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[Nightcrown]

December 2015 it is for u

I don't see Nintendo doing much anytime soon with the Wii U price given the games just released and upcoming lineup.

Nah. I'll just get a refurbished one from Nintendo once they get more in stock.

 

[Grief.exe]

I got MK8 from for $35 on Black Friday. So good. I've been splitting time between that and Hyrule Warriors (so surprised at how fun that game is) over the weekend.

Sears had MK8 and Hyrule Warriors for $30 each, I jumped on the former and almost got the latter, but I'm going to have far too many Wii U titles as it is.

 

[Nightcrown]

Why do you insistent on a 32 GB one? You're likely to need external storage either way. You should have bought the 8 GB at $200 and acquired a cheap drive.

Because I'm only going to buy 2 or 3 games for it so a 8GB one is too small while a 32GB one it's perfect for me and I won't have to buy external storage for it. Besides, the 8GB one is white and I rather have it black.

 

[Hiltz]

I wish I could afford the console already. 2nd year comes to an end and I'm still without a Wii U.

Anyway, good luck on getting in on those deals guys. MK8 for $30 is a hell of a good deal.

 

[gamergirly]

Because I'm only going to buy 2 or 3 games for it so a 8GB one is too small while a 32GB one it's perfect for me and I won't have to buy external storage for it. Besides, the 8GB one is white and I rather have it black.

Is $200 worth 2 or 3 games? If you're that casual you're better off just playing on a friend's or family member system.

 

[Basileus777]

Because I'm only going to buy 2 or 3 games for it so a 8GB one is too small while a 32GB one it's perfect for me and I won't have to buy external storage for it. Besides, the 8GB one is white and I rather have it black.

The color is one thing, but if you only need that little space, just use some USB flash memory.

 

[HardRojo]

Fuuuuuuck I need to get this so bad :'(

 

[The Horror the horror]

Nintendo Land is a game you'll easily put 100 hours into if you have regular guests or others to play with. Most underrated and under appreciated launch game this generartion. You have to go back to the early Mario Party games from the n64 era to find a comparable party game.

If nintendo ever makes a sequel, I'll be there day 1.

 

[ChrisMahoney]

Nintendo gives a full warranty for their refurbs, so the refurb part doesn't really bother me at all. If it weren't a full warranty, I wouldn't even consider buying it.

So you think $200 is too much for a Wii U?

 

[Nightcrown]

Is $200 worth 2 or 3 games? If you're that casual you're better off just playing on a friend's or family member system.

I live far away from my family and none of my friends have a Wii U so yeah xD Besides, I will buy other games like Animal Crossing U, Fire Emblem X SMT, Pokemon and the new Zelda so it's not like I'm literally only going to have 2 or 3 games but the point was that I won't buy enough games to fill up the 32GB memory.

 

[Mass Effect]

At first I thought this was a good deal, but then I realized that the tax kills it where I live (10%). Any chance that Amazon would match this?

 

[Quixzlizx]

So you think $200 is too much for a Wii U?

I don't think it is a bad price, but if you weren't willing to jump in for that price all year long, these bundles aren't really moving the needle any further, which was the point of my original post in this thread.

 

[trixx]

it's a good deal but nothing spectacular. There have been decent deals throughout the year. Honestly the best time one shoul have jumped in was when mario kart 8 came out with the promotion. Could have gotten deluxe refurbished+ mario kart and another free game.

A lot of people just aren't interested I guess.

I'll buy it when it's $250 bundled with two games I want (Nintendoland does not count).

Nintendoland is arguably one of the best local multiplayer games on the console.

 

[sfedai0]

How is this a good deal when they only include 3D world? Its an old game. It if was 250 with the 50 gift card, then it would be hot..

 

[Matriox]

Gah! This is killer, too bad I already got the best buy bundle, this would have been a better offering. Everywhere I went seemed to be sold out of wii u's on black Friday though, did they still not sell as many as they hoped?

 

[Magwik]

How is this a good deal when they only include 3D world? Its an old game. It if was 250 with the 50 gift card, then it would be hot..

Because it is a good game regardless?

 

[SmokedMeat]

Sears had MK8 and Hyrule Warriors for $30 each, I jumped on the former and almost got the latter, but I'm going to have far too many Wii U titles as it is.

I should've gave Hyrule Warriors a shot at the price.

 

[Derpyduck]

At first I thought this was a good deal, but then I realized that the tax kills it where I live (10%). Any chance that Amazon would match this?

Not a chance in hell. Amazon refuses to stock Nintendo hardware.

 

[Mass Effect]

Not a chance in hell. Amazon refuses to stock Nintendo hardware.

Oh right, I forgot about that...

 

[Jazzy Network]

Because it is a good game regardless?

No one is debating that? This whole conversation is about value.

 

[Exile20]

Great price, wow. Enjoy whoever got one.

 

[matty2Dfraud]

Still way way way too expensive imo. You can get a X360 for $130-$200 depending on the bundle. I assume there are similar deals for the PS3. I was surprised how many more people I saw carrying around 360s than the Wii U while out shopping... Nintendo really needs to drop the price.

 

[Ferny]

Still way way way too expensive imo. You can get a X360 for $130-$200 depending on the bundle. I assume there are similar deals for the PS3. I was surprised how many more people I saw carrying around 360s than the Wii U while out shopping... Nintendo really needs to drop the price.

An Xbox360 doesn't allow you to play Nintendo games and that is the big draw for people who want the WiiU. While the 360 might better value wise, it's a different situation.

 

[Bending_Unit_22]

GET THIS ALREADY PEOPLE. Nintendo wants you to buy a wii u so bad.

Great deal. Hop on it, fence sitters.

Eh, it'll be cheaper soon enough. I've waited this long, I can wait a little longer (also Xenoblade and Zelda aren't out yet).

 

[BasilZero]

Awesome deal.

I ordered mine and can't wait for it

 

[Cavalier]

Terrible deals. Nintendo needs to push more. They're asking too much for a last-gen spec'd system. Current-gen X1 is going for close to $300 to begin with.

 

[Jay RaR]

Somewhat tempting, but I already bought all my parts for my PC and currently waiting to pay my credit card this Friday.

I can still wait, I'll probably consider it when Xenoblade X and Star Fox releases.

 

[matty2Dfraud]

An Xbox360 doesn't allow you to play Nintendo games and that is the big draw for people who want the WiiU. While the 360 might better value wise, it's a different situation.

Apparently Nintendo games aren't a big enough draw at the $300 price tag. They really need to lower the price and be competitive. Especially during black Friday when you could score a Xbox One or PS4 for $30-$50 more if you looked hard enough.

 

[NarrowPath]

Man, if only it were $22 less and they included an iPad Mini, I'd be all over this! Better luck next time, Nintendo.

 

[Mister Wilhelm]

Walked into Walmart on a whim and a nice lady checked in back to see if they had any left. Just walked out with the last one. Nice.

 

[dhlt25]

The only game I want to play on the Wii U is bayoneta 2. I think I can wait until I can get both the game and console for 200

 

[HPhins54]

Just bought the MK8 Wii U bundle at Wal Mart a week ago (didn't care for any of the BF bundles that I saw). Going back to see if I can get the $50 gift card or have them refund me $50. I don't see why they wouldn't.

 

[LOCK]

This would be a good deal if my Walmart had any Wii U's in stock.

 

[matrixman92]

i feel like I havent seen a wii u in stock at my local walmart in ages

 

[Persona7]

Someone on CAG said the 3D world bundle worked too and the register automatically adds the gift card in store. Anyone try this yet?

 

[Icyflamez96]

Man i'm mad the 3D world bundle is out of stock

 

[Exile20]

I'll buy it when it's $250 bundled with two games I want (Nintendoland does not count).

