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[TanOOkiSeong]

Just a few hours ago when Opera was announced during the Japanese Conference this was GAF's collective reaction:

"Why the F would I want to browse the internet on my Wii?"

Now that we have to pay:

"F YOU NINTENDO I WANTED OPERA BITCHES

 

[Mithos Yggdrasill]

For everyone calling this a disasater...

Have you, uh... not seen the video yet?
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/topics/wii_preview/movie/lineup.html

If you bring the 2nd conference alone, it has been not really a big conference, but only a fool can forget what we have seen at the FIRST conference in Japan today (it is still today in Swizterland).

In complex Nintendo has done a very good Job and the Wii has a lot of functions that I've never hoped to see.

the problem is only one: a LOT of people are SO hyped, taht at the end are always disappointed for all hey see.

 

[dkeane]

where's all the Mario and Zelda footage?

Probably being taken as we type. The conference lasts until later today so I wouldn't expect any game footage for a couple hours.

 

[Pureauthor]

Glad that's all you got from my last post.

Actually that's not all I got from your post. What I'm commenting on is your statement as to why your perspective is different.

 

[Sgt. Killjoy]

i know its kind of a crappy source, but Gamefaqs poll shows Wii ahead still.

 

[GitarooMan]

I don't know if this has been posted

http://wii.nintendo.com/games_list.html

Games published by Nintendo:

Wii Sports (bundled with hardware)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Excite Truck
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Battalion Wars II
Big Brain Academy (temporary name)
Mario Strikers Charged
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Super Mario Galaxy (temporary name)


Third-party Wii titles available from launch to March 31, 2007:

Game Name Publisher
The Ant Bully Midway
Avatar: The Last Airbender THQ
The Barnyard THQ
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII Ubisoft
Bust a Move Revolution Majesco
Call of Duty 3 Activision
Disney's/Pixar's Cars THQ
Dance Factory Codemasters
Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action Buena Vista Games
Disney's Meet the Robinsons Buena Vista Games
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 Atari
Elebits Konami
Far Cry: Vengeance Ubisoft
The Godfather Electronic Arts
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Midway
GT Pro Series Ubisoft
Happy Feet Midway
Ice Age 2 Vivendi
Madden NFL 07 Electronic Arts
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Activision
Metal Slug Anthology SNK
Monster 4x4: World Circuit Ubisoft
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Midway
Need for Speed: Carbon Electronic Arts
Open Season Ubisoft
Prince of Persia Ubisoft
Rampage: Total Destruction Activision
Rapala Tournament Fishing Activision
Rayman Raving Rabbids Ubisoft
Red Steel Ubisoft
Sidewinder Codemasters
Sonic and the Secret Rings Sega
SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab THQ
SSX Electronic Arts
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz Sega
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ubisoft
Tiger Woods PGA Tour Electronic Arts
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent Ubisoft
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam Activision
Trauma Center: Second Opinion Atlus
World Series of Poker Activision


Bolded one interesting one.

 

[TanOOkiSeong]

:lol

Wii Finger pose!

:lol soon to be #1 fanboy pose

 

[MMaRsu]

Can someone please ask Nintendo what a.) video formats and b.) image formats the Wii supports for viewing and editing?

Also, will there be any audio mixer/editors?

Yeah I'll ask em hold on

 

[Mr. Spinnington]

Oh happy days I'm awake and the world is wonderful!!

 

[DECK'ARD]

The prices are at the high-end of that they could have charged, but there is nothing OMG OUTRAGEOUS! Not even the controller prices, which have far more in them than any comparable controller in the first place.

And now we know the ridiculous level of extra functionality you are getting with the machine, which we didn't know before, $250 with game is fine by me.

£149 would be a good price in the UK, just get it out before Christmas you bastards!

 

[SumGamer]

Found this on Wii.com NA on the WiiSports page

Features
Play Tennis, Baseball, Golf, Bowling and Boxing in the comfort of one's living room. No ball boys scurrying about, no oil from the alleys to get players dirty and no rain to keep anyone from a day at the court, park or course. Use the Wii Remote controller to mimic the actions of swinging a racket, bat or club, roll a ball down an alley or bring the left jab.

Are you sure boxing is not included? They might try to sneak it in but the game doesn't look violent at all.

 

[Illuminati]

Big Brain Academy (temporary name)

Ut oh.

