Nintendo US Event
September 14th, 2006 Posted in Business by Matt Stone
It’s official, the Wii is coming to the US on November 19 for $250, including one game, Wii Sports. It will launch in one color in all regions; White. Games are set at $49.95, third party games can cost $59.99. The Wiimote is priced at $39.99, nun chuck at $19.99. 6 million units will be available this fiscal year (ending March 2007).
There will be 30 titles available this year, around 15 at launch. Virtual Console games are priced from $5-10, NES games will cost $5, SNES $8 and N64 $10. Games will be sold for “Wii points”, 2000 Wii points cost $20 in retail stores.
And to the bad news: Zelda: Twilight Princess for GameCube has been delayed to December 11, Metroid Prime 3 is now coming in 2007.