Author Topic: POLL: When's the Wii launch date? (Read 57902 times)

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #175 on:** August 10, 2006, 07:41:43 PM »

and lose.

JonLeung · « **Reply #176 on:** August 11, 2006, 04:43:30 AM »

August 11, 2006
83 days until Nov. 2, 2006 (a possible launch date)
93 days until Nov. 12, 2006 (a possible launch date)
97 days until Nov. 16, 2006 (the last day before the PS3 launch)
98 days until Nov. 17, 2006 (PS3 launch day)
100 days until Nov. 19, 2006 (a possible launch date)
104 days until Nov. 23, 2006 (Thanksgiving (US))
136 days until Dec. 25, 2006 (Christmas)
142 days until Dec. 31, 2006 (New Year's Eve)

Well, it can't hurt much to add another line, so if Nintendo still really does want to launch the Sunday before Thanksgiving, then we only have another 100 days from today!

What happened to the "100 reasons to own a Wii" thing? I even kinda forgot about that. Surely after today it's really unlikely it'd be more than 100 days remaining, right?

Ceric · « **Reply #177 on:** August 11, 2006, 05:07:03 AM »

To kick it off I will put the reason everyone here has been thinking.

"High Resolution Daisy"

and I think we should Declare the November 19th launch to be the "Pale Launch".

decoyman · « **Reply #178 on:** August 11, 2006, 05:09:35 AM »

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Originally posted by: Ceric
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(And when I say "it" I mean "the beans" and when I say "the beans" I mean the "truth" and when I say the "truth" I mean THE REASON YOU'RE SO DANG CONFIDENT IN 11/19)

... and when I say "you're" I mean "you are" and when I say "You are" I mean "Pale is" and when I say "11/19" I mean "11/19/06" and when I say "11/19/06" I mean "November 19th, 2006" and when I say"November 19th, 2006" I mean "November 19th, 2006 for the launch date of the Wii" and when I say "launch date" I mean "the day of public availability" and when I say "Spill" I mean "tell me what" and when I say"Tell me what" I mean "Post me what" and when I say "Post me" I mean "Put into electronic form onto this forum" and when I say "man" well... actually thats just there for flavor. So the sentence
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Spill it, man!
really expands out to be...

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Put into electronic form onto this forum what the reason Pale is so dang confident in November 19th, 2006 for the day of public availibility of the Wii, man!

(Sorry, Decoyman I couldn't resist.)

:::EXPLOADE:::

Requiem · « **Reply #179 on:** August 11, 2006, 06:18:16 AM »

After reading that Ceric....I feel....I feel...

I feel like I have to take a sh!t....

BigJim · « **Reply #180 on:** August 11, 2006, 06:19:52 AM »

In other words, Pale's guess is as good as anybody else's unless he can claim to know stuff about it that we (and IGN) don't.

Pale · « **Reply #181 on:** August 11, 2006, 07:04:03 AM »

That's what I've been saying all along. No inside info here.

JonLeung · « **Reply #182 on:** August 11, 2006, 07:05:08 AM »

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Originally posted by: Ceric
To kick it off I will put the reason everyone here has been thinking.
"High Resolution Daisy"

That's a good reason.

Pro666 will buy two Wiis, then. One for the TV room, and one for the Daisy shrine in his bedroom.

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #183 on:** August 11, 2006, 08:58:30 AM »

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Originally posted by: Pale The only reason I'm so 'confident' of the 19th is because it amazes me how many people think there is no way Nintendo would launch after the PS3. I really think they don't care, and going by both the Gamecube and the DS, they will launch the sunday before thanksgiving.

That's fair, but the primary reason I think it will be different this time is because the Wii isn't just another Nintendo console.

It's the entire hope for their future in the home console market. I don't know if they're so confident about it that they'd release it in the middle of the PS3 marketing blitz (it's Sony's biggest system to date so you know they'll do it), but the Wii, like the DS lite, is a word of mouth phenomenon.

The longer it's on the market, the more effective it'll be, and I think they'd want to use that strategy against potential PS3 owners.

But that's just my speculation and it could launch Dec 24th at midnight for all I know.

JonLeung · « **Reply #184 on:** August 11, 2006, 09:08:21 AM »

Ever since the controller was revealed last year, I've noticed pretty much the same trend - there have always been people hesitant about the controller - but nearly everyone who's actually used one has positive things to say about it. The haters are more often than not the people who haven't touched one yet.

I'm sure there will be demo kiosks early enough to give people some time. But I think it's in Nintendo's best interest to release it as soon as it's ready, if it's to be big this holiday season.

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #185 on:** August 11, 2006, 09:11:46 AM »

And yeah, we need Wiiosks, ASAP.

They need to get those out to stores more than anything, since their mantra this whole time has always been "Playing is believing."

Ceric · « **Reply #186 on:** August 11, 2006, 09:15:55 AM »

You'll buy your Wii starting Oct. 2nd but what that really does is mean that on the 24th of December Nintendo will simultaneously deliver every Wii packaged with the games you also bought. All wrapped with a Nice bow. So everyone gets there Wii at the same time. They'll be special magnets on the Trucks saying "Wii wish you a Merry Toy Day!!! -Nintendo" It would come with the Mario cast dressed up as different Christmas time Holidays figures teaching you how to use the WiiPointer and a Special holiday edition of WiiSports. Yep... Thats how its going to be...