 

[Scottlarock]

i thought the GC was sold at cost when released? and i bet you that if nintendo sold the wiimote at $25 they would be losing money.. again. unreasonable expectations.

no way the wiimote even comes close to $25 bucks to make... $10 tops.

 

[Sgt. Killjoy]

well it would seem boxing is included

if you think the wiimote only costs $10 to make, then you really are retarded,

 

[Vark]

I noticed this too. OMFG $400!!! OMFG $600!!! OMFG $250!!!

Apparently no company can appease GAF.

Short of a hooker showing up at your house, handing you $500, a console, 4 controllers, and 10 games... Wait no, GAF would still bitch.

 

[Wink]

what about the MILLIONS of dollars dumped into R&D?

Manufacturing cost isn't the only thing that attributes to the cost of goods.

It is just too much considering what kind of consumers Nintendo is aiming at. Wii, with it's graphical capabilities, won't look better over time.
I thought they wanted to pull in casual/nongamers + singstar & eyetoy crowd right from the start. At this price, that won't happen. They are taking advantage of their hardcore fanbase/early adopters and though a logical step, it still pisses me off and I'll not contribute to that.

 

[Mr. TV Goggles]

Just a few hours ago when Opera was announced during the Japanese Conference this was GAF's collective reaction:



Now that we have to pay:

:lol So true. But you have to admit, paying for a browser is just... too much.

 

[Broken Arrow]

oh.. and what about playing 720p xbox 360 with 5.1 sound, like its meant to be played?

when compared to the other consoles.. the wii is still the cheapest.

Or how about a 4 multiplayer match in PS3 in 1080p, like its meant to be played?

 

[TanOOkiSeong]

I felt this picture should be resurrected from earlier in the thread for those of you who missed it

 

[TheGreatDave]

The prices are at the high-end of that they could have charged, but there is nothing OMG OUTRAGEOUS! Not even the controller prices, which have far more in them than any comparable controller in the first place.

And now we know the ridiculous level of extra functionality you are getting with the machine, which we didn't know before, $250 with game is fine by me.

£149 would be a good price in the UK, just get it out before Christmas you bastards!

I think we're looking at maybe just under £200 in the UK. I think I'll import, personally.

 

[Rocked]

:lol Great picture

 

[ant1532]

Heres my thread post some of you might have missed

Link is now a righty. Well at least on Wii he is.
http://wii.ign.com/articles/732/732681p1.html

Link is All Right
New videos show the hero of Hyrule in action. No lefties allowed!
by Mark Bozon

September 14, 2006 - Of course we all saw it coming when Nintendo announced its intention for Wii-mote sword fighting in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, but it's now absolutely official: Link is a righty.


In a video shown just minutes ago in Japan, the Hyrulian hero himself was previewed battling bosses, navigating the countryside, and exploring vast dungeons in his new "anti-southpaw" stance. Though there is no official breakdown of how sword control works as of yet, Link can be seen performing multiple sword swipes and varying angles, showing off what seems to be a new fully-immersive fighting style for Wii players.


We'll have more on Link's right-handedness when we go hands-on with the game tomorrow morning. Stay tuned.


Oh and Link: Welcome to the right side.

 

[fresquito]

250 with a game bundled is not that bad. However, as I expected, the VC prices are a total rape.

 

[Particle Physicist]

No, I'm willing to bet that $20 is about cost for the Wiimote. If it's expensive, Nintendo doesn't build it. We're talking about the company that priced the Game Boy Micro at $99 for christsakes. If the GC was at cost (which I doubt given history) then that still puts more weight behind my point that they don't "need" to gouge on the controllers.

BOHICA time for Wii fun with friends.

you do realize that the wii controller contains gyros.. some other tracking stuff.. rumble, a speaker, internal memory and is wireless? you really think that it costs $20 for all those components, the packaging and shipping?

dont be foolish.

was the ps2 sold at a loss? do we know for a fact that the ps3 will be sold at a loss?

 

[UpperCaseN]

I just took off of work on Nov 20, to make sure I get ample playing time

 

[Brofist]

The prices are at the high-end of that they could have charged, but there is nothing OMG OUTRAGEOUS! Not even the controller prices, which have far more in them than any comparable controller in the first place.

And now we know the ridiculous level of extra functionality you are getting with the machine, which we didn't know before, $250 with game is fine by me.

£149 would be a good price in the UK, just get it out before Christmas you bastards!

What ridiculous extra level of functionality. Being able to check the weather and what not?

