Warrior_Keoni
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Wouldn't prices fall back to normal after E3 or some hype after that?
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Bombing. Wii U $245/$300 at Costco
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AstroNut325
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NathanMcMahon
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SolarPowered
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Will wait quietly for $250 deluxe and some decent games.
tiggerkiddo
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I'll wait and see if more retailers do this first.
Impeccable
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$129 Deluxe with Mario packed in and I'm in.
Your move, Nintendo.
Your move, Nintendo.
Delusibeta
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Now this is what the WiiU should have launched at.
thats my plan heh
i REALLY wanna get wonderful 101 right away. both because it looks amazing and also to support platinum
but i cant really justify buying a console for that one game. by next year when bayonetta 2 comes out we could potentially have the new 3d mario and a handful of other stuff too
AcceptableGhost
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200-250 range and Bayonetta 2 released and then we will talk.
metalslimer
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People said the 3DS wouldn't see a price drop for at least 2-3 years. Nintendo probably won't drop the price themselves because they can't afford it, but they are going to have a hard time getting retailers to stock a product that isn't selling.
How is it "great" already?
I own a Wii U. I would not throw "Great" at the system in any shape or form. Nor would I call any system that was only on the market for 4 months "great".
There was a dude willing to spend over a thousand for dat true next gen feel.
metalslimer
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Isn't it the exact same console with less storage?
I'm tempted by this, but at the same time just like I'm doing with Vita there is really no reason to pick one up until (in Vita's case) there is a massive price drop or (in Wii U's case) the big games are out
MisterHero
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To be fair they also subsequently launched a superior big-ass-screen model
I don't see such a thing coming for Wii U
But it will have both fairly soon. Rayman is at the end of February.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I'm puzzled at this statement, who it is meant for, and what it is meant to contribute to this thread.
think it lacks the cradle for the pad and a copy of nintendo land, as well
Then I'll head to Best Buy the week the price drops to get an Ambassador console for the cheaper price. I won't make my 3DS mistake again. ($250 day one with five games, ugh)
What in the world?
I can afford $100 for a chocolate bar. Doesn't mean I don't think it's a ridiculous price for one.
I'm not advocating $99 for the Wii U. That's nuts. But I can certainly afford the product at its current level and still think it's too much.
I would think so, but I'm wondering if what's in the $50 more version notably improves the system.
If it does, I can definitely wait longer, since there's not much I want to play.
If it doesn't, this might be enticing, but I have to ponder it a bit.
Well, it's white...
If you don't want Nintendoland and are fine with a white system, the basic version is perfectly fine. You'll want a USB hard disk sooner or later, anyway.
Do you care about Nintendo Land? Will you make digital purchases? If the answer to both is no, then the Basic version is perfect. If you really want a charging dock for the Game Pad, you can buy one later.
Zen_Arcade
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Its called trolling.
metalslimer
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Well I assume the question had to do with console quality and not the extras.
More storage, charge cradle, and nintendo land, plus nintend network premium for discount on digital purchases
bomba is dead. long live bombing !
My gf asked me yesterday if she should buy a Wii U since she found the gamepad and games interaction in the TV ads nice. I just stared her down.
Seems like the ads work some time. I think the upcoming games will give the Wii U a huge bump. They have some heavy hitters coming and X (although little is know) seems already like a winner.
My gf asked me yesterday if she should buy a Wii U since she found the gamepad and games interaction in the TV ads nice. I just stared her down.
Seems like the ads work some time. I think the upcoming games will give the Wii U a huge bump. They have some heavy hitters coming and X (although little is know) seems already like a winner.
BlastProcessing
Member
At least Nintendo is being agressive I suppose, but still, oh dear.
*Cut to Reggie knocking over a shelf of WiiUs then sobbing on the ground*
Hmm, thanks.
I'll think about this one then, since most of what I want is still a bit out.
Alcoholikaust
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wow. should have waited.
edit: but zombiU and NSMBU needed to be played at launch!
edit: but zombiU and NSMBU needed to be played at launch!
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
It doesn't really improve the system.
Nintendo are more likely to discontinue the thing before they would even consider such a huge price cut so soon. That would be worse than PS3 territory.
metalslimer
Member
This isn't nintendo.
Devilgunman
Member
Is this limited time or permanent price drop?
I imagine limited time to clear inventory, given Nintendo said there won't be an official drop for now. Still, it's a good excuse to buy now until a bundle or official drop rolls around.
It's kinda close to what some people think when spending top-end iPads, me thinks.
(Of course they are different cloud from core gamer but I still see likeness between two).
The only real improvement, aside from the inclusion of Nintendo Land and charging docks, is the points back on digital purchases. If you're buying a Deluxe, you're not buying it for the extra 24gb of space, which will be used up very quickly. You're buying it for the points back on purchases.