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Nintendo Wii hits Europe in December

by Matt Chapman

15 Sep 2006

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Nintendo's next-generation Wii games console will launch across Europe on 8 December
Nintendo's Wii will cost €249 throughout Europe and £179 in the UK

Nintendo's next-generation Wii games console will launch across Europe on 8 December, the company has officially announced. 

The console will cost €249 throughout Europe and £179 in the UK. Games are expected to sell for between €49 and €59, or £34 to £39 in the UK.

The Wii ships with a wireless remote, a Nunchuk controller and five different sports games that can be played using simple physical movements.

Additional games controllers will cost £14, a remote control is £29 and an extra Nunchuk is £14.

The console launch is backed by around 20 software titles including The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Ubisoft's Red Steel, EA's Need for Speed: Carbon, Activision's Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam and Sega's Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz.

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