I think actually make senses... I don't remember the launch price for the GameCube, but i'm guessing $150-$200. The Wii's cost is about $50-$100 more. Yeah, maybe they're selling the Wii at a lost, but so does the GameCube upon launch. The extra money went to the wireless controller and hardware upgrade.

Anyway, i like Ninendo for the gameplays and innovations (most people agree with me on this, if not, they gotta be Ninendo fan boys/girls).

Games like Mario and Zelda... You just can't get those games on the other consoles. Over the years, many games similar to Mario and Zelda were created, but none of them stands out much (Bandicot, Rayman, etc...)

I think there will be a price drop very soon on the Wii, definitely by summer 2007.

The Gamecube was $200 at launch. Also, I'm pretty sure Nintendo isn't in the business of taking losses on hardware sales.

The Wii offers much more than Gamecube + new controller. Besides the built-in Wifi and memory, there's a mega-emulator, WiiConnect24 back-end service, various channels, Mii generator, etc.

While none of those things are expensive, it goes a long way to show that the Wii isn't just a Gamecube with a tweaked clock.

Nintendo isnt losing any money on each Wii unit, they are making money.

Also, the Wii is not an "overclocked" gamecube. Saying it is implies its pretty much the exact same hardware that's been fiddled with to make it run faster, which it is not.

After a quick google search, it looks like the Wii is roughly twice as powerful as the Gamecube in most respects:
Gamecube processor and Wii processor are based on the same IBM architecture, Wii runs at 729Mhz, Gamecube 485Mhz
Wii GPU runs at 243Mhz, Gamecube 162Mhz
Wii RAM is 88MB, Gamecube is 40MB

Source:
http://wii.ign.com/articles/699/699118p1.html

I'll be honest, I don't know much about the technology. I was just reviewing what another member said about black levels.

Thank you for the link my friend! I will check it out and get some more research under my belt.

I'd love to get a TV for my girlfriend and I that is sub $1000 and 37" or more.

I got bills and more bills... so I shouldn't even be entertaining this thought, but the Wii would look SO nice on a flat panel TV hanging on the wall.


Thanks again!


On another subject---

Has anyone heard ANYTHING about a headset/mic for the Wii to use when the multiplayer games go online in 2007??!?

Here is an assembly line vid of the wii production line.

Wii & Zelda Porn

Photos of the assembly line

I really hope Mario RPG is available in the European VC line-up :)

I'd say just wait and give it a year. For the first year the DS was full of tech demos that just forced stylus play for the hell of it (i.e. crap like Yoshi Touch and Go) and I'm sure we'll see a lot of Wii games that over use the controller.

Hopefully in a year we'll get more games like Zelda, where you can play with just flicks of the wrist and so on.

At any rate, waiting will give you a chance to try out some better games. I wouldn't judge it buy Excite Truck which has always looked lame to me.

Secret Wii Warehouse: Nintendo Ready for Retail

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-...ail-213615.php

Chris

I wonder if this warehouse is the same one NOA always used. While doing research on Nintendo for one of my business school classes I read an older article that talked about how automated their warehouse was. This was a big deal in the pre-JIT days. It could fill custom orders with very little interaction from humans.

Wonder if that system is still used.

Please start Pt 5.