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[MMaRsu]

At the event hosted by Nintendo of Japan, there were 104 Wii games demonstrated.

:O

 

[rs7k]

That is definitely an arrogant move by Nintendo. No way a Wii (read: upgraded GC) is worth $250. I don't care if you pack in a stupid bowling game, no one will want to pick up among my friends.

 

[Pureauthor]

250 bucks, the price is normal but a lttile excessive when hardware is concerned

but the shocked for me is the late release date AFTER the PS3 .. why?

the supposed 400 000 North AMericans purchasing a PS3 on Nov 15 will have a dent in their credit cards.. and these 400 000 early opters (gamers) will think twice if they will buy a 2nd Console under a week after making their expensive opting of the PS3.

Terribe terrible launching the Wii after the PS3.. all the broke gamers who buy a PS3 won't buy a Wii

All 400,000 of them? All of whom will probably be the most hardcore Sony fans? I wouldn't count on it.

 

[Shard]

Damnation, my earbuds just borke.

 

[Dynamite Shikoku]

"If you were to play Zelda all day to day for six hours, you'd only be scratching the surface..."

Sweet

 

[Deleted member 1235]

Says they'll have Excite Truck ready for Wii launch.

Well, that's enough news for me to commence thrash wanking.


EXCITE TRUCK

 

[E-phonk]

IGN says 104 playable Wii games at the japanese conference?
That must be including VC games no?

 

[Saoh]

yyyyyeeeeesss finally! Zelda TP on Nov. 19th hahhaha thank you god!

*cries while comes*

 

[SolidSnakex]

9:35 am: Reggie's talking about the 25-game launch lineup, not surprisingly being led by The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Excite Truck will also be out on day one. He makes much of the fact that this is the first Nintendo console to launch with a Zelda...though, admittedly, this Zelda was originally intended for the previous console

 

[jarosh]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
WHAT ABOUT METROID PRIME 3

 

[Father_Brain]

I don't want to overhate, but I'm kinda disappointed with all this. $250 is too much to ask for the tech and features included IMO, and packing in WiiSports but only one wiimote defeats the entire purpose of what they hope the game can do, especially since the game's simplicity will IMO backfire as a singleplayer experience. And selling the mote and nunchuk seperately for close to $50 combined is a bit much. Releasing after the PS3 is a strange move as well; they really should hit before Sony does.

Also the VC prices are way too high IMO. $4-5 for a Famicom title and $7-8 for a SNES title are ridiculous, especially since they're wholly digital with no packaging or manufacturing required.

Just a sidebar, but I find it rather ironic how everyone is reacting to the non-gaming features of the Wii (which I think are neat, but rather extraneous) after all the hate the 360 and PS3 get for not being 'all about the games'.

I don't know, this post has a lot of hate and I know I'll get flack for that, but I'm just underwhelmed right now. The lineup of games is rather tame, Mario looks to definitely be next year and I don't even want to think about dealing with GC 1.2 level graphics in 2008.

Anyways, I can't go all hate in this post. The interface is pretty nice, Zelda looks great as usual and I'm still intrigued to hear more about the whole WiiConnect24 thing. Go easy on me folks...

You call that "overhating?" Good god. Your concerns are pretty reasonable, IMO.

 

[SantaC]

"If you were to play Zelda all day to day for six hours, you'd only be scratching the surface..."

ZELDATON confirmed

 

[Sgt. Killjoy]

250 bucks, the price is normal but a lttile excessive when hardware is concerned

but the shocked for me is the late release date AFTER the PS3 .. why?

the supposed 400 000 North AMericans purchasing a PS3 on Nov 15 will have a dent in their credit cards.. and these 400 000 early opters (gamers) will think twice if they will buy a 2nd Console under a week after making their expensive opting of the PS3.

Terribe terrible launching the Wii after the PS3.. all the broke gamers who buy a PS3 won't buy a Wii

don't forget that on launch only 400,000 people can buy PS3, as opposed to god knows how many Wiis. I imagine 2 mil for NA, 1 for JPN, 1 mil for Euro.

Give or take, but still, large availability right before the xmas shopping season starts will save it.

 

[SolidSnakex]

9:35 EST: Shows list of third party games. Ubisoft, Midway, Konami, EA, Activision, and Vivendi, the latter of which has Ice Age 2 coming.

"A bridge to gaming for mainstream audiences," says EA's Larry Probst of Wii.

