We have just received a press release from Nintendo Australia commenting on the recent news of how the Wii will launch under $250US and 25,000 Japanese Yen. While the PR echoes much that we have reported here, it is the first time Nintendo Australia h...
Here is the Press Release
Following its overwhelming debut at E3 2006, Nintendo today announced the current fiscal year unit shipment forecast for its new home game system, Wii. Nintendo also confirmed that the price of the Wii system, which incorporates unique freehand control, will not exceed $250 in America, or 25,000 in Japan and will be at a similar, affordable price in Australia. The company plans to ship six million systems to retailers around the world between its launch in the fourth quarter of 2006 and the end of its fiscal year on 31st March 2007.
The projections are part of a full year financial forecast that sees growth of 18% 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 said it expects to sell 17 million Wii games in the period. Exact launch dates, details of the launch library of games, and information on the unique virtual console aspect of Wii will be announced soon.
Going on the maximum it could be, $250US converts exactly to $329AU which is what the Gamecube launched at back here in 2002. However we at Vooks.Net believe the Wii wont launch cheaper then that however a price around $349 is more reasonable. Of course this is purely speculation on our part, however we can’t imagine it being much more then that. Also youll notice it says “”Exact launch dates, details of the launch library of games, and information on the unique virtual console aspect of Wii will be announced soon.”” Just how soon is soon?
But fret not readers when we hear something from Nintendo Australia that is more definite we’ll be sure to tell you.
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