[kuze]

Originally Posted by bysmitty

I hope I'll be able to interface this through my computer monitor (24" LCD). I would hate to have to dust off my TV (19" tube w/ mono sound).

From the spec sheet that has just been released:
* Up to 480p and will work with a computer monitor as well as any TV or projector
* Component (including Progressive scan), S-Video, or composite output

..so you shouldn't have a problem.

The other specs:

CPU:
1.2GHz Single Core IBM PowerPC processor "Broadway"

GPU:
ATI "Hollywood"

Memory:
256MB of 400MHz GDDR2 RAM on a 128-bit bus. The memory is shared by the CPU and the GPU via the unified memory architecture.

Ports and peripheral capabilities:

* Up to four Wii Remote controllers (connected wirelessly via Bluetooth)
* One SD memory card slot
* Two USB 2.0 ports
* One Sensor Bar port
* Four Nintendo GameCube controller ports
* Two Nintendo GameCube memory card ports
* Compatible with optional USB 2.0 to Ethernet LAN adaptor

Storage:

* 512 MB built-in flash memory
* Expansion available via SD card memory and USB mass storage
* Slot-loading disc drive compatible with:
o DVD (4.7 GB Single layer or 8.5 GB Dual Layer)
o 8 cm GameCube optical disc
* Mask ROM by Macronix

Video:

* 16 : 9 widescreen support

Audio:
Main: Stereo - Dolby Pro Logic II-capable
Controller: Built-in speaker

[Kolzig]

http://www.n-europe.com/news.php?nid=9573

Australian Wii launch info.

[bysmitty]

Good to hear, thx for the info Kuze! I hate that old pathetic TV I have but there is no way for me to justify upgrading it since I don't watch television or movies... ever. It would just be an expensive Wii monitor.

...bysmitty

[Lucien21]

Euro Launch Details

WarioWare: Smooth Moves (just after launch).

Third-party: around 15-20 games from launch. Red Steel. Rayman. Need for Speed Carbon. Tony Hawk. Super Monkey Ball.

Date: 2006.

December 8th 2006.

EUR 249 / GBP 179

Bundles is white console, one Wii remote, one Nunchuck, Wii Sports.

Between 49 and 59 Euros for software. 34 for 39 pounds.

[Naveed]

Wii Play with remote will also come to Europe, nice.

[SakSquash]

The games look like sheight.

Still might be fun though.

[Stiltzkin]

Those are some nice specs there Kuze. While the other "next gen" systems easily surpass it, I must say that it's still noticably above the last generation. Millions of people are still playing old console games and Wii is hardly an old system by those specs. Works for me.

[Lucien21]

£179 is a bit much.

$250 = £130 approx.

You can get an Xbox360 Core pack for £199.

[insane_cobra]

The games look fine to me, but they're too damn expensive! Developing for Wii is much cheaper than developing for Xbox 360 or PS3, why aren't games much cheaper, too? Between 49 and 59 Euros for software? That's not fair.

The price of hardware is relatively fine, but I'm not willing to pay that much for spruced up GameCube games. I thought Wii would be my first next gen console, but I think I'll go with the 360.

[bysmitty]

I guess I was expecting game to be on the cheaper side too. I was figuring $40 or so. Likely, as time goes on, a wider price delta will emerge and we'll see games retail anywhere between $20 and $50.

...bysmitty

[Jackal]

What the heck are Wii points? And why do they cost money?

(Yes, I could look it up somewhere, but asking is so much easier.)

[Junkface]

I think Wii points are what you use to buy virtual console games, though don't quote me on that.

I'm disappointed in the way the non US and Japan portion of the world seems to be getting fucked over when it comes to price. I was expecting to buy one at launch but am now considering sticking to just the PC, PS2 and DS for a while longer (God knows I have more games than time right now anyway.)

Though if I do (almost inevitably) cave I will definitely be getting Zelda, Rayman and Red Steel at launch. I also feel like mentioning that those new Mario screenshots are probably the best looking anything I've seen in the next/new generation.

[RLacey]

£179 is just too much. At £150 or less I might have considered it, but I'd forgotten that all the hardware manufacturers screw the Europeans over when it comes to price.

Looks like I'm waiting for it to fall in price, then. Which leaves me in two minds about whether I want it to do well at retail .

[fajerkaos]

Maybe im just a moron, but i think the prize is pretty good...
maybe it's 'couse im livin' in sweden, and dont really know how much a euro is worth here anyway, so im probably really wrong.

and BTW: those Mario pics really do look great

[bigjko]

Sounds like just about the same price as the GameCube, when it was new. With Wii Sports bundled. Of course I would've wanted it to be lower, but I'm fine with the current pricing, though.

Jack, Wii Points are to buy the old games (or the Opera browser) on the Virtual Console. So they have to cost money, obviously.

EDIT: Also, interesting that they'll have a huge headstart ahead of PS3 in Europe.

[nordic_guy]

I'm not too bothered about the price (I don't see how anyone could be, it's bundled with a game!), but getting one at launch seems to be pretty risky business. I mean, this whole technology could prove to be a bit useless.

Still, it looks like fun, and a Wii with Zelda, some other game and Wii Sports at launch could hardly turn out to be a bad thing could it?

EDIT: I just realized that I might not be able to fit the sensorbar on top of my television. The screen might be too thin/flat...

[insane_cobra]

Originally Posted by bigjko

Sounds like just about the same price as the GameCube, when it was new.

Didn't GameCube launch at only £130?

[RLacey]

Also, the GameCube enjoyed little enough success that I was able to get it for about £75 only a couple of months later...

[Toefur]

I predict this will flop.

[fajerkaos]

I predict it to be something new.

Originally Posted by nordic_guy

getting one (game) at launch seems to be pretty risky business. I mean, this whole technology could prove to be a bit useless.

That probably mean that it must be great! Otherwise they wouldnt risk it