Want the latest in gaming hardware? Nintendo’s Wii will soon be available for pre-ordering. The biggest US video game retailer GameStop has announced they will start taking orders on 13 October. The Wii gaming console is to take on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s future Playstation 3. As you can see on the image below, the Wii looks really futuristic. It’s control system is also unique. Controllers look like regular remote controls, but the system also includes special sensors that allows you to move the controller around in natural moves. This will be very interesting when playing tennis games for example. Some of the future games for the Wii are : Super Mario Galaxy, Battalion Wars II and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - GameStop Corp.
, the biggest video game retailer in the United States, said on Thursday it will begin accepting limited pre-orders for the Nintendo Co. Ltd.’s <7974.OS> Wii video game console on October 13. The company, which operates 3,600 GameStop and EB Games stores in the United States, said a $50 reservation deposit is required.
“Due to extremely limited supply, we expect to reach our limit very quickly, most likely in minutes. We will not accept additional pre-orders at that time,” the company said in an e-mail.
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