Nintendo Wii Changes in Spring 2007
Nintendo’s Wii is expected to experience some significant changes in 2007.
Allegedly, the Nintendo Wii will be “relaunched” in different colours this Spring 2007, with a new price of $200. Nintendo could still make a decent profit, by unbundling Wii Sports, which is usually sold alongside the Wii. Some say that the Nintendo Wii actually only costs around $158 to produce. The Wii was marketed at $250, so that Nintendo could make extra money during the holiday season. The time that the Wii would be relaunched coincides with the time that Nintendo plans to launch WiiConnect24, the Wii’s online service, and also the time that Nintendo plans on releasing multi-player online Wii games. We’ll just have to wait until after the Holiday Season for any major Nintendo announcements.
Wiimote Wrist Straps Replaced
Sony is replacing all Wiimote Straps, which have a tendency to break during volatile game play, and fly towards the nearest object/person/HD TV.
To replace your Wiimote Wrist Strap, you can call 1-800-859-4519 or visit www.nintendo.com/consumer/. Nintendo will ship the replacement straps starting December 21st, with 5-9 day shipping.
Nintendo’s MP3 Player Confirmed
Nintendo’s MP3 Player is confirmed, with a release date of December 8th, 2006 in Europe.
With this, the Nintendo DS Lite will be able to play music. This is a SD card based player, which will be powered and controlled by the Nintendo DS Lite. Sound will be routed through the DS Lite’s speakers, or can be listened to from the DS Lite’s headphone jack. This adaptor can also work with the Gameboy Advance, and Gameboy Micro. The MP3 Player is estimated to cost around 30 Euros, not including the actual SD card. As of now, the player has an incredibly cheesy interface.
Wii Pictures
We know you all are probably waiting breathless for more Wii photos, so here they are! Engadget got their hands on a Wii, and tons of Wii Photos follow.
Nintendo Wiimote Pictures
The Nintendo Wii’s Control, which has been affectionately nicknamed the Wiimote by Wii fans, has been distributed to Platinum Members of Nintendo’s Japan Club Rewards Program, and the folks over at IGN gave it starling reviews!
