Could it be at 1am?

http://digg.com/videos_gaming/Live_v...ent_conference

Haha! We've been Punk'd!

http://onnintendo.com/Index.aspx

Seems like the conference has started, but the Keynote address isn't until 1 am EST.

At least that's on a couple of sites.

Anyway, I'm done and will find out in the morning I guess. Too tired to stay up that late tonight.

Give me the damn news already! I can only kill so many Lego Stormtroopers to keep from going nuts waiting.

Lucky! You're making me want to go buy it now... Hmm, maybe Blockbuster has it...

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/busine...tml?source=rss

I'm just providing noteworthy links people, don't blame me for lies...

Sounds like one of the predictions from the Gamespot people. Everything I've heard from Nintendo says they want the Wii out at least a few weeks before the PS3, not two days after.

If Nov. 19th turns out to be the true release date, that's going to be a big disappointment and I think will take some of the wind out of Nintendo's sails.

Well, while we wait impatiently for info, I noticed IGN posted some screen shots of how Marvel Ultimate Alliance will look on the Wii:





I don't know about you, but some of those, especially the first, look better than general GC graphics. Still, unless the control scheme with the remote is just AWESOME, I'll get the 360 version of this one.

I agree, and at $250, if MS offers a 360/Gears of War bundle for $400...that may knock a little more wind of their sails as well..

Well, this goes along with that. EA says Madden for the Wii challenges the 360's graphics.

http://www.nintendorevolution.ca/091...60_on_graphics

$250 would still be palatable if they release it sometime in October. If they really launch right at the same time as the PS3, I think they will find their sales will lag behind the 360. The system needs a few weeks to build word of mouth.

Hmm...I like it.

November 17th: Buy a PS3 for $600.
November 18th: Sell PS3 on Ebay for $1200.
November 19th: Buy a Wii and several launch games.
November 20th: Call in sick to work.

A little revision...

A $250 price point in mid-November has definitely dropped this from a "must have on release day item" to an "I'll get it when I can" purchase.

I'll wait for official word on price and release date before I write it completely off of my anticipated 2006 expenses, though.

So apparently the link I posted earlier is in fact the one to follow.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/busine...tml?source=rss

That link goes nowhere on my browser.

Edit: Nevermind. I got it to work.

Man, I really hope that isn't true. Nintendo has been so incredibly smart about everything regarding the Wii, why screw up now? *sigh*

http://wii.ign.com/articles/732/732669p1.html

IGN's reporting the same info

I have to agree. Everything leading up to this conference has been so methodical and brilliant. It would be shame if all that buildup led to this ho-hum announcement.

Actually mildly disappointing news, considering all the hype and optimistic speculation about the price and release date. They seem to be following the Xbox Live pricing structure for retro games, which continues an annoying trend... you have collections from Namco, Midway, Capcom, etc. offering 15+ classic titles for around 20 bucks. Now we're expected to pay $5 or more for a single classic title? Nintendo is so schizophrenic on this front. One moment they're tossing NES titles onto inexpensive eReader cards, or giving away the entire Zelda back catalog as a preorder freebie, the next they're charging $20 for single NES titles for the GBA in the 'NES Classics' line.

the article has been removed...

Exactly. Nintendo said they didn't want a simultaneous launch, so Nov. 19 could be Japan, leaving us somewhere else.

Also yen rates rarely convert 1:1 when it comes to gaming. So I don't think that $250 has any weight to it either.

I'll wait until the US announcement in the morning before I start judging. So I'm going to bed.

Joystiq is reporting:
"Famitsu is reporting a December 2 launch and 25,000 yen ($215.51) price for Japan."