Nintendo Wii US Release date

The US release date for the Nintendo Wii was revealed today as well as its retail price. The Wii will be available in the US November 19th for only $249.99. It will ship with 1 Wii-remote controller, 1 Wii Nunchuk controller, and 5 different Wii sports games which be be included on one disc. 30 software titles are promised to be released by December 31st. On the Nintendo official site they are saying that original Nintendo game titles are going to be priced at $49.99. Although, in their Japanese press conference yesterday, they listed Zelda: Twilight Princess at 6500 Yen, which comes close to $65.00 here in the US. We'll see what the price will be when it releases as a launch title along with the Wii.

The Wii will be fully backwards compatible with all Gamecube games and Gamecube controllers. But, it looks like it will only be released in the color white, with additional colors most likely being released at a later time in the same manner as the DS or Gameboy Advance.

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