It comes out on November 19 for $249.95.  That’s all you really need to know.  It also comes with a Wii Sports, a 1 disc game that has Boxing, Golf, Baseball, Tennis, and Bowling (I know, you hate sports.  Try hating them in a more interactive way, as these sports will all have some sort of motion sensitive component).  It comes with all of the necessary equipment, including a couple of batteries for the Wiimote.  Cool, huh?

Except, some people are still mad.

Some fanboys are angry that Nintendo’s system releases later than Sony’s.  It’s only 2 days, and you weren’t going to buy (or find) a PS3 anyway.

Some are mad about the price, either because they expected it to be lower or because it’s only 50 bucks shy of the technically superior Xbox360 Core system.  Nintendo said that their system would not cost any more than $250 and they delivered on that promise.  Also, it may be technically inferior to the Xbox360 Core system, but it comes with more features out of the box, including more internal storage (500 MB only, but you won’t need more for now), backwards compatibility with the Game cube, and, oh yeah, a console built around the concept of motion sensitivity, making interactive media even more interactive.  If you don’t like Nintendo’s new system that’s fine – nothing’s for everyone, and I myself enjoy the occasional “Lazy Sunday” (Mr. Pibb+Red Vines=Crazy delicious.  If you haven’t seen it, then you’re missing out on 3 minutes of funny.  Go to Youtube.com and search for “Lazy Sunday”. doo eeit.) engrossed in a good old-fashioned video game.  But, Nintendo is boldly going in a new direction.  If Nintendo feels it should charge more than you think is appropriate for their new system, then that is their right.  Sony sure felt it was ok to charge more than what a lot of people were expecting.

If this sounds like an endorsement of Nintendo’s product, it totally is.  Then again, all three of the next-gen systems have something going for ‘em.  Good luck getting your hands on one (or all J) systems this holiday season.