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Wii to Launch Nov. 19th for $250

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the right-price-right-on dept.

PygmySurfer writes "According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Nintendo is going to announce today that the Wii will go on sale on November 19th in North and South America, at a cost of $250. It will come bundled with Wii Sports and channels for such things as viewing photos, as well as news and weather. Finally, Wii will also make it possible to browse the web on your television. Nintendo will also announce that 25-30 games will be published this year, as well as about 30 classic games available on the virtual console, costing about $5-10."

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  1. Re:Wahoh! by Wind_Walker · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I have a feeling that we'll find out very very different released in Japan and the other territories. The Seattle PI article seemed very reliable and sourced Reggie himself in a phone interview. I have a feeling that they're both right.

    Japan gets a $200 console with one controller, North America gets a $250 with 2 controllers and Wii Sports to help "sell" the common people on the system.

    Either way, I'm going to bed. This will all be sorted out by 11am tomorrow morning.

  2. The price is right by LKM · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Personally, I was still hoping for $150. Their mistake.

    You can thank Sony and Microsoft for that. With the Xbox and the PS3 so expensive, there's not a whole lot of reason for Nintendo to go too low with the price. Besides, if the price is too low compared to the competition, customers will perceive it as being "cheap" and thus not worthy of their attention. Anyway, it's not going to matter. Nintendo will sell a shitload of these at US$250. They would sell a shitload at US$350, I guess. I know I'll buy one as soon as I can.

    And since they bundle a game (I'd have bought the Sports game if it wasn't bundled), it's not a bad deal anyway.