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  • TUESDAY AUGUST 22 2006 2:00 PM

Wii Price Leaked

Submitted by WilWheaton

Edited by WilWheaton

Tags: Wii, Nintendo

The price for Nintendo's Wii has been set at $170, according to David Gardner, an executive at Electronic Arts.

In an interview to be published later this week, Gardner said: "I've heard in Japan that the price is about $170, but I don't know if the price has been set in Europe yet."

Gardner said that Nintendo's marketing strategerey is to position the Wii as a second console, to be purchased after a 360 or PS3. Mr. Gardner did not say where he got the crack, or how much he smoked before he opined that consumers would spend an extra $170 after kicking out $300 or $800 for a 360 or PS3, respectively.

(via Gizmodo)

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joekuma

joekuma

The Pas, MB
August 2005

AUG 22, 2006 02:06 PM

screw the xbox and the ps3 ima get me a 'tendo whooooo!
nice price too

_DictionaryGirl_

_DictionaryGirl_

NEWSWIRE

San Diego, CA

AUG 22, 2006 02:08 PM

$170?! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ooo aaa


Er, what I meant to say was... I'm totally getting one. blush

ThetotalM

ThetotalM

Providence, RI
July 2004

AUG 22, 2006 02:09 PM

w000t.....go $170 biggrin

gavroche

gavroche

France
December 2005

AUG 22, 2006 02:10 PM

Actually i see the Wii as a first console.
Nintendo is way more inovative than sony or microsoft (just look at the DS) and it seems that the Wii is much more entertaining than the "classic" 360 or PS3.
But i guess we have to wait the games to really judge it.

_DictionaryGirl_

_DictionaryGirl_

NEWSWIRE

San Diego, CA

AUG 22, 2006 02:16 PM

gavroche said:
Actually i see the Wii as a first console.
Nintendo is way more inovative than sony or microsoft (just look at the DS) and it seems that the Wii is much more entertaining than the "classic" 360 or PS3.
But i guess we have to wait the games to really judge it.



First console? Pfft. It'll be my fourth console.

I mean, it's not like my NES, my N64, or my GameCube are going anywhere any time soon... confused

irishinch

irishinch

Forestdale, MA
August 2003

AUG 22, 2006 02:19 PM

best news evar!!!

gavroche

gavroche

France
December 2005

AUG 22, 2006 02:20 PM

_DictionaryGirl_ said:
First console? Pfft. It'll be my fourth console.

I mean, it's not like my NES, my N64, or my GameCube are going anywhere any time soon... confused



I hope i'm not wrong, but i'm almost sure that with the wii you'll be able to play to all your NES, N64 and gamecube games!

_DictionaryGirl_

_DictionaryGirl_

NEWSWIRE

San Diego, CA

AUG 22, 2006 02:22 PM

gavroche said:

_DictionaryGirl_ said:
First console? Pfft. It'll be my fourth console.

I mean, it's not like my NES, my N64, or my GameCube are going anywhere any time soon... confused



I hope i'm not wrong, but i'm almost sure that with the wii you'll be able to play to all your NES, N64 and gamecube games!



Holy crap, seriously?! eeek

Still though, my NES is my baby. I've been carrying it around with me for 18 years, and it's never let me down yet. blush

dingoes8

dingoes8

Milwaukee, WI
March 2004

AUG 22, 2006 02:30 PM

That's incredible. SNES debuted at $199, and that was 15 years ago. eeek eeek

ThisIsWhoWeAre

ThisIsWhoWeAre

Oakland, CA
July 2004

AUG 22, 2006 02:30 PM

I bought the N64 and GameCube just for MarioKart. I can't WAIT to see the Wii version! love

gavroche

gavroche

France
December 2005

AUG 22, 2006 02:31 PM

_DictionaryGirl_ said:
Holy crap, seriously?! eeek

Still though, my NES is my baby. I've been carrying it around with me for 18 years, and it's never let me down yet. blush




Look at this :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii#Virtual_Console

and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii#Backward_compatibility

But i can understand that you want to be buried with your NES (just kidding i'm sorry whatever ).

v4mp1r0

v4mp1r0

Folsom, CA
August 2006

AUG 22, 2006 02:31 PM

i think this is the perfect way for nintendo to go! you can get a 360 and a wii for less than the higher modle ps3! lol i love it

fuck you sony

flyonwall

flyonwall

London, ON
October 2004

AUG 22, 2006 02:38 PM

wow.. if this is tru i might be finally tempted to look into buying another game console...

*pats his trusty NES*

_DictionaryGirl_

_DictionaryGirl_

NEWSWIRE

San Diego, CA

AUG 22, 2006 02:48 PM

gavroche said:
But i can understand that you want to be buried with your NES (just kidding i'm sorry whatever ).



Hey man, maybe I do, and maybe I DO! blackeyed

ninetysevencents

ninetysevencents

Rochester, NY
August 2003

AUG 22, 2006 02:55 PM

_DictionaryGirl_ said:

gavroche said:
Actually i see the Wii as a first console.
Nintendo is way more inovative than sony or microsoft (just look at the DS) and it seems that the Wii is much more entertaining than the "classic" 360 or PS3.
But i guess we have to wait the games to really judge it.



First console? Pfft. It'll be my fourth console.

I mean, it's not like my NES, my N64, or my GameCube are going anywhere any time soon... confused



Why don't I see the word "super" in any of those consoles you listed? Don't tell me you switched over to genesis in the early 90's. Sure you got to be the raptor in Genesis' Jurassic Park (possibly one of the coolest things in video game history to that point) but you would have completely missed out on Donkey Kong Country and Super Mario World 2, Starfox and Zelda 3. ugh. No Super Metroid?. Say it isn't so.

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