Thursday, September 14, 2006

Wiiiiii - finally, some juicey details

Nintendo's Press conference divulged all the (mostly) hidden details about the Wii's launch.
The retail price in Japan is going to be ~$250.00 USD
Adding some neeea-neeeea to the whole affair is that North America is set to lead the launch with Japan getting it in December...

Here are the rest of the important bits (scooped from Engadget):
Wii ¥25,000 (including tax in Japan) retail box will contain:
  • Console
  • Remote (and strap)
  • Nunchuck
  • AC adaptor
  • A/V cable
  • Console stand
  • Sensor bar and stand / mount thinger
  • Two AA batteries
Games!
  • Virtual console games will be paid by credit card of Wii points
  • NES games: ¥500 ($4.25)
  • SNES games: ¥800 ($6.80)
  • N64 games: ¥1000 ($8.50)
  • 30 Nintendo games / 30 Turbo-Grafx & Genesis games in 2006; ten new games each month thereafter
  • 16 titles from ten publishers at launch
  • ¥4,800 - ¥6,800 for new titles ($40 - $58)
  • Zelta will cost ¥6,800 ($58)
Device prices:
  • Remote: ¥3,800 ($32)
  • Classic controller: ¥1800 ($15)
  • Nunchuck: ¥1800 ($15)

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