Wii Launch Announcement Thread (9/13-9/15)

[Pcenginefx]

Chat here for any comments about the Wii launch announcements being made at the following times:

9/13/06 5PM PST – JPN Wii Press Event
9/14/06 6AM PST – NYC Wii Press Event
9/15/06 4AM PST – Euro Wii Press Event

Will be updating the site with TG Virtual Console related news as they happen.

[hoserman]

Thats 8:00 pm on the west coast for the japaneese conference, come on Nintendo, surprise us all!

[Odonadon]

Not sure how accurate this is, but my sources are telling me to expect:

     * Bonks Adventure
     * Castlevania
     * Duck Hunt
     * Excitebike
     * F-Zero
     * Kid Icarus
     * The Legend Of Zelda
     * The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time
     * Mario Kart 64
     * Metroid
     * Mortal Kombat
     * New Adventure Island
     * Ninja Gaiden
     * Outrun
     * Pac-Man
     * Prince Of Persia
     * Punch Out
     * R-Type
     * Rayman 2
     * Sonic The Hedgehog
     * Starfox
     * Super Mario 64
     * Super Mario Bros
     * Super Mario Kart
     * Super Mario World
     * Tecmo Bowl

OD

[Pcenginefx]

What I found most surprising (and a bit disappointing) was the launch date.  Two days after the PS3?  I thought I would be playing with the Wii in October

[td741]

Wow... I didn't even know  the launch date for the PS3...  Shows my enthusiasm for it.  (And I had preordered a PS2 on launch too.)

Anyway, yeah... I wouldn't have minded getting a Wii sooner myself.  (The the PS3 launching everywhere on the same date?  If so, then the Wii will get released a while after the PS3 in Japan.  Granted, with the small amount of PS3's that will be available, it might make as much of a dent on Wii sales. )

Edit: Nintendo.ca posted a message saying that the Canadian price for the Wii is 279.95$(CDN).  (It's the same package as the US).  Not too bad, I was expecting it to be 299.99$.  Hopefully, that means that the software and accessories will be a bit lower then I was expecting (i.e. 54.99$ for games).