Jul 27 2006

Wii Release Date To Be VV II?

Posted by Geezer as Gaming, PlayStation 3, Wii

In a recent press release, Nintendo hinted that the text of the release *may* encode for the Wii release date. So, I decided to pour over the release a few times, and the only thing that stuck out to me was the fact that Final Fantasy was the only game that was in all-caps.

As the weather cools down, the Nintendo portable game offerings heat up. FINAL FANTASY V ADVANCE makes its way to Game Boy Advance SP on Nov. 6. As series go, FINAL FANTASY is to video games what James Bond is to movies. FINAL FANTASY loyalists will enjoy an opportunity to debate which installment was best.

For a few seconds, I thought that maybe this was just some formality. Maybe the way Sony wanted Nintendo to refer to the Final Fantasy series.

But then, it occured to me that the Final Fantasy game title was the only one in the Nintendo press release with a NUMBER in the title. Well, NUMBERS make dates. Plus, to make things a little more crypto, the number was a V.

Ok. So there was one capitalized roman numeral in the V but what could this mean? Well, maybe it means that the system will be released on October or November 5th. Rule out October 5th because that’s a Thursday and no one releases a system on a Thursday. November 5th makes a little more sense since it matches up with a Sunday, the most likely day of the week for a system launch.

But I’m not happy with the 5th of November for a Wii release date. No, I want my Wii earlier. So, I happened over to Digg to see if anyone had figured this Nintendo Wii marketing bait out yet. I found just what I wanted.

It may not be true, but it WAS what I wanted;-)

You see, Nintendo capped Final Fantasy to get us thinking about Roman Numerals, specifically the Roman Numberal V. The next step is to realize that you can make a W with two V’s. Two V’s added up make ten (the month of October). Two i’s make up the number two, (the day of the week).

So, maybe, just maybe, the Wii (or VV – II) will be released on Monday October 2nd. That would be awesome and another huge step towards cutting the jugular of Sony’s PS3.

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Mr Butterscotch
28|Jul|2006

If this is true, I take it that the date in question is for the Japanese release of the system? No doubt us Europeans will have Wii last…

Oh jeez, how many more months of bad puns to go?
Quimby
28|Jul|2006

Hey, I don’t know if it is true…but it is the best interpretation I’ve seen so far!

I’ve heard rumors that the Japanese/US release date for the Wii will be near simultaneous. But I’m sure our European friends will have to wait a bit, probably beyond Christmas.
Mr Butterscotch
29|Jul|2006

Well, with Nintendo (and most other games companies, though the 360 got here on time) it’s almost certain to be a post-Christmas affair. Stupid really, as it’s very damaging for it to happen to the UK market.

I’m still keen for Nintendo to release more information on the Wii however, as I do like the 360. The PS3 I’m afraid is just too much – I couldn’t justify spending that much on a console even if it granted minor wishes and hoovered up after me.
Nintendo in Flux - and the GameCube Top Five | Gadzooki
06|Sep|2006

[...] Of course, we have the Wii coming very soon. Nintendo probably, and Quimby reckons it might well be this date. I hope they are right. Xbox 360 has a decent user base (and even more so then) and of course the PS3 will be making a big splash. Whilst it has a big price tag, I can’t imagine the behemoth that is Sony getting the formula too wrong. I like the Wii, and I like the innovation it demonstrates. However, I’m concerned that it’s moving a little too far away. Nonetheless, I wait rather excitedly for more developments. Regardless, to demonstrate my fondness of my black cube of Nintendo-loveliness I decided to give you all my top five GameCube games. Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of other gems out there – but don’t expect to be able to pick them up too cheap. I don’t know why but games (at least here in the UK) for the system are becoming increasingly rare. I guess I’ll have to go online for those I don’t yet have. Anyway, without further ado, please see my top five Nintendo GameCube games: [...]
mrandersonjr
12|Sep|2006

i heard from attack of the show that the wii release date and price will be revealed sometime this week!

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