IGN Spills The Beans On Wii Price and Launch Window
IGN gathered up some juicy bits of Wii info from various industry contacts. It seems every insider has a different story to tell. The latest twist on the Wii price point saga is that the next-gen console will be offered in black and white for a fantastic price of $229, lower than 7-11’s approximate retail value of $299.
Insiders also claim that big-name publishers are set to release Wii games in mid-to-late October, which suggests that the launch isn’t too far off. Several IGN sources even said that November 2 could be the red-letter day for the Wii.
The buzz doesn’t stop there though. Insiders further claimed to have seen the final hardware: “The Broadway CPU is allegedly in the 750 CL line, a continuation of the 750 GX series. IBM may be working on a revised Broadway chip with a lower clock speed for a future Nintendo handheld – presumably one that plays GameCube discs.”
The IGN article also mentioned that Nintendo is said to have increased the production of Wii to 5.5 million units, after the positive reaction it garnered from the press and industry analysts at E3 2006.
We’re beginning to suffer from Wii info overload, so we’ll just treat them as rumors, until we actually see the final hardware in the flesh. But we gotta admit, it’s a good read.
Via IGN
IGN gathered up some juicy bits of Wii info from various industry contacts. It seems every insider has a different story to tell. The latest twist on the Wii price point saga is that the next-gen console will be offered in black and white for a fantastic price of $229, lower than 7-11’s approximate retail value of $299.
Insiders also claim that big-name publishers are set to release Wii games in mid-to-late October, which suggests that the launch isn’t too far off. Several IGN sources even said that November 2 could be the red-letter day for the Wii.
The buzz doesn’t stop there though. Insiders further claimed to have seen the final hardware: “The Broadway CPU is allegedly in the 750 CL line, a continuation of the 750 GX series. IBM may be working on a revised Broadway chip with a lower clock speed for a future Nintendo handheld – presumably one that plays GameCube discs.”
The IGN article also mentioned that Nintendo is said to have increased the production of Wii to 5.5 million units, after the positive reaction it garnered from the press and industry analysts at E3 2006.
We’re beginning to suffer from Wii info overload, so we’ll just treat them as rumors, until we actually see the final hardware in the flesh. But we gotta admit, it’s a good read.
Via IGN