Nintendo UK boss refutes reports of Wii price point and date

Vikingod · Sep 8, 2006, 01:41 PM

Source: GamesIndustry
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Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton has told GamesIndustry.biz that reports the Wii will retail for GBP 149 and will be in shops shortly before November 24 are "definitely not right".

The claims, which appeared in an article by trade publication MCV, are "only speculation, and definitely not fact," according to Yarnton.

"They're not far off, but they're definitely not right," he told GI.biz.

As previously announced, Nintendo is holding a Wii press event in London next Friday, where it is set to reveal the official price point and launch date for the console.

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Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Nintendo UK boss refutes reports of Wii price point and date Source: GamesIndustry __________ Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton has told GamesIndustry.biz that reports the Wii will retail for GBP 149 and will be in shops shortly before November 24 are "definitely not right". The claims, which appeared in an article by trade publication MCV, are "only speculation, and definitely not fact," according to Yarnton. "They're not far off, but they're definitely not right," he told GI.biz. As previously announced, Nintendo is holding a Wii press event in London next Friday, where it is set to reveal the official price point and launch date for the console.