Wii pricing
Nintendo have confirmed that their new console will cost less than $250 in the United States and under $220 in Japan. They have also stated that they plan to ship 6 million units to retailers worldwide between the period of 'the fourth quarter of 2006 to Mar. 31, 2007'.At E3 Sega hinted that Wii would retail at $200, so the final price point should be between $200-$249.
With games like Wii Tennis, Super Mario Galaxy, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption all receiving strong praise across the board from E3 attendees, Nintendo's console should fly off the shelf.
The company also said it expects to sell 17 million Wii games in the period. Exact launch dates, identification of the launch library of titles and details on the unique Virtual Console aspect of Wii will be announced soon.
Final pricing and launch date should be revealed shortly.
