Article Taken From gamesradar.com

Nintendo's Wii console is predicted to launch in late September, nearly two months before the previously believed November release and the launch of Sony's PlayStation 3.

The technology of Wii is likely to be a crucial reason for Nintendo's motion-sensitive-controlled console making such a jump in schedule. "Wii is a simpler box to make" than PS3, according to American technology analyst PJ McNealy.

This leap in Wii's launch date has been leaked by expectant 'industry insiders', according to an article by CNNMoney's Chris Morris in his Game Over column.

However, Nintendo's official response goes against the prediction: "Nintendo has made no announcements regarding the launch date of Wii, except to confirm that it will be launching in Q4 2006". Q4, meaning October, November or December. We'll just have to wait and see.

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Thats great news G. J. Cole... Iv'e got to get one...
I still don't like the name wii though, it's too abstract and not catchy at all...

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I know what you mean mate, I too have got to have one of these.

Regarding the name Wii, I thought the name Google was strange all those years ago when the search engine was set up, now it's just a name. Only time will tell if its going to be detrimental to sales of the system.

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Article Taken From eurogamer.net
Article Written By tom bramwell

Nintendo UK has denied a report in British tabloid the Daily Star that Nintendo Wii will launch "at the end of November, priced around £170".

"It's pure speculation on the part of the newspaper - we have made no announcements regarding Wii price or software," a spokesperson told Eurogamer this morning.

The Daily Star report was based on a recent press event for Nintendo Wii hosted in London, where Nintendo showed off a number of the games featured at E3 to lifestyle and newspaper press.

Speculation as to when the Nintendo Wii will launch has been particularly rife recently, although the company has steadfastly stuck to its "Q4" estimate.

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