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
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