May 25, 2006 - Nintendo plans on releasing its new Wii console to Japan for under 25,000 yen, the company announced today. Specifically, the company made clear that it's not considering a price above the 25,000 yen mark for the new system.

This upper cap indicates just how much Nintendo's pricing strategy differs from that of Sony and Microsoft. In Japan, the Xbox 360 retails for 39,795 yen in its single configuration (the core pack is not offered), with the PS3 set to cost 62,790 yen in its low cost configuration (the high end version is set at open pricing).

When converted to dollars at current exchange rates, 25,000 yen translates to US $223.17. Nintendo did not specify a dollar amount for the upper limit, so we're going to do a little bit of fuzzy math and assume that the Wii will be released in America at under $250.

Nintendo also announced shipment targets for the Wii. The company hopes to ship 6 million Wii units by March 31, 2007, the end of the current fiscal year. Software shipments are expected to reach 17 million units.

While Nintendo has yet to announce final pricing and release details for the Wii, the console is widely expected to debut in America in either October or November at a price somewhere between $199 and $250.
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WIIIIII! =)

ps.: nao foi anunciado em dolares.. mas tomando como base o valor do yen, da pra ter uma boa ideia..