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A sign of things to come ??

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-03-04-asda-shears-50-off-wii-u-console-prices

"By George! Asda has chopped £50 off both editions of the Wii U console.

A black 32GB Wii U with Nintendo Land now costs £249 on Asda Direct (via MCV). A white 8GB Wii U with no games costs £199.

That's one of the best new Wii U Premium Pack (32GB black Wii U with Nintendo Land) prices on the internet. SimplyGames isn't too far off with £265.

Last week, Zavvi temporarily lowered its Wii U Premium Pack price to £225, although it's now back up to £275.

Asda's Wii U Basic Pack (8GB white Wii U) price of £199 stands out as well. ShopTo is still cheaper, though, at £190.

The Wii U Premium Pack has a guideline RRP of £300, the Basic Pack an RRP of £250.

The Wii U was released in November 2012. If prices are already dropping significantly now, what will they look like this autumn when PS4 and the next Xbox are (probably) released?"

 

[Mpl90]

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http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-03-04-asda-shears-50-off-wii-u-console-prices

"By George! Asda has chopped £50 off both editions of the Wii U console.

A black 32GB Wii U with Nintendo Land now costs £249 on Asda Direct (via MCV). A white 8GB Wii U with no games costs £199.

That's one of the best new Wii U Premium Pack (32GB black Wii U with Nintendo Land) prices on the internet. SimplyGames isn't too far off with £265.

Last week, Zavvi temporarily lowered its Wii U Premium Pack price to £225, although it's now back up to £275.

Asda's Wii U Basic Pack (8GB white Wii U) price of £199 stands out as well. ShopTo is still cheaper, though, at £190.

The Wii U Premium Pack has a guideline RRP of £300, the Basic Pack an RRP of £250.

The Wii U was released in November 2012. If prices are already dropping significantly now, what will they look like this autumn when PS4 and the next Xbox are (probably) released?"

Damn it, competitors copying Nintendo again!

 

[Majmun]

Official pricedrop soon?

 

[GoddyofAus]

Oh man, this is getting ugly now.

 

[Little Old Man]

£50 WiiU by 2014 confirmed.

The suggested RRP will fall before Orbis and Durango for sure.

 

[SmokyDave]

Take another £50 off and I'll buy one just to play Lego City Undercover.

 

[MormaPope]

The Wii U was released in November 2012. If prices are already dropping significantly now, what will they look like this autumn when PS4 and the next Xbox are (probably) released?"[/I]

The 3rd year of the Gamecube's life equivalent for next gen.

So $150/$200, while the Durango/PS4 will be $400 and up.

 

[Zukuu]

Well they have to compete with PS3's and 360's price, no?

 

[Pachimari]

Here in Denmark the Wii U Premium costs the same as a Basic now.

 

[Goodlife]

Dear ASDA (and other major UK retailers)

It would actually help if you sold the Wii U console and / or the games in store.

Thanks

 

[kitsuneyo]

The Premium has been £265 in Costco for a while.

 

[grimshawish]

Oh man, this is getting ugly now.

Good you mean.
Send forth the NSMBU bundle Ninty!

 

[Pie and Beans]

Zavvi's sporadic price-drops have been better, £225 for Premium WiiU several times. But clearly no-one is shifting the backed up warehouses of this product without big ol price-cuts.

 

[Ein Bear]

I honestly read the title as 'Drops the price to £50', and came in expecting a shitstorm.

 

[Dark Octave]

Oh snap! Bombuuuuuud!

Hope this happens in the US as well.

 

[ubersticky]

If true then another kick in the balls for early adopters. 3DS all over again. Get your stuff together, Nintendo.

 

[FourMyle]

Still way too expensive. They need an even bigger price drop than the 3DS.

 

[entremet]

Wii U was massively overpriced by Nintendo. I don't know what they were thinking.

 

[nelsonroyale]

I think that is a fair price

 

[MormaPope]

I honestly read the title as 'Drops the price to £50', and came in expecting a shitstorm.

Not going to lie, if the Wii-U was $75-$100 in America I would pick one up asap.

 

[Goodlife]

Wii U was massively overpriced by Nintendo. I don't know what they were thinking.

They are losing money on it though?

 

[MKUltra]

The ASDA near me still doesn't sell anything Wii U related though, can't imagine that is helping them sell.

 

[metalslimer]

Wii U was massively overpriced by Nintendo. I don't know what they were thinking.

That they didn't want to take massive losses at launch. If you mean what were they thinking designing a console like the Wii u that couldn't be sold for a profit at a cheaper price than I dont think even Nintendo knows at this point.

Edit: In the UK, what is Nintendo selling these consoles to retailers at?

Not going to lie, if the Wii-U was $75-$100 in America I would pick one up asap.

Premium Wii U at 199 would be a instant buy.

 

[FourMyle]

Not going to lie, if the Wii-U was $75-$100 in America I would pick one up asap.

This is what I am hoping. That they just drop it down to $99

 

[Pie and Beans]

I honestly read the title as 'Drops the price to £50', and came in expecting a shitstorm.

Those Gamecube ARGOS memories, baby! We might see it again yet!

 

[DR2K]

Wii U was massively overpriced by Nintendo. I don't know what they were thinking.

