Nintendo Wii to hit U.S. stores Nov. 19

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Nintendo Wii to hit U.S. stores Nov. 19. SEP. 14 11:46 A.M. ET. Nintendo's quirky game console the Wii will go on sale in the U.S. on Nov. 19 for $250 ...

 

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Nintendo Wii to hit U.S. stores Nov. 19Page 1The Associated Press/NEW YORKBy PETER SVENSSONAP Technology WriterNintendo Wii to hit U.S. stores Nov. 19SEP. 14 11:46 A.M. ETNintendo's quirky game console the Wii will go on sale in the U.S. on Nov. 19 for $250 much less than Sony's PlayStation 3 which launches just two days earlier with $500 and $600 models.In an unusual move for the launch of a Japanese product the Wii (pronounced "wee") will go on sale in Japan two weeks after the U.S. launch."The release date is clearly a stab at Sony" said Ricardo Torres editor at GameSpot.com.The Wii which is about the size of a large paperback book is the successor to Nintendo's GameCube the thirdbest selling console of its generation after the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox. Nintendo Co.'s Game Boy and DS are dominant in the market for portable game machines but the company hasn't been a market leader in consoles since the early 1990s.The company had promised to launch the Wii sometime in the last quarter of this year. By bringing it out on time it's avoiding Sony Corp.'s embarrassing PlayStation 3 delays.The Wii breaks the mold of console controllers: It's a slim wand that communicates the user's movements wirelessly to the main machine. Nintendo demonstrated a bowling game in which the player swings the wand like he's throwing a ball down the lane.Nintendo hopes the innovative controller small size low price and popular game franchises like Mario Brothers and Zelda will recruit new players to console gaming."The next step in gaming is bringing gaming to the masses" said Nintendo of America President Reggie FilsAime.Nintendo plans to ship 4 million Wii units this year with the largest share going to the Americas.By comparison Sony expects to ship only 2 million PlayStation 3 units this year.Page 2Nintendo is taking a gamble by putting out a console that is less powerful than the Xbox 360 which is already on the market. The PlayStation 3 w ...

 

 

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