the mechanics of the system's unique controller. Wii Sports features tennis, baseball, golf and previously unannounced bowling and boxing games. Nintendo said it would provide Wii owners with more than 25 unique games this year. Wii's much talked-about Virtual Console download service, which enables gamers to purchase classic games, will offer a library of some 30 titles when the system launches. Titles will include entries from the Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong franchises, Nintendo said. Virtual Console games will cost between $5 and $10 each. Specifically, Nintendo Co. Ltd. announced that Virtual Console games would cost 500 yen ($5), 800 yen ($8) or 1,000 yen ($10); we're presuming these prices are for NES, SNES and N64 games respectively. The Big N confirmed that it would charge $50 for its new Wii games, which is $10 cheaper than the cost of typical Xbox 360 titles. (Please note that this is First-Party games, prices have not been announced for Third-Part Wii games -- publishers are free to set their own prices on Wii titles.) Nintendo Co. Ltd. revealed that Wii's various controllers would be available to buy separately at launch. The Wii remote will cost 3800 yen or about $40; the nunchuck 1800 yen or about $20 and the classic controller 1800 yen or about $20. In a surprise announcement, Nintendo said that it wanted to make Wii a living room centerpiece by shipping the system with features outside of the videogame realm. Wii will include a photo channel, enabling users to display their digital photos through the console. It will also boast regularly updated news and weather channels. In addition, the system will ship with the Opera Web browser, enabling users to connect online. One of the channels available on Wii is called the "Mii Channel." Here, players can customize avatars by selecting from a variety of face shapes, hair styles, color schemes, and so on. The hook is that these avatars can not only be stored on the console itself, they can also be transfered to the Wii remote itself -- presumably so players can easily access their personalized characters and take them with them when playing against friends. Sony recently announced that it would ready 400,000 PS3s in North America and another 100,000 in Japan for the system's launch. Nintendo said it plans to ship 4 million Wii units worldwide by the end of the year. Nintendo will launch Wii in Japan on December 2 of this year for 25,000 yen, it revealed. North America will get the system first. Nintendo of Japan has added an amazing breakdown of the Wii's various interfaces to its overseas website. Everything is in Japanese, but the videos speak for themselves. Readers can click right here for a 14-page walkthrough of the system's ambitious features. Included in the list of options are demonstrations of the forecast, Mii, and photo channels. The forecast launches a virtual globe that can be spun in any direction. In the photo channel, users can load hundreds of their favorite photos and edit them in real-time. It's possible to message friends with Mii character profiles and to send pictures in messages. And the videos demonstrate surfing the Web with Wii's Opera browser. These are absolute must-see videos. wii.ign.com/articles/732/732669p1.htmlHere is a long list of launch and upcoming Wii games too: wii.ign.com/articles/732/732678p1.htmlA slew of new gameplay videos: wii.ign.com/articles/732/732689p1.html
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Sept 14, 2006 7:22:36 GMT -5
Post by Jay on Sept 14, 2006 7:22:36 GMT -5
Yep im definitly going with the Wii
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Sept 14, 2006 7:58:42 GMT -5
Post by faye on Sept 14, 2006 7:58:42 GMT -5
The Wii tempt me more than playstation 3 . I like Wii's joystik very fun
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Sept 14, 2006 10:16:33 GMT -5
Post by rentfn on Sept 14, 2006 10:16:33 GMT -5
I am very excited for the Wii. In case anyone is uber excited. Gamespot is going to be showing, with a tape delay, the nintendo press confrence. It starts at noon eastern time. Heres the link: www.gamespot.com/events/wiilaunch/live.html
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Sept 14, 2006 12:45:36 GMT -5
Post by Mexican Coke on Sept 14, 2006 12:45:36 GMT -5
