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Nintendo Reconfirms Wii Shipments

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the all-that-wii-goodness dept.

Gamasutra has Nintendo's 're-confirmation' that they're going to try to ship 6 Million units by the end of March 2007. If you're looking forward to Nintendo's new-gen console, their upcoming media event on September 14th may have just what you're looking for. The article also has a few details on upcoming accessories. From the article: "Although the price and release date of the Wii console and controller is not likely to be revealed until worldwide press events on September 14th and 15th, the Gamestop website lists a number of peripherals for release on November 1st. Included on the site is a Wii 'Controller Glove' for $9.99, a 'HD Premium Component Cable' for $59.99 and a 'S-Video Premium AV Cable' for $39.99." Relatedly, 1up has the news that Castlevania's creator is warming to the Wii. This will result in Belmont-related adventures for the Wii, one would hope.

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  1. Re:"Controller Glove" by Manmademan · · Score: 5, Funny

    I LOVE the "Controller Glove." It's SO bad.

  2. Good console. by Swordless+Samurai · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I really think Wii is shaping up to be a good console, granted it will not be the next Xbox 360, but honestly, I think the uniquness of it will be it's selling point. I think they may have filled some of the features of the controller and glove to show more dramatic effects, but it still is very new and unique. The Price may not have been announced, but honestly, they have said before that it would be cheap, so we can expect hopefully less then $200 U.S. which would make it a big seller for christmas. In my god honest opinion, the problem with MS and Sony is they are trying to cram too much power too quickly, so all the new Xbox games look great, but from what i hear, they are a lot shorter then the standard game, or have less fetures. But we know the Wii will never compare to the Xbox or sony, and I say good, this will mean we will see more user oriented games, rather then computer oriented games.

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  3. Next week = killer week, component cable question by Yvan256 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Apple: 2006-09-12
    Nintendo: 2006-09-14

    Also, does anyone know if my Gameucbe component cable work with the Wii? After all, Nintendo used the same S-video cable for the SNES, N64 and Gamecube.