Nintendo Announces Wii Information

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Nintendo have issued a statement today with details on the launch of the next generation home entertainment console, the Wii. Confirming our earlier report, Nintendo officially announced that the Wii will ship for no more than $250, with a price of ¥25,000 or less in Japan. The gaming giant plans on shipping 6 million Wii systems worldwide between its launch, in the fourth quarter of 2006, and March 31, 2007.

These projections are based on Nintendo’s full-financial year forecast that suggests a growth of 18 percent in sales globally, based on anticipated continuing strong demand for the Nintendo DS portable game system, as well as a successful launch for Wii. The company also announced that it expects to sell a massive 17 million Wii games in the same period. You can expect exact launch dates, identification of the launch library of titles and details on the unique Virtual Console aspect of Wii to be announced soon.

These financial predictions from Nintendo smashes rumour of woes over profit, with Nintendo confident that new consoles such as the Wii will boost sales, and that existing consoles such as the DS will continue to sell.

Wii_Discs

Nintendo have issued a statement today with details on the launch of the next generation home entertainment console, the Wii. Confirming our earlier report, Nintendo officially announced that the Wii will ship for no more than $250, with a price of ¥25,000 or less in Japan. The gaming giant plans on shipping 6 million Wii systems worldwide between its launch, in the fourth quarter of 2006, and March 31, 2007.

These projections are based on Nintendo’s full-financial year forecast that suggests a growth of 18 percent in sales globally, based on anticipated continuing strong demand for the Nintendo DS portable game system, as well as a successful launch for Wii. The company also announced that it expects to sell a massive 17 million Wii games in the same period. You can expect exact launch dates, identification of the launch library of titles and details on the unique Virtual Console aspect of Wii to be announced soon.

These financial predictions from Nintendo smashes rumour of woes over profit, with Nintendo confident that new consoles such as the Wii will boost sales, and that existing consoles such as the DS will continue to sell.

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