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Nintendo Wii: November, $250, no nickel-and-diming

Nintendo Wii: November, $250, no nickel-and-diming

Molly Wood Former Executive Editor
Molly Wood was an executive editor at CNET, author of the Molly Rants blog, and host of the tech show, Always On. When she's not enraging fanboys of all stripes, she can be found offering tech opinions on CBS and elsewhere, and offering opinions on everything else to anyone who will listen.
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, after an interview with Nintendo president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime, that the Nintendo Wii will not include extra fees for its online gaming component (here's lookin' at you, Xbox Live!). Reggie still won't say anything specific about timing and price, but USA Today is confirming the oft-repeated November 2006 and less-than-$250 storyline. Wow, at less than $250 with no crazy upgrade packages, hidden fees, or maddening online subscriptions, "new level" packages, or "marketplace" options, how can a company even expect to stay in business?!