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Wii/Wii U
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Skywalker
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False. With all the rumors going around, it's hard to believe anything.
primusfan
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Yes, Wii, wii, wiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. 
I'm hoping i'll be able to get it somewhere around launch. I don't know if I can wait till Christmas. 
I'm hoping i'll be able to get it somewhere around launch. I don't know if I can wait till Christmas. 
Sephiroth27
Smash Ace
I agree. Getting the Wii before Christmas would be wonderful.
Legendary Kirby
Smash Cadet
Don't worry people I bet the wii will come out before Christmas or even Thanks Giving
It's been confirmed quite a few times that it'll be coming out before Thanksgiving. It may even be out as early as Oct. 2nd, if people figured things out correctly.
Okay, good news and bad news...lets go with the good first.
Taking advantage of the old-fashioned but very powerful 'word-of-mouth' marketing technique, Nintendo of America is hand-picking several lucky people across North America to host top-secret events promoting Nintendo's Wii, with 30 of their friends.
To be held next month, the 'Wii Ambassador' program will see Nintendo provide 6 Wii consoles plus food and drinks to each event. Further, those lucky enough to be in attendance will meet at a top-secret location before being transported to the unknown venue.
A user of 1UP.com has posted photos and details of a special package he received today, which included an Onyx Black Nintendo DS Lite unit and a personal invitation, signed by NOA President, Reggie Fils-Aime.
http://www.aussie-nintendo.com/images/NEWS/WiiCertresize.jpg
Also, Tecmo has said that they will be "agressively suporting" the virtual console.
And now the bad news.
According to pcgames.com.cn, problems in the manufacturing process of the Wii-mote and the nunchuk controller have arised, causing extensive testing to be undertaken until satisfactory units are produced.
The publication says it made a visit to a particular factory, which also produces some PSP systems, and interviewed a quality controller, who revealed that mass production of Nintendo's products is proving to be a tedious task. Such problems reported are not related to the advanced internal technologies of the controllers, but rather buttons are said to be non-responsive and unnatural noises sound when the controllers are waved around. Further, some controllers are said to damage easily.
Currently the factory is testing samples and must then forward those to Nintendo Japan for further testing. It is claimed that if these issues cannot be ironed out soon, then the Wii's launch strategy may be under threat.
Of course, other factories are likely contracted to produce units and it is unknown as to widespread, or in fact significant, the reported problems are.
Taking advantage of the old-fashioned but very powerful 'word-of-mouth' marketing technique, Nintendo of America is hand-picking several lucky people across North America to host top-secret events promoting Nintendo's Wii, with 30 of their friends.
To be held next month, the 'Wii Ambassador' program will see Nintendo provide 6 Wii consoles plus food and drinks to each event. Further, those lucky enough to be in attendance will meet at a top-secret location before being transported to the unknown venue.
A user of 1UP.com has posted photos and details of a special package he received today, which included an Onyx Black Nintendo DS Lite unit and a personal invitation, signed by NOA President, Reggie Fils-Aime.
http://www.aussie-nintendo.com/images/NEWS/WiiCertresize.jpg
Also, Tecmo has said that they will be "agressively suporting" the virtual console.
And now the bad news.
According to pcgames.com.cn, problems in the manufacturing process of the Wii-mote and the nunchuk controller have arised, causing extensive testing to be undertaken until satisfactory units are produced.
The publication says it made a visit to a particular factory, which also produces some PSP systems, and interviewed a quality controller, who revealed that mass production of Nintendo's products is proving to be a tedious task. Such problems reported are not related to the advanced internal technologies of the controllers, but rather buttons are said to be non-responsive and unnatural noises sound when the controllers are waved around. Further, some controllers are said to damage easily.
Currently the factory is testing samples and must then forward those to Nintendo Japan for further testing. It is claimed that if these issues cannot be ironed out soon, then the Wii's launch strategy may be under threat.
Of course, other factories are likely contracted to produce units and it is unknown as to widespread, or in fact significant, the reported problems are.
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The question is whether those who go the event will tell us all about it, or be forced to keep what they learned secret. I hope for the former.
I pray this doesn't become a huge problem. It could ruin the Wii and I, for sure, don't want that to happen.
Concidering the fact they're doing it for word-of-mouth advertising, I think it's safe to assume they're able to talk about it.
Zink
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What I anticipate is some kind of pre-launch thing with the Ambassadors, who then go around telling everyone the Wii is awesome like a week before launch to get everyone revved up.
kaid
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The Wii ambassidor session in los angeles, CA, is September 15th, the day after Reggi's announcement. (the ambasidar in question has a blog on IGN)
primusfan
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That sucks....BAD. They have to figure out what's wrong with it soon. We need Wii out in stores before Thanksgiving like they said.
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I can almost guarentee Nintendo will fix it before the Wii releases stateside; their consoles and controllers have always been somewhat durable.
EDIT: So, the two events are one day apart? This should be interesting.
primusfan
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Yeah, but Nintendo's never made any controller like this before. It could be more complicated to make or fix or whatever.
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Yeah, it would be extremely complex. However, Nintendo already has experimented in the past with revolutions. Did 8-bit graphics work? Yes. Did the 64's analog stick work? Yes. Did the DS work? Yes.
After a fine track record, it's doubtful that Nintendo will screw up one of the most hyped systems of all time.
primusfan
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Yeah, I hope you're right. It would really suck if they had to make a late launch.
