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[NomarTyme]

If the 230 is true, then they should bundle the classic controller and some free d/loads for from the VC. I doubt it'll happen though.

 

[teiresias]

Sorry Nintendo, $229 is too much. I was expecting no more than $200.

 

[KimiNewt]

I am starting to believe this, since IGN removed the story :S

I say IGN made this stuff up and pulled it to make it seem true.
Damn I hate IGN.

 

[human5892]

...especially considering the fact that I paid €150 for a DS Lite which is hardware from the mid-90s.

That's a whole 'nother ball of wax.

 

[Xellos]

$229 for that hardware? $30 too high. Seems kind of greedy considering how weak the tech is. All of Nintendo's other consoles were much more advanced for their times, and all were $199. If they pack in the classic shell and some demos/games/downloads, though, then it's a different story.

 

[AlanHemberger]

see guys, Gears of War is going against the Wii, not the PS3

The Wii60...

Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.
-Microsoft

 

[thefro]

I think it still may end up as $199, if you remember the same "insiders" were telling everyone $150 for the Lite's price.

$230 with Classic Controller + Wii Sports sounds great though

 

[Y2Kev]

I say IGN made this stuff up and pulled it to make it seem true.
Damn I hate IGN.

:lol

This popped into my head too. IGN doesn't get any freebie when it comes to credibility after their week-by-week HUGE GAME COMING ZOMG bullshit.

Nintendo would be rubbing a little close to a possible 360 core pricedrop if they were to do that, but I doubt early adopters are going to go looking for a Wii and come home with a 360 instead.

 

[nelkon and parker]

Wii sports better be bundled in this shit. Freaking Nintendo... from one extreme to the next.

 

[Mr.Ressetti]

Wii advanced media network also had this rumor posted (I think before IGN did) and now it has been removed also.

=/

 

[brandonh83]

Not being an ass or anything, but is another $30 really that much of a dealbreaker? I mean, I'm a fairly unwealthy college student and it doesn't seem like a big deal to me.

 

[AzureNightmare]

it also might be worth noting that the EIC of AMN Wii and the EIC of IGN Wii are good friends

 

[Polari]

Good or bad?

Seeing as it doesn't seem to actually exist, it's hard to say.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerPC_G3

 

[Cosmozone]

Puts them in a nice position relative to the other systems' prices, but still seems like too much given the specs.

I'd wager they studied the market and apparently learned that the tallying up specs to price crowd isn't that significant compared to the rest.

Edit: What I also could think of: They could have leaked a preliminary price on purpose to see what people think of it, what they want to be included to actually feel it's worth it, etc.

 

[Matix]

$229 doesn't seem bad personally, but $199 would probably be more appealing to the masses. Also should we be expecting another Revolution, with the GameBoy Evolution.... ?!

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

Gameboy Revolution Confirmed ?


"IBM may be working on a revised Broadway chip with a lower clock speed for a future Nintendo handheld -- presumably one that plays GameCube discs.

Yeah, that seems really weird. Several years back I was all about the possibility of merging the handheld and console lines by making a portable GameCube, but now it doesn't make great sense. DS backwards compatibility will be much more important than GameCube backward compatibility, and GCN discs are even less portable-friendly than UMDs.

Using a Gekko/Broadway-variant processor, though, sure. Some GameCube games ported/rereleased for it, sure. Using that similarity of processor between GCN/Wii/next portable to port over the Virtual Console emulators, sure.

 

[Mr.Ressetti]

229$ ...Better than 690$ .
Thank God.

 

[Dimmuxx]

Yay, black and 229$, I thought it would be 249$.

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

The 2nd isn't a Sunday.

 

[SantaC]

firmware to play games in all regions ftw, god i hope that is true.

 

[Ganondorf>Link]

The 2nd isn't a Sunday.

The 12th is.

 

[DSN2K]

thats a dangerous price point,

possible it could go head to head with 360 core at that price come November.

 

[KimiNewt]

:lol

This popped into my head too. IGN doesn't get any freebie when it comes to credibility after their week-by-week HUGE GAME COMING ZOMG bullshit.

Nintendo would be rubbing a little close to a possible 360 core pricedrop if they were to do that, but I doubt early adopters are going to go looking for a Wii and come home with a 360 instead.

IGN is the new sponge.
IGN totally made that stuff up and just pulled it to make it seem real, damn you IGN.

 

[GamerZero]

Wii advanced media network also had this rumor posted (I think before IGN did) and now it has been removed also.

http://wii.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=7337

 

[EviLore]

Affordable price, but a poor value for that hardware.

 

[Cosmonaut X]

Don't really understand why they leapt straight into "OMG - will play 'Cube discs!" on that one. Nintendo's approach - especially with handhelds - is to make robust hardware with minimal load times, even at the cost of storage capacity etc. Why would they suddenly move to having their next-gen handheld based around fragile media, slower access speeds and more complex optical drive tech?

If they are planning on basing their next-gen handheld around a modified Broadway CPU, I would bet they will look to high-capacity solid-state media or onboard storage & download rather than to optical media.

 

[Mr.Ressetti]

Nintendo Wii Box 229$ Includes.

1) Nintendo Wii Console .
2) Two Wiimotes with two Nunchakus.
3) One Virtual Console Controller.
4)Nintendo Virtual Console download card.
5)WiiSports.

If God wants it.

 

[Oblivion]

Affordable price, but a poor value for that hardware.

Hopefully it'll be bundled with a game and/or classic controller.

