 Some Wii info leaked?
"From IGN. Was taken down 15minutes after posting (with a "sorry don't want to be sued" notice) so something hit the mark.
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A number of big-name publishers are set to release their Wii games in mid-to-late October, which suggests that a system debut could not be that far off. And several insiders have told IGN that Tuesday, November 2 could, in fact, be the big day.
Thing is, not all of our contacts are in agreement on the date. Some have suggested that November 12 could, instead, by Wii's launch date. Regardless, though, it seems that Wii fans can look forward to their console sooner rather than later.
Sources suggest that Wii will launch with a $229 price tag and will be available in both black and white.
Insiders claim to have seen final hardware. The Broadway CPU is allegedly in the 750 CL line, a continuation of the 750 GX series. IBM may be working on a revised Broadway chip with a lower clock speed for a future Nintendo handheld -- presumably one that plays GameCube discs.
Nintendo has allegedly bumped production of Wii hardware to 5.5 million units by the end of the year, a significant upgrade to previous numbers. The jump is purportedly based on the positive reaction to Wii from press and industry analysts at E3 2006.
The console is unlikely to be region-free, although the lock is unrelated to hardware; a firmware update could theoretically allow gamers to play import software. "
Nintendo *were* developing another handheld alongside the DS (which wasn't meant to be the true GBA successor). Not entirely implausuble.
However ULV CPUs tend to need to be designed from the ground up. Anything above 2W would result in tiny battery life. Anyone know the power consumption of the GC CPU?"
Got this info from somewhere and it might not be true. However its fun to at least know of somthing.
There is a huge Nintendo Press Conference in 5 days (Well more or less depending on which one) so we'll find out then.
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The screen wills spin and battle music will start to play. You and drunk friends will be forced to stand in a line rocking back and forth holding over sized swords. A group of retarded looking monsters will appear and you will take turns hitting each other. When it is all over you will get 648 Gil and a fire ring. Why the 12 foot tall monster with no hands had a fire ring that fits everyone from you to your grandma will still be mystery to man.
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