Wii Launches Quietly Down Under

December 7th, 2006 Posted in Business

The Nintendo Wii launch in Australia yesterday was a different experience than the Wii’s launch elsewhere. In other countries, thousands of gamers lined up ahead of time to get their hands on a Wii, however, in Australia, only a few hundred gamers lined up ahead of time across the entire country.

Nonetheless, I still suspect the Wii will do well in Australia, as a large number of Aussies pre-ordered the system. Currently, only the Wii and Xbox 360 are in Australia, with the PS3 joining the party sometime in March, 2007.

Read (GameSpot)

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5 Responses to “Wii Launches Quietly Down Under”

  1. Anuban Says:

    December 7th, 2006 at 4:15 am

    You can’t use the Aussie Wii in the USA can you? If you could that could be a potential place to get the Wii for your monthly contests.



  2. Colin Newcomer Says:

    December 7th, 2006 at 5:08 am

    I think there may be region locking, I’m not completely sure though.



  3. Ryudo Says:

    December 7th, 2006 at 11:53 am

    i think the games are region coded, dunno about the console.



  4. Zac Says:

    December 7th, 2006 at 1:38 pm

    I bought mine last night. There was at least 60 people waiting in line.



  5. Zac Says:

    December 7th, 2006 at 4:41 pm

    WOW Twilight Princess is brilliant! :D



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