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Nintendo Announces Japanese Wii Price

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the yay-for-cheap-fun dept.

Wowzer writes "Nintendo has revealed to Famitsu.com, at the company's recent press conference unveiling its financial results, that Wii would arrive in Japanese stores with a maximum price tag of 25,000 yen. After taking in account various factors, the conversion to other currencies comes down to a launch price of: 225 dollars, 225 euros, and 150 pounds." Update: 05/25 13:45 GMT by Z : GamesIndustry.biz points out they hope to ship 6 million units by next March, and an Opera exec has said you can browse the internets with the wiimote.

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  1. Wiimote by goldaryn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Update: 05/25 13:45 GMT by Z : GamesIndustry.biz points out they hope to ship 6 million units by next March, and an Opera exec has said you can browse the internets [sic] with the wiimote.

    "One-handed" browsing! Well spotted, ed. Will be useful :-)

  2. Re:Slightly off topic by 91degrees · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because unlike you, we know how to leverage our leading-edge efforts into a new paradigm.

  3. All things considered by EtherC · · Score: 5, Funny

    Max Japanese price: 25,000 yen
    Remove included tax: 25,000 / 1.05 = 23,810 yen
    Factor in realistic JPY -> USD expectation of exchange rate for 2006 4th qtr. (not today's): 23810 * 0.0086 = $204.77
    All past Nintendo consoles: $199.99
    Difference: $204.77 - $199.99 = $4.78
    Compute significance: (4.78 * 540) - (239 * sum(4 8 15 16 23 42)) = 0
    Most likely US price: $199.99

    (Special thanks to the Hanso Foundation for their significance formula)