Wii for $170???

I'd just like to take this moment to say I, myself, will retail for $99 on launch.

And you will get to play with my motion-sensing wiimote in all sorts of sensual ways.

My technology is not minimal in any way, but it most certainly is an extension.

Touching is good. Do it some more.
 
We should all know by tomorrow morning. Nintendo's Leipzig news conference ("Wii Keep Our Promise") starts at 4:15AM EST tonight / tomorrow morning.
 
[quote name='evilmax17']We should all know by tomorrow morning. Nintendo's Leipzig news conference ("Wii Keep Our Promise") starts at 4:15AM EST tonight / tomorrow morning.[/QUOTE]

Ok muthafuckas.

Whose staying up with me?

We shall party like it costs 199.99.
 
I'll be up for the keynote, refreshing webpages when I should be sleeping/working.

If these bastards just announce 5 new games and make us wait until TGS for launch details, I'll be disappointed and desperate enough to actually consider the Strell launch, $99 price tag, lesser hardware, Wangmote, and all.

$199.99 is my guess for the stand-alone console. $249.99 is my guess for some kind of game/nunchuck/extra controller bundle. And I'm going with the first Sunday in November for the launch date.
 
I hope they announce it tonight. It'll suck to stay up and have Nintendo say "boy that Wii is a fun system, here's some Monkey Ball shots, kthxbye".
 
I'm also thinking $200. If it comes in at $170 that would be major news. It would jump off shelves. Nintendo usually holds out as long as they can on the price because sometimes they can produce the units for less than expected.
 
[quote name='Strell']We shall party like it costs 199.99.[/QUOTE]

That party's too rich for my cheap ass blood... I'm still gunnin' for substantially sub-$200, otherwise they can cram it up their "A."
 
[quote name='Scobie']That party's too rich for my cheap ass blood... I'm still gunnin' for substantially sub-$200, otherwise they can cram it up their "A."[/QUOTE]

I myself am still relatively gung-ho for the system...even at sub-$230 pricerange. However...if Nintendo deems it in their best interest (for some wacky and weird reason that could only make sense to other japanese business men) to keep some secrets past Leipzig, mainly price and date, from us who have stuck with them for so long....I am seriously going to start losing patience. To me, it seems with all their secrecy and rather strange publicity ideas(secret "wii parties" for the ultra-mega-nintendo fanboys to name one?) they are slowly losing the public hype and interest in the console gained from the huge E3 thing they had.

Right now it is just grating to know that they are the one company who still has not released final retail info...as well as hinting that there are other secrets about the hardware they are keeping under wraps. But if they take anymore time in doing it, I might just say the same thing to Nintendo and all their secrey(afterall it is a console, not a damn WMD) and buy a few of the first actually good games for the 360 that are coming this holiday instead of saving for another console.
 
[quote name='upstart']I myself am still relatively gung-ho for the system...even at sub-$230 pricerange. However...if Nintendo deems it in their best interest (for some wacky and weird reason that could only make sense to other japanese business men) to keep some secrets past Leipzig, mainly price and date, from us who have stuck with them for so long....I am seriously going to start losing patience. To me, it seems with all their secrecy and rather strange publicity ideas(secret "wii parties" for the ultra-mega-nintendo fanboys to name one?) they are slowly losing the public hype and interest in the console gained from the huge E3 thing they had.

Right now it is just grating to know that they are the one company who still has not released final retail info...as well as hinting that there are other secrets about the hardware they are keeping under wraps. But if they take anymore time in doing it, I might just say the same thing to Nintendo and all their secrey(afterall it is a console, not a damn WMD) and buy a few of the first actually good games for the 360 that are coming this holiday instead of saving for another console.[/QUOTE]
Why do you NEED to know? Or for that matter, why do you even care? The system will launch when it does and for how much it does. Nintendo has made it clear that it will be less than $250, so not like you have to worry it will suddenly be $600 like the PS3. So even if you're worried about saving money, just save $250 and you're good to go.

I don't get where Nintendo OWES anyone a price and release date until they're ready. Honestly, they've said it would be the fall and what price it would come under. I'm sure they will give a specific date and price at least a month in advance. What more do we need? My interest hasn't changed a bit, and really, from their perspective, it makes far better sense to save such info to as close to launch as possible. That way they'll get the hype AT launch, instead of months in advance where fanboys will disect them (see Sony).

As for the "other" secrets of the hardware, well, again, by bringing out details slowly Nintendo has kept up the hype. Remember the buzz they got for weeks about the speaker in the controller? Had they released that with other system info people would have ignored it for the most part.
 
[quote name='elwood731']Why do you NEED to know? Or for that matter, why do you even care? The system will launch when it does and for how much it does. Nintendo has made it clear that it will be less than $250, so not like you have to worry it will suddenly be $600 like the PS3. So even if you're worried about saving money, just save $250 and you're good to go.