 

[Shard]

9:35 EST: Shows list of third party games. Ubisoft, Midway, Konami, EA, Activision, and Vivendi, the latter of which has Ice Age 2 coming.

"A bridge to gaming for mainstream audiences," says EA's Larry Probst of Wii.

"In all, approximately 30 Wii games will be available at retail during the launch window. And about half of those will be available at launch," Reggie says. Games will be priced at $49.99.

 

[Zynx]

Small tidbit - I don't know if anyone's mentioned or even noticed yet - but Link is RIGHT HANDED! Looks like the southpaw gene didn't get passed down?

 

[MasterMFauli]

As if your statement wasn't dumb.

The Ps3 is expensive because of the new tech. Why is the Wii so expensive? Because of the controls?

Because of the fun you´ll have with it.

 

[KINGMOKU]

As if your statement wasn't dumb.

The Ps3 is expensive because of the new tech. Why is the Wii so expensive? Because of the controls?

The Wii is 600$?

 

[bachikarn]

"Inside the box, you'll get the hardware, all the cables, the sensor bar. One Wii remote and one nunchuck controller."

Do you think they'll include component cables? That would be badass.

 

[SolidSnakex]

9:39 am: Here's a random sampling of third-party games that will be out on day one: Call of Duty 3, Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam, Trauma Center: Second Opinion, Need for Speed: Carbon, Madden 07, Elebits, Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz, Rayman: Raving Rabbids, Splinter Cell: Double Agent.

 

[Pureauthor]

don't forget that on launch only 400,000 people can buy PS3, as opposed to god knows how many Wiis. I imagine 2 mil for NA, 1 for JPN, 1 mil for Euro.

Give or take, but still, large availability right before the xmas shopping season starts will save it.

Um, the plan to have 4 million Wiis out by year's end. Unless you mean Ninty ain't shipping jack after launch...

 

[Leonsito]

OMGWTFBBQ ICE AGE 2 CONFIRMED GAME OVER MAN

 

[flipping_heck]

9:39 am: Here's a random sampling of third-party games that will be out on day one: Call of Duty 3, Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam, Trauma Center: Second Opinion, Need for Speed: Carbon, Madden 07, Elebits, Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz, Rayman: Raving Rabbids, Splinter Cell: Double Agent.

 

[Archie]

9:35 EST: Shows list of third party games. Ubisoft, Midway, Konami, EA, Activision, and Vivendi, the latter of which has Ice Age 2 coming.

"A bridge to gaming for mainstream audiences," says EA's Larry Probst of Wii.

"In all, approximately 30 Wii games will be available at retail during the launch window. And about half of those will be available at launch," Reggie says. Games will be priced at $49.99.

Thank god.

 

[TwIsTeD]

this $250 price tag will make me think twice about getting the PS3 at launch now, i`ll still get both most likely but if money gets tight then Wii all the way, i feel like i`m a little kid again getting so hyped up, Nintendo FTW!

 

[Oldschoolgamer]

So, i went to sleep and wake up to the video. The compression is horrible, so i'll ask. Was that Onimusha I saw?

 

[jarosh]

HOLD ME AMIR0X NO MP3 AT LAUNCH

 

[Shard]

Thank god.

That was the important part.

 

[Soybean]

Um, the plan to have 4 million Wiis out by year's end. Unless you mean Ninty ain't shipping jack after launch...

That was 4 million. 2 million NA + 1 million Europe + 1 million Japan.

 

[Stumpokapow]

I guess the Metroid delay is confirmed? *sigh*

 

[Saoh]

Small tidbit - I don't know if anyone's mentioned or even noticed yet - but Link is RIGHT HANDED! Looks like the southpaw gene didn't get passed down?

in TP? Miyamoto must be pissed! Link is left handed

 

[Sgt. Killjoy]

Um, the plan to have 4 million Wiis out by year's end. Unless you mean Ninty ain't shipping jack after launch...

ok maybe i should rephrase that.

Sony will not ship even 1 mil systems by years end. Theres the advantage.

 

[SantaC]

This is the first time, Fils-Aime points out, that "we have a launch title on the first day." He likens the presence of Zelda at launch to the Yankees scoring nine runs in the first inning of a baseball game.

:lol :lol :lol

 

[LevelNth]

You call that "overhating?" Good god. Your concerns are pretty reasonable, IMO.

