I'll go with the $200 price point, with $250 for a bundle with an extra controller and a game or something).

As for their big surprise... my guess is that they're doing a launch with some huge number of consoles initially available. Essentially dwarfing the 360 and PS3 launch which each saw like 400k units shipped at launch. They're going to show up Microsoft and Sony in a big way with this launch.

200-220$ price point and the 250 bundle pack for the nunchuck and 1 standard controller. And probably that sportts game. I just cant wait to get a keg, 3 budys, and play the new smashbrothers till my eyes bleed.

I laughed pretty hard when I saw Solid Snake was going to be a playabale character in the new Smash Brothers game.

Any word on if that going to be a launch title? (Scott crosses his fingers)

I haven't heard, but I have to say....this is the most excited I have been for a console launch in quite a long time (not just one gen....its been YEARS). I hope it lives up to the massive potential that it has for A) New, innovative and different titles that Nintendo has been able to deliver lately and I just hope it is successful.

Every Nintendo console to date has been $200 at release--no reason to change that now, especially since the competition costs so much more. Wii sports definitely seems like a natural bundle-game since it would really serve best as an introduction/practice game for the Wiimote.

*Gets ready to trade in gamecube since the Wii is backwards-compatible with the paddles, games, and memcards...*

Any word on if that going to be a launch title?

i have looked over the mighty seas of the internet and i have not found anything conclusive And ya the cinamatic for Snakes entrance was pretty sweet. But for some reason ever since they first concieved the idea of Warrio i loved it

And is it me or did Melee seem like it had "finishing moves", like the ones from street fighter.

For anyone interested, it sounds like IGN is going to be doing a text feed form the live Japanese Conference (translated, I'm sure).

kryo: Ah yeah, I forgot about the backwards compatability...now who can I pawn my cube off to

theProgram: Idont thing each player had a finishing move, but there were some combos that would knock your health to a dangerous level, making it easier for them to knock you out of the ring.

At that price point, even I might be interested, assuming I can use it with my LCD monitor's VGA input.

At that price point, even I might be interested, assuming I can use it with my LCD monitor's VGA input.

prob. not. If there going to do any other type of input other then the standard then its going to be digital since VGA is obsoleet.

Actually, I remember seeing guys at work hook their XBox into their computer monitors....just needed special converter. But no, out of the box I doubt they'll suppot hookups to VGA

To do the XBox thing, you need the VGA cable and then speakers that can take component audio inputs.

http://www.megagames.com/news/html/console/nintendowiilaunchdetailsus-japan.shtml

looks like release date is nov. 19.

Unfortuantly as well it looks like Smash Brothers will not be in the release set.


Some monitors also have different types of input. I am looking for one that would b able to plug the wii directly into.

from the official wii site
"an av multi-output port for component, composite, or s video.

November 19, $250 w/wii sports!

I'm happy

confirmed--

usd $249.99
comes with wi sports
1 remote
1 nunchuck

Super Smash Brothers Brawl, 2007