Good news for Wii fans. Nintendo has reportedly changed their mind about bringing the DVD-enabled Wii to the US. According to GameDaily BIZ, the DVD-enabled Wii will make its US debut in the second half of 2007.
Last month, we reported that Nintendo would be releasing a special DVD-enabled Wii console in Japan some time during 2007. Today, digital media software company Sonic Solutions further stirred the pot by sending out a release indicating that Nintendo has selected "Sonic CinePlayer CE DVD Navigator to bring high-quality DVD movie viewing to a future version of the company's Wii gaming console."
According to the release, Nintendo plans to launch this version of Wii some time in the latter half of 2007. What wasn't clear, however, was if this announcement had been confirmed by Nintendo, and if the DVD-enabled Wii would be released outside of Japan. That said, GameDaily BIZ has now received confirmation from Nintendo that the release in the latter half of 2007 is for North America as well.
While Nintendo has not announced a price, they have confirmed that the DVD-enabled Wii will come at a higher price. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here.