I'm really glad that its being shipped with Wii Sports to show off the contoller and gameplay. Since we live in The Americas, we should consider ourselves very lucky to be getting it even before Japan and the bulk of the ones being shipped worldwide. I also found out Wii won't play DVDs, but I don't mind, that would have made it more pricey. The highlights: Games are expected to cost $50 at launch with one already included: Nintendo Sports (Wii Tennis, Wii Golf, Wii Baseball, Wii Bowling, Wii Boxing), all the needed cables, the sensor bar, and "one Wii remote and one nunchuk controller" Legend of Zelda and Excitetruck will be available at launch. Thirty titles are expected at launch. (The Zelda release seems to me to be a nod to the hardcore gamers... Nintendo making sure they aren't launching with just novelty titles.) Wii users will be able to download beginning on launch day, until the end of calendar year, offer 30 legacy titles. Next year, ten new titles a month. The cost? 500 Wii Points for NES Games, 800 Wii points for SNES, 1000 for N64 Games. 2000 Wii Points for $20 Because it wouldn't be Nintendo if it wasn't a little bit weird, the Wii will also feature: "The Mii Channel," which is, according Fils-Aime: "A digital 3D caricature of you, your friends, your family," that you can use as avatars in Wii games A digitial-photo viewer that also plays video clips "News and weather channels" Internet browsing through Opera Here is a transcript of the NYC Wii Confrence: www.engadget.com/2006/09/14/live-at-nintendos-nyc-wii-press-conference/Thanks for posting the vid, rentfn. A bit of info. about the new games revealed by Nintendo of Japan:wii.ign.com/articles/732/732694p1.htmlBreakdown of the Wii user interface also called 'Channels': wii.ign.com/articles/732/732745p1.htmlAnd...see demos of all these features here, at the new US Nintendo site that just went up: www.wii.com/en_US/
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Sept 14, 2006 20:28:59 GMT -5
Post by dharmashark on Sept 14, 2006 20:28:59 GMT -5
The Wii's almost here! Wheeeee! I mean Wii. Hmm. Interesting. Wiiiiiiii! *runs in circles*
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Sept 14, 2006 20:34:30 GMT -5
Post by Ryan on Sept 14, 2006 20:34:30 GMT -5
AWESOME. Thanks Matt.
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Sept 14, 2006 20:35:16 GMT -5
Post by on Sept 14, 2006 20:35:16 GMT -5
Yep im definitly going with the Wii Jay, get PlayStation! I want to slaughter you online! *crawls into corner and dies*
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Sept 14, 2006 20:56:30 GMT -5
Post by Ryan on Sept 14, 2006 20:56:30 GMT -5
Yep im definitly going with the Wii Jay, get PlayStation! I want to slaughter you online! *crawls into corner and dies* lol...you mean cries i hope.
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Sept 14, 2006 21:23:02 GMT -5
Post by Jay on Sept 14, 2006 21:23:02 GMT -5
Playstation is too expensive, plus i hate Playstation's controllers ever since the first one the controller has been pretty much unchanged. As for controllers Dreamcast is my all time favorite controller
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Sept 14, 2006 21:35:36 GMT -5
Post by Blaw on Sept 14, 2006 21:35:36 GMT -5
Yea the playstation is way too expensive. So I got the 360.
But yay for the Wii, it should be a great console. (hopefully my cousins will get it)
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Sept 14, 2006 21:38:31 GMT -5
Post by Mexican Coke on Sept 14, 2006 21:38:31 GMT -5
Excuse me, but the Wii is not just a console, its a new lifestyle...or so Nintendo says.
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Sept 14, 2006 21:42:00 GMT -5
Post by Ryan on Sept 14, 2006 21:42:00 GMT -5
Excuse me, but the Wii is not just a console, its a new lifestyle...or so Nintendo says. you mean...in addition to Lost? ??
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Sept 14, 2006 21:54:12 GMT -5
Post by Mexican Coke on Sept 14, 2006 21:54:12 GMT -5
Precisely. And just F.Y.I., the Lost video game should be coming to Wii too, I think. They announced it would be on all consoles, but the Wii version would be unique. UbiSoft is the publisher currently working on it, the same peeps who worked on Red Steel and many more Wii titles.
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