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PDP leaks 11/18 date for Wii U accessories
- Thread starter Wario64
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Not for Nintendo. This is the norm in NA.
Yeah, once everyone buys it for 360 it's pretty much a done dotta for any success on Wii U.
Say what? All first-party games are released on a Sunday.
Seems weird though, for someone from the UK.
Sunday trading is limited here and nothing releases on a sunday, lol.
7th December. Bet on that.
:/
It really is for me as an Ewropeon. Everything's closed on sundays, yo!
The Grim Heaper
Member
happy birthday to me
not buying one ):
Obviously this is not true and is quite the exaggeration. Even a week can take some toll on sales. Having a release or bundle alongside the PS3/360 release would only be positive. Later won't kill all sales but I see no benefits either.
However, the Black Friday weekend has certainly been a success for Nintendo before, I would guess it will be again.
hemo memo
Gold Member
1,800 seconds late
It wouldn't be an issue if there wasn't a new console in the equation. I don't think a lot of people will wait to buy a new console to play the game or rebuy the game to play it on a new console. I mean COD makes a great deal of it's money on week one.
I feel like anyone thinking this thing will be $250 are taking crazy pills (even though quite a few feel like that is the price). I mean, they launched the 3DS at $250 originally, and the Wii U will cost a lot more to manufacture and R&D for.
But we will see...that would be awesome for consumers.
You know, they learned something from 3DS's launch. You can see it already with the supposed launch lineup. Still, I think it'll be 299. 249 would be so good.
Grok4Spock
Member
It is a tech demo in the sense that it makes use of just about every function of the GamePad and shows what Miiverse is capable of. Not discounting how much fun and how deep it could be featurewise, but I can't see Nintendo selling it at retail in the US, possibly in Europe. Nintendo Land just screams pack-in..
Saint Gregory
Member
Is that NG3 on Nintendo's officlal launch promo material? What exactly is going on between Team Ninja and NoJ these days?
SquiddyCracker
Banned
My guess:
NA: 11/18 - $299
JAP: 12/12 - 29,900 YEN
EU: 12/12 - €249
UK: 12/12 - £229
Nintendo land is the pack-in game.
NA: 11/18 - $299
JAP: 12/12 - 29,900 YEN
EU: 12/12 - €249
UK: 12/12 - £229
Nintendo land is the pack-in game.
I'm not a DS, I can't print money.
If it's $299 in NA it's 299 in EU.
MAYBE we'll (GAF) need a new .gif for the Wii U which shows that it does print money... Just maybe.
ScreenSplitter
Member
Let's be realistic here :'(
The Hermit
Member
The US price I believe its the most likely, the rest I dunno.
Also, I doubt there will be any pack-in this time.
Marketing wise I feel it would be a great bonus to Nintendo if they did make the Wii U release line up with the Blops2 release date. Overall it may not make a giant difference but I'm sure it wouldn't hinder them. Of course this is all speculation at this point but it will be certainly be interesting.
SquiddyCracker
Banned
Well, the 3DS launched at 249 USD right?
That kinda roughly translated into an actual price of £200 - so 40-50 "less".
299 USD price point for the Wii U should then be £249 at most.
That kinda roughly translated into an actual price of £200 - so 40-50 "less".
299 USD price point for the Wii U should then be £249 at most.
Viola of the Abyss
Member
I entered expecting pics of said accessories, disappointing 
Anyway I believe I've outlined my purchase plan for the Wii U:
IF the system comes out before 12/12 in EU AND
IF it costs less than 300 with NintendoLand bundled AND
IF New Super Mario Bros U is a launch game AND
IF Lego City Undercover is a launch game AND
IF I can find said games for less than 100 together THEN...
...and only then I will buy it day one, if else it will have to wait until Zelda or the first price drop.
Perfect plan isn't it?
Anyway I believe I've outlined my purchase plan for the Wii U:
IF the system comes out before 12/12 in EU AND
IF it costs less than 300 with NintendoLand bundled AND
IF New Super Mario Bros U is a launch game AND
IF Lego City Undercover is a launch game AND
IF I can find said games for less than 100 together THEN...
...and only then I will buy it day one, if else it will have to wait until Zelda or the first price drop.
Perfect plan isn't it?
That would be a massive own goal launching that late in the uk.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Launching in Japan after North America? Has that happened before?
Yep, happened with the Wii
SquiddyCracker
Banned
Sad truth >.<
Hopefully Amazon will price it cheaper, I got my 3DS 220 instead of 250.
So getting the Wii U at 270 (if it's 300$) would be very nice.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Not only get on day 1, but pre-order as soon as they can. Not being able to pre-order the Wii-U version I would also assume is going to hurt it's overall sales for the console.
You can pre-order it on Newegg.com funny enough though.
When Nintendo held their conference in September '06 before the Wii launch, was Wii Sports displayed in such a way to make it look like it could be a standalone title, rather than a pack-in?
Nintendo Land is featured quite prominently on the in-store promos and now in the center of that banner posted by the OP. I just don't remember if Wii Sports was similarly promoted or not.
I have a sneaking suspicion we're looking at $250 with no pack-in for Wii U, but maybe I'm just reading too much into these marketing materials.
Nintendo Land is featured quite prominently on the in-store promos and now in the center of that banner posted by the OP. I just don't remember if Wii Sports was similarly promoted or not.
I have a sneaking suspicion we're looking at $250 with no pack-in for Wii U, but maybe I'm just reading too much into these marketing materials.
Yeah, that too. Beyond this Nintendo still has been pretty tight lipped about their online strategy, and there's absolutely no reason to give them the benefit of the doubt.
chertipros
Member
The wii u will be 299$ with no pack in. Sorry guys
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
That would be the latest date I hope. If it gets delayed until next year in Europe and is out in Japan this year, I'll probably be going with a Japanese one and then a PAL one later. But I'd rather just have a PAL one this year. Would make things a lot simpler.
I am guessing this too. Except it will come loaded with software like Othello, maybe Panorama View and maybe include some NFC something in the box.
I am there day 1 and Nintendo Land is my most anticipated title.
Really curious to see how Nintendo spreads out all of the first party published titles between now and March-ish:
- Nintendo Land
- NSMBU
- NG3 : Razor's Edge
- Lego City Undercover
- Sing Party
- Pikmin 3
- Game and Wario
- Project P-100
- Panorama View
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
I dont know if his european, but in europe release dates for games and console launches are the majority on Friday, thats why maybe he thinks its strange.
Also 90% of the stores are closed on sundays.