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Wii3: Apocalypse Redux
- Thread starter Amir0x
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TheGreatDave
Banned
Launching with Mario and Zelda would just be stupid. March for Mario, if we're lucky.
soul creator
Member
so how much do people think Wii Sports is worth?
And in a somewhat related note, how "full-featured" are the Wii Sports games anyway? I've always sort of viewed them as like a $20 disc or something, but maybe there's something I'm missing...
And in a somewhat related note, how "full-featured" are the Wii Sports games anyway? I've always sort of viewed them as like a $20 disc or something, but maybe there's something I'm missing...
Avutta1978
Member
i know, what gives,Amir0x said:In Japan, Wiisports retails for 4800 yen which = $40 US.
ALSO, in the US version is boxing there?
Every article fails to mention it now.
what i hope for is a patch release for wii sports to go onlie, also can now see punch out wii(nintendo make it happen)
From the press release at press.nintendo.com
Edit: if that's not good enough, here: http://wii.nintendo.com/software_wii_sports.html
Edit: if that's not good enough, here: http://wii.nintendo.com/software_wii_sports.html
poppin fresh
Member
Well Reggie seems to be saying wii boxing is still going state side.
Cauliflower of Love
Banned
Amir0x said:
Reggie mentioned it during the conference when talking about the pack-ins.
MasterMFauli
Banned
The Experiment said:
X360-controller cost 50$, without motion-sensors, without direct-pointing-device, without speaker...if Nintendo is a bunch of assholes, than what is MS >_<
MrPing1000
Member
Iwata is going to Europe apparently.
No idea why he's coming here. Maybe to man the battle stations when they announce delay until March, where upon NOE HQ will be stormed by a vast herd of angry Nbots.
No idea why he's coming here. Maybe to man the battle stations when they announce delay until March, where upon NOE HQ will be stormed by a vast herd of angry Nbots.
MasterMFauli
Banned
Wait, the console stand is included in the 250$-package, as well?
Um, how can anyone criticise that price?
PS2 didnt give you the stand for nothing, X360 doesnt have WiFi built-in, and then there´s a whole bunch of nice software built-in. And WiiSports is there, as well.
Man, how i love those 600$-console-lovers, that bash Wii for its price >_<
Um, how can anyone criticise that price?
PS2 didnt give you the stand for nothing, X360 doesnt have WiFi built-in, and then there´s a whole bunch of nice software built-in. And WiiSports is there, as well.
Man, how i love those 600$-console-lovers, that bash Wii for its price >_<
SuperPac
Member
MasterMFauli said:
I cannot wait until Sony announces that the Dual Shake is $60. I mean, it's wireless, it has motion sensors, and if they put vibration back into it... I just see a $59.99 price tag on there. Then the cost of Wii-motes won't seem so bad, since at least it's split into $39/19 chunks. If you only play multiplayer games that don't need the nunchuk then extra controllers are $40.
Christoff Yurievich
Member
Anything about an external HDD being usable yet? I don't want to purchase SD cards if I don't need to.
PhoenixDark
Banned
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Perhaps it does offer a lot of value to warrant $250. But I can't help but be totally underwhelmed by all this news. I don't see the point in getting a Wii at launch now, to tell the truth.
And the Nintendo fans continue to defy logic. So first we're 100% all about the games games games, but now we throw in some half assed photo viewing (not in hd, and consider the resolution), a bit of Google support, and everyhing is A ok? If you're going to walk the road Nintendo, there ain't no half stepping. We can look at photos, but have to buy a god damned DVD add on? This just reeks of corners cut, and I'm not feeling it at all.
Perhaps it does offer a lot of value to warrant $250. But I can't help but be totally underwhelmed by all this news. I don't see the point in getting a Wii at launch now, to tell the truth.
And the Nintendo fans continue to defy logic. So first we're 100% all about the games games games, but now we throw in some half assed photo viewing (not in hd, and consider the resolution), a bit of Google support, and everyhing is A ok? If you're going to walk the road Nintendo, there ain't no half stepping. We can look at photos, but have to buy a god damned DVD add on? This just reeks of corners cut, and I'm not feeling it at all.
TheGreatDave
Banned
PhoenixDark said:
I don't even think we can buy the DVD add on now
Christoff Yurievich
Member
dammit. oh well, 2GB cards are around $30 now so by launch it should be a little better.
GoldenEye 007
Member
Should be a simple firmware download..... better be relatively soon. I'll buy a SD card now since they're cheap as hell, but I eventually want at least a modest sized external HDD.jarosh said:WILL NOT WORK. NO. PERRIN SAID NO.
i know i'm sad too.
PhoenixDark
Banned
sp0rsk said:
It could have been much better though, wouldn't you agree? Sure the interface looks great, but in the end why am I going to want to look at photos on the Wii? -_-
/sad
It seems they didn't list a canadian pricetag, so going by the law of assumption, where with our current higher dollar we get slightly ripped off, I'd expect the following-
Wii Console- 279.99
Wii-mote- 49.99
Nunchaku-29.99
software- 1st party 59.99, 3rd party 64.99-69.99
VC cards- 2000 points for 24.99-29.99 5000 points for 59.99
Putting this all togethor with what I'd purchase , I'd need to save up 492 dollars.
This would net me a 5000 wii point card(or credit card purchases totalling 5000 points) , a system, zelda and trauma center and covers 6% GST.
In comparisn , in 2001 I spent 675 bucks on a PS2 with 1 game, memory card and 1 year warrenty , 750 dollars on an xbox with 2 games and a second controller and in 2002 I spent about 435 dollars on a gamecube with 1 game and a memory card. Most recently the 360 was purchased for about 725 dollars with 1 game and a second controller.
