After a fiasco earlier today involving people reporting on a “live feed” that was several months old, it looks as if things are settling down for the big push. I’d call this a liveblog, but I don’t know how “live” it’ll be. (3am is rather late, and I know work would be unhappy if I liveblogged from there.) So consider this post to be the place to read up on all the updates that I manage to glean off of everything I can find. Things may not be put on the ‘Blog in real-time, but everything I find out will be put up. The three goddesses willing, after all is said and done with, we will know release dates and prices for everyone who reads this ‘Blog.Check behind the cut for updates, and please be wary of refreshing the blog non-stop; as I said, I am not guaranteeing that I will be marking updates every five seconds, and bandwidth is a precious thing.(Note that all times are Eastern Daylight Time.)
Tokyo Conference
* Release Date: December 2
* Cost: 25,000¥
* Virtual Console Cost: 500¥ for NES, 800¥ for SNES, 1,000¥ for N64
* Virtual Console Titles: 30 Nintendo titles and 30 Genesis/TurboGrafx-16 titles by end of year, 10 titles of each each week
* Launch Titles: 16 from 10 different companies
* Twilight Princess: At launch for 6,800¥
* Game Prices: 4,800-6,800¥
* Comes with: Console + stand, Wiimote + strap, Nunchuck, AC adaptor, A/V cable, sensor bar + stand, two AA batteries
New York City Conference
* Release Date: November 19
* Cost: $249.99 (includes Wii Sports)
* Virtual Console Cost: US$5 for NES, $8 for SNES, $10 for N64; you will get 2,000 Wii points (US$20, CDN$24) free at purchase
* Controller Cost: $40 for a Wiimote, $20 additional for a Nunchuck
* Virtual Console Titles: Roughly 30 at launch; Opera must be purchased to browse the Internet
* Launch Titles: Confirmed 17 at launch; 52 confirmed by end of March
* Twilight Princess: Wii version At launch for $50; GCN version December 11
* Game Prices: $50 or less for first-party titles; third-party developers will choose their own pricing, but with hope they will be affordable
* Comes with: Console + stand, Wiimote + strap, Nunchuck, AC adaptor, A/V cable, sensor bar + stand, two AA batteries
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Australia Details
* Release Date: December 7
* Price: AUD $400
* Includes: One controller + nunchuck, Wii Sports
* Launch Titles: 20 by end of year
* Zelda: At launch
Europe Details
* Release Date: Dcember 8
* Price: €249 / 179£
* VC Launch Titles: 15 at launch, 5-10 released per month subsequent
* Launch Titles: Around 15-20 third-party titles
* Includes: Wii Sports
* Game Pricing: €49-59 / 34-39£
* Zelda: At launch
Miscellaneous Details
* Mii Channel: Avatar creation
* Photo Channel: Showing pictures off of SD cart, picture manipulation, doodling, video playback
* Weather Channel: Free
* News Channel: Free
* Messageboard Channel: Talk on messageboards, send messages to PC and cell phone users, download updates
* Internet Channel: Opera must be purchased, but once you own it, you own it forever
* No DVD Playback
* Region-Free: Games from other companies will work on your Wii
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