Nintendo will wheel out its Wii games console on Japan on 2 December, the videogames pioneer has confirmed. Japanese buyers should expect to pay around ¥25,000 ($213/£113/€168) for the product, Nintendo added. It is expected to announce the US and European release dates and pricing later today.

Nintendo said it expects 25 Wii titles to have shipped by the end of the year, priced at $40-57. Downloadable Nintendo N64 games will also be offered, the company re-iterated, for ¥1,000 ($8.5/£4.5/€6.7). Some 60 N64 games will be made available to Wii owners. ®