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1976
TalkBack / RE:Official Release of Wii Details
« on: September 14, 2006, 07:40:22 PM »
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Originally posted by: razorpit
Who knows what these things actually cost to manufacturer for all we know Nintendo can and probably is taking a loss on each unit at the start.  Best case scenario is they are coming close to breaking even.


Well, Reggie did state they were making a profit off each sold:

http://www.planetgamecube.com/forums/messageview.cfm?catid=28&threadid=17408

So we have some idea, at least.

1977
Nintendo Gaming / RE:Reggie Admits that the Wii package is profitable
« on: September 14, 2006, 06:17:17 PM »
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Originally posted by: VGrevolution
Well if some of the rumblings are to be believed the Wii hardware costs less than 99$, even with the nunchuck/remote, component, and Wii sports I don't see them coming close to the 250$ price point...


Not saying that's the actual price to produce the unit, but if it does cost $99 to manufacture I can actually see that coming much closer than you assume.

For one thing, you have to factor in the heavy R&D that went into something like the Wii, that remote I'm sure took a lot of time to perfect, while products don't advertise themselves also so you also have to factor in marketing costs. Retail chains will also take a cut of that $250 pie for doing the actual selling, so squeeze out some more money there, and you get closer and closer to the $99 point. Not enough so Nintendo probably wouldn't make a profit, but enough so that it doesn't have the huge disparity one would simply assume looking at the $99 cost (again, just assuming that might be true).

1978
Nintendo Gaming / RE: Nintendo lost momentum
« on: September 14, 2006, 05:38:07 PM »
Well, I was about to rebuttal things like Nintendo driving home the complementary console aspect, as Reggie himself even swatted that down during that whole "Buy a 360 and a Wii!" "No, buy a PS3 and a Wii!" thing.

...yet the post appears to be awol.

1979
Nintendo Gaming / RE:Reggie Admits that the Wii package is profitable
« on: September 14, 2006, 04:42:28 PM »
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Originally posted by: VGrevolution
True but I have a feeling they are making the most profits out of any other console before, I just don't see that package costing anywhere close to the 250$ they are asking.


Probably, although one could probably cite that due to Wii Sports being included, and Nintendo reaping what looks to be less, although still comparable, to the normal profit margin for a game release.

1980
Nintendo Gaming / RE:From Seattle Post-Intelligencer: $250 on Nov. 19
« on: September 14, 2006, 04:37:25 PM »
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Originally posted by: IceCold
Are you serious? Wow couch, for everything "wrong" that Nintendo has done today, it doesn't even compare to the what Sony has over the past few months..


I assumed he was making a joke. If it was a 360, since they are much closer in price, sure I could understand, but making the plunge for a $600 console due to this news?

...if he wasn't joking, though, what can you do but just laugh and shrug?

1981
TalkBack / RE:Japanese Wii Details
« on: September 14, 2006, 02:22:05 PM »
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Originally posted by: zakkiel
If by "no Wii sports" you mean "Wii sports will come with the hardware."


Well, since this is for details on the Japanese Wii release, one would assume that they were talking about the console in that region, which won't launch with Wii Sports as it is in America.

1982
Nintendo Gaming / RE:From Seattle Post-Intelligencer: $250 on Nov. 19
« on: September 14, 2006, 12:57:42 PM »
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Originally posted by: jasonditz
Seems kind of silly to show off all these great colors and say "look at all the cool colors you could theoretically buy if we were going to sell them, which we probably won't". It's not like no one knew it was theoretically possible to color plastic before E3 '05.


I'm sure it was done to see early reactions to it. Had one particular color taken off in a large way (like, let's say at random, the press focused on the red and general reaction was favorable toward it) they could possible make it either the main color or an alternate that would follow after launch.

1983
Nintendo Gaming / RE:Wii Boxing ...
« on: September 14, 2006, 12:43:56 PM »
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Originally posted by: Strell
Why does America not get it?  (or so I read/heard)


Umm... what? It's in Wii Sports... so everyone is getting it.

1984
Nintendo Gaming / RE: Knowing what you know now...
« on: September 14, 2006, 12:29:42 PM »
Wii = $250
Zelda: TP = $50
Red Steel (depending on reviews) = $50
Memory Card = ...*shrugs*

Total: $350+
Not bad, not great. Either Red Steel or Zelda might be pushed tell after launch, but I plan to get that "package" of stuff by the end of the year.

1985
Nintendo Gaming / RE:Preorder, midnight sale, or just wait???
« on: September 14, 2006, 11:57:05 AM »
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Originally posted by: The Omen
I'll do the same thing I have done for 15 years-wait in line on launch day.  It's kind of fun too.


Same. Did it for the GCN and the DS, so the plan is to do the same for the Wii.

1986
Nintendo Gaming / RE:Wii compare!
« on: September 14, 2006, 11:55:22 AM »
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Originally posted by: Jonnyboy117
Remote and nunchuk should be sold together for $50.  System should include two sets instead of one.


To that point, I wouldn't mind if they sold three packages:

- Just the Remote
- Just the Nunchuk
- Both in one package for a small discount (say $5 off or something)

1987
Nintendo Gaming / RE: More new Mario screens from IGN.
« on: September 14, 2006, 11:40:58 AM »
I'm loving the graphics on this game, really can't wait to get it.

1988
Nintendo Gaming / RE: Packaging!
« on: September 14, 2006, 11:31:31 AM »
The "Wii SPORTS INCLUDED" thing looks cheesy, the rest of the design is beyond awesome though, love it.

