May 26, 2006
In a poll by Japanese magazine Famitsu, readers in Japan have delivered their verdict on PlayStation 3 and Wii's launch plans with 73% saying they believe Wii will "win" the hardware war.
Nearly 70% of readers said they are most looking forward to Wii. 21% voted for PlayStation 3, while the others voted for systems already released. 88.4% of readers believe PlayStation 3 is too expensive, while 10% believe it's "about right".
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Nintendo of America's executive vp of sales and marketing Reggie Fils-Aime says the company is has learned from the mistakes the GameCube made, and that Nintendo is applying the lessons learned from GameCube to their launch of the Wii.
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Nintendo's Wii controller will feature a microphone and will store a user phonebook/address book while it will be used as a VoIP phone and will help gamers communicate while online without the need for a headset reports megagames.com.
All this comes thanks to a few Nintendo patents unveiled by nrevolutiona which demonstrate exactly how the microphone will be implemented.
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May 25, 2006
Nintendo's next-generation console, the Wii, will retail in the US for $250 or less, and no more than 25,000 Yen in Japan reports reghardware. It also expects to have shipped more than 6m of the machines by March 2007, the company said today.
Nintendo made the announcement in Osaka this morning after reporting a 12.5 per cent rise in full-year net profits
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May 24, 2006
Nintendo and Opera have announced plans to take Wii users to the Internet reports IGN.
- At the Electronics Entertainment Expo 2006, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed that its forthcoming Wii console would be able to access the Web with the Opera browser. Iwata said that the Wii console could, "… power up virtual console games and applications like our Opera Web browser saved to flash ROM… in just a few seconds."
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May 20, 2006
Thanks in great photo work by gamers at E3, it has been revealed that Nintendo used GameCubes, not Wii consoles at E3.
Nintendo confirmed that they did indeed use GameCube housing, but that the "guts" or internal architecture was certainly from the Wii. "The Wii hardware we exhibited at E3 2006 was made specifically for the E3 show and is not the final mass-production version. Some of this hardware was cased in Nintendo GameCube housing," the company explained.
Read More at GameDaily
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WiiNintendo Breaks Down the Nintendo Wii Game Line up
Nintendo Wii Price
Nintendo, which is trying to regain videogame market share from Microsoft and Sony, will likely sell its new Wii console for much less than its competitors' console prices. Merrill Lynch analyst Justin Post predicted Thursday that the new machine, which will be released this fall, will sell for $200, a move that could prompt software publishers to create more titles for the gaming system. @ Forbes
Wii Controller Shell
Features of the controller include the following:
* a, b, X, Y, L, R, ZR and ZL buttons (the L and R buttons are analog)
* Cross pad
* L and R analog sticks
* Minus (-)/Select button
* Home button
* Plus (+)/Start button
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May 18, 2006
In an extensive interview with The Street.com, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata talked about Wii . Here are some hightlights
Wii's price
Iwata told The Street, "Sorry, but give us more time before making the announcement. Of course, it's going to be an affordable price point."
Wii's price vs PS3's price,
"If we put the PS3 as the standard price point, any price point is going to be affordable."
Wii for everyone
"The fact of the matter is it's not the case. By taking advantage of the unique controller and very unique play style of Wii, we will not only invite the newcomers but also excite the existing gamers. Now that's the kind of message we really wanted to deliver."
Read More Hightlights at CVG
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