Gamepads are expensive to make, and no economy of scale on the other parts.
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Apparently, all the Wii Us were recalled at my local Best Buy
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Gamepads are expensive to make, and no economy of scale on the other parts.
Quadraphonic
Member
Almost sounds like this was never planned to have a price drop, even if it did succeed.
Slashing the price would've resulted in the retailers losing some money.
With a recall, Nintendo might give them credits or incentives. Which both sides need because of the Switch.
Retailers will be a bit more open to carry more Nintendo items, Nintendo improves their relationship with them.
Milly Osworth
Member
They are probably resold as Switches soon.
Right on! Just never been cool with buying used systems. Never know if someone's kid stuffed baby food in the disc drive, haha (worked at GameStop too many years, yes, I did see this)
dragonyeuw
Member
Makes sense from that POV...
Movalpolos
Banned
Been dead for years. Vita even gets more games.
I get the feeling the Wii U will never be a great collector's item. It's good for about 5 games and most of those games will get a better version on Switch.
sixteen-bit
Member
End of an era
The Omega Man
Member
Alcibiades
Member
Bought a white Wii U 32GB from Nintendo's store on Ebay for $215 a few weeks ago.
Looks and feels new and came with Nintendo Land and Super Mario World 3D. Major reason I'd delayed so long is I wanted a 32GB white version. I almost pulled the trigger on the Skylanders 8GB white version, but glad I waited.
$215 with 2 games installed is a great deal on this.
Looks and feels new and came with Nintendo Land and Super Mario World 3D. Major reason I'd delayed so long is I wanted a 32GB white version. I almost pulled the trigger on the Skylanders 8GB white version, but glad I waited.
$215 with 2 games installed is a great deal on this.
MysteryQuesadilla
Member
A cursory search on Best Buy and Target sites just show a generic "Unavailable Near You" message. Pretty crazy with a week until Christmas.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
For what it's worth, I picked up a White Deluxe refurb unit from Nintendo last year and it looked practically brand new.
Yeah when I went to Bestbuy.com, I typed in Wii U and the 1st thing that popped up was Switch coming in March.
AuthenticM
Member
Has anyone ever ordered from Nintendo's website? How long does it take to get your order?
Because all of those people waiting for a discount aren't worthy.
It took me less than a week to get the Pokémon faceplates, though those are substantially smaller than a Wii U.
In general, though, I've had a lot of good experience with their parts store. Even back in the day, I was able to get the GCN component cable and broadband adapter with no fuss.
My thought as well.
If they did succeed, they wouldn't have been stuck with so much launch stock which could have allowed them to invest in shrinking parts. It would also likely have saved that chip factory that went bankrupt killing their delivery. I think Sony owns that one now.
DeuceGamer
Member
Almost bought a new one last week when my left analog stick started acting up. Decided to replace the analog stick in my Gamepad and look wait a bit on a new Wii U or one of the used Zombi U bundles. Maybe I should go ahead and try and find one soon or get a refurb from Nintendo.
GTR R35_Supra RZ
Banned
I was easily able to find 3DSs on BestBuy and GameStop
Yeah, there are none within 250 miles of me according to their website.
I'd say believing something that's never been confirmed (or even hinted at) falls firmly under the umbrella of 'mistakes.'
If you think Nintendo's gonna charge $100 less for the Switch on day one than they charge for a less powerful console in year four, you're mad.
Highly recommend buying refurb from Nintendo. I bought one from there and it was either completely brand new or at the very least the shell for the system itself was brand new. My guess is that at this point they're all brand new.
Also cool is buying from them is the only way you can get a 32gb model in white. Definitely the way to go if you want a white one.
Also cool is buying from them is the only way you can get a 32gb model in white. Definitely the way to go if you want a white one.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
What an odd thing to say. How is the Wii U's situation any different than previous consoles that are no longer sold at retail?
Megatron
Member
I think $200 is possible, but if not definitely $250 which is still $50 cheaper.
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
Switch isn't backwards compatible.
The gamepad. It's not as simple as getting a third party controller.
Lupin the Third
Member
Miyamoto publicly said they were disappointed with how much they had to charge for Wii U. Context is everything.
CollectedDust
Member
Is there anywhere that u can still get a new one? I've been searching with no luck 
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.Lupin the Third
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Nintendo's refurbished units are like new and even come in a box. They're on Nintendo's store and on eBay.Is there anywhere that u can still get a new one? I've been searching with no luck
Lupin the Third
Member
Those will be sold out at every location practically before they are even open. They don't need to make shelf room for those. Lol.
i would have jumped on that if i didn't already have a second Wii U as backup in case my main unit dies.
this thing's price will explode by next gen.
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
People buying NES Classics at Best Buy won't even see the shelf. They'll be handed tickets and head to the register.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
There are more consoles in existence without backwards compatibility than there are consoles with it.
Replacement parts will be available for years to come.
Dark_3nergy
Member
I received a refurbished unit for Christmas 2 years ago, directly from Nintendo.Is there anywhere that u can still get a new one? I've been searching with no luck
If you have questions about it let me know.
Suburban Thug
Member
Would retailers be able to get money back from Nintendo for unsold stock?
spookytapes
Neo Member
Seems to me that the recent announcements of cancelled WiiU versions of games makes a lot more sense now and Nintendo is going full original Xbox with the WiiU and trying to kill it as quickly as humanly possible.
If Nintendo recalled them, of course. The stores paid for them, they wont just give them back for free.
I'd imagine their logic up until now has been that the Wii U is a dead platform, and it's better to make money on a trickle of consoles than to lose money on a fire sale. The Wii U just had to stay alive long enough to preserve their retail presence until the Switch came along.
So if you're Nintendo, you'd rather it go away quietly, and have the narrative be "Nintendo capitalizes on the frenzy around the NES Classic with new console!" instead of "Nintendo desperate to unload their failed Wii U console".
I'd love to be surprised, but I seriously doubt the price aggression of a company that's still selling New 3DS XLs for $199. If they couldn't cut costs years into the life of the Wii U to justify selling under $299, I'm gonna hazard a guess that they probably won't come in much lighter with a more powerful system with a much better controller screen.
I'd say $279 is as aggressive as they get.