Wii will launch November 19 for $250 in the US bundling Wii Sports in addition to over 25 titles available at launch. WiiConnect24 will also stream photos, news, and weather, and all games have been confirmed at $50, with virtual console games selling between $5-10. The company plans to sell 6 million units by the end of 2006.
Was it all you thought it would be?
[Update: The sourced NYT story was pulled due to breaking embargo. Looks like the newspaper stole Nintendo’s mojo, but alas, we now know.]
For anyone who says Reggie betrayed us with the price, think before you talk. If you know anything about marketing, then you would know that Nintendo is very smart. It will sell for 249.99, thus making it less than 250 at retail. Don't you find that calling Reggie "dishonest" is ironic and laughable, especially with Sony's lies being exposed everyday?
A good point. While it may sting, whenever someone in marketing or sales or anything says "will sell less than a certain price, it inevitably means there will be a .99 involved at the end of the price somehow. To think otherwise is to be foolishly optimistic. That said, I thought it would be 199 without a packed in game. I'm content.
I'm with Jack .. $249 with a game is fine with me.Now the next question is, where do you pre-order it from? (Or prii-order?)
$250 is too expensive considering that for each extra person you want to be able to play you are going to have to shell out $60 for the incredibly stupidly not bundled Wii Controller and Nunchuk attachment.The controller and attachment should be bundled together for under $50. Controllers have always been priced high and this is just too high, I think.If, in fact, Wii sports is bundled with the Wii this becomes even more of a dumb decision as the whole point of Wii sports seems to be that it is a social game.So basically the entry fee for most of us for the Wii is going to be a minimum of $360 after you buy another set of controllers and Zelda.Lastly, did anyone mention anything about online play? This is one of the features that I am looking forward to most and I surely hope that at least Wii Sports will be available to play online at launch.
The price announced is exactly like I thought it would be all along… And when Reggie said "under $250" back then, to me that was a confirmation that the price would be $249.95… with one Wii-mote!I also knew all the fans would be dissapointed when the price was announced, even though it is perfectly fair for a next-gen console…
Thing is, its not a next gen console, its a gamecube in a neat packet with a new controller and wifi.I dont see why it is costing this much.I think they have decied to cash in on Sony not being to market in time and they will feel it where it hurts, not too many people looking to buy on launch day (on GoNintendo). No special feature in the controller, no second controller / VC controller in the pack, no nunchuck with the remote, have to purchase opera browser, no black console. Id say that was the worst nail in the coffin for nintendo's press efforts this year.What a load of sh*t. Lets wait for the european details where we will no doubt wait till march, get a PAL version thats half the speed of the NTSC one and no doubt it will only be available in NES grey.
Finally!Kiss:+ 3 to 8 bucks for virtual console+ first pary code free (hope all of third party too)Diss:- price might be not aggressive enough- Europe??? release/price???
now listen you guys. xbox 260 came with only one controller and no game. the ps3 comes with 2 controllers and no game. be happy you dont have to spend and extra 50 bucks on a game. plus controllers and all that bad high anyways
250.00 Euro = 168.625 GBP = 318.044 USDWhat a load of crap, as ever we are getting screwed because the games companies feel they can do that.
Why are they releasing it on a Sunday? IMO, that's just weird…
How about watch this bomb in the UK, core 360 £200, Wii GBP £179£21 is about the average paperboy's wages for a week – wii'l not see this at the number one spot.Are they F*ckin mad or something?For those who don't know the exchange rate that's 335.86 USDA total rip off, $85 more just cos we are in the UK.