[bysmitty]

Here is my launch plan:

Wii: $250
2nd controller: $60
Zelda -TP: $50
Classic controller: $15
4,000 wii points: $40
One other game: $50

Sub Total: $465
Tax: ~$30

Out the door price: ~$495

Which is still cheaper than the base ps3 with no games, add-ons, or even tax! I think I'm beyond drooling. I'm currently foaming at the mouth.

And please understand that I am no Nintendo fanboy. I don't own a GC and I didn't even buy my n64 until well into 2002. I’m just excited that something new is coming to the industry. I’ve watched graphic improvements for years, I’m ready for a new way to play. When do pre-orders begin?

...bysmitty

[Dasilva]

Originally Posted by bysmitty

Here is my launch plan:

Wii: $250
2nd controller: $60
Zelda -TP: $50
Classic controller: $15
4,000 wii points: $40
One other game: $50

Sub Total: $465
Tax: ~$30

Out the door price: ~$495

Which is still cheaper than the base ps3 with no games, add-ons, or even tax! I think I'm beyond drooling. I'm currently foaming at the mouth.

And please understand that I am no Nintendo fanboy. I don't own a GC and I didn't even buy my n64 until well into 2002. I’m just excited that something new is coming to the industry. I’ve watched graphic improvements for years, I’m ready for a new way to play. When do pre-orders begin?

...bysmitty

I know what you mean. I think you can preorder from play.com.

[Melanie68]

Originally Posted by Lucien21

The NYT was correct with the details which is kinda worrying as they predict a December 19th release in the EU. for 300Euro (probably £199)

The week before Xmas. ARE THEY MAD???

Bring your battle gear when you go shopping. You'll need all the help you can get against the last minute shopping parents.

[wilco]

Mine are:

Wii - 250$
Zelda - 50$
Rayman - 50$ ?
2,000 Wii points - 20$
Probably the classic controler - 15$
And maybe a 2nd wiimote if Europe gets Wii sports bundled.

Of course the prices will not be anything like that because everyone knows Europe gets robbed in the conversions por euro/pound
I'm scared of the conference for Europe tomorrow, I hope the price is not anything close those rumoured 300euro... and now there some reports that talk about a March 2007 delay...

[Dasilva]

I love the fact they dont have 2 different system versions, one simple console as it should be.

[Naveed]

IGN is saying March 2007 in Europe

http://wii.ign.com/articles/732/732764p1.html

[Lucien21]

Europe gets stiffed yet again.

[Melanie68]

But it hasn't been made official so maybe wait until then to get pissed.

You'll all get ulcers with all the speculation.

[Dasilva]

Originally Posted by Naveed

IGN is saying March 2007 in Europe

http://wii.ign.com/articles/732/732764p1.html

Its wrong obviously, what does Argos know about gamming, besides the release date is already official Nov.

[Reflection]

What the ? I thought it was out in November. Amazon always has the wrong dates.

[MoriartyL]

Originally Posted by Naveed

IGN is saying March 2007 in Europe

http://wii.ign.com/articles/732/732764p1.html

Don't panic, now- the Argos site IGN linked to actually does say Winter 2006. If it said March, it was a mistake -though more likely someone just saw the March date for PS3 right underneath it and got confused.

[Melanie68]

I can understand the tetchiness. The UK and Europe got the **** end of the stick with the PS3. Like I said earlier, I worry about gastric ulcer formation with all the stress these consoles cause. [/busybody]

[Stiltzkin]

Oddly enough, waiting for consoles doesn't bother me. It's all going to come eventually and there's so many games to play through in the meantime. I often won't purchase a new console until the price has gone down quite a bit, and that being the case, I tend to avoid reading a lot about the games for the new consoles, thus avoiding much of the agony it would cause me while I wait.

I suppose the rest of the world can be seen as bug testing the systems and games for Europe. Not that it makes it easy for early adopters... I feel for you.

[Lucien21]

Originally Posted by MoriartyL

Don't panic, now- the Argos site IGN linked to actually does say Winter 2006. If it said March, it was a mistake -though more likely someone just saw the March date for PS3 right underneath it and got confused.

It did actually say March 2007. I guess someone screwed up when updating the website and they have now changed it back.

[insane_cobra]

It's a bit more expensive than I expected, the new Xbox 360 Core pack will sell for around $255 in Japan and it will come bundled with two games. Wii is around $220 there. Good thing Japanese people don't care for 360.

[MoriartyL]

By the way, I'd like to point out that Nintendo has done a 180-degree turn from their previous stance on the purpose of a console. In the last generation, while Microsoft and Sony talked about combining different media functions into one entertainment system, Nintendo said that they made only dedicated game systems. No DVDs, no "toast"- just games. Now, though, they seem to be competing with Microsoft and Sony at their own game, conceding to their vision of a wider range of abilities from a console. Even without having DVD playback (which I'm sure is more a matter of price than philosophy by this point), the news, Opera browser, and weather forecast is going to make Wii look more like a multifunctional device, and XBox 360 will come off looking like the dedicated games system. Ironic, no?

[Kolzig]

http://www.n-europe.com/news.php?nid=9571 Oh yes!

You can't stop the money making machine


Has the European info conference already started?

[Lucien21]

Starts at 12pm

[Kolzig]

So it started 20 minutes ago?

[Lucien21]

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=67637

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