Official Wii Packaging

Nintendo on Thursday finally revealed the long-anticipated launch details. *drum roll………* Wii will launch in the US on November 19, 2006 for $249.99. The Wii will come packaged with the following as reported by IGN Wii:

  • One Wii remote
  • One nunchuck attachment
  • An AC adapter
  • An audio/video cable
  • A sensor bar
  • A sensor bar stand
  • A Wii console stand
  • 2 batteries
  • and a copy of Wii Sports (US, and Europe) featuring tennis, baseball, golf, and the new bowling and boxing games

Great news so far! Here’s the rest of the details from Cubed3:

  • 4 Million units will ship worldwide, with the US receiving the larger share
  • The Wii will be available at 25,000 retail locations across the country
  • 21 launch titles (Wii Sports included) will hit alongside the console in the US
  • Zelda (Gamecube version) will not be avaliable at launch, but on December 11th instead
  • All first-party games will be in at $49.99 or under
  • Metroid Prime 3 has been officially delayed until 2007
  • All first-party games and most other Wii content will be capable of 16:9 used by HDTVs, but won’t be in high definition
  • Pokemon Battle Revolution will be the first online multiplayer game for Wii

Day one launch titles are as follows:

  • Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
  • Call of Duty 3
  • Elebits
  • Excite Truck
  • Far Cry: Vengeance
  • GT Pro Series
  • Madden NFL 07
  • Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
  • Monster 4×4: World Circuit
  • Need for Speed: Carbon
  • Open Season
  • Rapala Tournament Fishing
  • Rayman Raving Rabbids
  • Red Steel
  • Splinter Cell: Double Agent
  • Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
  • The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
  • Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam
  • Trauma Center: Second Opinion
  • World Series of Poker
  • Wii Sports (bundled with the console)

Hey guys, sorry our blog has been dry lately. I’ll be here posting some more updates this weekend. This is a compilation of all the BIG news. Most is good news although I was really looking forward to playing Metroid Prime 3 at launch especially after the stellar reviews coming in this week. At least we can look forward to getting more developed games for those that missed the ‘launch window’.

Have a great weekend and don’t forget to pre-order Wii first thing this next week! ;D