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British tabloid prints Wii price

by Steven Williamson on 10 July 2006, 10:10

Tags: Nintendo Wii, Nintendo (TYO:7974), Wii

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Despite official confirmation from Nintendo, The Daily Star have nonchalantly revealed the price and launch date of Wii.The article, which reads as a factual based piece on Wii and its functions, states that the next-gen console will retail at £170.00 and the launch date will be the end of November.

All recent indications point to the fact that Wii will be released before the November 11th Japanese PS3 launch date and Nintendo of America have said that the official announcement will not be until September.

Either the reporter, Paul Malley, has had a huge insider tip-off, or the facts have been misinterpreted. We've emailed the reporter for clarification on the article, that appeared in Saturday's Daily Star.

Source : Daily Star - 08/07/2006 (scan should be available soon)


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Posted by directhex - Mon 10 Jul 2006 10:39
of all the media about, i sincerely doubt the daily star have “insider knowledge” of anything
Posted by Spud1 - Mon 10 Jul 2006 10:43
It's The Daily Star…

what more needs to be said?

ok go on then..ignoring the fact that its the star so it's probably made up anyway, a 170 rrp could be correct - that would fit with it retailing for around 150 in most places :)
Posted by Parm - Mon 10 Jul 2006 13:38
The only thing I feel sure of is that the Wii will retail for less then £200 which is fine by me! :mrgreen:

If it goes over that £200 mark, it'll be hard times for Nintendo I think.
Posted by DR - Mon 10 Jul 2006 13:59
They need to hit the 149 price point.

I personally will buy one in the USA if they are too pricey over here
Posted by Mike Fishcake - Mon 10 Jul 2006 15:06
£149 + VAT is just over £175. That doesnt necessarily have anything to do with anything though :)

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