Nintendo of Japan Announces Wii Details

[FrontlineWarrior]

Nintendo is scheduled for a major announcement in Japan at 6pm PST and 9pm EST (INCORRECT!!) TONIGHT (9/14 am in Japan). Details expected include pricing, launch date, and other secrets. Add any new information in this thread.

Wiiiiiiiii

(updated to reflect new start time 🙁 )

update 1: sites are getting hammered. Your best bet are blogs, and of course, this thread. 😀

http://www.gwn.com/news/story.php/id/10307/
http://gameonrevolution.blogspot.com/
http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/
http://gonintendojustincase.blogspot.com/

update 2: GWN was posting "updates" from an old video in june. the real conference is said to start at 1 or 2am EST.

 

[EvilYoda]

tick tick tick

 

[loup garou]

Argh...is anyone covering the Japan announcement live?

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: EvilYoda
tick tick tick

tock tock tock

 

[MercenaryForHire]

ohmygodIwenttoJapanandIsawthisNintendoannouncementandIwaslike

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

- M4H

 

[DanTMWTMP]

oh god...30 more minutes!!! c'mon gogogogogogogogo!

in the mean time, since this thread will get a lot of hits, will someone help me w/ my nagging stupid lame problem here:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=33&threadid=1927451

since the frequency of viewers in OT is far far greater than SW 🙁

 

[tbike06]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
ohmygodIwenttoJapanandIsawthisNintendoannouncementandIwaslike

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

- M4H

It just never gets old, does it? :laugh:

 

[waggy]

the news is that they are nto releasing it in the US!

heh kidding. all ir ead about the WII sounds good. only thing that would make it better is if you could play DS, Gamboy advance games on it also

 

[shelaby]

is there any site covering this announcement?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: tbike06

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
ohmygodIwenttoJapanandIsawthisNintendoannouncementandIwaslike

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

- M4H

It just never gets old, does it? :laugh:

:laugh:

I'm going to have so much fun playing with my Wii.

And so will my wife.

- M4H

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: tbike06

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
ohmygodIwenttoJapanandIsawthisNintendoannouncementandIwaslike

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

- M4H

It just never gets old, does it? :laugh:

:laugh:

I'm going to have so much fun playing with my Wii.

And so will my wife.

- M4H

Can I come over and play multiplayer? :shocked:

 

[everman]

This site is covering it until the server melts....which will be in 5...

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
ohmygodIwenttoJapanandIsawthisNintendoannouncementandIwaslike

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

- M4H

Gonads and strife!

 

[KarmaPolice]

I in Japan...WHERE DO I NEED TO GO TO SEE THIS lol.

 

[potato28]

Originally posted by: everman
This site is covering it until the server melts....which will be in 5...

Server melted, next site?

 

[KarmaPolice]

I cant figure out where it is at all....I doubt its a public event anyway

 

[secretanchitman]

please update as news flows in!

and everman - the site is down.

 

[MaverickBP]

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: tbike06

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
ohmygodIwenttoJapanandIsawthisNintendoannouncementandIwaslike

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

- M4H

It just never gets old, does it? :laugh:

:laugh:

I'm going to have so much fun playing with my Wii.

And so will my wife.

- M4H

Can I come over and play multiplayer? :shocked:

With the Wii or his wife? :Q

 

[Sid59]

tagged! t-minus 8 minutes

 

[waggy]

I got the scoop! Nintendo merged with Phontom tech! they are going to release wii!

 

[everman]

irc://irc.krohn-it.de/Wii

Try that, but the server is full right now.

edit: I got in, hopefully they'll have some good stuff 😀

 

[michaels]

-Nintendo anounces yet even more Mario whorage with this console.

 

[ElFenix]

is it time yet?

 

[secretanchitman]

cmon...im getting impatient.

and still no site that has updates on it. >.<

 

[SSP]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
ohmygodIwenttoJapanandIsawthisNintendoannouncementandIwaslike

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

- M4H

Gonads and strife!

Is that guys work still availble on the net?