Nintendo Wii Japanese Press conference
Nintendo announced the following details at their press conference in Japan today. For the moment we can only speculate on the US release details until the US press conference, which is supposedly happening tomorrow. A reporter at the New York Times prematurely listed pricing data and November release date information ealier today. These figures are highly in doubt and now believed to be incorrect. The article has since been pulled from the web. Here are the Japanese figures courtesy of the Gameworld Network:
-Virtual Console will accept purchases via credit card, or via prepaid cards purchased in-stores.
-30 Nintendo games and 30 Genesis and Turbografix games will be out before the end of the year. 10 new Virtual Console games will be released every month from then on.
-Virtual Console game pricing has now been officially confirmed. Iwata says the price of each game will start at 500 Yen ($5.00), with SNES games going for 800 Yen ($8.00), and N64 games costing 1000 Yen ($10.00).
-Press release lists Wii contents: Console, Wii remote with strap, Nunchuck attachment, AC adaptor, A/V cable, console stand, sensor bar, sensor bar stand, and two AA batteries.
-Official release date in Japan is December 2nd. Price is 25000 Yen (approximately US$212)
Which means it will probably cost $250 here as has been speculated.
-Cost of the accessories sold separately: Wii remote: 3,800 Yen (US$32), Classic controller: 1,800 Yen (US$15), Nunchuck attachment: 1,800 Yen (US$15).
-16 games will be available on launch day from 10 different publishers. Cost of the games will be as reported earlier, 4,800 to 6,800 Yen. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess will be a full price game at 6,800 Yen (about $65.00).
I knew they wouldn't be ready to release the Wii in September or October as some were speculating. I wonder if it will even release here in December. Sites like IGN and Gamasutra are reporting that the Wii will release in November in the US as well, however I don't know if that will be possible considering its December Japanese release date.
If the virtual console game prices are close to as listed here then that would be good. $5.00 for an old NES game is fine and $8.00 for a SNES game is definitely fair. Let's hope they re-release games people like. (Contra and Bionic Commando anyone?) I'm not surprised about the regular game pricing. $65 for Zelda: Twilight Princess seems logical. Still, I think $50 is too much for a game. I like paying $20. I remember saving forever to pay $50 for a NES game when I was younger.
-Virtual Console will accept purchases via credit card, or via prepaid cards purchased in-stores.
-30 Nintendo games and 30 Genesis and Turbografix games will be out before the end of the year. 10 new Virtual Console games will be released every month from then on.
-Virtual Console game pricing has now been officially confirmed. Iwata says the price of each game will start at 500 Yen ($5.00), with SNES games going for 800 Yen ($8.00), and N64 games costing 1000 Yen ($10.00).
-Press release lists Wii contents: Console, Wii remote with strap, Nunchuck attachment, AC adaptor, A/V cable, console stand, sensor bar, sensor bar stand, and two AA batteries.
-Official release date in Japan is December 2nd. Price is 25000 Yen (approximately US$212)
Which means it will probably cost $250 here as has been speculated.
-Cost of the accessories sold separately: Wii remote: 3,800 Yen (US$32), Classic controller: 1,800 Yen (US$15), Nunchuck attachment: 1,800 Yen (US$15).
-16 games will be available on launch day from 10 different publishers. Cost of the games will be as reported earlier, 4,800 to 6,800 Yen. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess will be a full price game at 6,800 Yen (about $65.00).
I knew they wouldn't be ready to release the Wii in September or October as some were speculating. I wonder if it will even release here in December. Sites like IGN and Gamasutra are reporting that the Wii will release in November in the US as well, however I don't know if that will be possible considering its December Japanese release date.
If the virtual console game prices are close to as listed here then that would be good. $5.00 for an old NES game is fine and $8.00 for a SNES game is definitely fair. Let's hope they re-release games people like. (Contra and Bionic Commando anyone?) I'm not surprised about the regular game pricing. $65 for Zelda: Twilight Princess seems logical. Still, I think $50 is too much for a game. I like paying $20. I remember saving forever to pay $50 for a NES game when I was younger.
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