U.S release date and price revealed for Wii?

Advanced Media network is reporting that sources have suggested to them that the Wii will launch in America on Sunday, November 12th. However, it is well noted that this may not be a final date, as the Wii could potentially launch anytime from October...

Sources also mentioned that the Wii would launch in black or white and it would retail for US$229.99, which equates to around about the $300 mark for Australia. Other tidbits mentioned by the sources include that the Wii would indeed be region locked, and that Nintendo plan to manufacture 5 million Wii units by the end of the year.

Please be reminded that this nothing more then a rumour for the time being and no official release date or price has been announced by Nintendo.

Toby Mizzi

First gaming experiences were with my older brother playing Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Master System and Sega Mega Drive. I was about 12 years old when the PS1 and the N64 were just about to be released, and I wanted to get a PS1 based on my experience playing some demo PS1 games at a Video Games Heaven store. On the day we came to lay buy the PS1, they had demo N64 consoles set up in the middle of the shopping centre and we naturally took some time to sample the goods. Dad, who barely played games, decided that the N64 would be a better console and I have never looked back since then. Don't get the time to play games as much as I did when I was younger, though I still enjoy nothing more than sitting back on the couch and being absorbed into a totally different world.