Freezasaurus
Member
That controller is $150 and region-locked?
I'm not surprised. It was obvious that when they start selling these things individually, they aren't going to be cheap. But holy crap, $150 is more than half the cost of a deluxe Wii U.
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Replacement Wii U Pads $150
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I'm not surprised. It was obvious that when they start selling these things individually, they aren't going to be cheap. But holy crap, $150 is more than half the cost of a deluxe Wii U.
SolarPowered
Member
Hopefully not
The last thing I want to deal with in Smash is a large controller with a battery life of three hours.
If mine had to be replaced I'd be tempted to just use the console as a doorstop, sell my games and switch platforms.
Metal Gear?!
Member
According to that image, the price is $140, not $150. Do you say the Wii U Standard is $320 as well?
It's only a $10 difference so it's still really expensive but you would expect to get that right in your thread title and all.
The gamepads are still mass-produced, so it shouldn't make much of a difference.
GrotesqueBeauty
Banned
Sounds $50 too high. Combined with the launch prices of the 3DS and Wii U it seems like Nintendo is just into overpricing by $50 as a matter of sport or something. I'd be tempted to say the same of the Wii's original price, but I guess it's not really overpriced if you can't even keep the damn things in stock due to high demand.
specialguy
Banned
I hate to toot my own horn, but pretty much every reason I predicted the Wii U would fail just, slowly unfolding.
The other huge problem with the expensive controller is it means Nintendo isn't going to be able to cut Wii U's price the way they'll need too once next gen ps4/720 comes in. When they need to do something drastic like 199, it's not going to be possible.
The other huge problem with the expensive controller is it means Nintendo isn't going to be able to cut Wii U's price the way they'll need too once next gen ps4/720 comes in. When they need to do something drastic like 199, it's not going to be possible.
Bill Rizer
Member
This makes think again how Nintendo's idea with WiiU is inherently bad. An overly costly gamepad with an actually bad screen (very poor contrast and light leaking compared even to ds/3ds, let alone psvita or an hdtv), whose picture quality is made even worse by the image compression, and useful only for already seen gimmicks in games?
With all of this costs detracted from potential several times better hardware specifications? And when you already had a great control method such as motion plus, way more innovating and still to exploit?
With all of this costs detracted from potential several times better hardware specifications? And when you already had a great control method such as motion plus, way more innovating and still to exploit?
Just a thought - it was mentioned that a problem with the gamepad is considered a "major repair."
Could it be that any "major repair" to an out-of-warranty Wii U costs $140? So if your disc drive goes out, or your pad goes missing, it would be the same price...of course, we may not know for sure because every Wii U is still under warranty Anyone know what the out of warranty cost is for a major repair for a Wii?
Bahahaha...
Could it be that any "major repair" to an out-of-warranty Wii U costs $140? So if your disc drive goes out, or your pad goes missing, it would be the same price...of course, we may not know for sure because every Wii U is still under warranty
Anyone know what the out of warranty cost is for a major repair for a Wii?Bahahaha...
(I agree)
Gahiggidy
My aunt & uncle run a Mom & Pop store, "The Gamecube Hut", and sold 80k WiiU within minutes of opening.
Whatsgoingtohappen to Nitnendo?!!
Jacksonlee
Member
the gamepad costs half the console? :S
JoshuaJSlone
Member
It is definitely the case that the replacement parts are overpriced. They charge $42 for the Wii U system AC adapter, and $30 for component cables.
They want you to buy a second console instead of piecemeal replacing it?
Region locked 'controllers'? wtf
Maybe that price reflects Nintendo's plans for the console. They possibly plan to put all the computing innards into the controller and turn it into a tablet that wirelessly "docks" with a streaming disc drive that's connected to your television.
It would explain a lot of weird things like why power efficiency is the most important consideration for the chip design, why it never occurred to Nintendo that anyone would want two controllers to connect to the same system, why Nintendo focused so much on the controller during the unveiling of the Wii U, and why the controller has plenty of space for more battery, but Nintendo was fine with its four hours of battery life.
It would explain a lot of weird things like why power efficiency is the most important consideration for the chip design, why it never occurred to Nintendo that anyone would want two controllers to connect to the same system, why Nintendo focused so much on the controller during the unveiling of the Wii U, and why the controller has plenty of space for more battery, but Nintendo was fine with its four hours of battery life.
JoshuaJSlone
Member
There are no games yet that use two gamepads and most people won't have broken/lost theirs, so it would be a bit of a waste of shelf space at this point.
Exactly. It's not like the gamepads and consoles are chained down the assembly line. To adjust the production of one part to be 1% higher to accommodate for the fact it will be more likely to need replaced shouldn't be a big deal.
$40 wiimote and $20 nunchuk, but those were always items found in stores.Twinduct said:
Like the hat?
Banned
To be fair they also charge $20 for a 3dsxl charging cradle that can't cost more than a buck to make, so they are definitely selling it above their cost.
Gahiggidy
My aunt & uncle run a Mom & Pop store, "The Gamecube Hut", and sold 80k WiiU within minutes of opening.
Interesting, I went back to the store today and can't find the Gamepad for sale. Is is sold out?
Anyways, I spotted this photo of the back at the site:
^^
I thought it funny that the photographer's hand and camera is reflected in the gloss.
Anyways, I spotted this photo of the back at the site:
^^
I thought it funny that the photographer's hand and camera is reflected in the gloss.
SolsticeZero
Banned
Region locked controllers? What the fuck?
The firmware on the controllers is inaccessible on a different region after certain system updates and that makes it incompatible.
It's something they could fix but probably won't.
Last time I checked, the gamepad was not sold at retail at all.
FieryBalrog
Member
The idea that Nintendo doesn't mark-up replacement parts is really the crux of why a lot of people are really confused in this thread.
Don't know why that got swallowed by a bunch of people.
Gahiggidy
My aunt & uncle run a Mom & Pop store, "The Gamecube Hut", and sold 80k WiiU within minutes of opening.
Speaking of controller firmware, I wonder if its possible to expand the onbaord tv remtoe stuff to include DRV controls and the like. Also, how useful would it be to be able to have multiple profiles allowing you to take it anywhere in the house and control any tv set you program in?
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
100 dollars more and you could get a vita
Actually, $60 more with a free game.
Believe me, I thought about it. Especially with the PS4 off screen play functionality coming.