http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/annou...iii-199567.php



Chris

Interesting.

Maybe we have a slim chance of it being $150 for just the Wii and 1 nunchuck/wiimote, and $200 for 2 controllers and Wii Sports?

I doubt it, but that's the only way I could see a $150 tag.

Agreed. $150 for two controllers, two attachments, a game, and maybe an SD card seems far too good to be true. Heck, even if it's not too good to be true, pricing the console that low with so much stuff bundled in might lower its perceived value.

Watch it end up being $249.99, with only they system and one controller. I would hate that, but I would have to laugh about it.

I don't know. People bitch that they don't want to spend $200 for Gamecube 1.5 with gimmicky controllers. So, $150 with a game and two controllers sounds about right to play last gen software(relatively speaking).

I don't think $150 would work, because they'll want to have room for two major price drops throughout its active life. I can't think of a console that has ever been lower than $99 while being actively supported (not counting clearances, redesigns after its successor is released, and reissues).

$20 price drops would allow three before it drops under $100.

But I agree, $150 isn't a smart business decision. But who knows, maybe that kind of thing would work. Nintendo's goal is to get different audiences involved. Gamers are buying it at any price, ballers like Snoop Dogg will get it if it's expensive, and lower class citizens will get it if it's cheap. Now, if ballers outweigh the poor, expensive is better. But if there are more poor than rich, cheaper is better.

And about this:
This is very true. But honestly, if it gets blindingly good reviews, you'd get it even if it looks cheap.

Well, $50 was what I meant by a "major" price drop. :) $20 isn't going to get attention and cause many people to take the plunge.

Don't get too caught up on that $150 price point.

Just sayin'...

Wii's being packaged tomorrow?!?!?!?!??!?!?


http://www.us.manpower.com/uscom/Job.../US/NINTEDIA22

A very reliable source and avid Nintendo fan from another forum is apparently going to be starting this job this week. He said that Nintendo is looking for 150 people to package the Wii's.

"
Title: Production/Packaging at Nintendo $11.00 per hour
Location:

Black Diamond, WA 98010, US
Description: NINTENDO'S distribution center has never been busier! Come and join the Manpower team at Nintendo's North Bend Distribution Warehouse. We currently have day shift, 6am-2:30pm Monday through Friday and Swing Shift 3pm-11:30pm. Shipping and Assembly Line Packaging. Positions currently pay $11 for day shift and $12 for swing. Get your foot in the door early and work for one of the largest employers. Nintendo's North Bend location is approximately a 30 minute drive down Hwy 18 from Black Diamond. Come and apply with your friends or relatives and everyone can carpool together. Must be able to pass a Felony/misdemeanors background and drug check. Please call Manpower at 253-473-5023 or walk into our office Monday through Friday between the hours of 8am-1pm to fill out the application. Manpower Staffing 4002 Tacoma Mall Blvd, #103, Tacoma WA 98409

Job Code: US98409/US/NINTEDIA22
"

Sweet. Things are looking rosy for Wii fans. :)

Through all that I've seen about the Wii, I only just now looked up information about the size. Holy crap is this thing tiny or what?

[Alan Jackson]Well it's alright, to be little bitty...[/Alan Jackson]

http://consoles.gwn.com/news/story.php/id/9864/

I'm sure everyone else in the world knows this, but there you go anyway.

And these videos are decent for anyone who doesn't already know a lot about the Wii:

http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=AdmiralPrice

Wow, I think they compared the Wii to damn near everything, it is much smaller than I realized.

http://media.gwn.com/articles/ultima...parison/43.jpg

:lol: That's almost worth being an avatar.

I find it amazing that while all the other consoles get bigger (with the exception of Saturn to Dreamcast), Nintendo's consoles decrease in size as the technology expands.

I'm sure if Sony or Microsoft's offerings went with lower "power" like Nintendo, their systems would be smaller too :)

http://gonintendo.com/?p=5521
Only 2.5 days to go! :banana:

Oh damn, I would buy almost all of those games.

Altered Beast? Golden Axe? Oh hell yes! The Wii's gonna give me a nostalgiattack.

Majesco is on board with the Wii now. Bust-a-Move: Revolution is in the works.

Gotta laugh at the name. Did they get the memo about the name change?

Golden Axe for the Genesis is possibly my favorite multiplayer game of all time. The hours we used to spend on that one...

Time to start a new Wii thread...just in time for the big announcement on the 14th.