Some Wii Online features not ready for launch

[i0n]

In a press release issued today, Nintendo have announced that many of the Wii's online features will not be available come this Sundays North American launch date.

These features include the forecast channel which will debut on Dec 20th, and the news channels which is slated for Jan 17th 2007.

The press release also suggests a delay in the Wii Opera browser with the passage, "more information about the availability of the browser will be released in the coming weeks."

Nintendo did however confirm that 12 Virtual Console games would be available on launch day, including Donkey Kong, SimCity, Super Mario 64, Sonic the Hedgehog and Bomberman '93.

The release also confirmed that new VC content would be released every Monday and established pricing for Genesis and Turbo-Grafx games at 800 points ($8) and 600 points ($6) respectively.

Press release via Joystiq

 

[MetroidZ]

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The release also confirmed that new VC content would be released every Monday and established pricing for Genesis and Turbo-Grafx games at 800 points ($8) and 600 points ($6) respectively.

Press release via Joystiq

Decent price seeing as they are not Nintendo consoles :ciappa:

 

[motherbrainrulez]

not surprised by this delay, iexpected this but i hope this doesnt become a jurrasic park things going offline and stuff

 

[epikon]

i like the whole every monday vc release.

 

[Close]

Janurary 17th is like in 2 months, which is far away
I am disappointed :mad2:

 

[D Twizzle]

In a press release issued today, Nintendo have announced that many of the Wii's online features will not be available come this Sundays North American launch date.

These features include the forecast channel which will debut on Dec 20th, and the news channels which is slated for Jan 17th 2007.

The press release also suggests a delay in the Wii Opera browser with the passage, "more information about the availability of the browser will be released in the coming weeks."

Nintendo did however confirm that 12 Virtual Console games would be available on launch day, including Donkey Kong, SimCity, Super Mario 64, Sonic the Hedgehog and Bomberman '93.

The release also confirmed that new VC content would be released every Monday and established pricing for Genesis and Turbo-Grafx games at 800 points ($8) and 600 points ($6) respectively.

Press release via Joystiq

Not good news, I wanted to be really spoilt for choice on what to do on my Wii :sad:

 

[COLDshiver]

Ah, too bad, but i'm not going to be spending my hours watching the news or the weather anyways. but the globe thing looks cool and i think i'll be wasting about 10 minutes on it :lol:

 

[MetroidZ]

i like the whole every monday vc release.

Oh yeah, thats true. Didn't they say every month? Now its every week (Monday's)? :tard:

 

[I_WANT_WII]

Now I have something to look forward to when I get a wii. But be glad that the channels are free!!

 

[COLDshiver]

OH SNAP! New VC games every monday?? Hell yeah! didn't see that. That means i'm gonna buy some points just in case Goldeneye comes out

 

[DragonM3D]

I dont mind. Im getting the Wii to play games solely.

 

[jssmrkingrevenge]

Sweet! New Vc Every Mon! Woo!
Must... Attain... Wiipoints... !

 

[DBloke]

noooooooooooooooooooooooooo
its like the dreamcast saga all over again

 

[MetroidZ]

noooooooooooooooooooooooooo
its like the dreamcast saga all over again

no, i dont think so. rrr:

 

[jssmrkingrevenge]

noooooooooooooooooooooooooo
its like the dreamcast saga all over again

Yea me neither...