So. The Wii.

[nendil]

- $249.99
- November 19 (Edit: December 8 for you wacky Europeans)
- Wii Sports packed in (woot) for everywhere but Japan
- Picture Channel, News Channel, Weather Channel
- Customizable avatars =D Take it with you on your Wiimote!
- Speaking of which, Wiimote = $40, Nunchuk = $20, classic controller = $20
- Virtual Console: NES = 500 Wii points, SNES = 800 Wii points, N64 = 1000+ Wii points (1 point = 1 penny)
- 30+ VC games on launch, 10 more each month
- Edit: Comes with combo composite/component cable. Hot! I can use it on both our normal TV here and our FANCY SHMANCY BLING BLING PLASMA TV at home.

Launch games! (Japanese launch; will update with NA list when available)
* Wii Sports (Baseball, Tennis, Golf, Bowling, Boxing)
* Wario Ware: Smooth Moves
* Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
* Wii Play (Duck Hunt, Ping Pong, Billiards, Air Hockey, Fishing, more)
* Trauma Center: Second Opinion
* Elebits
* Necro-Nesia
* Super Monkey Ball
* Red Steel
* Swing Golf Pangya
* Wing Island (fly your Wiimote like a paper airplane)
* Machi Cool Domino (I was just thinking recently someone should make a domino game! All the fun with no setup hassle =D)
* Kororinpa (...Kooloo-limpah? I don't know)
* SD Gundam Revolution
* Tatsujin Festival (so you can scoop for goldfish in your own home)
* Tamagotchi no Pika Pika Daitouryou!

Other games shown in that video, coming later:
* Forever Blue (scuba diving game, pretty)
* Mario Strikers Charged
* Excite Truck
* Dragon Quest Sword
* Samurai Warriors Wave
* Fire Emblem: Goddess of the Dawn
* Super Mario Galaxy
* Sonic and the Secret Rings
* Pokemon Battle Revolution (first online game)
* Bleach Wii
* One Piece Unlimited Adventure
* Dragonball Z Sparkling NEO
* Crayon Shin-chan really frikkin' long name Wii
* Rayman Raving Rabbids
* Fishing Master
* Harvest Moon Wii
* Metroid Prime 3 (delayed to 2007)
* Batallion Wars II
* Bomberman Land
* The Dog Island (looks like Nintendogs but is it?)
* Wii Music
* Wii Big Brain Academy
* ...some anime-ish puzzle game
* Cooking Mama
* Project H.A.M.M.E.R.
* Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles
Great googly moogly.

And I, for one, can tell you that you should get Marvel: Ultimate Alliance by Activision (available for Wii and other consoles on launch) because it is awesome superhero fun ;) ;) That means you lordfabianshire even if you don't get a Wii

Comments

A Whimper

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-wince- Great job promoting, thar, Nendil-san.

x.< I haven't wanted a new console in years, but now I want the Wii. -headdesking-