I don't get where Nintendo OWES anyone a price and release date until they're ready. Honestly, they've said it would be the fall and what price it would come under. I'm sure they will give a specific date and price at least a month in advance. What more do we need? My interest hasn't changed a bit, and really, from their perspective, it makes far better sense to save such info to as close to launch as possible. That way they'll get the hype AT launch, instead of months in advance where fanboys will disect them (see Sony).

As for the "other" secrets of the hardware, well, again, by bringing out details slowly Nintendo has kept up the hype. Remember the buzz they got for weeks about the speaker in the controller? Had they released that with other system info people would have ignored it for the most part.[/QUOTE]


Because, apparently contrary to your beliefs, everyone isn't you. Go ahead and defend the company with everything your worth against anyways saying anything bad at all about them and believe I am a rabid sony fan or something. But I am not, the only console I bought last gen was a gamecube(and the only reason I have a 360 is I got it second-hand for a great deal). Anyways other ppl, specifically ppl here are on a budget. Right now things are tight for me and I need to know how much to save up. It's called other ppls perogitives, look into it.

Other ppl won't blindly go out and buy something that is a big question mark, unlike you seem willing to do. Other ppl like MORE info as opposed to LESS info. They OWE me this info because I am choosing to (potentially at some point) give them MY money. I want to know how much and what I will get, well in advance. And believe it or not, some ppl don't appreciate Nintendo's teasing attitude with their info or picking out certain members of their fanbase(like in the case with wii parties and only letting certain press play with the wii at LGC), when they are supposedly going with a strategy to get "everyone" aboard.

Anyways this is strange to me because I am usually at arms defending Nintendo but then ppl like you seem to believe the ground they walk on is sacred and won't even consider any faults. I am saying it is not and they are, IMHO, making some mistakes, as a business. Got it?
 
[quote name='upstart']Because, apparently contrary to your beliefs, everyone isn't you. Go ahead and defend the company with everything your worth against anyways saying anything bad at all about them and believe I am a rabid sony fan or something. But I am not, the only console I bought last gen was a gamecube(and the only reason I have a 360 is I got it second-hand for a great deal). Anyways other ppl, specifically ppl here are on a budget. Right now things are tight for me and I need to know how much to save up. It's called other ppls perogitives, look into it. [/quote]
And they've already told you how much to save up. I also never called you a Sony fan (not sure where you got that). I've also said plenty bad about Nintendo. Thanks, try again.

Other ppl won't blindly go out and buy something that is a big question mark, unlike you seem willing to do. Other ppl like MORE info as opposed to LESS info. They OWE me this info because I am choosing to (potentially at some point) give them MY money. I want to know how much and what I will get, well in advance. And believe it or not, some ppl don't appreciate Nintendo's teasing attitude with their info or picking out certain members of their fanbase(like in the case with wii parties and only letting certain press play with the wii at LGC), when they are supposedly going with a strategy to get "everyone" aboard.
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No one is asking you to blindly buy the system. It isn't like Nintendo is selling the Wii only through their web site and says, "Give us your credit card and we'll tell you later how much it costs." Like I said, they will give you information in due time. I'm not sure why you think they OWE it to you on your schedule. If you don't buy it at launch, well, they'll sell it to you later. How much time do you need? 3 months? 6 months? 2 years?

Anyways this is strange to me because I am usually at arms defending Nintendo but then ppl like you seem to believe the ground they walk on is sacred and won't even consider any faults. I am saying it is not and they are, IMHO, making some mistakes, as a business. Got it?
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Oh, I think they've made plenty of mistakes. I just don't think not handing out info to you on your personal schedule is one of them. You're getting so worked up like Nintendo is suddenly going to sell the system for $350 and launch it next summer. Even if they did, what are you out? You haven't paid a dime yet to them!

Calm down a bit. I would give you more credit if you were complaining about the design of the system, or its lack of power. This is just silly stuff to complain about.
 
[quote name='elwood731']
Calm down a bit. I would give you more credit if you were complaining about the design of the system, or its lack of power. This is just silly stuff to complain about.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the advice but just a reminder you are the one who typed like THIS to begin with. It ticks me off to no end when others feel they need to capitalize whole words to make a point. That isn't how the english language works. Anyways I agree, silly debating with a one-sided moron so I just won't do it. Good day to you.
 
[quote name='upstart']Thanks for the advice but just a reminder you are the one who typed like THIS to begin with. It ticks me off to no end when others feel they need to capitalize whole words to make a point. That isn't how the english language works. Anyways I agree, silly debating with a one-sided moron so I just won't do it. Good day to you.[/QUOTE]
Too much funny in this post. Thanks!
 
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