 

[KimiNewt]

http://wii.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=7337

IGN and AMN conspiricy I tell ya.

 

[Fireblend]

IGN is the new sponge.
IGN totally made that stuff up and just pulled it to make it seem real, damn you IGN.

That's also a possibility. Seems like IGN's desperate for attention lately, I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[Mr.Ressetti]

Don't really understand why they leapt straight into "OMG - will play 'Cube discs!" on that one. Nintendo's approach - especially with handhelds - is to make robust hardware with minimal load times.

Thats even better! So it will use GC Disks with minimal load times ?

 

[Mooreberg]

thats a dangerous price point,

possible it could go head to head with 360 core at that price come November.

Microsoft insists that no price drops are coming. If that is the case, they really need to get the parts suppliers to shut the hell up, because the more people hear about a potential price drop, the longer they will wait.

 

[Gigglepoo]

That's also a possibility. Seems like IGN's desperate for attention lately, I wouldn't be surprised.

Can you think of one time that IGN lied about a news story? I don't know where people are getting the idea that IGN is not to be trusted.

 

[Y2Kev]

Nintendo Wii Box 229$ Includes.

1) Nintendo Wii Console .
2) Two Wiimotes with two Nunchakus.
3) One Virtual Console Controller.
4)Nintendo Virtual Console download card.
5)WiiSports.

If God wants it.

Hahahaha

It also includes diamonds and a rolex.

 

[Polari]

Yeah, that seems really weird. Several years back I was all about the possibility of merging the handheld and console lines by making a portable GameCube, but now it doesn't make great sense. DS backwards compatibility will be much more important than GameCube backward compatibility, and GCN discs are even less portable-friendly than UMDs.

Using a Gekko/Broadway-variant processor, though, sure. Some GameCube games ported/rereleased for it, sure. Using that similarity of processor between GCN/Wii/next portable to port over the Virtual Console emulators, sure.

They would have NEVER merged the console and portable lines in terms of a portable Gamecube. They'd essentially be killing a huge chunk of their revenue in doing so, not to mention the technical challenges involved.

As you said though, an IBM/AMD powered handheld makes perfect sense. The IBM CPUs Nintendo use have a very low level of power consumption, and sharing architectures between the two lines means you can release the same games twice, without having to do twice the amount of work.

 

[Fallofmart]

Nintendo Wii Box 229$ Includes.

1) Nintendo Wii Console .
2) Two Wiimotes with two Nunchakus.
3) One Virtual Console Controller.
4)Nintendo Virtual Console download card.
5)WiiSports.

If God wants it.

Maybe 3 out of those 5 things... I can't see them including so much in the box.

 

[Akai]

I wonder how many of these people complaining about $230 for a console spent $250+ on an underclocked PS2 handheld...

 

[[Nintex]]

It was hard to find but the processor excists:
Clockspeed 500mhz(this one, im sure the Wii processor is customized) and its G3 series part.
http://homepage.mac.com/shinichi777/computer/index.html

 

[Luna104]

nm

 

[Cosmozone]

Hopefully it'll be bundled with a game and/or classic controller.

That's a bad idea as discussed way back since publishers would be allowed to ignore the remote, destroying it's purpose. A second Wiimote with Nunchuck included would be totally sweet, though.

 

[datruth29]

The only thing I would want with that price point is a classic controller, and a Virual Console prepaid card.

 

[Baron Aloha]

If it really is going to be $229 I hope they are planning to pack in 2 wii-motes/nunchucks and a copy of Wii Sports.

 

[Namomura]

I really don't think Nintendo would take the risks to release its Wii the same time as PS3 and Gear of Wars...

 

[Gigglepoo]

I wonder how many of these people complaining about $230 for a console spent $250+ on an underclocked PS2 handheld...

This has very little to do with the topic at hand.

Portable hardware is always more expensive than equipment you hook up to your TV. The PSP is not overpriced.

I don't believe the Wii will cost $229. Has Nintendo ever released a system that cost more than $199? I know their last two debuted at $199. No reason to believe that trend will end this generation.

 

[Error]

I wonder how many of these people complaining about $230 for a console spent $250+ on an underclocked PS2 handheld...

:lol

man this thread is going to be so fun

*sits back with pop corn in hand*

 

[Fatghost]

I find it hilarious that you people have come to expect hardware manufacturers to take a loss on selling their hardware because of Sony/Microsoft's pissing match.

No, we expect hardware makers to take a loss on console hardware because every one has taken a loss at launch, except for 3D0 and SNK, and now Nintendo.

 

[Baron Aloha]

I don't believe the Wii will cost $229. Has Nintendo ever released a system that cost more than $199?

Nope. Every Nintendo system going all the way back to the NES has started off at $199 in the US.

 

[datruth29]

No, we expect hardware makers to take a loss on console hardware because every one has taken a loss at launch, except for 3D0 and SNK, and now Nintendo.

Actually, if I'm not mistaken, Nintendo has never taken a lose on any of their consoles.

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

Eh, I don't know what people are ****ing bitching about. You've got a slightly more powerful Xbox with WiiConnect24, wiimote with nunchuck attatchment, and probably some VC stuff. $229 seems pretty good to me. Of course I probably would've rather had $199, but whatever.

The most interesting news out of this is the shit for handheld Gamecube stuff. Could be great!

 

[jett]

$229

HELL naw.

Eh, I don't know what people are ****ing bitching about. You've got a slightly more powerful Xbox with something entirely worthless, a controller needed to play the games, and some roms with emulators.

Sounds like a deal!