 

[Sgt. Killjoy]

I felt this picture should be resurrected from earlier in the thread for those of you who missed it

im always to busy thinking about that actual game when that happened

 

[dkeane]

It should be interesting what choice consumers make when they see a $250 PSP bundle and a $250 Wii Bundle (I guess you could call it that, with Wii Sports)

 

[Vark]

It is just too much considering what kind of consumers Nintendo is aiming at. Wii, with it's graphical capabilities, won't look better over time.
I thought they wanted to pull in casual/nongamers + singstar & eyetoy crowd right from the start. At this price, that won't happen. They are taking advantage of their hardcore fanbase/early adopters and though a logical step, it still pisses me off and I'll not contribute to that.

All they have to do is stay close to current gen pricing (minus system price) and stay below the 360.

Compared to the competition, it's dirt cheap.

 

[fly high ~ayunite~]

press.nintendo.com updated, anyone?

 

[Conrad Link]

:lol

Wii Finger pose!

4 LIFE YO!!!!!!!

 

[Tchu-Espresso]

Found this on Wii.com NA on the WiiSports page



Are you sure boxing is not included? They might try to sneak it in but the game doesn't look violent at all.

WTF is this shit about it not being included? Is amateur boxing not a ****ing olympic sport? Its included, only some retard said it wouldnt be.

 

[plagiarize]

i'm hoping this is basically a none too subtle metaphor.

Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles... breaking down the doors of the classic environments.

party games will be part of Wii but not everything. the DS big hitters aren't multiplayer titles, and the system was designed with them, great single player experiences, new gameplay mechanics and other things in mind, as well as allowing for great party games.

 

[Falch]

So, is DVD playback in or out?

 

[SumGamer]

well it would seem boxing is included

if you think the wiimote only costs $10 to make, then you really are retarded,

That would be awesome.

 

[gsarjeant]

Short of a hooker showing up at your house, handing you $500, a console, 4 controllers, and 10 games... Wait no, GAF would still bitch.

Mine was ugly. If they're going to skimp on my hooker like that, they could have at least bundled a second controller for us.

 

[DarthWoo]

im always to busy thinking about that actual game when that happened

Now I'm curious, what happened at that game?

 

[sc0la]

But guys! you are forgetting the most important parts sensor bar stand and two double a batteries. thats a megaton

Spoiler

I am still buying it

 

[SolidSnakex]

 

[Jive Turkey]

I think that's the door on the right of the main hall, that statue has the map for the first floor.

Wow...If you hadn't explained what I was looking at I never would have seen it!

 

[C4Lukins]

Seems like decent news all around. Nothing very suprising. 250 is more then I would have liked, but I would have bought Wii Sports anyway so it is acceptable. I do think at 200 it would have been an instant success, but it should do well at least over the next 6 months at that price.

 

[Tempy]

was the ps2 sold at a loss? do we know for a fact that the ps3 will be sold at a loss?

I can answer both of them with yes. Unless Harrison lied to me.

 

[plagiarize]

WTF is this shit about it not being included? Is amateur boxing not a ****ing olympic sport? Its included, only some retard said it wouldnt be.

5 sports.

bowling, tennis, golf, baseball and boxing.

all confirmed.

 

[Brofist]

It should be interesting what choice consumers make when they see a $250 PSP bundle and a $250 Wii Bundle (I guess you could call it that, with Wii Sports)

the choice will probably be to pass both up and grab a silver slim PS2

 

[Sgt. Killjoy]

It should be interesting what choice consumers make when they see a $250 PSP bundle and a $250 Wii Bundle (I guess you could call it that, with Wii Sports)

OH MAN PSP ONLY $50 LESS THAN 360 CORE

THATZ NUTZ DOODZ

 

[Mrbob]

Sure, it doesnt even have dvd playback so dont get your hopes up.

I thought it did???

I don't like we have to pay for Wiisports in NA. I don't want it.

Price the Wii at $219.99 (around Japan equivalent) and then sell Wiisports for $30, so if people who want it can still buy it for the same price.

 

[SumGamer]

So, is DVD playback in or out?

No confirmation so out I assume but movie-playback is in. So ripped it and put it in a SD card :lol

 

[Logan Cano]

LOL, Nintendo loves to rape its consumers, but even I didn´t see this coming. $250 for a Wii?? $60 for a full controller?? :lol

 

[ant1532]

OMG OOMG OGM OMG OMG OMG

 

[Mr. Spinnington]

So... who's taking pre-orders?