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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 7Prime · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Things are starting to not add up. A Sunday release? 2 days after PS3... that seems EXTREMELY risky to me, if not foolhardy. Plus the fact that the article was taken down, this could all be pure speculation. I'm going to guess that the $250 price tag is correct, but I kinda doubt the date is, something's just fishy, the next few hours will probably tell.

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  2. article pulled, inaccurate? by Karma+Sucks · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Let's play "spot the pattern."

    SNES launch price: 25000 Yen / 200 USD.
    N64 launch price: 25000 Yen / 200 USD.
    Gamecube launch price: 25000 yen / 200 USD.
    Wii launch price: 25000 yen / ??? USD.

    Hrm.

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  3. Re:www.wii.com by Wind_Walker · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Great videos on that site, even if they're all in Japanese right now

    Wii Menu
    Wii Web Browser/News Channel
    Wii Weather