Nintendo Confirms Budget Range, New Wii System Bundle

May 4, 2011

Seeing as Kotaku and about a thousand other outlets outed Nintendo's big plans to create a budget range and release a new lower priced system bundle, it makes sense that Nintendo would simply come clean. Today the company did just that, announcing plans to release a new Wii system bundle. The new bundle will retail for $149.99, and will come with Mario Kart Wii and the Wii Wheel accessory. The new price is for both black and white system models. The new bundle will be available May 15 - well before Nintendo's big system reveal at E3.

Nintendo also revealed its new budget range - first-party titles for the low price of $19.99. The budget range will initially feature Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Animal Crossing: City Folk and Mario Super Sluggers

Source: Joystiq

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Re: Nintendo Confirms Budget Range, New Wii System Bundle

Submitted by ShadowDragon28 on Thu, 05/05/2011 - 10:34.

I thought Wii Sports already comes bundled? Or did they de-bundle it and I just missed it?

Re: Nintendo Confirms Budget Range, New Wii System Bundle

Submitted by Grif on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 01:01.

Two possible explanations.

A) They're probably taking out Wii Sports and Resort in favor of Mario Kart. $150 for a Wii and a $50 MSRP game (a really great one at that) isn't a bad deal no matter how you slice it.

B) They're selling Wii Sports seperately to help cater to the people who bought their Wii second-hand, like at a yard sale, or from a Pawn Shop or Gamestop.

I'm leaning toward A, but I see no reason why it can't be both.

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Re: Nintendo Confirms Budget Range, New Wii System Bundle

Submitted by ZippyDSMlee on Thu, 05/05/2011 - 09:43.

Oy.....how many pennies dose it take to put the wii ports crap in? Nin... you fail!

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Re: Nintendo Confirms Budget Range, New Wii System Bundle

Submitted by Grif on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 01:02.

I wonder how Microsoft and Sony would feel about your comments regarding their "crap".

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E. Zachary Knight: She didn't address your questions because she doesn't have any answers.05/23/2013 - 3:38pm

Andrew Eisen: I replied to her comment. Maybe in a few weeks I'll get a reply.05/23/2013 - 3:24pm

Thomas Riordan: @Andrew Eisen To what bowling alley does she go that puts sexual images in the faces of 6 year olds?05/23/2013 - 3:17pm

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Andrew Eisen: Oh look, Dying Light was just announced For Everything But Wii U. That's 73.05/23/2013 - 2:06pm

james_fudge: Zippy: they said the same thing about Cell. How did that turn out.05/23/2013 - 1:28pm

Andrew Eisen: Need for Speed Rivals is coming out For Everything But Wii U - PS3, 360, PC, PS4 and Xbox One. That brings the grand total up to 72.05/23/2013 - 12:55pm

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