So really going by past purchases this is still a much cheaper launch then the competition, I mean comparitivly just for a PS3 premium you'll wind up paying 700 Canadian with GST, more still if you live outside of alberta! That's just for a system. Add a couple games to that pricetag and you could easily spend 1000 bucks. Regardless of what tech you get in the box that's alot of cash.
so yeah, I suppose all these prices are slightly above what we are used to from nintendo but given current competition it's still the cheapest alternative by a long shot. The closest comparisn you can get is a core 360 with a memory card and 1 game and even that'll set a canadian gamer back atleast 510 bucks.
A brief comparisn now in american money! -
Core 360 + 1 game + 1 memory card = 360 USD before taxes
Basic PS3 + 1 game = 550 USD before taxes
Wii + 1 game = 300 USD before taxes
Again, we all wanted a wii with 500 dollars worth of crap in there for 200 dollars and it didn't happen but if you care only about having some new games to play it makes much more financial sence to spend 300 bucks then it does 360 or especially 550.
Wii Console- 279.99
Wii-mote- 49.99
Nunchaku-29.99
software- 1st party 59.99, 3rd party 64.99-69.99
VC cards- 2000 points for 24.99-29.99 5000 points for 59.99
Putting this all togethor with what I'd purchase , I'd need to save up 492 dollars.
This would net me a 5000 wii point card(or credit card purchases totalling 5000 points) , a system, zelda and trauma center and covers 6% GST.
In comparisn , in 2001 I spent 675 bucks on a PS2 with 1 game, memory card and 1 year warrenty , 750 dollars on an xbox with 2 games and a second controller and in 2002 I spent about 435 dollars on a gamecube with 1 game and a memory card. Most recently the 360 was purchased for about 725 dollars with 1 game and a second controller.
So really going by past purchases this is still a much cheaper launch then the competition, I mean comparitivly just for a PS3 premium you'll wind up paying 700 Canadian with GST, more still if you live outside of alberta! That's just for a system. Add a couple games to that pricetag and you could easily spend 1000 bucks. Regardless of what tech you get in the box that's alot of cash.
so yeah, I suppose all these prices are slightly above what we are used to from nintendo but given current competition it's still the cheapest alternative by a long shot. The closest comparisn you can get is a core 360 with a memory card and 1 game and even that'll set a canadian gamer back atleast 510 bucks.
A brief comparisn now in american money! -
Core 360 + 1 game + 1 memory card = 360 USD before taxes
Basic PS3 + 1 game = 550 USD before taxes
Wii + 1 game = 300 USD before taxes
Again, we all wanted a wii with 500 dollars worth of crap in there for 200 dollars and it didn't happen but if you care only about having some new games to play it makes much more financial sence to spend 300 bucks then it does 360 or especially 550.
MasterMFauli
Banned
SuperPac said:
Well ,at least, THEN suddenly 60$ arent too much, magically. Yeah, yeah, the power of Sony-defense force...once it starts, it even sucks in the criticism about Wiimote. :lol
PhoenixDark said:
It's better than iphoto. What did you expect, photoshop? Do you want the wii to be the same price as a ps3?
I don't know why you would want to look at pictures on the wii, but somebody will. The fact that this is a standard feature probably means it can be integrated into games somehow.
GoldenEye 007 said:
Apparently you'll be able to download a Virtual Console game you have bought as many times you want, so you can always delete games you don't play if space is an issue. And maybe you'll be able to backup the (DRM protected files, I'm sure) to your computer as an extra way of keeping stuff you don't use constantly.
And as you said, SD cards are cheap.. I don't really see this being an issue for me at least.
TheGreatDave
Banned
PhoenixDark said:
It's not so much about you, but about a non-technically experienced person being able to do it. The whole point is to suck in the kind of people that don't play games.
If we can share the images online with friends and post messages, I'd be interested. It'd be pretty cool, if not a real selling point for me.
Cauliflower of Love
Banned
PhoenixDark said:
It's not for you, it's for people who have digital cameras and don't wanna be all computering it up to see some photos.
The photo interface thing is pretty ****ing cool btw, not halfassed at all
jarosh said:WILL NOT WORK. NO. PERRIN SAID NO.
i know i'm sad too.
Maybe you can buy the usb hdd channel for 3000 wii points.
Smiles and Cries
Member
jacktion said:
serious? I need to start buying a few cards
jetsetmario
Member
PhoenixDark said:
Honestly, without digital audio out who cares if you can watch DVD's on it? I hardly see how DVD could be considered a deal breaker at this point anyway. You can buy a standalone player for under $29.99.
DownLikeBCPowder
Member
I also don't understand the DVD woes.
Maybe 6 years ago. Not now.
Maybe 6 years ago. Not now.
Netrunner2k2
Member
jarrod said:Is Metal Slug Anthology off the launch list?
Yeah! Where did it go?
Illuminati
Member
Flash cards are pretty damn cheap: http://www.pricewatch.com/flash_card_memory/Smiles and Cries said:
Maybe old but Eurogamer is saying that Argo has updated their website banner with a Wii march 2007 release in Europe. I'm holding my breath with the rest of the Pal community.
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=67641
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=67641
Christoff Yurievich
Member
I hope not, that was one of my launch purchases.jarrod said:Is Metal Slug Anthology off the launch list?
GoldenEye 007
Member
I don't think space will ever be an issue, I just kind of want an external HDD. I'll buy an SD Card closer to launch and maybe by then there will be 8GB single cards on the market, or I'll wait for 4GB cards to fall down some more. Newegg is thy friend!A_Lee_N said: