Nintendo has made yet another move to separate its upcoming Wii console from the mainstream players of the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. It plans to offer the Wii online service free of charge, a big difference from the current Xbox Live system of nickel and diming gamers for every little game or add-on they get for their system. Unlike Xbox Live, a service that charges $50 a year simply to play games against other players, then adds fees on top of that for everything from extra quests in Oblivion to a copy of Ms. Pac Man, Nintendo's service will cost only what gamers are already paying to access the Internet. The Virtual Console, Nintendo's emulator that will allow gamers to play games from older systems on the Wii, will charge for downloaded games, although pricing for that setup has yet to be announced. Pricing and the released date of the Wii has also yet to be announced, but the general assumption is that it will come out in either late October or early November for somewhere between $200 and $250. We will let you know when more concrete info is available. — Adam Frucci