Nintendo Wii

Luke99 · 09-20-2006, 06:41 PM

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Originally posted by macguyver:
just sell a picture of the wii on ebay, it worked for the 360...

Did they ever stop people doing that? Seeing as technically they're not doing anything wrong, just being sneeky?

retired_Moniicoxoxo · 09-20-2006, 06:42 PM

they stopped every auction they found out about that said things like this:

BUY XBOX

retired_Moniicoxoxo · 09-20-2006, 06:44 PM

ONE MORE TRY:

they stopped every auction they found out about that went like this:

BUY XBOX 360 THE HOTTEST CONSOLE EVER, GET IT HERE WITHOUTH PRE-ORDERING IT NOW. PAY NOW AND ILL SEND IT TO YOU INSTANTLY

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*p.s: you are only bidding for a picture of an xbox 360

retired_mmmelt1 · 09-20-2006, 07:34 PM

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Originally posted by Andy "Muzza" Murray:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Dotsy:
Will Virgin be doing preorders? I might try in there as then I'll get to use my student discount on whatever I buy.

Are you sure you get student discount on consoles? </BLOCKQUOTE>
I thought you couldn't but my girlfriend bought a DS bundle a few weeks back and they gave her the discount on that, so I'm assuming it's the same for the Wii. Could depend on whether you get a sound sales assistant though I suppose.

retired_shannon · 09-20-2006, 09:03 PM

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Originally posted by qwerty2k:
bit more of a risk with a wii as its not garunteed to be in such short supply/high demand.

Depends on Nintendo split their shipments. If they ship only around 400,000 to 700,000 of the 4m units in PAL countries...I guarantee you there will be short-ages. Especially as it seems Nintendo are looking to ship loads in the US...and I guess they feel comfortable in Japan...and Europe is always the ugly duckling/shunned market and I don't expect anything to change.

Australians are mighty lucky, they get it before Europe and cheaper. And their a PAL territory.

retired_Rynny · 09-21-2006, 01:50 PM

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GTA on the WII?

Source: A lengthy article on MTV News.

What we heard: At its pre-Electronic Entertainment Expo press conference in May, Microsoft stunned attendees by announcing that Grand Theft Auto IV would be released on the Xbox 360 the same day and date it arrives on the PlayStation 3. Though Sony reps would later play it down, the development meant that the long exclusivity window that prior GTA games had on the PlayStation 2 would not survive the next-generation console transition.

But while Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas all appeared on the Xbox, no GTA game ever made it to the GameCube. In fact, the only GTA games to make it to a Nintendo platform were the handheld top-down titles Grand Theft Auto (Game Boy Color, 1999), Grand Theft Auto 2 (GBC, 2000), and Grand Theft Auto Advance (Game Boy Advance, 2004).

However, now comes word that the Wii might be carjacked by the GTA franchise. Speaking to MTV News at last week's Wii press conference in New York City, Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime revealed that the Mario Factory is in talks with Take-Two Interactive, parent of GTA publisher Rockstar Games. "I'll be spending some time later today with the folks over at Take-Two to see what type of support they can give our console," he said. So far, Take-Two has only expressed interest in using Wii's motion-sensing functions for a baseball game.

Though he didn't mention any specific titles to MTV, the outspoken executive did say that Nintendo wants the Wii to have more adult-oriented content than the GameCube did. That console's catalog was dominated by family-friendly offerings, although it had several notable M-rated games, such as Killer7 and Resident Evil 4.

"The fact is there will be M-rated content on the Wii console," said Fils-Aime. "EA has already announced that they're bringing [the GTA-like crime game] The Godfather to our console. And we want every single best-selling game to be available on Wii. Whatever that content is."

The official story: Fils-Aime's comments have ignited a firestorm of speculation among prospective Wii buyers and GTA addicts. However, they are not official confirmation of plans for a Wii GTA--or any particular Take-Two title for the platform. Requests for comment sent to Nintendo, Take-Two, and Rockstar had not been returned as of press time.

Bogus or not bogus?: Not bogus that Take-Two and Nintendo are talking. As for GTA on the Wii? The once-unthinkable notion now appears to be a possibility.

retired_gonzales_885 · 09-21-2006, 02:15 PM

I've got a friend in Canada sourcing me a preorder locally... so hopefully I should get a US machine a few days launch and at a good price.

What games are people buying on release? I'll be getting Zelda and Red Steel.

retired_shannon · 09-21-2006, 02:18 PM

Nintendo Plans UK and Ireland Wii Roadshow

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According to David Yarnton, the General Manager of Nintendo UK, the Wii will be going on tour across the UK and Ireland very soon. The console will be visiting a whole host of venues in cities all over the two countries very soon and we fully expect the same to happen throughout Europe. Speaking in an interview with Cubed³ on Friday afternoon, Mr. Yarnton confirmed that there would be a Wii Roadshow that would go "north, south, east and west" and that more details would be available soon.

As Mr. Yarnton emphasised, the key factor in marketing the Wii is to get people playing the console and understanding what it is all about, but Nintendo don't want demo units tucked away in store corners. The roadshow will give the company a chance to explain how to play the Wii to people and also to do some major promotion and advertising for the company.

:thup: :cool:

retired_Rynny · 09-21-2006, 02:25 PM

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Originally posted by David M:
I've got a friend in Canada sourcing me a preorder locally... so hopefully I should get a US machine a few days launch and at a good price.

What games are people buying on release? I'll be getting Zelda and Red Steel.

deffo get:

1 x wii console
1 x legend of zelda
1 x red steel
1 x super monkey ball
1 x wario ware

undecided on trauma centre, swing golf, rayman and need for speed carbon.

retired_shannon · 09-21-2006, 02:49 PM

My list is always chaging...

But I'll be getting:

1x controller set (Wii-Mote and Nun-chuck)

Red-Steel
Ray-Man: Raving Rabbids
Elebits
Excite-Truck

4 games...plus the Wii comes with Wii Sports bundled so 5 games in all. :thup:

I'm getting the games online...not in-store as I'll be saving about a tenner on each game if I order from Play.com. :cool:

Nintendo Wii

Grab a beer, sit back and relax.

Nintendo Wii