Nintendo Wii Information, hardware, games discussion

[Flawless]

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LOL

Editors from a French Nintendo magazine list their dream characters for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and Zinedine Zidane is listed. He should have 100% though!

http://wii.qj.net/French-Nintendo-Magazine-Editors-List-Their-Dream-Characters/pg/49/aid/62835

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[Spongedaddy]

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Wii did nothing at the press conference

http://wii.ign.com/articles/727/727276p1.html

%^#@!#$%%^^

They built up a lot of hype for nothing at that conference. I thought Nintendo said the info on the Wii would be released by the end of the Summer? Isn;t that quickly approaching?

[Admiral50]

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I'm going to the Tokyo Game Show, so I hope they turn up there

[Spongedaddy]

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I'm going to the Tokyo Game Show, so I hope they turn up there

As Yosemite Sam would say: "I hate youuuuu"

[Flawless]

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Nintendo Announces Mario Strikers Charged
An online sequel on the way.

Article

http://wii.ign.com/articles/727/727449p1.html

Video

http://media.wii.ign.com/media/846/846913/vids_1.html

Battalion Wars 2 Official
Real-time action-strategy with the Wii-mote -- plus it's all online! First details here.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/727/727452p1.html

GC 2006: Elebits Multiplayer
Four-player mode revealed.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/727/727443p1.html

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[Rodster]

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http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=24928669

Wii "launch party" reveals console's release date?

Source: An e-mail "Wii Launch Party" invitation posted on the Gaming-Age forums.

What we heard: Secrets are tough to keep in the gaming industry. Leaks, moles, and cocktail hours generally spill the beans on the juiciest details before they're intended to go public. It's a wonder, then, that the season's biggest secret, the release date of the Nintendo Wii, remains unearthed.

The latest bit of quasi-information on the system's launch comes via the message boards over at Gaming-Age. Melissa from Web show GameLife posted an e-mail (pictured--click to enlarge) she received from Nintendo that invited her to a Wii launch party in Los Angeles...on November 17.

The date is no doubt familiar to gamers as the day the PlayStation 3 launches, but is it also the day the Wii launches? By all accounts, it would appear so. So that's it, case closed, right?

Not so fast. As reported by several gaming sites, including game blog Kotaku, Nintendo is also holding an event in New York City on September 14 which will be hosted by Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. With Nintendo promising to release information on the console's price and release date in September, the smart money is that the NYC event will be the place the final details of the Wii are out of the bag.

But what of the Los Angeles event? Of course it could be the console's release date--after all, it is a launch party. But why would Nintendo make such a blatant error in sending out the information in a simple party invite rather than making an official announcement? The company is too smart to let something like that slip by.

Nintendo has insinuated that it plans to take the console on the road to prove its "Playing is Believing" slogan, so the LA party could be part of that tour and doesn't necessarily need to fall on the actual launch date--it could take place before or after. In fact, the rest of the invitation mentions the following: "These 'secret' parties will be held all across the globe to celebrate the worldwide release of the Wii..."

Something fishy is going on here. Looks like we'll all have to wait until September to find out what Nintendo's up to.

The official story: Nintendo was unavailable for comment.

Bogus or not bogus?: Not bogus that Nintendo is planning an event in NYC and LA, but likely bogus that November 17 is the launch day.

[ExtremeGamer]

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Isn't 11/17 the PS3 release date?

[Rodster]

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Isn't 11/17 the PS3 release date?

Hmmm good question. I don't plan on buying one so I haven't stayed on top of when Sony plans on releasing their machine.

[EZ Snappin]

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Hmmm good question. I don't plan on buying one so I haven't stayed on top of when Sony plans on releasing their machine.

Since we have two people puzzled, I just want to point out this from the article above:

The date is no doubt familiar to gamers as the day the PlayStation 3 launches, but is it also the day the Wii launches? By all accounts, it would appear so. So that's it, case closed, right?

So yes, the PS3 is announced for 11/17.

[ExtremeGamer]

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Since we have two people puzzled, I just want to point out this from the article above:

The date is no doubt familiar to gamers as the day the PlayStation 3 launches, but is it also the day the Wii launches? By all accounts, it would appear so. So that's it, case closed, right?

So yes, the PS3 is announced for 11/17.

LOL, there goes those reading skills....

If the Wii launches on 11/17, every store is going to hate them, and they will get lost in the day. It would be suicide.

[CaptainZombie]

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LOL, there goes those reading skills....

If the Wii launches on 11/17, every store is going to hate them, and they will get lost in the day. It would be suicide.

Suicide for store clerks. LOL!

If the Wii does launch on 11/17, I think the PS3 may have a small dent in business.

[EZ Snappin]

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I wonder if the purpose of these "Wiivents" is just to get people hands-on with the system the day the PS3 drops. Imagine the Wii has been out a week or two, but you can't track one down. You get invited to some big party just to play around and share the excitement - some people there will have played a bit and be able to offer help and tips to get you comfortable. Then maybe Nintendo has the system available for sale to all who are invited.

Are you going to care that the PS3 came out that day and you can't get one, or are you going to be talking about what a great experience you had?

The Wii looks to be a great party system - I showed my Dad the tennis demo from E3 and he got excited to try it. He hasn't played any video games except Pong - they held no interest at all for him before seeing that video.

The PS3 should be a good system, with nice high-res eye candy. But is it going to be fun to watch someone play? Gamers get excited by the graphics of Metal Gear Solid, but non-gamers like my wife and Dad are excited just watching people play Tennis or go fishing with Zelda on the Wii.

[Flawless]

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Wii hardware + Elebits gameplay

http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/5266

[Flawless]

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More Mario Strikers Charged footage

http://media.wii.ign.com/media/846/846913/vids_1.html

Looks great.

[Flawless]

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Red Steel videos from an updated build.

http://media.wii.ign.com/media/821/821973/vids_1.html

Battalion Wars 2 videos

http://media.wii.ign.com/media/849/849911/vids_1.html

Hands-on Rayman

http://wii.ign.com/articles/728/728359p1.html

Red Steel isn't looking to good.