Wii get to play THIS year!

After the delay of the PS3 into next year, I was starting to wonder if Nintendo might do the same thing with Wii... But we can all be thankful, because the Wii will be launching in Australia on December 7th for the princely sum of $399.95 - a full $250 less than the (complete) Xbox 360, and a whopping $600 less than the PS3!

The just under $400 will buy you the console with all the usual cables, one controller (I was hoping for at least two!), and a free copy of Wii Sports, which looks like it'll be a whole lot of fun :-)

Nintendo are also hoping to have around 20 games availible before the end of the year including my personal favorite The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (also being released for GameCube), so there will be plenty to choose from this December.

Let the countdown begin!