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Nintendo’s Wii game console, which launch is scheduled adjacent to Sony’s PlayStation 3, may become the most affordable gaming machine in years, as its pricing will be around $200, according to an executive of Sega, one of the main game publishers for Nintendo’s game consoles.

Scott Steinberg, vice president of marketing for Sega, said in an interview with Forbes that Nintendo’s Wii would cost less than $200, mainly because it does not feature state-of-the-art “heavy-duty” processors like those in PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360. Forbes further reported that Merrill Lynch analyst Justin Post predicted Thursday that the new machine, which will be released this fall, would sell for $200, a move that could prompt software publishers to create more titles for the gaming system.

Sony’s PlayStation 2 console, which was introduced about half a decade ago, is selling very well even these days due to broad availability of games and pretty low price. Recently Sony slashed PS2 pricing to $129, which should catalyze even more gamers to get the machine. Even though Nintendo’s Wii is not as advanced as the new-generation consoles from Microsoft or Sony, it will be very cost-efficient and will come with motion-sensitive game controller, something truly new in the video game world.

Low price along with availability of many games, plus support of never-before-seen controller may attract attention of a lot of gamers to the new Wii console from Nintendo, which is exactly what the company seems to be banking on.

Nintendo Wii console will feature IBM’s custom PowerPC architecture based microprocessor named Broadway clocked at 729MHz and code-named Hollywood chip with built-in graphics core, DSP and I/O features from ATI that will operate at 243MHz, earlier reports suggested. Nintendo revolution will use 91MB of memory in total: 23MB of “main” 1T-SRAM, 64MB of “external” 1T-SRAM and 3MB texture buffer on the GPU. Nintendo’s Wii does not feature a hard disk drive, instead, it boasts with 512MB of flash memory, but the console will also have a card reader, which will allow installing more memory.

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Discussion started: 05/14/06 08:27:06 PM
Latest comment: 06/15/06 04:00:43 PM
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Cool. I am not so sure it will cost 200$ I think 219.99 is going to be the price to be honest. but still much better then ps3... I think that Nintendo and Microsoft should join forces and get Sony out of the video game industry. All sony does is copy other peoples systems... Even the original playstation was partially developed by nintendo. But they left that project to make the N64. And then now with their motion sensoring controller?! Absolutely crazy. They have no right to take that idea... I think people are going to catch on to Sonys tactics and not buy their product. By the way isnt it sort of obviouse why Sony decided to launch their system so much later then Microsoft? They wanted to piggyback their ideas and then improve on them. Nintendo knows their ways, that would be why they have kept so many things secret until sony already began production of their console. Nintendo announced their idea about the motion sensitive controller way before sony even thought of it. Then what do you know? E3 2006.. lookie here.

i wasnt suprised...

dont get the PS3 -- get the xbox 360 or the Nintendo Wii, at least they thought of their consoles idea them selves.
[Posted by: RJ  | Date: 05/14/06 08:27:06 PM]

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Wii luks lyk its a pice of junk wid dat specs. I wouldnt let my dog use Wii!
[Posted by: Prince  | Date: 05/17/06 01:52:00 AM]

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nintendo is the best its power with mario zelda and all the games its imposible to be better then nintendo its the beast
[Posted by: neon 45  | Date: 05/25/06 08:39:27 AM]

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just to remind number 2 its not pice moron i bet u are as smart as your stupid dog
[Posted by: neon 45  | Date: 05/25/06 08:41:44 AM]
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This is amazing! Only like 200- 250 for the Wii is an awesome price. It's going to be easy to save for and it'll sell more because of the price.
[Posted by: mitch  | Date: 06/05/06 06:25:36 PM]

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NINTENDO IS A BIG FAILURE BECUASE OF ITS LOW POWER PROCESSOR AND ITS RAM IS NO WAY BESIDES THE POWERFULL PS3 AND XBOX 360 ....NINTENDO WILL BE A FAILURE...
THANKYOU
[Posted by: MOEZ  | Date: 06/13/06 11:01:49 AM]

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I agree with RJ, It's true, sony copys everything and thinks they made It up, I think nintendo and microsoft should combine and try to kick sonys ass
[Posted by: alec  | Date: 06/15/06 04:00:43 PM]

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