DZComposer Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 NOA has confirmed the release date and price. (11-19-06 @ $249.99 USD). Available at 25000 retail locations. A picture is shown of Wii box art with the text “WII SPORTS INCLUDED!” written on the box. What’s in the box: * Wii * Sensor Bar * 1 Wii-Mote * 1 Nuchuck * RCA Composite A/V Cables * Power Cable/Brick * Wii Sports game (bowling added) Selected Launch Titles: * Zelda Twilight Princess * Excite Truck Mii = Your Wii avatar. You will be able to design an avatar for youself on the “Mii” channel 30 VC games by the end of the year. 10/month starting January Wii Points are the currency. Exchange rate: $24CDN = 2000wp. I’ll get the USD rate up as soon as I find it. VC Pricing: * NES - starting at 500wp * SNES - starting at 800wp * N64 - starting at 1000wp GCN games need the disc. Photo viewer. Can support SD-based digital camera memory cards. Opera is not free. News and Weather available from WiiConnect24. Built-in instant messenger, probably one of the major ones as Reggie mentioned talking to people with cell phones and PCs. 1st part games @ $50. Reggie was asked if 3rd party games will cost $60. the response? “We will encourage third parties to price appropriately.” Whatever that means… O.o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaith Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 :spam: What does it mean by "Selected Launch Titles"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZComposer Posted September 14, 2006 Author Share Posted September 14, 2006 Not the full list. I thought more were going to be listed on the site I was reading, but they only mentioned those 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol-Ratcht Saporro Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Wow! More features than I expected. I wanna see the WiiConnect feature. But, only two launch games? (So far hopefully >.> Man I can't wait for more games. 'Specially the Mario games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mithos Kionisu Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Wow! More features than I expected. I wanna see the WiiConnect feature. But, only two launch games? (So far hopefully >.> Man I can't wait for more games. 'Specially the Mario games. No, 22 launch titles confirmed, another 12 possible http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii#Expected_launch_titles and the browser will be a free download UNTIL June 2007, then if you dont have it you would need to pay for it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_Browser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner/Technical Admin Sideways Posted September 14, 2006 Owner/Technical Admin Share Posted September 14, 2006 cool. I'm defintly gettin one.!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Krystal Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 No, 22 launch titles confirmed, another 12 possible http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii#Expected_launch_titles and the browser will be a free download UNTIL June 2007, then if you dont have it you would need to pay for it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_Browser I heard that the Opera Wii Browser being free for that period is only for Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZComposer Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share Posted September 15, 2006 No, 22 launch titles confirmed, another 12 possible http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii#Expected_launch_titles and the browser will be a free download UNTIL June 2007, then if you dont have it you would need to pay for it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_Browser Fristly, I said "SELECTED" because the live blog I was reading only mentioned those two. There are going to be around 20 launch titles. In the US, Opera will not be free at all. Reggie > Wikipedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner/Technical Admin Sideways Posted September 15, 2006 Owner/Technical Admin Share Posted September 15, 2006 That's Bull. Why Opera? Why not Firefox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Krystal Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 That's Bull. Why Opera? Why not Firefox? Simple actually. While Firefox is cool and all, Opera was from the beginning designed specifically with mobile and special devices support. It's made (and there are special versions) specifically for unusual systems that have very limited memory, or a strange screen resolution (like the DS and cell phones). I wouldn't worry though, Opera has more features than Firefox, hands down, and it's also more accurate at rendering web pages. Ultra simple review of browsers is below: Web Page Rendering (based on Acid 2 compliance): IE < Firefox < Opera < Safari Features (based on number and usefulness): IE < Safari < Firefox < Opera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner/Technical Admin Sideways Posted September 15, 2006 Owner/Technical Admin Share Posted September 15, 2006 Ahh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox P McCloud Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Uh-oh.... I can see big problems ahead for dial-uppers; I know I'll be complaining a lot. I can really see that the Wii is going to focus, a lot, on online play, activities, and downloads...something that will be virtually impossible/slow for a dial-upper. And before someone brings it up: "DSL is cheap now, so there's no excuse to switch" try living where I live, and you'll see, it just DOESN'T exist...and believe me, I've done hours upon hours of research for alternatives too. I'm slightly disappointed by the price and lack of launch titles...I really don't see the big need to go out and buy this console on day one...I'd rather wait til Christmas, when there will be a few more games out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZComposer Posted September 16, 2006 Author Share Posted September 16, 2006 I wouldn't say 20 is a lack of launch titles. :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox P McCloud Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Hmm, I thought I heard that the only launch titles currently are Wii Sports, Excite Truck, and Zelda: Twilight Princess. I thought the "20 launch titles" referred to games that would be coming out within a month of the Wii's release. perhaps I'm wrong; as a matter of fact, I wouldn't doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZComposer Posted September 16, 2006 Author Share Posted September 16, 2006 Those are the only first party launch titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONE_HELLCAT Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Hey Fox, have you heard of Satelite internet? Direct TV has something like that I think, Direcway. You know back with the SNES in Japan, Nintendo had a satelite download service. http://www.n-sider.com/hardwareview.php?hardwareid=17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZComposer Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 Satelitte internet is no bueno for gaming. While you get fast downloads, pings are always around 2 seconds, which will seriously lag you in games. This extra latency is due to the extra distance (into space and back) that the data must travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zicka Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Neato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONE_HELLCAT Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Satelitte internet is no bueno for gaming. While you get fast downloads, pings are always around 2 seconds, which will seriously lag you in games. This extra latency is due to the extra distance (into space and back) that the data must travel. Heh, Well Fox can atleast download extra content for his games, just not play online, yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Krystal Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 No high speed won't be too much of a problem. Metroid Prime 3 won't even have online play. I don't think Red Steel or Super Mario Galaxy do either. Dial-up users will be able to benefit from just about everything else: Messages Weather News Opera Browser You CAN send a phone modem signal through a wireless router. I used dial up for years with little problems (just had to drive to school to do major downloading). Plus, there will be wired internet connectivity for Wii through an extra wire or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox P McCloud Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Yes, as DZ has stated, latency is a huge problem. Also, satellite service's reliability is far good...it's nothing short of terrible. Yeah, I know you will be able to take advantage of those things, but depending on how graphically intensive they are, it might take forever. Either way, I already knew about sharing a 56K connection wirelessly, Dwight; as a matter of fact, I have the current set up in my house (though one PC has to act as a sort of server). I realize I could, in theory, purchase a serial modem and hook it up to a router with a serial port on it, and hook that up to a wireless router, but, that sounds like more trouble that it's worth. There is also the BestData 56K external ethernet modem, but I've heard very bad things about it. Anyway, sorry to get off topic, I just hate dial-up...a lot. In the long run though, I can see that thing will be greatly hindered by a 56K connection...doable, but hindered. Just as long as Nintendo doesn't implement a latency or bandwidth requirement, I should be able to participate in *some* Wiivents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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