Usually when a hardware refresh axes a major feature, it gets a
comparable price drop. Not for Nintendo's waggle star, however -- the gamecube-free
Wii refresh we've seen advertised for
Europe is heading to North America for the same price as its backwards-compatible kin. $150 will get you a black console designed to lay on its side and streamlined to play only Wii software, a
Super Mario Galaxy soundtrack and a copy of
New Super Mario Bros. Wii. All well and good, except that Nintendo's press release (which you'll find after the break) also promises that the
existing Wii bundle will stick around, packing
Mario Kart Wii, a Wii Wheel, backwards compatibility for Gamecube games and the
very same $150 price tag as the downgraded redesign. Mark your Christmas wishlists carefully folks, this one's a doozy.
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