Wii to Launch in Holiday Quarter

Nintendo said Tuesday that it will make its next-generation console, dubbed the Nintendo Wii, available in the fourth quarter of this year. The timing of the console means its release will occur at roughly the same time as Sony's PlayStation 3, expected to launch on November 17 in North America.

Nintendo of America's executive vice president Reggie Fils-Aime made the announcement at the company's press conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Fils-Aime declined to specify pricing, saying instead that those details would be provided later this year. To support the launch of the Wii, Nintendo will be making available the next installment of the "Legend of Zelda" series, he said.