Highlights from New York Wii Event

Official Wii Site for North America
GameSpot’s Video of the Press Conference

While last night’s event at Japan and this morning’s report from the New York Times revealed all the big details concerning the Wii and its mid-November launch, today’s NYC Press Conference wasn’t without its own revelations. Here are the highlights:

• - Launches November 19, with a $249.99 retail price.
• - “One price. One configuration. One color.” (White)
• - Wii Packaging shown for US territory

• - 30 Virtual Console games by the end of the year
• - Beginning in January, Nintendo will deliver 10 more VC games per month
• - Games purchased with points system; 20 dollars = 2000 points
• - NES games: 500 points, SNES games: 800 points, N64 games: 1000 points
• - Zelda 1, Mario World, Donkey Kong, and Mario 64 available on launch
• - IGN is reporting that Opera will be free until next June

• - Wii Remote is $39.99, Nunchuck Attachment is $19.99
• - Blurry Photo of Zelda/Excite Truck boxart
• - Gamecube version of Zelda: Twilight Princess slated for December 11
• - Metroid Prime 3 now planned for a 2007 release

There will be tons of new media and information streaming in today, so be sure to keep an eye on our newsfeed. These press coverage links should also run through any minor details we may have missed.

Press Coverage of the Conference:
NOA’s Press Release, IGN, Kotaku, Planet Gamecube, Joystiq, Ociotakus (Spanish)
Craig-IGN’s Photos from the Conference