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Australian retailer clearing Wii U's - $214 premium, $174 basic
- Thread starter Poimandres
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Sorry I didn'tHe just said anything with Wii on it was 50% off.
No worries! Gonna knock off early from work and swing by Dan Murphy's, who is coincidentally next door to DSE and take a look.
Alrighty! Good luck my friend.
I was there earlier, the store had a couple of Premiums and Basics left. Almost got one, but then the problem is the lack of any decent budget software. 3 recent games alone will cost more than the premium. $60 for NSLU, $80 for Wind Waker HD and W101. While I still have a backlog, I can't bring myself to spend that much per title, and I wouldn't want the console to just collect dust while I wait. Alternatively, the PS3 and 360 have tons of quality titles I still need to play for under $30. I figure in a year or so, the Wii U might be slightly more expensive than this, but there should hopefully be a lot more and cheaper games available.
As for 3DS, yes that would be on sale too. I bought the 3DS XL there last time DSE had 25% or so off Nintendo. Problem is, there is little to no stock of any 3DS handhelds in the country as they stopped getting any in a while ago.
As for 3DS, yes that would be on sale too. I bought the 3DS XL there last time DSE had 25% or so off Nintendo. Problem is, there is little to no stock of any 3DS handhelds in the country as they stopped getting any in a while ago.
Did you sock him in the face afterwards?
NinjaCatfish
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Between 2 stores, I managed to get 2 Wii U Pro Controllers, and a friend scored a Premium consoles, Pro Controller and NSMBU. Pretty happy with that.
Now to wait for Smash so I have something to actually use the Pro controllers with!
Now to wait for Smash so I have something to actually use the Pro controllers with!
Wow, so why did you buy one? was there a single reason?
Congrats to everyone that was able to get one on clearance!
When it was on clearance for $200 in NZ, I grabbed an extra premium console for the extra control pad for when they make games that may use them and to use in the bedroom! (once they put in an account system and allow saves to be transfered I'll be good to go!)
Also picked up a 3rd one later on to get a white console. no intentions of selling.
Don't regret a thing, off TV gaming is where I want the future to be!
When it was on clearance for $200 in NZ, I grabbed an extra premium console for the extra control pad for when they make games that may use them and to use in the bedroom! (once they put in an account system and allow saves to be transfered I'll be good to go!)
Also picked up a 3rd one later on to get a white console. no intentions of selling.
Don't regret a thing, off TV gaming is where I want the future to be!
This is half not an exaggeration but probably only 50 aussies in the country would've gotten one at this price. Most of them would've been staff.
Poimandres
Member
Boom! Got it! I was half expecting them to have sold it to some chump who walked in off the street. The only games they had were black ops 2 and dance central 4. No thanks!
Where are the cheap games at? There was a mention of zombi u for $15?
Where are the cheap games at? There was a mention of zombi u for $15?
Witchfinder General
punched Wheelchair Mike
Broadway, City, Bondi Junction, Eastgardens all sold out. Oh well.
I got TW101 and Nano Assault Neo, both of which are pretty good. At the very least, it's a cheap early investment for when the next Zelda/Metroid/Mario Kart comes out.
Guys! Download the TW101 demo and give it a try. Start it on easy on your first play-through and then try it again on Normal. The full game is absolutely a must have, specially if you enjoy action games, or if you like previous Platinum Games titles.
And some posts on this thread are just ridiculous. Some people are trying just too hard. I don't know why they even bother to click on a thread just to say how ludicrously low the price would need to be for them to be tempted to buy a Wii U, like it would be a honour for Nintendo to have a Wii U sold to them. A break. Give it to me.
And some posts on this thread are just ridiculous. Some people are trying just too hard. I don't know why they even bother to click on a thread just to say how ludicrously low the price would need to be for them to be tempted to buy a Wii U, like it would be a honour for Nintendo to have a Wii U sold to them. A break. Give it to me.
The Wonderful 101. It's an awesome game.
