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Apparently, all the Wii Us were recalled at my local Best Buy
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I think there's a few things going on there:
- 3ds is still pretty in-demand, especially with a best selling Pokemon game, so they're selling them for as much as they can get away with doing so. Don't know what numbers Nintendo put out for Xmas, but judging by availability 3DS has sold well this holiday by the looks of it.
- Wii U never sold enough for economy of scales to drive down the cost of manufacturing that would lead to the flexibility to pass those savings to the consumer. And by 2015( even 2014), with most heavy hitters out( Mario Kart 8, Smash Bros, Bayonetta, etc) not moving the sales needle, I think it was clear by then that the system's fate was irreversible.
I wouldn't judge the price of the Switch based on either scenario. I'm sure Nintendo knows that 1) they're entering a current market with entrenched Sony and MS consoles in the 75 million range and easily available for $250-300, and 2) this is supposed to appeal to handheld gamers as well who are more accustomed to sub $200 pricing( you'll recall how quickly the 3ds price dropped back in 2011), so I wouldn't expect a $299 pricetag. $249 is a sweet spot if they can successively pitch that the Switch is a '2 birds with one stone' type of deal.
- 3ds is still pretty in-demand, especially with a best selling Pokemon game, so they're selling them for as much as they can get away with doing so. Don't know what numbers Nintendo put out for Xmas, but judging by availability 3DS has sold well this holiday by the looks of it.
- Wii U never sold enough for economy of scales to drive down the cost of manufacturing that would lead to the flexibility to pass those savings to the consumer. And by 2015( even 2014), with most heavy hitters out( Mario Kart 8, Smash Bros, Bayonetta, etc) not moving the sales needle, I think it was clear by then that the system's fate was irreversible.
I wouldn't judge the price of the Switch based on either scenario. I'm sure Nintendo knows that 1) they're entering a current market with entrenched Sony and MS consoles in the 75 million range and easily available for $250-300, and 2) this is supposed to appeal to handheld gamers as well who are more accustomed to sub $200 pricing( you'll recall how quickly the 3ds price dropped back in 2011), so I wouldn't expect a $299 pricetag. $249 is a sweet spot if they can successively pitch that the Switch is a '2 birds with one stone' type of deal.
That's not how this works..
Each retailer gets return money through thier claims department. This is why you have return polices in stores and the reason they accept broken items.also why they want or would rather have complete packaging etc as this is what some companies will require. Consider it a large hit. Not sure what your even getting at.
Rather Nintendo already made money or not is irrelevant to this news.
Typical markup on these things at least at store level can be 0 percent while games are 15 or more.
This obviously domesnt say what Nintendo's mark up to the retailer is but it's obviously one that is a decent profit more than likely. Which has all been loss through claims and sending them back.
Each retailer gets return money through thier claims department. This is why you have return polices in stores and the reason they accept broken items.also why they want or would rather have complete packaging etc as this is what some companies will require. Consider it a large hit. Not sure what your even getting at.
Rather Nintendo already made money or not is irrelevant to this news.
Typical markup on these things at least at store level can be 0 percent while games are 15 or more.
This obviously domesnt say what Nintendo's mark up to the retailer is but it's obviously one that is a decent profit more than likely. Which has all been loss through claims and sending them back.
Stock for them has been dropping locally since before Thanksgiving. I checked Best Buy website, Gamestop, Target, and Wal-Mart. They all show out of stock online and locally. Brickseek shows only 21% in stock nationwide for Target and 41% for Wal-Mart.
GameStop has this though:
http://www.gamestop.com/wii-u/consoles/mario-kart-8-wii-u-32gb-pre-owned-edition/139853
Did they just send them back to corporate then turn them into used to offload the inventory?
I'd buy a Wii U / Game Bundle (nintendoland doesn't count) for no more than $200 right now just to have one. If it was $150 without a game I'd jump all over it.
GameStop has this though:
http://www.gamestop.com/wii-u/consoles/mario-kart-8-wii-u-32gb-pre-owned-edition/139853
Did they just send them back to corporate then turn them into used to offload the inventory?
I'd buy a Wii U / Game Bundle (nintendoland doesn't count) for no more than $200 right now just to have one. If it was $150 without a game I'd jump all over it.
Adding onto OP:
"Walked into best buy today and noticed that the wii u kiosk was gone and no Wii U consoles are being sold. Out of curiosity, checked Gamestop, and they only had a few refurfished units to sell.
Anyone else notice the same?"
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/wiiu/comments/5j82ic/all_wii_us_being_recalled_off_store_shelves/
"Walked into best buy today and noticed that the wii u kiosk was gone and no Wii U consoles are being sold. Out of curiosity, checked Gamestop, and they only had a few refurfished units to sell.
Anyone else notice the same?"
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/wiiu/comments/5j82ic/all_wii_us_being_recalled_off_store_shelves/
They probably don't want people buying the Wii U at discount, as that will potentially take them out of the market for the Switch in a few months. If I had waited until now to get a Wii U, I'd probably focus on grabbing titles I missed on that instead of buying another Nintendo system so soon after.
Went to the Best Buy by my job which had a stack of Wii Us and 8 more that an employee wheeled in over the Thanksgiving holiday and they're all gone now.
I was expecting the 3DS inventory to dry up once the $99 models sold out, but wasn't expecting the Wii Us to be recalled. I was thinking about grabbing a second for the gamepad, so I guess I'll figure out which Wii U stuff that I want before that's gone.
I was expecting the 3DS inventory to dry up once the $99 models sold out, but wasn't expecting the Wii Us to be recalled. I was thinking about grabbing a second for the gamepad, so I guess I'll figure out which Wii U stuff that I want before that's gone.
So anyone want to buy my console? Broke the tablet last year in a freak drop. Sent it in for repairs. Got lost in transit and nintendo basically said oh well. So been sitting here collecting dust for a while!!
Still kind of stinks because I was hoping for a solid sale soon to grab a bundle or something
Still kind of stinks because I was hoping for a solid sale soon to grab a bundle or something