Hatty
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Not saying it isn't lame, but I don't really see them doing another and they may claim it as proper reimbursement
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Wii U Price Drops $50 Effective September 20, now $300, Basic phased out
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Not saying it isn't lame, but I don't really see them doing another and they may claim it as proper reimbursement
dragonflys545
Member
It sure does... Look at how well W101 and Pikmin 3 is doing...
Dead Prince
Banned
i wouldn't mind a free digital WWHD
no way man. You have like the only white Wii U that will apparently ever be available. Spend money on a USB HDD and Zelda instead!!! (actually serious)
Boogalogist
Member
Wait...didn't Iwata/Nintendo say something about "price is not the problem"?
puffyshirt
Banned
I normally never regret being an early adopter, but if I had the ability to look into the future I definitely would have held off on my purchase until now. I would have missed out on almost nothing at all.
I mean, $100 off would've been great, but I didn't expect that. $50 off the deluxe is the sweet spot for me, and just in time for Wonderful 101 weee! I'm happy, even though there seems to those who want to drain as much positivity out of this as they can. May still wait for Black Friday, but I'll probably just get it along with Wonderful 101 come September.
Mario, Zelda, and Donkey Kong they are not.
BoboBrazil
Member
Price is still too much. Too expensive to compete with a $199 Ps3 and not technically proficient enough to compete with a 399 ps4. Only people who will buy this are still Nintendo diehards of which the number is continually dwindling. System will still post horrible numbers this holiday.
Interceptor
Banned
Things get cheaper over time. Shocking, i know. Iwata should step down.
BrokenEchelon
Banned
They'd have been insane to keep the thing $50 away from a PS4.
JetBlackPanda
Member
I want that WW bundle but I don't feel bad about my basic unit that I got for $225 dollars. I already had a 500 gig HD.
it also includes Hyrule Historia correct?
it also includes Hyrule Historia correct?
I think $199 will be the sweet spot, once games like Super Mario 3D World and Super Smash Bros. are out.
Dog food is delicious
Banned
Honestly? Same for me. I've only gotten 5 games, and they're all games that came out around launch.
PdotMichael
Banned
There was even a thread about how a pricedrop would be the most stupid thing Nintendo could do..
this, 199€ without game 250€ with a game of your choice. Even if it is Zelda , it is still an HD remake afterall.
i want it to be as cheap as possible in case MK8 is a good MK game (more like MK7 and less like MK Wii) because that would probably be the only game i would buy for the system.
SmoothRunningGun
Member
Where is the new Zelda game? Remember that demo they showed before launch? When they're ready to release that we can talk.
Well they're already selling an SKU at this price point so it's more a price adjustment.
Steve Youngblood
Member
Still quite a ways off. Probably 2015 at the earliest.
VGChampion
Member
Same here. The .30 games were nice but as a day one buyer I'd rather have the $50 back. Sure, I love the little machine and it's gamepad but even almost a year later it stings. Especially because I rarely buy digitally so that promotion doesn't really affect me and Nintendo Land didn't come with a Club Nintendo code I believe.
PdotMichael
Banned
No, your point?
ok, I'm calling you (and anyone else out) here.... people bitch NONSTOP about Wii U only having 32GB (or 8GB) storage. But now you are comparing pricing on a PS3 model that ONLY has 12GB? You can't have your cake and eat it too.
At least with the Wii U being offered here you can download ANY game (any TWO games actually. maybe even any three) from the eShop no problem. Same can't be said for the 12GB PS3 (where there are countless games you can't even download because of how PS3 installs)
I get that they don't want to lose anymore money on each sell, but the ideal price is $250. Taking out the Flash Storage and adding a HDD would've helped. Would've had a lot more storage as well. Whatever the case, I hope I get ambassador games!
You can say the same for the Vita. Whatever the case, I say it's better late than never.
goldenpp72
Member
Considering how Nintendo basically abandoned the system after launch giving us no reason to own it until just recently, i'd beg to differ. Not like we've had 5-10 great games to play since buying the damn thing.
The Abominable Snowman
Member
This doesn't feel like a price drop, but ok.
Hope it does something for them.
Hope it does something for them.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
I still don't think it's enough. They aren't competitively priced low enough to compete with a new console that's only $100 more. Console needs to be $250 at the most.
Escape Goat
Member
At this rate I'll probably get one next summer. I'll get a PS4 this Christmas and by time Summer 2014 hits I'll have plenty of games for WiiU to play. Maybe even with some Game of the Year sales.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
The Wonderful 101 bomba freak out....
bryanee
Member
Does the WiiU play GTAV?