Wii de Nintendo ya tiene fecha y precio

La nueva consola de Nintendo la Wii tendra un costo de $249.99 dolares y estara disponible a partir del 19 de noviembre en norteamerica.

Esta consola viene con una coleccion de 5 juegos deportivos llamados Wii Sports, asi como el Wii Remote que permite a los jugadores interactuar con el juego con el simple movimiento del control. Mas de 30 juegos seran disponibles para el Wii para final de año.

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Comunicado de prensa de Nintendo (en ingles):

Nintendo’s Incomparable Wii Console Launches Nov. 19; MSRP $249.99

Nintendo
announced that its new Wii video game console will launch in the
Americas on Nov. 19 at an MSRP of $249.99. The remarkable console comes
packed with a collection of five sports games, called Wii Sports, as
well as a Wii Remote, which lets players control action in their games
through the motion of the controller itself. More than 30 games will be
available for Wii by the end of the year.

30 New Games, 30 Retro Titles, User-Friendly ‘Channels’ Make it the affordable System for Gamers, Newcomers and Families

NEW
YORK, Sept. 14 — Nintendo will reshape the home entertainment and video
game landscape with the launch of its heralded Wii(TM) home video game
console. The Americas will lead the worldwide launch on Nov. 19. Wii
will be sold as an affordable, mass-consumer product at an MSRP of just
$249.99. The price includes one wireless Wii Remote controller, one
Nunchuk(TM) controller and the groundbreaking collection of five
different Wii Sports games on one disc, which anyone can play using
simple movements, experienced or not.

Every
Wii console includes another distinctive feature: a series of on-screen
“channels” that make up the Wii Channel Menu, which makes the console
approachable and customizable for everyone, from the most avid gamer to
people who have never played before. The Wii Channel Menu is the
starting point for all of the console’s functions. The “channels” offer
a gateway to a rich variety of entertainment options. When connected to
a TV, the Wii Channel Menu offers a simple interface, letting users
pick games to play, get news or weather, view and send photos or even
create playable caricatures of themselves to use in actual games.
Additional functions allow users to redeem Wii Points and download
classic games to Wii’s Virtual Console(TM). The variety of options
available through the Wii Channel Menu motivates both gamers and
non-gamers to turn on Wii’s power every day.

Wii
is creating worldwide excitement with its unique control system, an
inventive, first-of-its-kind controller whose position can be detected
in a 3-D space. The new controller allows users to pinpoint targets in
games or move through the Wii Channel Menu with precision and ease.
This intuitive control system will be understood immediately by
everyone, regardless of their previous experience with video games.
With this one small controller, Wii makes games both easier and more
intense than anything previously experienced. For example, in the Wii
Sports tennis game, players swing the Wii Remote like a racket to hit
the ball, as in real life. They can add topspin or slice the ball just
by angling their hands and wrist like they would in a real match.

Wii
reinvents games for the devoted player,” says Nintendo of America
President Reggie Fils-Aime. “But more importantly, Wii breaks the wall
separating players from non-players by delivering the best game
experiences for the most affordable price. We believe the next leap is
games for the masses — young and old, gamer or non, alone, with a
friend or with the whole family
.”

Fils-Aime made his remarks in New York, shortly after Nintendo executives in Japan announced Wii will launch there on Dec. 2.

Between
launch day and Dec. 31, Wii owners will enjoy a robust lineup of 30
software titles, with selections for everyone from video game veterans
to newcomers. Some top Nintendo launch titles include Wii Sports, a
compilation of tennis, baseball, golf, bowling and boxing; The Legend
of Zelda(R): Twilight Princess; and EXCITE TRUCK(TM). While publishers
are free to set their own prices for games, first-party Nintendo titles
will have an MSRP of $49.99. Wii’s self-loading media bay also can play
the entire library of more than 530 Nintendo GameCube(TM) titles from
day one.

Third-party developers around the world have lined up to provide unprecedented support for Wii.

I
believe the Wii will attract new and casual gamers to the world of
interactive entertainment,” says Larry Probst, Chairman and CEO,
Electronic Arts. “It’s a fun, easy and economical system that will
become a bridge to gaming for mainstream audiences. At EA, we are
putting more support behind the Wii than any Nintendo hardware launch
since the Super NES
.”

The Wii is changing audience interaction, opening up whole new experiences that have never been possible in video games,” says Robert Kotick, Chairman and CEO, Activision, Inc. “With
the instinctual control of the Wii Remote, Nintendo is advancing the
gaming experience to the broadest audience of gamers. Activision is
excited about the launch of the Wii and the opportunity it offers. So
much so, we plan to have five titles available at launch — our
strongest lineup ever for a new console. We have more development
resources devoted to the Wii than to any previous Nintendo platform.
The Wii is likely to have a profound impact on the size, growth and
overall opportunities for the video game market.”

“The
Wii control scheme opens up unexplored areas for our talented teams to
innovate when creating games,” says Laurent DeToc, President of Ubisoft
North America. “It’s invigorating for us. We believe that it will help
create a new level of interest in video games and engage more players
around the world.”