Wii Price/Updates info.

DarkDragoon · Post by **DarkDragoon** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 2:08 pm

Virtual Console Details

A bunch of 3rd party publishers are onboard, including SquareEnix and Atlus. At launch, there will be 30 games just from Nintendo consoles and another 30 Genesis/TurboGrafx.

Among the VC titles at launch are:

Donkey Kong (NES)
Super Mario World (SNES)
Super Mario 64 (N64)
R-Type (version unclear)
Ecco the Dolphin (Genesis)
Bomberman '94 (TG16)
The Legend of Zelda (NES)
Gunstar Heroes (Genesis)

Nightcrawler · Post by **Nightcrawler** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 2:29 pm

Yeah.. Sounds like a Virtual Console dissapointment to me. Only being able to pull 60 games or so from a library from multiple systems of THOUSANDS is pretty sad.

I'm dissapointed, but not surprised. I guess I'll stick to my ROMS.

casualsax3 · Post by **casualsax3** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:18 pm

They can probably make more money and sell more copies if they release batches of games though. This "virtual console" business is no different then the Xbox Live arcade.

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 6:18 pm

Nightcrawler wrote:Yeah.. Sounds like a Virtual Console dissapointment to me. Only being able to pull 60 games or so from a library from multiple systems of THOUSANDS is pretty sad.

Maybe they'd need to re-encode the ROMs for (C)<insert random relese copyright date(s) here, depending on game>-2006/7 Nintendo, orsmth

Just a guess.

mytmyke · Post by **mytmyke** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:09 pm

Nintendo Wins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Demios · Post by **Demios** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:43 pm

mytmyke wrote:Nintendo Wins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nintendo Wiins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fixed

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:48 pm

http://wii.ign.com/articles/732/732982p1.html

Seems like the Wii might not be region free after all.

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 6:59 am

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/2006100 ... uction.htm

There could be 7 to 9 million Wiis built by the end of the year. I don't see a shortage happening anytime soon.

Nightcrawler · Post by **Nightcrawler** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:01 pm

I hope so. I would commend Nintendo on no shortage on launch. i honestly believe companies create shortages on launch ON PURPOSE.

Sony and MS are guilty as charged there. I expect to see a shortage of PS3's just like the PS2's. Shortage creates demand and artificial hype.

C'mon.. If you're a company and you have a clue of how the vide game industry works, and you decide to release a console GLOBALLY on the same day... you should KNOW that's going to require ALOT of units. You get -5 respect points for me going ahead with that knowingly only having a small handful of units that will sell out the first day and give everybody else the shaft. And in turn cause price gouging on ebay, media frenzies, and artifical demand and hype.

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:11 pm

http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=7130

Looks like Nintendo wanted the price for the Wii to be $200, but retailers pressured them. Also, CNN will provide the news on the news channel.

Nightcrawler · Post by **Nightcrawler** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:52 pm

F'in greedy retailers..

'Wah.. Nintendo, you can't sell Wii for that cheap, not enough money for us'

Someone at Nintendo should have punched those people in the face.

AntoineWG · Post by **AntoineWG** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 7:54 pm

IIRC, consoles usually have a minimum retailer markup, if any, at launch. The typical retail break-even point on most items is a 25-30% markup. I can't say I'm happy about the $250 price point, of which $50 is probably retailer markup, but it sure as hell beats $599 and I can't say I blame reatilers for not wanting a major product launch to cost them millions.

funkyass · Post by **funkyass** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:02 pm

AntoineWG wrote:IIRC, consoles usually have a minimum retailer markup, if any, at launch. The typical retail break-even point on most items is a 25-30% markup. I can't say I'm happy about the $250 price point, of which $50 is probably retailer markup, but it sure as hell beats $599 and I can't say I blame reatilers for not wanting a major product launch to cost them millions.

especially if there is no risk of running out of stock - you ain't making money until it leaves the shelf.

Demios · Post by **Demios** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 10:06 am

This is how you clean a thread. Works like magic.

Tallgeese · Post by **Tallgeese** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 11:04 am

AntoineWG wrote:IIRC, consoles usually have a minimum retailer markup, if any, at launch. The typical retail break-even point on most items is a 25-30% markup. I can't say I'm happy about the $250 price point, of which $50 is probably retailer markup, but it sure as hell beats $599 and I can't say I blame reatilers for not wanting a major product launch to cost them millions.

Just to put it in perspective, the retailer markup is only $12.50. Nintendo is selling the consoles to the retailers for about $237.50. Hence, it's not really all retailer markup bloating the price up from $200; 37 dollars of it is Nintendo wanting more money for it, which means the blame for the increased price is shared. Unless of course it really costs about 30+ dollars to ship each individual unit, but...

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/07/wii- ... d-endcaps/

Echoecho · Post by **Echoecho** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 11:25 am

Well I don't care too much about nintendo these days. I only saw two games which were slighly fun for me on the gamecube while the rest sucked. mario kart and smash bros melee.

But sony seems to be sucking hard so maybe it's not so bad if nintendo makes a comeback. But if they don't and the Wii bombs, I just hope I see some nerdy game news headline somewhere saying "Wiitarded". I'll have a chuckle at that.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 11:42 am

Maybe it's just me, but I have seen some videos of "REAL PEOPLE" playing games on the Wii.. And Somehow I think it's kind of tiresome, like, MOVING your whole arm to do a sword swing in Zelda..

I don't really want to get "tired" playing games.

Tallgeese · Post by **Tallgeese** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 11:48 am

Well, it's good exercise I guess.

Are you sure their arm movements weren't intentionally exaggerated?

Clements · Post by **Clements** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 12:19 pm

I heard that flicks of the wrist was all that was needed.

Tallgeese · Post by **Tallgeese** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 12:22 pm

Well, it could just be Zelda that needs crazy motions.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:46 pm

http://us.wii.com/soft_loz_tp.jsp

Watch the "sword movies". Perhaps they are exaggerated, but I can't imagine playing that game lied down.. In the lazy position I play videogames.

darkbenny · Post by **darkbenny** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:20 pm

you can play both ways can you not

funkyass · Post by **funkyass** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:15 pm

DarkBenny wrote:you can play both ways can you not

AFIAK, no. if you want to use the pad, you need to get the GC version.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 10:25 pm

funkyass wrote:
DarkBenny wrote:you can play both ways can you not
AFIAK, no. if you want to use the pad, you need to get the GC version.

There is also that "classic" gamepad.. Wouldn't it work?

Well, I'm getting the GC version anyway, lack of funds and all that.

kode54 · Post by **kode54** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 12:41 am

Hahaha you poor bastard. Actually, I consdered the Wal-mart pre-order deal, until I saw they were forcing me to buy four games, and I didn't feel like dipping into my savings account.

PS. Thanks whoever decided that deleting the threadshitting and leaving the topic open was better than just closing the topic. I could have done the same myself, but, eh, lazy.