Nintendo Wii Price and launch date revealed

[evilmonkeyMSP]

I think the reason Sony justified the PS3 price is because it will play blue-ray dvds...

 

[Donas64]

Oh yeah:

Did I mention that Nintendo makes obscene amounts of cash of the gameboy ans DS line? They don't even need to bring out a console but thats what they do. Sony is using the PS3 to push blu-ray, Microsoft is using the 360 to push HD-DVD. Nintendos in it to make great games and bring unique gameplay elements and concepts to the masses.

The reason nintendo dominates in the handled arena is that you can't just depend on graphics there. You have to have gameplay that will make people squint at that little screen for hours on end (ask sony how the PSP is doing)

More than any one the these 3 consoles I want a black DS Lite with Advance Wars. Thats going on my christmas list.

All 3 systems have are great in their own ways though.

 

[Donas64]

I think the reason Sony justified the PS3 price is because it will play blue-ray dvds...

True. In fact the PS3 should cost over $1000 dollars cuz thats what some blu-ray standalone players go for. Sony is actually taking a loss on each PS3 sold at least until blu-ray becomes an industry standard which it what they are counting on. What if bluray does not become the industry standard? When's the last time you watched a video on your betamax?

As much as I like games (I I like the a LOT), I can't justify the purchase of a
$600 (thats before peripherals, add-ons, extra controllers e.t.c) system.

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

As much as HDTV has caught on I dont see blu-ray doing anything but growing...s***, the wife & I just went out and bought a 52" HDTV & upgraded our cable to HD cable & wont ever be able to go back lol

 

[smo0f]

yea once you go HD it's all over. i ONLY watch HD now, even if like it's like a show about ostrich mating rituals or what not

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

LOL (werd) I find myself watching the stupidest s*** on Discovery HD now...just cuz it looks hawt

yea once you go HD it's all over. i ONLY watch HD now, even if like it's like a show about ostrich mating rituals or what not

 

[smo0f]

yea discovery is one of my favorite hd channels, same for inhd1/2. of course espn as well, and hbo/sho hd. even poker in hd is better than sd poker

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

lol so true

 

[StreetUnitMike]

right on donas64

 

[gimpo2]

yeah werd. Advanced Wars is the s***. the only problem i've had with it is not being able to see anything after a 6 hour multiplayer game.

The Wii is gonna rock, I really hope that the controls are rock solid. Just have to wait and see how this new generation of consoles go. I think Sony has too many eggs in their basket

 

[meinp5]

can some one please explain this new console a litttle more to me. I tried google but my work doesn't let me on the nintendo website for some reason. I guess I am curious about its features and what it does...whats everyones complaint with the remotes.

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

this is the remote...

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

 

[sanblaster]

I hope nintendo doesn't end up like sega. There systems just die and the gamecube is struggling. I am a sony guy but I love the price of the nintendo systems. $600 is a lot for the ps3 but I will probably buy one in the future.............And a wii.

 

[gimpo2]

The remote has gyroscopes and sensors and everything, you wave your hands around and move them and the Wii detects the movement and translates it to the game

 

[h8rsnv]

i have almost every system that has came out to date(up to the xbox 360) with the exception of anythin that came out before the reg. nes console.so i think i might as well just dish out the $850 for both and have fun times.lol. probably only start out with 1 game for each system though. looks like im out around 1000 dollars.

 

[sanblaster]

I also like the controller. Just different but I bet when you master it you will never want to use another.

 

[h8rsnv]

doesnt the wii have a harddrive?anyone know how big it is and if you can store music on it if so.

 

[sanblaster]

http://wii.nintendo.com/hardware.html

 

[smo0f]

sega is just the worst company to invest money into. dreamcast was such a waste of money even though it was fun for a while. plus the ability to download and burn games onto cdrs without any mods was fun too. but sega didnt even try to keep that system alive