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Australian launch details

Australian launch details

Australian Nintendo fans can expect the Wii to launch on December the 7th, priced at $399.95 AUS dollars. The box will have the same contents as the US release: The console, one Wiimote, one nunchuk, the cables and Wii Sports.

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Josh
Good deal for us aussies who usually miss out bigtime.

random hero
Sweet, 4 days before my birthday bwahaha.

random hero
Damn straight! Any aussies know of any good official pre-order deals yet?

Wizzo
Woo hoo, can't wait!

Jimmy
In Australia Electronic Boutique will definitely have a preorder system up and running by (at a guess) Mid to Late November. Myer has a preorder (which sucks) but if you're desperate you can do that. You basically buy a $40 Myers card and write down your name, address etc. and let Myers take care of that. They'll ring you when the console comes in, and you bring the $40 gift card back with the reciept and they'll give you your Wii. As I said, only if you're desperate. Can't wait for Wii. $400 AUD isn't that bad I guess, better than X360 and $1000 AUD PS3.

Giga
That is wicked. I'm going to get one, better then the x-box 360 and PS3 any day.

Edy
Toys'R'Us has a pre-order system. Order now with $50 deposit and get a free game with the WII upon purchase.

Re: Edy
I have also pre-ordered Wii at Toys'R'Us, but I think the free game you receive will be Wii Sports which would suck. Here's hoping for a free choice of a game, ZELDA!

Edy
I'd feel ripped off too if the free game was Wii Sports!

tabsina
Jimmy you are forgetting the Myer preorder also includes $600 worth of coupons that are specifically for controllers, games, DS, home theatre system as well as an LCD/Plasma TV. "The free game will not be wii sports", that comes straight from the toys'r'us head office. If any branch says otherwise, then they are mistaken. I personally am going for the myer deal, because the discount coupons will do a lot for paying off controllers and games, almost to the value of a free game. In addition, if you are a Myerone member, you also get a GT Series Pro 2 game for free. So I definitely like the Myer deal the best.

Ja-Mez
Hey I thought I was the only Aussie that posted on this whole website! And I like that Myers deal, but I'm going for EB. I got about five $30 coupons for it so that saves me $150 already. Wouldn't want em to go to waste.

ausie
Man I thought it was coming to Austrailia in November, ah well. At least it will be well worth the wait and $400 isn't that much.

ganondorfrules
Hey don't forget me, I'm aussie and in Brisbane electronic boutique started accepting preorders about 2 weeks ago. I already have $140 in a weeks work and when I reach $200 that's when I'm putting it on my preorder for the wii. Then I'm saving for a new tv so I'm all set for about a month there.

random hero
You might want to pre-order asap because of the supposed shortage. My local eb has taken about 10-15 preorders a day since the release date was announced.

tabsina
As long as you preorder, Nintendo will provide them to Australia. They said something along the lines of "we will give enough Wiis to Australia to *at least* meet the preorders".

ganondorfrules
I hope so but I'm doing it next week and I'm hoping to get 2 games with the wii besides wii sports do they take preorders for the games yet or just the console so far?

assmaster
I had better preorder then. Yea this could be big but Australia is such a small market that I can't see why they would really bother, just like they didn't with the gamecube. I haven't seen a Nintendo ad since the N64. For the world that counts Wii is probably going to go well, in Australia people will probably just be wondering what the hell a Wii is. Then when Microsoft and Sony decide to make their own "wii-motes" for the 360 and PS3 most Aussies will think they're geniuses for being so original.

jaan
Anybody know if Wii sports is in a real dvd case not a flippy cardboard box like the us?

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