Wii Component Cables Online Only (Pause) Not!
Remember when we said that Wii component cables would be an online only affair? And that I got a little cranky and stomped around like an infant on Kotaku about it? Well, either we were fed bum info, or Nintendo has decided to throw caution to the wind and sell component cables at brick and mortar stores.
That's what Nintendo's Perrin Kaplan, half-woman, half-press release, said to Game Informer recently:
GI: Will component cables be available on day one?
Kaplan: Yes, at retail and online. Best Buy, GameStop, Circuit City, etc... and Nintendo.com.
Hmm. But she also said that Wii would be region free and she was wrong. Plus she answers interview questions like this:
GI: As far as Virtual Console pricing how it breaks down in Europe, Japan, and here, it seems most expensive in the U.S. when you check exchange rates...
Kaplan: Do you drink lattes?GI: Yeah.
Kaplan: How much do you spend on lattes?GI: I spend a lot.
Kaplan: There you go.
Oh, Perrin! What will you come up with next? Let's hope Mrs. Kaplan is right on this whole retail component cable thing. I need me some 480p on day one!
Countdown to Wii: The Perrin Kaplan Interview [Game Informer]
Wii Component Cables Online Only [Kotaku]