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[Zekes!]

if the premium launches at $300 I def will pre-order that shit day 1

 

[Vibed]

It feels like $80 or so would have been more appropriate for the GamePad by itself, but over $150? Damn, that's way too expensive for a controller with a simple resistive screen.

 

[Jintor]

Cheesemeister ‏@Cheesemeister3k
The Nintendo Network Premium discount point program is available only with the Wii U Premium Set. Aimed at heavy downloaders.

Premium looks like the way to go

 

[Ridley327]

I've had that PS3 until 2012.

Well, when you put it that way!

 

[KillerTravis]

Getting a basic model and wiping my 2 TB HDD clean to fill it up with retail games.

But I want black.

 

[Omzz]

Looks like $299 and $249 seem likely. If so these are awesome prices. Will get premium for sure.

 

[StreetsAhead]

still no details about online...
voice chat?, friend lists?, account system?, wiiware and VC transfer and compatibility?
OS level features? achievements?
so many unknowns...

Video chat &voice. Yes. Multiple. Yes. Included. Likely.

 

[dragonflys545]

ROFL will wait for price drop.

 

[Kokonoe]

"Heavy downloaders"

 

[KissVibes]

I haven't felt the need to buy a harddrive for my XBox since moving to a slim, and that's only 4 gigs. Discs are pretty great you guys.

Disks huh? I guess I'll just buys some rewritable disks and burn all the digital Wii-U games to disk. That'll solve my issues.

 

[Wolfie5]

My guess was €300-€350 ($300-$350) with release date in October.

Release date I was way off. Looks like November for US/EU right? Wasn´t Wii released in December in Japan?

I was not expecting 2 SKUs. But price could still be right.

 

[metalslimer]

It feels like $80 or so would have been more appropriate for the GamePad by itself, but over $150? Damn, that's way too expensive for a controller with a simple resistive screen.

If nintendo goes for 250 they are likely breaking even and they probably want to profit day 1

 

[ThatObviousUser]

I haven't felt the need to buy a harddrive for my XBox since moving to a slim, and that's only 4 gigs. Discs are pretty great you guys.

Nuh uh. I'm going 100% digital.

I hope Nintendo is mandating that 100% of all games support the eShop from day one. It'd be suck if they could just cherry pick which ones.

 

[GDGF]

+Video chat with my friends on the bottom controller as the game plays on the screen. That's cool.

This coupled with Miiverse integration is going to be a killer app.

 

[whalleywhat]

For the majority of the users 32GB will probably last them for the entire life of the console. Who wouldn't want more but it's not like 32GB is going to hold you back. SD cards are dirt cheap compared to the prices that MS and Sony try to rape you with their proprietary memory.

A premium PS3 has 320GB. They lopped off a zero. It doesn't really matter if you can upgrade, it's still small for a console that supposedly wants to increase the focus on digital downloads.

 

[DigitalRicket]

likely $250 and $300

I'm hoping, but it could easily skew over to $299 and $349, which sounds a lot more likely.

 

[zroid]

"Free" retail sized games* Fixed it for ya.

Fixed what? Never implied what kind of games they were. I just have no interest in games that will expire. I buy things to own them, and don't particularly want to pay for a subscription to get games that I don't own.

Nevertheless, PS+ is pretty good with its discounts, so it's not a bad service, even for me.

 

[IrishNinja]

How 'bout no?

I'll probably be able to buy a back up PS3 for half this thing's price this season.

Hyuga stop posting at Takaos

 

[dr.yosh]

and just to recap, you CAN use two Wii U controller

 

[saveweyard]

I really believe this is still coming out in November for US.

Just like the Wii launch.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

mom, do you ever have days of... heavy downloads

 

[xemumanic]

Nuh uh. I'm going 100% digital.

I hope Nintendo is mandating that 100% of all games support the eShop from day one. It'd be suck if they could just cherry pick which ones.

Not gonna happen if they bothered to have a optical drive that has a capacity of 25GB.

EDIT: well, maybe they will, but only if they allow the use of external HDDs to download games to.

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

Too much model and prices, it was quite confusing.
Anyway Nintendo, as usual, TAKE MY MONEY NOW

Two versions. White/8gb, Black/32gb.

So confusing...

 

[IdeaMan]

still no details about online...
voice chat?, friend lists?, account system?, wiiware and VC transfer and compatibility?
OS level features? achievements?
so many unknowns...

on the plus side:
pricing seems reasonable. lets hope the US follows suit.
Any info about how the pad is charged? only the stand or can it be done by cable.

Third-parties just received the real dashboard, so either Nintendo is ready to show it today, or it's too fresh and we'll see it later.

 

[Oni Link 666]

still no details about online...
voice chat?, friend lists?, account system?, wiiware and VC transfer and compatibility?
OS level features? achievements?
so many unknowns...

on the plus side:
pricing seems reasonable. lets hope the US follows suit.
Any info about how the pad is charged? only the stand or can it be done by cable.

Most of that was answered in the pre-E3 Nintendo Direct.

 

[BocoDragon]

Could be $270 and $320??

 

[IrishNinja]

ROFL will wait for price drop.

why are ya'll assuming it wont be $250 here tho?