This ghetto tablet is going to sell these consoles, yes-ser-e bob.

Wii U is doing horribly in EU, I wouldn't be surprised if they were just on clearance.

 

[faridmon]

Wii U was massively overpriced by Nintendo. I don't know what they were thinking.

Yeah, Especially in UK. £275 is no joke. No wonder they are failing. £200 would have a been an amazing price.

 

[Vexxan]

Looking forward to picking up a console dirt cheap when they finally start to release the games I've been waiting for.

 

[StuBurns]

Make it £200 and I'll bite. £250 is not too bad though.

 

[BGBW]

That's Asda price. *cling cling*

 

[Black Republican]

UK gonna UK

 

[phosphor112]

They are losing money on it though?

PS3 cost 900 at launch to make, it was still "overpriced" to consumers. Sure you're getting "top of the line" for 600 but... no one really wants to pay 600 for it.

 

[Skyzard]

Much better price to be honest. Should have launched at that. Now the PS3 bundles are the same price as the premium and even the basic PS3 is more than basic Wii U now (amazon ps3 prices), which is good since Sony is starting to rebrand the PS3 as a family device (and people are broke).

I'm broke too so nothing for me and I'll probably be waiting a while till I see what Nintendo's offering in a bit, I doubt the prices will be going back up by then, I'd hope not anyway.

 

[nubbe]

Gamecube ambassador games, thank you!

 

[Jezbollah]

Dear ASDA (and other major UK retailers)

It would actually help if you sold the Wii U console and / or the games in store.

Thanks

I went to my local Tesco and they had plenty of both - more than I was expecting to be honest.

Make it £200 and I'll bite.

Possibly me too.. Scared of the novelty factor going away almost instantly.

 

[Mindwipe]

Call me when the basic is £150 and we'll talk Nintendo. I'd probably bite then.

 

[Bony Manifesto]

They are losing money on it though?

That just means they were stupid about the design. It's like expecting sympathy for Sony when they announced the $599 PS3.

Yeah, Especially in UK. £275 is no joke. No wonder they are failing. £200 would have a been an amazing price.

The Premium Pack launched at £300...

 

[-COOLIO-]

Costco in Canada did too.

 

[Osiris]

Nice, give it another 12-18 months of releases and 12-18 months of price drops taking it to £150 or less for a premium and even I might bite.

 

[Cosmonaut X]

I went to my local Tesco and they had plenty of both - more than I was expecting to be honest.

My local Tescos - three branches - have fuck-all. A couple of key Wii U titles (NSMBU and Zombi U last time I was in) mixed in among the Wii games, no Wii U hardware for sale and a couple of Wii U Pro Controllers in the Wii accessories stand.

 

[Goodlife]

My local Tescos - three branches - have fuck-all. A couple of key Wii U titles (NSMBU and Zombi U last time I was in) mixed in among the Wii games, no Wii U hardware for sale and a couple of Wii U Pro Controllers in the Wii accessories stand.

I rarely goto supermarkets, but the few I've been to since the Wii U has been released have had no Wii U related stuff in them, at all, not even one game.

 

[Biggzy]

Make it £200 and I'll bite. £250 is not too bad though.

I will probably bite at £200 as well.

 

[Dabanton]

Shame the buzz is long gone for it. And I cannot see it coming back now. Especially in the light of the PS4 reveal.

The Wii U already seems old hat sadly. Saying that when Bayo 2 finally arrives the machine should hopefully be priced appropriately.

 

[liger05]

I have never seen it in an Asda store!!

 

[BGBW]

I think I've seen one console at my local super market and it was a PS3 on a random shelf.

 

[Magicpaint]

That they didn't want to take massive losses at launch. If you mean what were they thinking designing a console like the Wii u that couldn't be sold for a profit at a cheaper price than I dont think even Nintendo knows at this point.

Yeah, it's amazingly baffling that as overpriced as this thing is, it's supposed to be losing money...like how ill-conceived can a platform be?

 

[Superior]

Nvm.

 

[maquiladora]

Official pricedrop soon?

How can they when they are already making a loss at it's current price?

 

[Mafro]

I went for that zavvi £225 premium bundle offer last week. Good timing with Monster Hunter coming out soon.

 

[Cosmonaut X]

I rarely goto supermarkets, but the few I've been to since the Wii U has been released have had no Wii U related stuff in them, at all, not even one game.

It was the same shortly after the 3DS launch from memory. It went from a pre-launch push with promo stands in the aisles to post-launch with just a handful of 3DS titles mixed in with the DS titles, no dedicated space and a couple of display boxes for the hardware.

It's taken until now for 3DS games to start showing up promptly and in good numbers in my local supermarkets and for proper hardware sections to appear. The DS games are still mixed in, but it feels more like the 3DS is the "lead" now, with the DS just bundled in to save space, whereas in the 6-12 months post-launch it was definitely the other way around.

I sometimes wonder if there has been some souring of relationships with UK retailers - primarily supermarkets - or whether it's just the brutal nature of UK retail at the moment. Certainly I don't think the Woolworths collapse helped Nintendo, who seemed to have a pretty important relationship with that firm.