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IGN rumors on Wii price, release date....and again, a handheld Gamecube
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| AirRaid Mach 2.5 2006-08-07, 11:51 pm |
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the original IGN article was pulled, then put back online in edited
form.
text of the original article before it was edited
(found here)
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113517
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A number of big-name publishers are set to release their Wii games in
mid-to-late October, which suggests that a system debut could not be
that far off. And several insiders have told IGN that Tuesday, November
2 could, in fact, be the big day.
Thing is, not all of our contacts are in agreement on the date. Some
have suggested that November 12 could, instead, by Wii's launch date.
Regardless, though, it seems that Wii fans can look forward to their
console sooner rather than later.
Sources suggest that Wii will launch with a $229 price tag and will be
available in both black and white.
Insiders claim to have seen final hardware. The Broadway CPU is
allegedly in the 750 CL line, a continuation of the 750 GX series. IBM
may be working on a revised Broadway chip with a lower clock speed for
a future Nintendo handheld -- presumably one that plays GameCube discs.
Nintendo has allegedly bumped production of Wii hardware to 5.5 million
units by the end of the year, a significant upgrade to previous
numbers. The jump is purportedly based on the positive reaction to Wii
from press and industry analysts at E3 2006.
The console is unlikely to be region-free, although the lock is
unrelated to hardware; a firmware update could theoretically allow
gamers to play import software.
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link to the *edited* article:
http://wii.ign.com/articles/723/723894p1.html
hmmm, why was an IGN rumor-article pulled, edited and reposted without
any mention of the lower clocked IBM Broadway CPU that might be used in
a handheld Gamecube ?
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| Jordan 2006-08-07, 11:51 pm |
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AirRaid Mach 2.5 wrote:
I'm just curious to see the differences...
A number of big-name publishers are set to release their Wii games in
mid-to-late October, which suggests that a system debut could not be
that far off. And several insiders have told IGN that November 2 could,
in fact, be the big day.
(Changed from "Tuesday, November 2"... no big change. Probably because
November 2 is a Thursday.)
Thing is, not all of our contacts are in agreement on the date. Some
have suggested that November 12 could, instead, by Wii's launch date.
Regardless, though, it seems that Wii fans can look forward to their
console sooner rather than later.
(No change, not even the "by" typo.)
Sources suggest that Wii will launch with a $229 price tag and will be
available in both black and white.
(No change.)
Excised Paragraph:
(Insiders claim to have seen final hardware. The Broadway CPU is
allegedly in the 750 CL line, a continuation of the 750 GX series. IBM
may be working on a revised Broadway chip with a lower clock speed for
a future Nintendo handheld -- presumably one that plays GameCube
discs.)
Nintendo has allegedly bumped production of Wii hardware to more than
five million units by the end of the year, a significant upgrade to
previous numbers. The jump is purportedly based on the positive
reaction to Wii from press and industry analysts at E3 2006.
(Changed from "5.5 million units" to "more than five million")
The console is unlikely to be region-free, although the lock is
unrelated to hardware; a firmware update could theoretically allow
gamers to play import software.
(No change.)
- Jordan
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