"Heavy downloaders"

well they did reference the N64 so they might've meant "in 1996" when 32 GB was FUCKING MASSIVE
seriously i bought a like 4GB i think in '97 and we thought we could fit my sofa in there

 

[StevePharma]

mom, do you ever have days of... heavy downloads

Oh man I download so heavy yesterday I'm glad my black box could handle it

BTW how large will Darksiders II full download be? Could easily fill up 1/3 to 1/2 of 32 gb right?

 

[Hydrargyrus]

When they will reveal the european and american release details?

 

[Foshy]

Could be $270 and $320??

That's what I'm thinking too.

 

[Kevtones]

Adult console launch excitement. WTF is this that's happening to me?

 

[SpacePirate Ridley]

250 and 300 euros surely for europe.
Could still mean that america gets it 300 and 350 dollars.

Buts its insane that the console would cost 350 euros in europe, the thing would not sell shit here at that price.

 

[hamauzu kaito]

someone please rewatch, i could have sworn he said you could use the wiimote on the gamepad.

 

[2MF]

Do Japanese prices include VAT like in Europe?

 

[Hero]

A premium PS3 has 320GB. They lopped off a zero. It doesn't really matter if you can upgrade, it's still small for a console that supposedly wants to increase the focus on digital downloads.

PS3 launched at 20GB and 60GB, did they not? This number will most likely increase over time. Again, for the majority of users 32GB will last them for years.

 

[IrishNinja]

mom, do you ever have days of... heavy downloads

this needs to be in a mama robotnik gif montage

 

[Spiffy_1st]

When they will reveal the european and american release details?

In 6 hours.

 

[axisofweevils]

For anyone still confused, this site has a good rundown.

http://www.nintendo-gamer.net/2012/09/13/nintendo-direct-japan-wii-u-preview-the-full-report/

 

[Cartman86]

Would games load slower on a USB 2.0 hard drive? What are the read speeds on those?

 

[treason]

if its more than 250 im out

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Because the high price I bet only like 5 games will ever use both GamePads. Maybe it'll be supported optionally by a couple, I guess. Maybe Nintendo did know best in that instance... hard to imagine a game in which it would be really beneficial, and streaming to three screens will really cut into what a game can do graphically.

On the other hand, all hail the new Pro Controller overlords.

 

[DigitalRicket]

still no details about online...
voice chat?, friend lists?, account system?, wiiware and VC transfer and compatibility?
OS level features? achievements?
so many unknowns...

on the plus side:
pricing seems reasonable. lets hope the US follows suit.
Any info about how the pad is charged? only the stand or can it be done by cable.

Seriously. I'm wondering if Nintendo even knows what will be available at launch. Tomorrow better be a blow out during the NOA event. I'm thinking that the Japan didn't want to focus on too many details considering it was only a Nintendo Direct, whereas tomorrow's NOA event is a live stage presentation in New York with journalists flying cross country to cover it.

I'm expecting an hour long presser at least, not any of this 20 min bull crap.

 

[whalleywhat]

PS3 launched at 20GB and 60GB, did they not? This number will most likely increase over time. Again, for the majority of users 32GB will last them for years.

Who cares what they launched at. Should WiiU revert in GPU and RAM also? It's 2012.

Because the high price I bet only like 5 games will ever use both GamePads. Maybe it'll be supported optionally by a couple, I guess. Maybe Nintendo did know best in that instance... hard to imagine a game in which it would be really beneficial, and streaming to three screens will really cut into what a game can do graphically.

I bet it'll be less than that.

 

[nickcv]

1GB of memory for the OS?

really? what the heck is it doing exactly to need 1GB?

edit:

people talking shit about the memory are probably forgetting that this is not an hdd, it's flash memory, therefore faster and not prone to break up so easily. nintendo will never include an hdd because of it's fragility.

 

[jj984jj]

Could be $270 and $320??

If it's higher than that I will definitely wait for a price drop, otherwise I'll probably just wait a year.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

EDIT: well, maybe they will, but only if they allow the use of external HDDs to download games to.

They will, that's been confirmed since E3 2011.

 

[TriGen]

I bought the "Premium" Xbox 360 at launch and I intend to do the same with the Wii U. If people don't remember the 400$ 360 came with a 20GB HDD and the 300$ 360 came without storage. I still have about 3GB left of space on my 360 after all these years and its the system I've bought the most games for. And since I likely won't go digital for anything besides the random VC purchase 32GB of flash should last me a while, plus I like black.

Oh right, thanks jonny_boi, I forgot the Premium set had the docks/stands, so that's an extra reason to buy it.

-Wii U Console Stand
-Wii U Gamepad Charging Dock
-Wii U Gamepad Stand

 

[saveweyard]

PS3 launched at 20GB and 60GB, did they not? This number will most likely increase over time. Again, for the majority of users 32GB will last them for years.

This number will not increase in the foreseeable future if its still using flash memory. Way too expensive.

 

[XenodudeX]

Seriously. I'm wondering if Nintendo even knows what will be available at launch. Tomorrow better be a blow out during the NOA event. I'm thinking that the Japan didn't want to focus on too many details considering it was only a Nintendo Direct, whereas tomorrow's NOA event is a live stage presentation in New York with journalists flying cross country to cover it.

I'm expecting an hour long presser at least, not any of this 20 min bull crap.

Do you know what the word "Preview" means?

 

[hunnies28]

Well it's premium for me.
Going to sleep see you guys in a few hours.

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