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> Exclusive: Revolution to Launch Worldwide in June 2006
> Global ship-dates emerge - countdown begins.
> 25th Oct 2005
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> Link to This Article http://news.spong.com/x?art=3D9244
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> Nintendo will ship the Revolution console in June of 2006, it was
> revealed to SPOnG overnight, with technology and manufacturing partners
> letting slip Nintendo's plans for a shock global launch.
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> It was thought that Nintendo would keep with tradition and deliver a
> staggered home console launch, with the US following Japan, and Europe
> keeping up the rear, as it were. This will not be the case. Rising to
> the challenge set by Microsoft's Xbox 360, all territories will see
> launch within a month. A global roll-out with Japan, the US and Europe
> seeing hardware in the same day is thought highly unlikely.
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> "As of early October this year, we had agreed with all key partners
> that a global ship date of June 2006 was achievable," said one of
> SPOnG 's several sources associated with the Revolution manufacturing
> process. "Nintendo will get the launch in Japan and America and
> Europe as close as possible. It will be like the Xbox 360 launch, only
> tighter."
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> "Everyone at Nintendo in all territories is now focusing on a global
> launch in June of next year," another highly-placed source told us
> yesterday afternoon, under terms of anonymity. "The European launch
> might slip into July, but that's it. Everyone at Nintendo has been
> briefed for this date and the official release schedule everyone is
> working to shows Revolution down for June 2006; this is simply a matter
> of fact."
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> A mid-2006 release had been hinted at as early as May this year, when
> memory supplier MoSys inadvertantly revealed the launch window of the
> Nintendo's next generation system. However, this is the first time
> other sources have corroborated the faux pas.
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> In related news, pricing speculation for Revolution has quietened down,
> with the magic 200 number now seated firmly in the minds of analysts.
> Although SPOnG has been unable to clarify the Revolution launch price
> point with anything near the same accuracy as we have its launch date,
> a tag of $200 for the US, =80300 in mainland Europe, and =A3200 in the
> UK is a near certainty.
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