27 Playable Wii Games At E3

The Nintendo conference seemed to be the perfect opposite of Sony's conference yesterday. It was polished, the presenters were poised, and the demos conveyed exactly the message they were aiming for. Notable info includes 27 playable Wii titles on the E3 floor, a speaker in the Wii controller, a StarFox title for the DS, and a confirmation of motion sensor in the nunchuck attachment. There will be two versions of Twilight Princess (one for Wii, one for GC) and they'll both be out on Wii launch day. Launch is slated for Q4 of this year. The presenters kept the launch price and date under wraps as the tone of the event was inspiration, not information. The number of playable games available this week confirms their commitment to a launch date this year, and the hilarious tennis game played onstage by the Nintendo honchos and the contest winner made their 'playing = believing' slogan really hit home. More flash than substance, but a solid presentation overall

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Re:Slight disappointment

[gEvil (beta)]

Nintendo FTW? WTF?

Pricing

[Modab]

Did you notice a lack of a pricing announcement? Something fishy here. They must not want to compete with the $200, $250 rumors going around, which means they are now planning a retail price of $300 or more. Perhaps the cost of 2 rumbling, speaker-enabled, ultra-gyroscopic controllers with an always-on internet box w/harddrive is pricier than the chintzy graphics would lead you to believe.

Or perhaps they realized that with their main competitor Sony selling their product basically for $600, they could afford to charge more, and scrapped the original pricing they were set to announce.