Today we have been rewarded with a potential release date, rather week.

November 10-16

For the rest of this unofficial rumor check out Game On.

Nintendojo announced today that according to ‘affiliated’ Nintendo personel, there will be a major announcement made at the end of August. The announcement is said to entail more details about the Nintendo Wii, such as firm launch date, specific games, and possibly more.

The source states that while not finalized, fans should expect some sort of information at the Leipzig Game Convention the end of August. And if Nintendo is going to make an announcement in terms of launch date, now is the time. Afterall, we’re only a few short months away from the 4th quarter of 06.

My hands are sweaty and my knees are weak, I can’t sleep and I can’t eat. -Country Song

It’s typical of console developers to ship out development kits to third-party manufacturers. This is done to help create the largest game and accessory base possible for the system. Afterall, a gaming console is nothing without it’s add-on toys and games.

Today, Kotaku reported that some very small developers received a package from Nintendo. This package was not expected by anyone at the business and it’s contents were not made aware until opened. Much to the surprise of the studio in question, there was a Nintendo Wii Dev-Kit waiting inside.

It’s stressed that this is only a rumor for now, but is not entirely out of the question. Especially since the Wii is reportedly launching 4th quarter of 06.

In addition, there were many developers that were caught off guard by the prelaunch success of the Nintendo Wii. After the enthusiastic response at E3 many game developers were scrambling to start developiong games for this upcoming system. Hopefully if this rumor proves to be true, more wii game manufacturers will get on the ball, so our Christmas stalkings won’t be left empty.

The internet is known for it’s wide speculation on release dates for popular consumer products such as the Nintendo Wii. The latest in the onslaught is the supposed launch date for the Nintendo Wii. Keep in mind that any date given by any site is still pure speculation and according to ClubSkill.com that date is October 2nd.

The October 2nd launch date for the Wii is arrived at by skeptical and hopeful elimination. The dates were provided by Nintendo in a press release covering their Nintendo DS game release date sin the 4th quarter, but not once mention the Wii.

The fourth quarter begins on October 1. Now look at the list. At least one game is released every Monday in the fourth quarter except for the following dates: October 2, November 20 and November 27. November 27 is after Black Friday, so it’s out. November 20 is after the launch of the PS3, so that’s out too. That leaves us with October 2.

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Nintendo has been very deligent about keeping exact specs of their upcoming system, the Wii, under wraps. However, there has been a leak in documentation that gives us specifics about what the unique controller has to offer. Although the news of this leak is all over the internet, it’s believed the source is IGN.

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Nintendo UK spoke with EuroGamer this morning in regards to the tabloid that announced the launch date and price for the Nintendo Wii. Read the allegations made by the tabloid here.

“It’s pure speculation on the part of the newspaper – we have made no announcements regarding Wii price or software,”

The Daily Star is no doubt used to rebuttals for false announcements. Nevertheless, Nintendo took the time to tell Eurogamer that any such announcement was pure speculation and holds zero water.

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