ARTICLE EXTRACTS TAKEN FROM gamesindustry.biz
ARTICLE WRITTEN by Paul Loughrey

Nintendo has announced that it intends to ship 6 million Wii units by March next year, confirming that the console will retail for USD 250 (approx £135/195 Euro) or less when it goes on sale in the US.

According to Nintendo's senior managing director, Yoshihiro Mori, the console - which is scheduled for a release in the fourth quarter alongside Sony's costly PlayStation 3 - will retail for YEN 25,000 or less in Japan.

Much has been made of the console's projected low-end pricing structure, executives from both Microsoft and Sony predicting that consumers will purchase the Wii as a second console and switching the focus back to a consumer choice between the Xbox 360 and the considerably higher priced PS3 - while Nintendo could potentially secure a massive segment of the global games market.

That console is definately on my Hitlist... at that Price!!!

And as stated in previous articles it appears that this and the PS2 with it's Blu Ray Media will be the only true Next Gen Consoles...

Cheers G.J.Cole...

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