Wii European Launch Details Announced
It’s official! The Wii will launch in Europe on December 8 at an estimated retail price of 249 Euros (£179 in the UK). This is according to Satoru Iwata, Global President of Nintendo, who held a press conference in London‘s Docklands today.
The Wii will include one wireless Wii Remote (39 Euros/£29 in UK), one Nunchuk (19 Euros/£14 in UK), and five different sports games in one disk. The console’s launch will also be accompanied by the the Classic Controller (19 Euros/£14 in UK), 20 software titles, and Nintendo first party games (estimated at 49-59 Euros/£34-£39 in the UK).
Iwata confirmed some of the launch titles: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, UbisoftÂ’s Red Steel, EAÂ’s Need for Speed: Carbon, ActivisionÂ’s Tony HawkÂ’s Downhill Jam, THQÂ’s Disney/ PixarÂ’s Cars and SegaÂ’s Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz.
Iwata also emphasized the role of on-screen channels that make up the Wii Channel Menu. He stressed that this is the starting point for all the Wii’s function. Basically, it allows users to pick games to play, get weather news, create, view, and send photos they can use in the games, and download classic games on the Virtual Console when connected to a TV. In a nutshell, there’s nothing like a real “all-around console” — and the Wii aims to claim that title.
It’s official! The Wii will launch in Europe on December 8 at an estimated retail price of 249 Euros (£179 in the UK). This is according to Satoru Iwata, Global President of Nintendo, who held a press conference in London‘s Docklands today.
The Wii will include one wireless Wii Remote (39 Euros/£29 in UK), one Nunchuk (19 Euros/£14 in UK), and five different sports games in one disk. The console’s launch will also be accompanied by the the Classic Controller (19 Euros/£14 in UK), 20 software titles, and Nintendo first party games (estimated at 49-59 Euros/£34-£39 in the UK).
Iwata confirmed some of the launch titles: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, UbisoftÂ’s Red Steel, EAÂ’s Need for Speed: Carbon, ActivisionÂ’s Tony HawkÂ’s Downhill Jam, THQÂ’s Disney/ PixarÂ’s Cars and SegaÂ’s Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz.
Iwata also emphasized the role of on-screen channels that make up the Wii Channel Menu. He stressed that this is the starting point for all the Wii’s function. Basically, it allows users to pick games to play, get weather news, create, view, and send photos they can use in the games, and download classic games on the Virtual Console when connected to a TV. In a nutshell, there’s nothing like a real “all-around console” — and the Wii aims to claim that title.
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