JonLeung · « **Reply #187 on:** August 15, 2006, 06:17:06 AM »

August 15, 2006
79 days until Nov. 2, 2006 (a possible launch date)
89 days until Nov. 12, 2006 (a possible launch date)
93 days until Nov. 16, 2006 (the last day before the PS3 launch)
94 days until Nov. 17, 2006 (PS3 launch day)
96 days until Nov. 19, 2006 (a possible launch date)
100 days until Nov. 23, 2006 (Thanksgiving (US))
132 days until Dec. 25, 2006 (Christmas)
138 days until Dec. 31, 2006 (New Year's Eve)

Haven't posted this countdown (of sorts) in days, but I thought I would today, as it's 100 days to American Thanksgiving, meaning that it's extremely unlikely that it could be 100 days or more as of today!

Pale · « **Reply #188 on:** August 15, 2006, 07:00:17 AM »

Unless they launch on Black Friday. I would hate Nintendo forever if they did that.

Zach · « **Reply #189 on:** August 15, 2006, 07:31:24 AM »

You dont have to worry about that pale, since your so sure that it will be Nov 19th.

Neodymium · « **Reply #190 on:** August 15, 2006, 07:42:04 AM »

I don't think it could possibly be the 19th. Early November is the time to release a small number of consoles, creating a shortage that Nintendo can whet with a huge shipment on November 17th.

Zach · « **Reply #191 on:** August 15, 2006, 07:54:11 AM »

yeah, I definately agree with you on that. Early november/late october.

JonLeung · « **Reply #192 on:** August 20, 2006, 05:37:55 PM »

I probably should provide links but lately I've been hearing people bring up the late October thing again. Maybe they're just being hopeful?

I think IGN hinted that Twilight Princess would come out in October, which also hints at a Wii release date in October (since it's been said they'd be the same day). I think some store put the Wii's release down as October 26 (a Sunday, if that matters), though another store put its release down as Nov. 17 (same day as the PS3). They're all probably guessing as well...but I'm sure SOMEBODY out there knows SOMETHING.

I'd still bet on early November, but I wouldn't bet very much.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #193 on:** August 20, 2006, 05:43:46 PM »

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Originally posted by: JonLeung
I probably should provide links but lately I've been hearing people bring up the late October thing again. Maybe they're just being hopeful?

I think IGN hinted that Twilight Princess would come out in October, which also hints at a Wii release date in October (since it's been said they'd be the same day). I think some store put the Wii's release down as October 26 (a Sunday, if that matters), though another store put its release down as Nov. 17 (same day as the PS3). They're all probably guessing as well...but I'm sure SOMEBODY out there knows SOMETHING.

I'd still bet on early November, but I wouldn't bet very much.

What I would do if I were Nintendo is to have a launch late October, maybe a relatively small launch in the US of 400-600k, then on PS3's launch date have the second shipment out to the stores. That way Nintendo not only gets the people that are excited for Wii's launch but also those who can't get a PS3 because it is sold out but instead pick up a Wii.

AnyoneEB · « **Reply #194 on:** August 20, 2006, 08:26:21 PM »

Hmmm... October 26th... same as MM...

Seriously, I am expecting a November launch. October just seems too soon, and I would not be surprised if Pale's intutition was right.

JonLeung · « **Reply #195 on:** August 21, 2006, 05:04:01 AM »

Now GoNintendo is reporting that there's a "Wii party" promotional tour going on soon, and that the Wii won't be released until after it's done, so now they're estimating the Wii's release date to be in the second or third week of November. They think, more specifically, that it'll be at the end of the second week or the start of the third week. Of course, that's just what they say - but that's another source of sorts that agrees with what Pale's been telling us all along - as the weekend there includes Nov. 19.

Ceric · « **Reply #196 on:** August 21, 2006, 08:47:29 AM »

My Avatar nooooo.......

JonLeung · « **Reply #197 on:** August 22, 2006, 09:59:47 AM »

August 22, 2006
72 days until Nov. 2, 2006 (a possible launch date)
82 days until Nov. 12, 2006 (a possible launch date)
86 days until Nov. 16, 2006 (the last day before the PS3 launch)
87 days until Nov. 17, 2006 (PS3 launch day)
89 days until Nov. 19, 2006 (a possible launch date)
93 days until Nov. 23, 2006 (Thanksgiving (US))
125 days until Dec. 25, 2006 (Christmas)
131 days until Dec. 31, 2006 (New Year's Eve)

For those of you waiting to get it for Christmas, you know that you have 125 days left to go as of today! That's, like, only four more months!

Hey, at least you know how many days you have left.

stevey · « **Reply #198 on:** August 22, 2006, 11:50:25 AM »

Since Leipzig is less then 12 hours away I think it the last time to bet on the release date so october 1/2 or tomorrow FTW

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #199 on:** August 22, 2006, 01:52:31 PM »

I'm going with November 2nd for 169.99 in the U.S.

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