Nintendo Announces Wii Information

Nintendo just announced the shipment date and pricing for its new home game system, Wii. The price of the Wii system will be around $250 in America, or ¥25,000 in Japan. Nintendo plans to ship 6 million systems to retailers between its launch in the fourth quarter of 2006 and March 31, 2007.

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. www.nintendo.com