Wii got a release date!

Flame Buster · Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:57 pm Post subject:

Sonic comes out on March 6. Mario is still TBA.

Sadly, I didn't get to reserve my Wii, so I'll just try to get it a little after launch day.
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Nenji · Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:20 pm Post subject:

Wii wiil wii wiil rock you? Razz

I was lucky in that preorders in Australia aren't a big deal. Sadly our starting line up isn't as great either. But by the time I get back and get to play it, more interesting titles will be out or coming out soon.
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Unknown Neo · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:18 pm Post subject:

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I think Brawl's release date hasn't been announced yet. But, I THINK Masahire Sakurai said a 2007 release date is possible
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Flame Buster · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:56 pm Post subject:

Hardcore Hecxz · Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:25 am Post subject:

Happy to say I got a Wii on reserve too, so Im very excited, got it with Zelda so Im just waiting for Midnight on Nov. 19 to snag my goodness Smile

Happy times!

Best part of all, I only had to sit outside for 1 1/2 hrs. just to snag my pre-order and I was #4 out of 12, though Im trying to decide if I should grab another game on launch or grab the Retro Controller for the download games??? Red Steel and Call of Duty 3 look really good right about now...

( Just waiting to see Madden 07 played on it and see someone pass their Wiimote across the room by accident against the TV ) lmao!~
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Dingo · Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:57 pm Post subject:

Realize that the download games will cost you per game, dependent on game and system, highest being about $10 each.

They go by points, and each point = 1 penny.

Me personally? I'll check back in a couple months and see what's available to download.

Can't emulate everything, yanno.
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ForteGS.exe · Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 4:24 pm Post subject:

I heard that not every game will be available for download,
I hope this isnt true......
I wanna get Chrono Trigger

*wonders if the dutch lufia 2 will be available, or at least an English version without the bugged/messed up Ancient Cave LV100 and Dual Blade Shrine rooms*

Nenji · Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:36 pm Post subject:

Yeah, that'd be nice although I'm annoyed Europe STILL won't get Earthbound legally. :/
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Unknown Neo · Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:15 pm Post subject:

The good thing is that the Wii comes with points and you can buy more. And I have a feeling that most people will run through points pretty fast.

ForteGS.exe · Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 2:19 am Post subject:

So for example, you get 3 points when you buy a Wii to dowload 3 games?
Or is the point system different?
Like N64 games being 15 points, while Snes will be 3 points???

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Unknown Neo · Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 6:48 pm Post subject:

**PlaguedOne** · Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 8:51 pm Post subject:

NES games will be 500 points ($5.00)
SNES games will be 800 points ($8.00)
N64 games will be 1000 points ($10.00)

As far as I know, there is not a set price for Genesis, TurboGrafx-16, Commodore 64, or MSX games yet.

Nintendo is planning to release 60 games for Virtual Consol before the end of the year. About half of those, as I recall will be Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx-16 games. Ten games are supposed to be released every month after that.

"Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has indicated that new small-scale titles could be developed and sold through the Virtual Console at a price of between JP¥500 and ¥1000 (approximately US$4-$9, GB£2-£5), and that free downloads may be offered as a bonus with the purchase of specific Wii titles, similar to Nintendo Europe's VIP 24:7 incentives."

Here's a listing of confirmed games:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wii_Virtual_Console_games
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ForteGS.exe · Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 7:48 am Post subject:

and Wikipedia is sooooo reliable :eyes:

Hopes for a Chrono Trigger+Lufia 2 release
and english translations of:
DBZ Hyper Dimension (SNES)
DBZ: Legend of the SSJ (SNES)

Unknown Neo · Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:23 am Post subject:

You see, you will go through points pretty fast. But the idea of someone making a game then being able to have people to download it is an interesting idea.

**PlaguedOne** · Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 1:56 pm Post subject:

Nenji · Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 6:37 pm Post subject:

You just don't want to use it as a reference for assignments due to it's ediatable nature. Aside from that if you're looking at something quite popular, it will be very self regulated.
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Rock Miyabi · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 2:32 pm Post subject:

Well, I've never been one to buy a system at launch, so nothing until the first price cut for me. Not that the launch games are horrible, but without something extra that's worth it to entice me, I can wait a year, it's no big deal. I'm loaded with enough games I haven't played yet. But speaking of enticing, I thought I'd share this snippet of an article in my paper's VG section today.

Sai-kun · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 3:14 pm Post subject:

Forgive the derailment...but...are they even going to *have* 500k PS3s here in the US?
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