It’s been reported that the latest edition of Sports Illustrated for kids sets a launch date of November 6, 2006 for the Nintendo Wii. However, this magazine, not known for it’s gaming articles, may be nothing more than a rumor.
Although a long shot, the simple article in this magazine has sparked all kinds of websites supposedly knowing the official launch date of Nintendo’s next console. I wouldn’t hold my breathe, at least until Nintendo makes an official announcement.
Below are some citings of this November 6 launch date for the Nintendo Wii.
As mentioned previously, until the launch date is announced via a Nintendo Wii press release, take extra precautions to protect yourself against scammers. Many online preorder scams feed on rumors such as this.
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Wii in September?
Althought he Sports Illustrated for Kids article pointed toward a November launch date, new information suggests that Nintendo may launch the Wii in Sept. This early launch date will enable the Nintendo Wii to get a jump on the competition, ie the PS3. This Wii early launch rumor has been sparked
Buy Wii in Japan
The Nintendo Wii finally launched in Japan today, to the tune of 400,000 units. Like the US release many retail outlets were occupied the night before in hopes of being one of the lucky few to own a Wii on launch day. The Spong was on the scene to take pictures
480p Wii Gaming
As we near closer to the Wii launch date, more specifics about Wii bundle are becoming known. For example, we now know that Wii Sports will come bundled with the Wii console, for $250 USD. And now, we have learned that component cables will be available for purchase to use
Wii UK Launch
How many Wii's....!!!!1111 According to gaming mega blog Kotaku, there were over 50,000 Wii consoles sold in 12 hours. The Wii has already proved itself in the US and apparently our over seas brethren are just as excited. Wii scarcity is not just a US concern with these numbers it's obvious that
Wii Game Launch Rumor
The latest rumor comes from the official Nintendo Magazine, Nintendo Power. They announced that the following titles would be launched side by side the release of the console Wii. Red Steel Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Wii Dragon Quest Super Monkey Ball Rayman Raving Rabbids What's missing? Well the plumber of course, Mario!
last I heard (video from e3), the wii and the new zelda were to launch at the same time. the new zelda has a launch date… so, i would just go roughly by that date. Amazon has zelda releasing on the 2nd… so around the 2nd or 6th… those sound about right.
Yeah, I know what your saying. However, Nintendo has still officially not set a launch date. In addition, I think that Nintendo learned from Microsofts mistake in terms of WorldWide Release dates. I’m sure that Japan, US, and UK will all have different release dates.
[...] Althought he Sports Illustrated for Kids article pointed toward a November launch date, new information suggests that Nintendo may launch the Wii in Sept. This early launch date will enable the Nintendo Wii to get a jump on the competition, ie the PS3. [...]