Wii in Japan - 02 DEC 2006
Posted by inpheaux on September 14th, 2006 at 2:16 am
Well, the Japan Press Conference finally actually happened, after several hilarious false starts. Here's a rundown of what we learned: (Please note these are only the Japanese confirmed details)
- Release Date: 02 DEC 2006
- Price: 25,000¥
- 30 Nintendo games and 30 TurboGrafix16/Genesis games by the end of the year, 10 new games each month.
- Virtual Console Pricing: NES: 500¥; SNES: 800¥; N64: 1,000¥
Update: Looks like I should've waited a bit, because we got more info about accessories:
- Extra Wiimote: 3,800¥
- Nunchuck Addon: 1,800¥
- Traditional Controller: 1,800¥
Oh look, and we also got a summary page explaining exactly what your 25,000¥ gets you in Japan:
- Wii Console
- Wiimote
- Wiimote Wrist Strap
- Nunchuck Adapter
- AV cable
- Stand (The wedge thing that makes it sit at an angle)
- Accessory Plate (???)
- Sensor Bar
- AC Adapter
- 2 AA Batteries
Please let me go to sleep now, Nintendo.
But first, some quick last-minute American release rumors, from a New York Times article that was leaked on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer website about an hour ago. This article has since been pulled, and has some elements that don't gel with the Japanese Press Conference, so we don't know if it was pulled due to inaccuracies or pulled because Nintendo Says So. In either account, here's their scoop.
- US Release: 19 NOV 2006
- Price: $250
- Wii Sports is now a pack-in
- Games retail for $50
- Virtual Console games retail for $5-10 a pop
Why would it launch here first? Is Wii Sports a real game now, rather than just a bunch of super-short demos that we played at E3? How many controllers do I get with that? How soon can I preorder?
Reggie will be laying all these rumors to rest in another seven hours . . so I guess I better get some sleep before then.
Update: As of 02:23 ET, the NYT article is back up on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's website. Still classing this as rumor because of all the ridiculous gun-jumping that's been going on tonight.
Sources: Famitsu, My Feverishly F5'ing e-friendz in #nintendo
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