Bob johnson

Tha Japanes price is $212 with tax. Could be $199 or $249 stateside depending on pack-ins (we'll know in a few hours).

At $149 I will buy a Wii at launch. At $199 I will buy one down the road. At $249 I will pass on the Wii. I have owned nearly every system, but the Wii needs to do an anti-Sony move and be to cheap to resist to ensure success this generation. Oh, and games better be $39 and $49. I am already sick of 360's $59 games.

If Nintendo gives away the console they will take less of a loss than PS3 or 360. Here is another thought: many people would buy their games in lots of four to get another console to give away or sell on ebay. These extra consoles will generate software sales. Talk about market penetration and attachment rate. Nintendo could seriously own the market with this.

The sensors on each side of the monitor would need an upper and lower receiver in each to detect axis up and down rotation. With the four sensors located in two receivers the Revmote would have complete 3D capability. Keep in mind that these sensors are simply directional antennae and the remote is a radio transmitter - presumably very cheap to manufacture. Of course this is only speculation but I fail to see how Gyroscopes would require the two "sensors".

Why does everybody keep saying the Revmote uses Gyros? I havn't seen that anywhere. Imagine that the Revmote is a flashlight and the sensors on each side of the tv are photodetectors. When aimed left the left sensor "sees" more light from the flashlight and relays a left movement to the console. Moving the flashlight straight back decreases the light intensity to both sensors and relays a back movement. I suspect the Revmote functions in a similiar way but with radio frequency and directional antennae. As far as graphical power goes - if it is twice as powerful as the cube it will be adequate for the next generation of games.

I havn't seen any mention of an anticipated price.

How much would a widescreen 80G ipod cost?

This photo is probably a fake but the real deal has to be in the works given the apparent demand for such a device.