I'd rather play is safe, getting swarmed by Nintendo fans can be damn near terrifying.

 

[Shard]

HOLD ME AMIR0X NO MP3 AT LAUNCH

Doesn't seem like he is awake but boy when he logs in, well, one might need to get a tank of oxygen and a brething apperatus.

9:45 EST: 30 Virtual Console games by the end of the year. Beginning in January, Nintendo will deliver 10 more VC games per month.

 

[SolidSnakex]

9:41 am: More details that we already knew: roughly 30 games by the end of the year, and all first-party games will be in at $49.99 or under. But here's somethin we haven't heard much about: "Wii Channels." Reggie says this idea is meant to expand the console's interface for all the members of the family.

 

[Saoh]

HOLD ME AMIR0X NO MP3 AT LAUNCH

good. it has to be sexcellent.

 

[brandonh83]

Only disappointing news for me from this entire shebang is no black Wii available at launch. I expected the price months ago and the fact that it comes with WiiSports makes me pretty happy.

 

[gutter_trash]

All 400,000 of them? All of whom will probably be the most hardcore Sony fans? I wouldn't count on it.

dont assume all early opters to be solo brand fanboys

alot of early opters are gaming enthusiasts who want to be 1st getting the next new console

the difference maker here is TIMING and PRICE.. the PS3's price will affect the early opter who buys one alot more then you think

then Wii comes in later after the Gaming Entuists dropped 800 bucks on the PS3.
Will he be ready to buy 2nd new console in a span of FIVE days???
there you go

please don't asume thaty every PS3 launch opter is a Sony fan boy... as I for one am a Sega fan boy 1st and formost

 

[Paulokj]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
WHAT ABOUT METROID PRIME 3

It's JAPAN, Japan always receive Metroid Prime Games later than us. So MP will be our (EU & US) launch title.

 

[Pureauthor]

HOLD ME AMIR0X NO MP3 AT LAUNCH

Hold you? He's going to be the one that needs therapy.

Don't worry Ami. We still have Zel... uh, crap.

 

[Sgt. Killjoy]

dont assume all early opters to be solo brand fanboys

alot of early opters are gaming enthusiasts who want to be 1st getting the next new console

the difference maker here is TIMING and PRICE.. the PS3's price will affect the early opter who buys one alot more then you think

then Wii comes in later after the Gaming Entuists dropped 800 bucks on the PS3.
Will he be ready to buy 2nd new console in a span of FIVE days???
there you go

please don't asume thaty every PS3 launch opter is a Sony fan boy... as I for one am a Sega fan boy 1st and formost

So i guess only about 1.6 million people would buy able to buy Wii?

disappointing, i know

 

[Stumpokapow]

as I for one am a Sega fan boy 1st and formost

You guys should team up with the flat earth society. You'd double your membership!

 

[SantaC]

HOLD ME AMIR0X NO MP3 AT LAUNCH

Zelda + like 6 other games these holidays will tide me over. Zelda > Metroid.

 

[Peru]

So no new game announcements? But hopefully Forever Blue playable?

 

[Swordian]

"Wii points will be used to purchase Virtual Console titles. 100 Wii Points equals a dollar, NES titles cost 500 points ($5), SNES titles 800 points ($8) and Nintendo 64 titles cost 1000 points ($10)."

 

[Particle Physicist]

That is definitely an arrogant move by Nintendo. No way a Wii (read: upgraded GC) is worth $250. I don't care if you pack in a stupid bowling game, no one will want to pick up among my friends.

wii sports is the pack in, not just bowling.. and i bet you the console drops in price a month or two after new years..

 

[Mr. TV Goggles]

Metroid Prime 3 delayed = awesome.

Retro needs all the time in the world.

It really seems that the Wii launch will be targeted towards hardcore and early adopters.

$250. WTF NINTENDOOOOOOOOO

I'm still getting it. I was majorly impressed by Wii at the Jp event. It's going to be really hard getting all that money, but I really can't wait to get my goddamned hands on that mother****ing Wii! YUM!

 

[Falch]

So, i went to sleep and wake up to the video. The compression is horrible, so i'll ask. Was that Onimusha I saw?

Dynasty Warriors, I believe.

 

[Shard]

Luke reports that the Legend of Zelda (NES), Super Mario World (SNES) and Super Mario 64 will all be launch day ready on the Virtual Console.