The New York Times seems to have broken a news embargo and released details of today's Nintendo press conference. We'll break down the facts:

• The Wii will launch in both North and South America on November 19th, and cost $250 US.
• The box will contain an AC adapter, an A/V cable, a console stand, a sensor bar and stand, two batteries, and one Wiimote plus the nunchuck attachment.
• The US shipment will in fact be bundled with Wii Sports, which will include previously unknown bowling and boxing minigames.
• Nintendo expects to have 25 original Wii games this year; first-party games will be priced at $50, which is $10 less than most 360 games. Third parties can set any price they wish.
• About 30 Virtual Console games will be ready for launch, costing $5, $8, or $10 apiece. Represented franchises will include Mario, Zelda, and Donkey Kong.
• Wiimotes and nunchucks will be available separately for $40 and $20, respectively. The "classic" controller, closer to the GameCube's gamepad, will cost $20.
• One of the big surprises is a series of "channels," designed to appeal to gamers and non-gamers alike. A photo channel will allow you to display and edit digital images, while news and weather channels will keep you up-to-date. The Mii Channel will let you create avatars with various faces, hairstyles and color schemes. Those avatars can then be transferred to the Wiimote, most likely for playing with other people's Wiis. (Sorry, had to be said!)
• You can message other Wii owners using your Mii character.
• The system will ship with the Opera Web browser.
• Four million consoles should ship by 2007.
• Despite Nintendo being a Japanese company, the Wii will only launch there on December 2nd, at a price of 25,000 yen. This is a clear sign of how important North America is to the bottom line.

Videos of Wii features can be found by browsing through the Japanese presentation's Webpage.