Wii!

[dharmashark]

Haha, the Wii version unique like you can use the remote to bash people over the head with a Jesus Stick? That'd be so dang cool ;D

[Mexican Coke]

dharmashark said:

Haha, the Wii version unique like you can use the remote to bash people over the head with a Jesus Stick? That'd be so dang cool ;D

The possibilties are endless! You could play on the golf course, throw knives, try to work in a makeshift doctors office in a cave (the Wii game Trauma makes you do heart/brain surgery or something), or practice your lasso moves with that wierd thing the Others use to catch people. ;D

[dharmachili]

Ahhhhh! the wii is gunna be soooo cool! wow. nintendo is gunna get really rich off it.

I wanna see the karate game where you can do the moves with the controller in your hand i actually dont know if they will even have that but it would sound cool ;D

[Mexican Coke]

[glow=red,2,300]Euro Wii Price and Date Announced[/glow]

Nintendo finally gives us Europeans the news we've been waiting for.
by Matt Wales

UK, September 15, 2006 - Speaking at its European Wii press conference today, Nintendo has finally revealed that its forthcoming console will hit shelves across the territory on 8 December, priced at £179 in the UK and 249 Euros in Europe. Games will cost between £34-£39 (49-50 Euros).

For their money, European customers will recieve a spanking new Wii console, one Wiimote and nunchuck attachment, alongside a copy of Nintendo's family-friendly Wii showcase, Wii Sports. The package will also include an AC adaptor, A/V cable, console stand, sensor bar, sensor bar stand and two AA batteries.

Also from launch, punters can pick up extra Wiimote's for the princely sum of £29/€39, nunchuck attachments for £14/€19 and that all-important Virtual Console-aiding Classic Controller, priced at £14/€19.

Previously, Nintendo has announced that the Wii will launch first in the US on November 19 at $249.99 and later in Japan on December 2, retailing for 25,000 yen. Wii Sports will not be included with the Wii bundle in Japan, instead selling seperately for 4800 yen.

wii.ign.com/articles/732/732712p1.html

[muppetmama]

Awesome! Thanks Matt. That's definitely going to end up under the Christmas tree this year. (thankfully hubby doesn't read these boards)

Ok, I'm too lazy to read that stuff, so just tell me: is it online capable?

[thenumb3rs]

Finally got to check read this thread! Thanks for allll the Wii info Matt and $250 isn't that bad of a price either =) Hmm..Birthday wishlist!

[Tucker]

ahh noice! £180, i can live with that, i shall be getting one on launch day!

[Mexican Coke]

dharmainfinity said:

Ok, I'm too lazy to read that stuff, so just tell me: is it online capable?

Of course it is, or will be. Wii is supposed to have WiFi enabled called WiiConnect24. The Wii console can communicate with the Internet even when the power is turned off. The WiiConnect24 service delivers a new surprise or game update, even if the system is idle. Users can connect wirelessly using IEEE 802.11 or a USB 2.0 LAN adaptor, so u won't have to get an internet connection for it - and the online service is free, so far, or up to June I heard. But it uses the WiFi to let u browse the web via Opera and access its Wii Channels in constantly updated News and Weather Channels. As far as gameplay, no launch titles will have online play, supposedly not until early next year when later third party publishers release their games after the launch window. At the Nintendo of Japan conference, they announced the first game with online play is Japan is some Pokemon game which should also be the US' first online play games as well. Details on online gaming are still sketchy, but if and when something comes up, I'll post it here.

[pvfreak]

$250 beats anything else out there, $600 for PS3!? Yeah right.

[dharmashark]

How the hell do you think you're gonna sell a hundred dollar game okay? What is wrong with you, Sony? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?! Show us some GOOD NEWS! AAGHHH!

If I ever buy PS3, I'll wait for the tag to drop. I might grab a 360 so I can get into all of this ramen induced online action...

[Mexican Coke]

[glow=red,2,300]Wii Don't Mind M-Rated Games[/glow]

The company is talking to Take Two about big boy games for the littlest console.

by Kathleen Sanders

September 20, 2006 - In a recent MTV.com interview with Reggie Fils-Aime, the Nintendo of America president spoke about M-rated games coming to the new Wii console -- and that the company is even talking to Grand Theft Auto creators Take-Two Interactive.

Said Fils-Aime: "We're reaching out to every publisher, frankly every day. I'll be spending some time later today with the folks over at Take Two to see what type of support they can give our console. ... The fact is there will be M-rated content on the Wii console. EA has already announced that they're bringing 'The Godfather' to our console. And we want every single best-selling game to be available on Wii. Whatever that content is."

Does this mean Grand Theft Auto: Wii? It would be the first time Nintendo, a notoriously family-oriented company, put the scandalously violent but popular series on one of its home consoles (there was a Grand Theft Auto for the Game Boy Advance). Perhaps gamers will get to see some gratuitous action on the Wii after all.

wii.ign.com/articles/733/733822p1.html

Well, I guess the games are not all hearts and flowers for the kiddos after all. So I guess you're one step closer to making your GTA: Privet Drive a reality Blaw! ;D Maybe the new Splinter Cell and Far Cry are going to be rated M, but I bet its just Teen.

[Blaw]

Sorry, GTA:PD was never planned for the wii, its not compatible with lameness.

[Mexican Coke]

I'm sorry to tell you, but Wiitardedness is apparently taking over the franchise. Mwahaha!