Wii Updates.

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Wii became announcement. Simultaneously with support from 10 corporations 16 titles in sale. In line-up (THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: Twilight Princess) ' And ' Wii sport ' and so on it is included. With including tax 6800 Yen(57.81 USD). As for the price range of the software, the possibility that it reaches 4800 Yen(40.80 USD) - 6800 Yen(57.81 USD).



The attention of Wii the price range of the functional one, virtual console became clear. Price of the software which is downloaded with the virtual console, with the Family Computer 500 Yen(4.25 USD), with the super Family Computer 800 Yen, reaches 1000 Yen(8.50 USD). Line-up within year, the Nintendo Co. software may be 60 title front and back 30 titles, including the software of Mega drive and the PC engine. After that, 10 titles are added in month. Furthermore, Wii connect 24 service can be paid via credit or the Wii point prepaid card.

Thanks to http://www.famitsu.com for pics, sorry about the poor translation

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Q: How much are additional remotes.
A: Wii Remote is $39.99. Nunchuck attachment is $19.99.

Q: Can the Wii hold the images or does it stay on the SD.
A: The majority is for SD.

Q: What's up with Zelda for GameCube.
A: It launches Dec 11

Q: When are you specifying which are launch day and which are launch window.
A: We are going to leave that for third-party, but about half will be launch day.

Q: Cost of connecting to the Internet?
A: There is no cost through our system. You need an Internet Connection at your home. If you have a wireless router you are set to go. Or you can connect through a wire.

Q: Why charge Wii Points.
A: We think Wii Points is the most straight forward way for consumers.

Q: What about third Party game prices.
A: We encourage our third-party partners to price their games at a competitive price.

Q: 4 million world wide.
A: by Dec. 31

Q: How many will support wide-screen and how would you compare graphical power.
A: Most if not all are wide screen. In terms of graphical power, we have a different paradigm for what turns on the consumer.

Q: Integration between DS and the Wii
A: We are not announcing any details, but in the future you will hear much more details.

Q: There were rumblings about Metroid Prime as a launch title, any more details.
A: Metroid Prime is going to be a 2007 title.

Q: How will Wii points be converted for other countries?
A: 2000 Wii points will be about $24 Canadian. Similar strategy in Mexico and other markets.

Q: In-Gaming advertising and branded channels.
A: In terms of in-game advertising in terms of first-party it is something we are looking at. But our strategy is different. We see in game branding as a way of making the game more real, as opposed to a revenue stream.

Right now we don't have plans for branded channels, but that's right now. Who's to say what the future will bring.

Thanks kotaku for this breakdown!

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Nintendo (all game releases TBA, except for Zelda and Wii Sports which press sheets confirm for Nov. 19.)
Battalion Wars II
Big Brain Academy™ (temporary name)
Excite Truck™
The Legend of Zelda®: Twilight Princess
Mario Strikers Charged
Metroid® Prime 3: Corruption
Super Mario® Galaxy (temporary name)
WarioWare™: Smooth Moves
Wii Sports

Third Party (All games slated for release before March 31, 2007)

Activision
Call of Duty 3
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Rapala Tournament Fishing
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam

Atari
World Series of Poker

Atlus
Dragon Ball Z Budokai: Tenkaichi 2

EA
Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Chicken Little: Ace in Action
Buena Vista Games
Disney's Meet the Robinsons
Dance Factory
Codemasters
Sidewinder
The Godfather
Madden NFL 07
Need for Speed: Carbon
SSX
Tiger Woods PGA Tour

Konami
Elebits

Majesco
Bust A Move Revolution

Midway
The Ant Bully
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
Happy Feet
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
Rampage: Total Destruction

Sega
Sonic and the Secret Rings
Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz

SNK
Metal Slug Anthology

THQ
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Barnyard
Cars
SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab

Ubisoft
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
Far Cry: Vengeance
GT Pro Series
Monster 4x4: World Circuit
Open Season
Prince of Persia
Rayman: Raving Rabbids
RED STEEL
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent

Vivendi
Ice Age 2

[oldengineer]

Hmmm not a bad line up if it all comes off.

Btw: Great news post there skit, much appreciated, I've been trying to work out what they mean...internet connection is free but u have to pay for wii points...is that not a bit like Live! where you pay for connection and get the points thrown in?

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Hmmm not a bad line up if it all comes off.

Btw: Great news post there skit, much appreciated, I've been trying to work out what they mean...internet connection is free but u have to pay for wii points...is that not a bit like Live! where you pay for connection and get the points thrown in?

Point system will use Live Market place point system, where vouchers can be purchased to add to your account.

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Nintendo VP of marketing has confirmed to IGN that Wii will not include DVD playback. From the article: "Nintendo of America's vice president of marketing and corporate affairs, Perrin Kaplan, confirmed to IGN Wii today that its forthcoming Wii console will not play Hollywood DVD movies. The decision to remove the functionality was made in order to deliver the machine at a cheaper cost and because most people today already own DVD players."
Thanks Joystiq!

[oldengineer]

No DVD's, seems crazy not to add such a simple and popular function...I guess this means the drive mechanism will be some special piece of kit?

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Joel Johnson from Wired News was able to extract a rather valuable tidbit of information that will likely please gamers all across the world. Perrin Kaplan casually confirmed that all first-party Wii games will be free of draconian region locks, thus allowing them to run on a Wii system purchased from Japan, Europe, America and everything in-between. The same doesn't hold true for third-party games yet, but one can only hope they follow the glorious example and do away with an annoying system that has long since been dropped in handheld platforms.

Thanks again to Joystiq for heads up!

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Link

"According to the Argos website — probably best described as a sort of UK and Irish Wal-Mart where you order everything by catalogue and then sit on your ass for half an hour, waiting for it to emerge from the warehouse — the Wii release date is going to be March, 2007.

Just a few days ago, though, the banner apparently read 'Winter, 2006'.

Before panic commences for us Euro-types, this is really the equivalent of any retailer's random prediction for console or game release dates: highly suspect.

What makes Argos' speculation so troubling is it comes a mere 16 hours before the UK Nintendo presser, when the Wii's Europe launch date and price will be announced. Worse yet, it essentially mirrors the disappointment gamers got earlier this month when it was announced that the PS3 would be delayed in Europe for an additional 4 months."
Florian Eckhardt - Kotaku

First PS3 now Wii?! Whats going on here! *sigh*

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According to Swedish website PCForalla, a representative from Bergsala (official Nintendo importers of Sweden) claims that the Wii will be coming out in Sweden at the end of November or the beginning of December.

Price? 1,800 Krona or about 2,300 Krona after Value Added Tax. That basically translates to €250, minus a euro or two.
Many thanks Florian Eckhardt - Kotaku.