Nintendo previously confirmed rumors of releasing a Wii with DVD-playback in Japan in early 2007, now the company has announced plans of introducing the new Wii in North America in “late 2007″. GameDaily writes:

“Nintendo of America’s Public Relations Manager Matt Atwood said that a price has not yet been determined, but that the DVD-enabled Wii would come at a higher price than the standard Wii console ($249) because of the ‘extra cost required to implement DVD playback”

Apparently many people have a request to play DVD movies on their Wii, since Nintendo is introducing the new Wii. Or, for some reason, potential Wii buyers don’t have a DVD player yet.