POWERSPHERE
Banned
I got Zombi U as it was $25. Can't wait to get my hands on W101, Zelda & Pikmin
I like Nintendo (not as much as Sony though), and I absolutely love the Legend of Zelda series (2nd favorite series after Metal Gear). I also like the Metroid Prime series and the Mario Galaxy games. I just hate that they went with a gamepad. I think it was a bad choice, they should have stuck with nunchuck + wiimote and a power horse machine.
Back to the purchase, for $174 it's basically my Zelda machine with a Mario and Metroid thrown in along the way. I'm just hoping Nintendo give us the choice of playing with the pro controller. If not I just have to suck it up and curse my way through the game for having to use it.
The Dutch Slayer
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Got mine for 179 and I''m really happy with that price.
POWERSPHERE
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Broadway Sydney.
Shpeshal_Ed
Banned
You know what?
The WiiU Pro controller is the best controller ever. Even bests the 360 controller.
Holy shit it's amazing.
The WiiU Pro controller is the best controller ever. Even bests the 360 controller.
Holy shit it's amazing.
Dynamite Shikoku
Congratulations, you really deserve it!
Anyone checked Rhodes in Sydney?
The Maverick
Member
First time I've heard this opinion.
GC> 360> DS3> Pro
The button placement and digital triggers were the end for me. Oddly enough, the gamepad isn't as uncomfortable as one would imagine.
IrishNinja
Member
To be honest, I love Nintendo. Owned almost every console/handheld upto the Wii (did not own Virtual Boy). Heck I still own the game boxes, manuals, for every accessory and game I've ever bought for Nintendo systems.
But I wouldn't even buy one at this price. Heck, I probably won't even buy one until it's like $129 or less for the best model. It just seems like a waste of money to me, even if I can easily afford it. It's like, why even spend the money for a console that I probably won't play much, if at all in a little while.
My cousin bought a Wii, aside from a few Wii sports matches or smash bros. Brawl, it went nearly useless to him, just a dust magnet.
But I wouldn't even buy one at this price. Heck, I probably won't even buy one until it's like $129 or less for the best model. It just seems like a waste of money to me, even if I can easily afford it. It's like, why even spend the money for a console that I probably won't play much, if at all in a little while.
My cousin bought a Wii, aside from a few Wii sports matches or smash bros. Brawl, it went nearly useless to him, just a dust magnet.
theres loads of good wii games though, just they arent marketed right to your face. go borrow it off him and buy all the titles now at bargain bin prices.
Mr.Gingerlicious
Member
Just adding that I share that opinion. I have been using a 360 Controller on my PC and the Wii U Pro, and the Pro is pretty much better in every way (to me). Don't really get the whole fuss over analogue triggers, only really affects certain driving game controller set ups. The indented sticks on the 360 are nice, but don't make up for the asymmetry and horrible dead zone.
That being said, the Xbox 360 triggers just feel like loose plastic sitting on a spring to me, definitely nothing to drool over, but they get the job done. I understand their isn't much competition as far as the trigger systems (until the PS4 and Xbox One controllers are out), but for most game types I prefer the instant response.
matrix-cat
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I thought newer Wii Us were coming with that huge patch pre-installed? Mine didn't, but then all the pamphlets and stuff inside the box say 2012 on them so I wouldn't be surprised if it'd just been sitting on a shelf since launch
Oh well, finally it's W101 time.
Oh well, finally it's W101 time.
Poimandres
Member
I thought newer Wii Us were coming with that huge patch pre-installed? Mine didn't, but then all the pamphlets and stuff inside the box say 2012 on them so I wouldn't be surprised if it'd just been sitting on a shelf since launch
Oh well, finally it's W101 time.
These Wii U's were almost certainly launch stock. Mine needed that slow arse update as well. I guess that explains why they were practically throwing them out at this price.
I'm surprised that so many people were able to get these. Usually Dick Smith deals have practically no stock, but if you're lucky there might still be a few of these around.
I was talking to the guy at my Dick Smiths and he said that they had a "no hold" policy and staff weren't allowed to buy any stock until after 4pm.
That last big sale ended up being a joke because of staff just taking all the good stuff days beforehand.
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