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Let them make a late launch if they have to. Gamers complained about Halo 2 being delayed . . . and it ended up becoming one of the greatest FPSs of all time. If Nintendo needs that extra month to improve some things, then let them.
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They're both two of the greatest FPSs of all time, but I digress, this isn't Bungie.net.
LemonManX
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True, this isn't Bungie.net. But they were both fine games, only lacking the addition of bots in multiplayer... anyway back to the Wii.
Its look promising thats for the sure, the wiimote... the nunchuck... the games... the support... the Wi-Fi (even though it uses lame friend codes). Nintendo will make up some lost ground this generation.
Its look promising thats for the sure, the wiimote... the nunchuck... the games... the support... the Wi-Fi (even though it uses lame friend codes). Nintendo will make up some lost ground this generation.
The Great Marth
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This has nothing to do with wii and i might get warned but this is a list of the best selling games OF ALL TIME.
most of you would not know some of this
http://www.vgcharts.org/worldtotals.php?name=&console=&publisher=&sort=Total
most of you would not know some of this
http://www.vgcharts.org/worldtotals.php?name=&console=&publisher=&sort=Total
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I doubt that Nintendo will stick with it, though. The friend code system worked quite well for the DS, as it was handheld, and most of the games were aimed at pre-teens.
Nintendo may do something different for Brawl, as it will likely become a more "hardcore" game than Mario Kart.
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Maybe they could make two versions of every game, one version for pre-teen, one for above. I dought they would do it though. Maybe just a mod for the game.
smashman90
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I don't think that they would do that because Nintendo isn't the kind of game company who would make Mature rated games.
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this cant be right cause the nintendo fusion tour takes place well through october (im going the 15th) and one of the ads is "be among the first to play the wii" and if its already out thats not correct
LemonManX
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I honestly have no idea if they'll stick with friends codes... if they do then hell I suppose we get what we pay for (which is $0). But I suppose I can handle friends codes if I must, Wi-Fi will be too fun to say no to, of course we could get lucky and they could announce a change in their online plans.
Two versions of every game? I also doubt that would happen... it would take alot just to make two versions of Wii games.
And we don't know when the Wii is coming out, they did say before thanksgiving but there are rumours of a delay in the production of Wiimotes.
Two versions of every game? I also doubt that would happen... it would take alot just to make two versions of Wii games.
And we don't know when the Wii is coming out, they did say before thanksgiving but there are rumours of a delay in the production of Wiimotes.
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Yeah, it wouldn't be the end of the world if Nintendo included the friend code system. I imagine that there would be a sticky for exchanging friend codes if such a thing happened. However, I want more . . .
Games have never had two different versions simply for ratings, except certain incidents with
That may be true, but until it's official, the broad "Fall" release date is good enough.
Paranoid_Android
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Sweet. I'll get to kick some 12 year old's *** at videogames in Best Buy if the Wii happens to sell out before I can get one!
Legendary Kirby
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I don't know Android, what if your on the other side of the *** kicking? not that you will, but what if?
blaksheap82
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I heard about EA supposedly leaking the price on the Wii as being $170, so partly out of curiosity I called EB and asked if you could reserve the Wii yet. I actually didn't expect to because no launch date's been announced yet, but the guy (who I know is the store manager) said that he doens't think you'll be able to reserve them, my guess being because of the 360 debacle. I really don't have time to camp out in front of EB or Walmart for three days. He did say there are games you can reserve for Wii, but TP wasn't even on the list. Btw, do you think it's too much to ask for SSBB to be on those demos, even just the chars that have been announced so far on like two or three stages? I guess that would have to be called wishful thinking.
PS. The first page doesn't mention the day this month they're supposedly announcing the release date. Has that specific day been announced?
PS. The first page doesn't mention the day this month they're supposedly announcing the release date. Has that specific day been announced?
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*Drools on floor*Wii (and PS3) demo stands due October/November.
That price is seems to be too good to be true, but if it is, the sales will be immense. The only question is whether Nintendo will be profiting; or losing money for every console sold -- which is still happening for the Xbox 360.
SuperBowser
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tbh, I would expect them to raise the price to 200 dollars and throw in wii sports/extra controller instead of keeping it at 170 dollars. That's just a weird number...
And I don't think friend codes would be that bad a thing IF there is only 1 code for each system. It would still require you to add people personally (so it's safe) but it's not so time consuming and irritating that I just never play my friends online.
And I don't think friend codes would be that bad a thing IF there is only 1 code for each system. It would still require you to add people personally (so it's safe) but it's not so time consuming and irritating that I just never play my friends online.
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Or make two packages for the Wii, one $199.99, the other $169.99.
'Not a bad revision for the Friend Code system.
I'd also like the ability to party up with other players in Brawl -- I'll get my *** kicked by some of you.
Sept 14th.
SuperBowser
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Well there wouldn't be a point to that package then
I don't think nintendo will be making different versions like sony and microsoft simply because it's confusing for a lot of consumers. I'm not sure how the price translates from america to england exactly but I would be a little annoyed if the base console + controller is more than 130 pounds (the price of gamecube launch). I am paying for hardware that's not much more powerful, especially when you factor in that it's been 5 years and the controller can't add THAT much to the price. I reckon it'll have a £150 price tag with a game bundled in and no other choice
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