Removed my link cause I feel nice. It was a nasty site, I posted the link just to see if it would censor it. TDC censors BBC's news, but not this one. Seems kinda ironic.
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Well, actually the European release date should be announced by tomorrow. The USA will be getting it on November the 19th for $250. Not bad, not bad at all.
I've been hyped as fuck for the past year and a bit about this machine but I really don't care now. I'll still buy one after I've bough my next computer and if the DS is anything to go off - it'll be a blast to play and offer something fresher than the competition.
Nintendo said we'd be surprised at the price. I'm surprised it wasn't cheaper, so I guess they were right. But £17 for an extra controller? Magic.
I don't really care about this machine either except for Mario Party, Zelda!!! and Legal ROM Emulation for my previous games that I already own although the 24-connect feature may cancel this FAST when nintendo hears about the programs someone will forward to it. Unless..... NEW FIRMWARE
I was expecting it earlier - but oh well.
I'm certainly more tempted to buy the Wii more than the other consoles - just it's rather embarassing swinging a remote in my living room in front of my parents..
Twilight Princess (the new Zelda) was supposed to have both the Wii and Gamecube versions released on the same date, but now Nintendo is delaying the cube version for about a month- while the Wii version and Wii console itself will be ready at the same time. They did this because they felt that it'd take away from the Wii's sales, and they're probably right on that too, since I was planning on getting only the cube version myself for now. Of course, the Wii is coming out the same week as my birthday... ooooooo, retro-y goodness awaits. I wonder how much the old games will cost to download? I heard Sega's Golden Axe will be on there (believe it or not). Hopefully the first Phantasy Star would be too.
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I read on IGN that games would be $2, $5 and $10. They're thinking that NES game will be $2, SNES will be $5 and N64 games will be $10 - although there hasn't been any official confirmation or anything.
Dont know if you all know this but i work for GAME and there has been a rumour batted about at the latest managers conference about 20 years of Retro Gaming on the Wii. It is said that the folowing consoles games will be available for download on the Wii:
Sega:-
Master System
Mega Drive/Genesis
Game Gear
Dreamcast - (not 100% sure about this one.)
Nintendo:-
Gameboy
Gameboy Color
Gameboy Advance
NES
SNES
N64
Gamecube
If this is the case then this console wil outsell its competitors by the bucket load. This will be the one to own come chritmas this year.
No Game Gear or anything like that. Master System, Mega Drive, MSX, all Nintendos machines. Plus Turbo GFX or something like that. The list will expand.
Wow.. at $5, $10, the Wii could really hurt piracy here. Piracy's at worst at $0.6 per CD, one free cd for 3 CDs, $3 for a DVD game on average. And the Wii itself is damn cheap for something made in Japan.
Music piracy (at least for cassettes) has pretty much been wiped out ever since there was a law that limited the maximum price.
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I hope they have the Genesis port of Might and Magic 2, that is an awesome game. There was another one, I forget what it was, but you had to sail around the world and hunt down criminals with knights and wizards and etc. King's Bounty maybe? All I remember was the first criminal was a bald dude called "Murray the Miser".
The Master System eh? Time to track down Teddy Boy and try to waste that infernal game! And if GBA games will be available, I want to get another Advance Wars 2, since my first one was stolen out of my car. That game is TOO FUN.
Yeah, if I get any next-gen console, it'll be the Wii for certain. I think big N is going to KILL the competition, but who knows what'll happen when the time arrives?
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"To be a true ninja you must first pick the most stealthy of our assorted combat suits. Might I suggest the bright neon orange?"
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Yeah, thats kings bounty. I own that for the Megadrive and it's awesome.
The only problem with it, is that the saves are password only, and they take AGES to type in.
Wow.. at $5, $10, the Wii could really hurt piracy here.
Unlikely. $5-8 is still pretty steep for games we've been playing for free on emulators for years. N64 games should do well because the emulation isn't as mainstream, but I'm confident someone will break the encryption on the VC and take that element away too. They'd be better off dropping it to something like $1 for NES, $2.50 for SNES and $5 for N64 at most. The lower cost would probably be made up for with a higher volume that way.
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how does the bible feel about breaking the law?
