FrankyBrown Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 European launch not until March. There must be something going on socio-economically or something. It's not like Nintendo to be this shoddy in production, is it? Oh crap oh crap..I really hope we get them by xmas down here or my christmas is pretty much ruined :cry: I've been so happy about getting a Wii for xmas with Zelda so yeah..DONT KILL CHRISTMAS NINTENDO :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 I saw this in Time magazine. It seemed kind of weird. I would buy it, but I have to put all my money towards my Finnish exchange trip next year, hopefully I can pull it off, otherwise I'll be left with alot of money, then I'll buy it. Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Does anyone know if the consoles/discs will be region free or not? It doesn't really affect me all that much, really not at all, but it would be nice if they were. I'll go check the websites out and edit it back in here if I find anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankyBrown Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Does anyone know if the consoles/discs will be region free or not? It doesn't really affect me all that much, really not at all, but it would be nice if they were. I'll go check the websites out and edit it back in here if I find anything. Pretty sure they said they're region free :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Does anyone know if the consoles/discs will be region free or not? It doesn't really affect me all that much, really not at all, but it would be nice if they were. I'll go check the websites out and edit it back in here if I find anything. Pretty sure they said they're region free :P Heh, first thing I saw on digg was and I quote "Wii will be region free!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjbj1991 Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Does anyone know if the consoles/discs will be region free or not? It doesn't really affect me all that much, really not at all, but it would be nice if they were. I'll go check the websites out and edit it back in here if I find anything. Pretty sure they said they're region free :P Heh, first thing I saw on digg was and I quote "Wii will be region free!" Why do they even have those region features? All it does is disable certain features that we paid others to write. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Movies/Video Games have region features on them to make more money by screwing the consumer. I just said that, I don't know if its true or not. It is the common consensus by the digg community though :D . Like I said above it has never really affected me with video games. Recently with DVDs it has though, had to pay about 50% more to get season 2 of Battlestar Galactica. If I had a region free DVD player, I could have bought and watched the UK version (region 2) which is season 2 in one box set. Instead, I had to buy the US version (region 1) of season 2 which is split in two box sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart_G Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share Posted September 15, 2006 About the Europe launch being pushed back. "An anonymous friend of mine has just got off the phone from customer support at Argos; he was on for over 50 minutes getting moved from one department to the other. He was unofficially told that the reason behind the Argos Wii release date changing to March 2007 was that Game UK has the distribution rights to 400,000 units in the 4th quarter of 2006. He was also told that Argos donÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t intend stocking the Wii until the Easter period after NintendoÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s snub." So that may be the reason for the March 2007 rumours. Or i hope it is anyway. If Nintendo don't want to screw it up, they'll have Wii shipping world wide before Christmas. And on the subject of region free games. Will the Wii be region-free? Yes. Like the Nintendo DS, the Wii will be able to play games from other regions, such as Japan, without any restriction. Kaplan implied there might be a region lock that publishers would be able to flip on, but it doesn't sound like the first-party titles from Nintendo will be restricted. So it is region free, but only if the publishers feel like making it that way. Its pretty much a given that all 1st party games will be region free, but 3rd party publishers can decide whether to stick the region encoding on or not. Who thinks EA will use it so they can make more cash? I do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapical Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 I personally love the fact that Sony is releasing with 400,000 units next to the Wii's 4 million. :-w Its obvious Sony isn't ready to release the system but it simply can't push the date back anymore. Oh and http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2568 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankyBrown Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 I personally love the fact that Sony is releasing with 400,000 units next to the Wii's 4 million. :-w Its obvious Sony isn't ready to release the system but it simply can't push the date back anymore. Oh and http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2568 How funny would it be if they didn't even manage to sell those 400k units :lol: RIIIDGE RACEEER!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogmite Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Cant wait for Wii <3 Zelda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart_G Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share Posted September 15, 2006 Wii dated and priced for Australia. Link Here Still havent heard anything about Europe dates yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebelAssassin Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 if everywhere else is before Christmas, i dont see any reason for Europe to be behind. www.PETAkillsanimals.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart_G Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share Posted September 15, 2006 Yeah, Europe will either get it before Japan does, after Australia or somewhere in between those two dates. But Wii in Europe will be before Christmas this year, i can pretty much guarantee it. How can i guarantee it? Because Nintendo would be bloody stupid not to have Wii out globally before Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankyBrown Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Wii dated and priced for Australia. Link Here Still havent heard anything about Europe dates yet. Woot ftw \ \ \ \ \ $400 but it does come with 5 Wii sports games so the only game I'll have to buy with it is LOZ:TP and then I can buy FF:CC and Dragon quest/Fire Emblem/SSBB when they come out :P (Hopefully should have the money by the time they're released :pray: ). BEST CHRISTMAS EVA O:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatsilverwyrm Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 EUR release date : December 8th 2006. EUR 249 / GBP 179 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubsa Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 EUR release date : December 8th 2006. EUR 249 / GBP 179 Schwing! :D Can I ask for a source man? This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart_G Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share Posted September 15, 2006 Transcript for the Euro conference here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebelAssassin Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 excellent news \ www.PETAkillsanimals.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubsa Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Get the smeg in! :D That's a great price! This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart_G Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share Posted September 15, 2006 Europe are also getting Wii Sports bundled in with their consoles too, even more of a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antrune Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 wtf ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã180 : \ Not happy with that at all. And no lol why do you always want to get stuff from John Lewis. Its over Ãâã300 more then than what i paid. John Lewis is a great, great shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomdavies90 Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 * ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã180 : \ Not happy with that at all. meh quit ya winging and get a job im pretty happy gonna have to check out whats in that pack, oh yeah btw if anybody goes "its only ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã20 more for a 360*" then i will indeed slap them lol *hmmmriiight no memory unti an extra like ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã50 and no wirless controller... Sig by me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
How2PK Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Woot, only 249 euro! That's amazing! Guess I'll be saving up some sallary every month so I can buy one on release! :D [edit]Huh, did I just say "Woot"? :lol: Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapical Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 179 British pounds = 335 U.S. dollars That's not very fair :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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