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Today's print edition of British tabloid Daily Star claims to have a lot of crucial Wii launch details, at least for Britain. Per journalist Paul Malley's story, the system is to launch "at the end of November" for a price of "£170" with "two dozen games." Other than that, the article lists some of the various activities Wii's remote allows, such as tennis, fishing pole, steering wheel, and sword and shield.

 

Given that Nintendo stated this week that release dates wouldn't be broken until September, we're not certain this story is valid, especially since it starts out with a comment that the new console was "unveiled yesterday." We have an email out to the writer to verify.

 

Thanks to reader Martin S. for the tip

 

http://www.nintendojo.com/infocus/view_item.php?1152384553

 

Apart from the late november rumour everything else sounds really great. But I need it now! :P

Charlie Newbie

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There was an event a couple of days ago for non-gaming journalists, maybe they heard other people talk about it there? I think £170 is too much for it actually, I reckon they've got the release date just about right though.

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Nintendo's aim is to appeal to the mainstream audience, and £170 is WAY to much for that. I don't see my non-gamer friends saying 'Oh way, Wii sports...only £170!!!'.

 

Hopefully, this is all speculation.

BGS Newbie

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You do realize it was the daily star that this info came from right...?

I was just about to say that!...

 

The Daily Star is probably the most unreliable 'red top' aside from the sport.

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Compared to the launch price of the other "next gen" consoles, and previous console launch prices in Europe, that is pretty cheap. Nintendo set themselves a low start with GameCube and I think it's natural we all expect that once again with the Wii. Hopefully we'll get it - less launch means more money for mames.

 

I meant games, I just wanted to keep the m-train chugging along.

Dcubed Proficient

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I reckon this is BS, why would Nintendo choose to reveal a price via the Daily Mail?. The Wii is coming out before the PS3, that is a fact. Therefore it cant come out in late November (Which would be way too close to Christmas to sell the console properly). Also 24 games is a bit much (Not even the 360 with it's rush job launch had that many games) and the price could only be real if it came with Wii Sports, Music and Motor Sports (This would actually be a very good price and very much mass market if it came with these games)

 

Though I would love to see Ninty sell the console for £169.99 with Wii Sports, Music and Motor Sports packed in, I don't think Ninty is smart enough to do that :angry:

AshMat Newbie

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How is £170 expensive? It's still a lot cheaper than Xbox 360's core system.

£170 is a very reasonable price for a home console. Plus, it's £10 cheaper than the PSP was at launch.

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I reckon this is BS, why would Nintendo choose to reveal a price via the Daily Mail?

 

Er, it's the Daily Star. Quite possibly the least trustworthy rag in this country.

 

As I said in the R-E news forum, I don't believe a word of that article. We won't get any real information until Nintendo chooses to officially unveil it before/during September. As we all know, they are very good at keeping their cards close to their chest.

 

Just for fun, I'm guessing late October/early November European release. As others have already said, Nintendo has already begun manufacturing the retail Wii consoles and they want to be out before PS3. Since the Wii is "easy to make", an October release is very possible (and it's still in Q4 2006) without severe console shortages.

 

Price-wise, I agree £150 (inc VAT and without games) sounds like the sweet spot. Let's see, eh?

Tellyn Newbie

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Wait..you guys are thinking £170 is too much? Wow, the max i'd pay is £200.

Im expecting £150 though, hope my guess is true or it is less.

 

Not everyone is rich. :shakehead

ShadowV7 Newbie

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All fake,not even a good newspaper compared to the rest.Why do people always assume they know the info we want or state the obvious,oh well it is the world of journalism :p

demonmike04 Newbie

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Not everyone is rich. :shakehead

I was saying it as my personal preference, but hey, even if it was that price, people should save up a little. Its definitly not going to break the bank at that price.

 

I am expecting cheaper, but i will take a Wii at £170.

Owen Newbie

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I'll buy a Wii for £170 but thats too....how to put it.....erm....much? It's not expensive and i'm not saying the console isn't worth £170 but i just feel Nintendo have to release it for £149.99 or less.

 

Anyway i'm not believing this! I will be quite dissapointed if it's released here end-of November as well!

 

Roll on September for the official statement!

Smowza Newbie

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If this is around the price then i'm not surprised.... i've posted before that i thought it would be around £160 - £180. That price range is fine by me, but i do think it should come with either the classic controller (or light gun attachment) or some VC game downloads for free... i miss nice bundles like the good old days of the NES and SNES.

DCK Newbie

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Meh, they took available info (all announced launch games and the max $250 price) for granted. It seems realistic though, but it's probably 20 pounds cheaper.

Jamba Newbie

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You do realise nintendo also have to make a profit on this, its not just wether you like the price or not

 

I wouldn't be pleased by this price but I wouldn't be that angry either. My point is the obvious fakeness of the articly from this drivle of a newspaper. Why would they know what the price is and no one else? Did they think the Star journalist was too drunk to remember or was is that the people at the Star don't care/know about / read an NDA?

Nintendo Fan Newbie

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If nintendo was to reveal the price wouldn't they have a press conference or something instead of releasing it first on the Daily star?

 

£170 Doesnt sound to bad. (I bought my GC with 1 game at launch for £170)

I don't think there will be 24 games at launch, but i know theres going to be loads :)

AshMat Newbie

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ok so:

Iwata: We're dropping it to £150

Some Nintendo Guy: But we'll lose money!

Iwata: Yes, but people want the rumours to be correct

SNG: But..

Iwata: And, people want it to be £150, and we want to be popular

Jamba Newbie

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ok so:

Iwata: We're dropping it to £150

Some Nintendo Guy: But we'll lose money!

Iwata: Yes, but people want the rumours to be correct

SNG: But..

Iwata: And, people want it to be £150, and we want to be popular

 

Oh c'mon... use your head a little bit. It's common knowledge that the perception of the price of any product can be greatky influenced by very small changes in actual price. This is why everything in UK is sold for £1.99 or £19.99 instead of £2 or £20. They seem a lot cheaper. So although £20 is not a big difference in itself it can be percieved as a lot more.

 

Also there are mental price brackets that products fall into. £100-£150 is easily one and £150-£200 is another. If it sold in the higher of these two, it would be considered a bit cheaper than the 360 but if it is sold in the lower, it becomes a LOT cheaper. It starts being seen as affordable in comparison to the rest of the market.

 

And yes, Nintendo do do market research to find out whta is "affordable". So in some ways you are right. Not that you are really.

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