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Nugg · Sep 13, 2012

Euro Wii U will be sold for 299.99/349.99, confirmed for France by Micromania. Destroy if old, Wii U threads are a mess, but I couldn't find this.

https://twitter.com/Micromania_Fr/status/246261203159117824

Kiraly · Sep 13, 2012

PRAISE THE LORD

Mikey Jr. · Sep 13, 2012

299 euro?

Thats good? Not sure.

Kilrogg · Sep 13, 2012

Et merde :/.

Mael · Sep 13, 2012

Le bon coté, c'est qu'au moins y'a pas la taxe Apple :/

farnham · Sep 13, 2012

wth...

The Dutch Slayer · Sep 13, 2012

Not surprising but at least its we know A price now.

blixa · Sep 13, 2012

did anyone expect otherwise?

zoukka · Sep 13, 2012

So many euros...

But I will bend over most likely

Pooya · Sep 13, 2012

lovely price as expected...

hyduK · Sep 13, 2012

And I thought $350 USD was bad.

Nugg · Sep 13, 2012

Kilrogg said:
Et merde :/.

-KRS- · Sep 13, 2012

Yeah that's about what I expected.

Twinduct · Sep 13, 2012

Geez guys, we all know the euro is just a funny way to say dollar!

kami_sama · Sep 13, 2012

I think I will be getting the Wii U at the UK, 250 pounds are ~310 euros.

Durante · Sep 13, 2012

Expected. I certainly won't bite until the first price cut.

KlotePino · Sep 13, 2012

What the hell, I WAS expecting something else, 250 for the basic bundle and 300 for the deluxe since apparently UK prices are 200/250 pounds.

Mael · Sep 13, 2012

Twinduct said:
Geez guys, we all know the euro is just a funny way to say dollar!

Not for everyone.... Apple products use the funny conversion 1.3 = 1$

DieH@rd · Sep 13, 2012

Nugg said:
Euro Wii U will be sold for 299.99/349.99, confirmed for France by Micromania. Destroy if old, Wii U threads are a mess, but I couldn't find this.

https://twitter.com/Micromania_Fr/status/246261203159117824

$= is the worst trend in tech industry

Dibbz · Sep 13, 2012

It's almost as if they just replace the $ sign with a £/ sign.

Oh wait they do.

dmr87 · Sep 13, 2012

I guess we'll get the same price in Sweden. 450 dollars, feels good to be European.

intheinbetween · Sep 13, 2012

KlotePino said:
What the hell, I WAS expecting something else, 200 basic 250 deluxe since apparently UK prices are 200/250 pounds.

same here

I guess I can wait for its first price drop

Foshy · Sep 13, 2012

Let's see how much it will cost in Switzerland.

Expecting 349/429 Francs.

Jb · Sep 13, 2012

Faut apprendre à convertir les mecs :/

350.00 USD = 271.068 EUR
1 USD = 0.774481 EUR

cw_sasuke · Sep 13, 2012

SHOCKING NEWS, after the US price.

The Dutch Slayer · Sep 13, 2012

DieH@rd said:
$= is the worst trend in tech industry

THAT is not a trend, that has ALWAYS been so because we in the EU are "rich" and will suck up any price because we want it anyway.

Kilrogg · Sep 13, 2012

Nugg said:

Well played, sir.

corporate cheerleader · Sep 13, 2012

Still... 300 for a new console isn't bad, right? *traumatized by PS3 launch*

Fredrik · Sep 13, 2012

Way too expensive, but hopefully there will be a pricing war and it'll go for 200-250 at launch

Mael · Sep 13, 2012

Foshy said:
Let's see how much it will cost in Switzerland.

Expecting 349/429 Francs.

Wow and I thought we had it bad....
Then again you're probably getting a better pay anyway

Kouriozan · Sep 13, 2012

€=$ YAY!!!
Seriously, I'm pre-ordering on Amazon, just like with my 3DS, and it won't cost 300/350€ there at least

intheinbetween · Sep 13, 2012

corporate cheerleader said:
Still... 300 for a new console isn't bad, right? *traumatized by PS3 launch*

not bad, but it could be better, iirc:

XBOX 360 Pro = 399
XBOX 360 Core = 299

Wii = 249

marc^o^ · Sep 13, 2012

Micromania is the most expensive store in France though. I expect the price to be 20 cheaper in many other outlets.

GhostTrick · Sep 13, 2012

Its Micromania, it will be cheaper elsewhere... like 3DS.

PS: Microarnaque ! Escromania !!

Hoo-doo · Sep 13, 2012

That's some bullshit.

sublimit · Sep 13, 2012

I'll be getting one once it hits 250.

Unless the new Monolith Soft game comes before that.

Shorty11857 · Sep 13, 2012

Don't prices in France include tax while the US prices don't? That'd pretty much account for a large amount of the price difference..

Jethro · Sep 13, 2012

Sold.

Guinness · Sep 13, 2012

Le pack ZombiU sera proposé à 389,90 par la Fnac

Bomber Bob · Sep 13, 2012

good luck selling that in our economy

Rapstah · Sep 13, 2012

I'll just import from 1920s Germany.

Shion · Sep 13, 2012

Too expensive.

blixa · Sep 13, 2012

hyduK said:
And I thought $350 USD was bad.

you shouldn't compare it.
everything is cheaper converted to the euro since the dollar is really weak right now.
it's a comparison that should not be made.
read up on exchange rates, which should already be an obvious thing, but apparently not.

irriducibile87 · Sep 13, 2012

Horrible price.

350 = 450 $

Zwei · Sep 13, 2012

As a Frenchman, I am outraged at Nintendo's pricing. =-(

RionaaM · Sep 13, 2012

So now all the exchange rates are 1:1? Awesome, can't wait to get my brand new Wii U for only 300 argentinian pesos!

hyduK · Sep 13, 2012

blixa said:
you shouldn't compare it.
everything is cheaper converted to the euro since the dollar is really weak right now.
it's a comparison that should not be made.
read up on exchange rates, which should already be an obvious thing, but apparently not.

I read up on exchange rates, and they aren't 1:1, or even close. So you're saying that 350 Euro makes sense for something that is 350 USD?

Europe is getting fleeced.

GANGSTERKILLER · Sep 13, 2012

But 32 GB max...?

And i thought 120 GB HDD on my PS3 slim was small.

GimMick · Sep 13, 2012

marc^o^ said:
Micromania is the most expensive store in France though. I expect the price to be 20€ cheaper in many other outlets.

Came here to post this. No one sensible mind would purchase systems/games there :lol

Anyway this is the price I initially expected. The premium pack with Nintendo Land is tempting but I'll probably go with NSMBU as my first game to begin with.

Shorty11857 said:
Don't prices in France include tax while the US prices don't? That'd pretty much account for a large amount of the price difference..

Yes but USA and Japan will still have the system for a bit cheaper. The tax isn't that big in the US especially. IIRC it accounted for 10-15 dollars in my 3DS bundle purchase.

Gambit · Sep 13, 2012

ah well, was hoping for 250/300, but fearing it would be this.

Anyway, will still get it. Just undecided which version. I cannot believe I am actually saying this but I want Nintendoland all of a sudden.

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