1989
Nintendo Gaming / RE:From Seattle Post-Intelligencer: $250 on Nov. 19
« on: September 14, 2006, 07:29:21 AM »
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Originally posted by: BigJim
Your choices of colors (systems and controllers) are white, white and white.


Well... at least when I take the Gamecube out, it will look natural with the white Dreamcast and white Wavebirds I suppose...

I always tend to get the console in its most advertised color anyway, so that doesn't really bother me, although they should have issued it in at least one varient color like the GCN when it launched.

1990
Nintendo Gaming / RE:Jill Valentine To Return In Resident Evil Wii!?!
« on: September 14, 2006, 07:25:27 AM »
Unlockable Wesker for the win! He better have that "force" shove he has in RE4.

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Originally posted by: Terranigma Freak
Did you see when this thread was made? It was made on Sptember 4th, the Famitsu came out yesterday.


The point was that Famistu was cited before you went on your tirade about the HK magazine, and before you went as far as to say:

"I wouldn't put much faith in it especially when Capcom's... someone who's name I forgot denied the existence of Resident Evil Wii weeks ago."

1991
TalkBack / RE:Wii Details a Bit Early
« on: September 14, 2006, 07:06:13 AM »
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Originally posted by: BlkPaladin
Plus the console is "cheeper" then the price in Japan, and we are getting it first again. Japan does not get Wii Sports and are paying $213.00 for the console. They are charging $40 for the title, so if you take some of the other posters logic we are only paying $210.00 for the console.


That of course assumes you were going to buy Wii Sports in the first place... I for one had no intention.

1992
Nintendo Gaming / RE:Official Wii Events thread
« on: September 13, 2006, 10:46:10 PM »
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Originally posted by: Mario
AMAZING gameplay vid feature heaps more new footage, some new games like RE Wii are in there too

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/topics/wii_preview/movie/lineup.html


New Fire Emblem footage for the win!

Also, anyone know what game is after Mario Galaxy?

1993
Nintendo Gaming / RE:From Seattle Post-Intelligencer: $250 on Nov. 19
« on: September 13, 2006, 10:34:52 PM »
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Originally posted by: IceCold
They announced that Zelda would be 6800 Yen when it came out. However, they also announced that no game in North America would be more than $50 US. 6800 Yen converts to $58 US, so there is some discrepancy there.


Media products are always more expensive in Japan. A regular DVD release will cost you about Y4000 yen when it first comes out, while a "special edition" release (it's very common in Japan to have a regular and special release for most popular titles) will sell in the Y5000-6500 range. Videos games also cost more there too, but are actually resonably close to DVDs versus the huge discrepancy seen in the US and other markets.

So that pricing looks right.

1994
General Chat / RE:The Missing Persons thread
« on: September 13, 2006, 06:28:07 PM »
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Originally posted by: IceCold
This is probably before your time, but I miss Grey Ninja..


Second'ed... although he hasn't been here for ages now.

1995
Nintendo Gaming / RE:Official Wii Events thread
« on: September 13, 2006, 06:13:46 PM »
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Originally posted by: couchmonkey
I can't believe you Nintenjerks are still sitting here waiting for your precious megaton!

I predict:
- two new games: Super Paper Mario and Mario Party 8
- watch for our next big announcement in October!


Well I'm just expecting the release date and the price, so anything else that might come out of this would be gravy (be nice if we knew more about the virtual console aspect, for example.

1996
Nintendo Gaming / RE:Jill Valentine To Return In Resident Evil Wii!?!
« on: September 13, 2006, 06:03:10 PM »
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Originally posted by: Terranigma Freak
Ah, I missed that part at Gonintendo. Seems to be just a list of games though.


Seems you missed it in this thread too... (and confused the hell out of me with the ramblings about the Hong Kong magazine, to the point where I assumed you simply didn't know where Famitsu was based):

"I'm stealing this from Bill (buhahaha...), but apparently the Japanese name, according to Famitsu, is going to be:

Biohazard Umbrella Chronicles"

1997
Nintendo Gaming / RE: Jill Valentine To Return In Resident Evil Wii!?!
« on: September 12, 2006, 10:55:49 PM »
I'm stealing this from Bill (buhahaha...), but apparently the Japanese name, according to Famitsu, is going to be:

Biohazard Umbrella Chronicles

So that definitely leads credibility that Jill might be back if this either takes place before RE4, or just in general sees the rise again of Umbrella.

1998
TalkBack / RE:Lego Star Wars II Ships Today
« on: September 12, 2006, 06:42:38 PM »
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Originally posted by: TMW
WTF!?  

No gamesave characters for the Gamecube version? What kind of crap is this?



Yeah, I really can't fathom why that would be done either, unless Lucas Arts just really hates us that much...

1999
NWR Forums Discord / RE:Self imposed list of shame
« on: September 12, 2006, 02:36:43 PM »
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Originally posted by: Svevan
I am a HUGE fan of Quest 64. /confession


Same, I enjoyed that game a lot too... was also sad when the sequel got canned (seems I was the only one... ;_; ).  

2000
General Gaming / RE:Sony getting hit Hard lately
« on: September 12, 2006, 07:10:44 AM »
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Originally posted by: JonLeung
Heck, you'd think Nintendo would be a great place to work overall.  It makes me wonder why high-profile Nintendo people like Ken Lobbs and Howard Philips (yes, the one who created and hung out with Nintendo Power's own Nester) moved on to Microsoft.


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