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A 2,000 point Wii Points card will be initially available in the USA for around US$20, or for €20 in Europe and £14.99 in the UK[4]. Wii Points can be bought in this way from retailers or purchased on-line directly from Nintendo. In the UK, buying Wii Points directly online is slightly cheaper than buying them on Points cards, at £6.99 per 1000 points. When converting from Wii Points to American dollars, 100 Wii Points equals one dollar. Reggie Fils-Aime has stated that 2,000 Wii Points will cost about $24.99 Canadian[5]. Pricing was also given for Wii points in Japan, with 1,000 points being exactly equivalent to ¥1,000 ($8.46)[6]. Prepaid cards in Japan will be made available in multiples of 1,000, 3,000 and 5,000 points, with the 5,000 point card coming bundled with a classic controller[7]. In all other regions, there will only be 2,000 point cards, at least initially. Wii points cards are region-specific and are not transferrable to different regions.