Post like these hurt so much. Nintendoland is awesome.

 

[DragonKnight]

I'm not sure how Nintendo thinks they can sell Wii U for $299 + 1 game when both MS and Sony were offering multi-game bundles. MS was including like 3-4 games for $329 with the Bone. There was a PS4 deal for $329 too, although with no games the $399 + 2 games deal was the better one overall.

Well maybe Nintendo are more interested in not taking a loss on hardware than units sold at this point, there's no reason to take a bath on the Wii U now I guess.

Ding ding ding! Nintendo isnt interested in a loss leader strategy. Whats the point of selling a shit ton of consoles when you dont even make any money in the end? Sony and Microsoft are larger companies who can cover their losses from one division with profits from another (well maybe not sony anymore). Nintendo does not have that luxury. They want to be profitable at all costs. They know they missed their chance to set the world on fire with the wii u. They are just trying to put out great games and makes as much $$$ as they can in the process.

 

[Persona7]

Man i'm mad the 3D world bundle is out of stock

Did you try getting it in-store? I've seen several posts on the internet that say it worked in store as well.

 

[Derpyduck]

Ding ding ding! Nintendo isnt interested in a loss leader strategy. Whats the point of selling a shit ton of consoles when you dont even make any money in the end? Sony and Microsoft are larger companies who can cover their losses from one division with profits from another (well maybe not sony anymore). Nintendo does not have that luxury. They want to be profitable at all costs. They know they missed their chance to set the world on fire with the wii u. They are just trying to put out great games and makes as much $$$ as they can in the process.

Because you can't sell 50-60 dollar games to people that don't own your console.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Still waiting for a 32GB one for $250 but I don't think it will happen. I don't even care about the games since I only care about Smash and I already have it.

Did you miss out on the 32GB refurbs for $200

 

[Zing]

No one is debating that? This whole conversation is about value.

How does a game's age devalue it, especially when it is still current-generation?

 

[Exile20]

Ding ding ding! Nintendo isnt interested in a loss leader strategy. Whats the point of selling a shit ton of consoles when you dont even make any money in the end? Sony and Microsoft are larger companies who can cover their losses from one division with profits from another (well maybe not sony anymore). Nintendo does not have that luxury. They want to be profitable at all costs. They know they missed their chance to set the world on fire with the wii u. They are just trying to put out great games and makes as much $$$ as they can in the process.

Ye, they made a profit on the GC, that was pretty impressive. Didn't they make more money on the Wii U than Sony made on the PS4 last quarter?

Another problem with Sony and MS strategy is that you become bloated after a while. Look at Sony now, cutting divisions everywhere.

 

[Persona7]

I'm going with my friend to see if the Mario 3D World bundle works with this gift card soon, I'll let you know if it works. They had dozens of them but not a single MK bundle yesterday and the manager wouldn't price match it for my friend.

 

[DragonKnight]

Because you can't sell 50-60 dollar games to people that don't own your console.

Agreed. But can sell em to the 7+ million who already do. You start losing 50-60$ (or more for that matter) on each unit sold and those game sales dont matter as much anymore.

 

[King Cobra]

$249 for a Wii U is still not worth the price, if it was at $199 with a good game there would be no hesitance.

 

[Persona7]

Jeez, the stupid register wouldn't trigger the gift card and the manager took forever to come out so she just marked the 3D world bundle down 80 dollars for my friend. They have a sticker on the case that says every single bundle is eligible for the promotion in-store.

 

[Exile20]

$249 for a Wii U is still not worth the price, if it was at $199 with a good game there would be no hesitance.

These kind of post will always happen no matter the price.

 

[LyleLanley]

Jeez, the stupid register wouldn't trigger the gift card and the manager took forever to come out so she just marked the 3D world bundle down 80 dollars for my friend. They have a sticker on the case that says every single bundle is eligible for the promotion in-store.

Damn, I would've liked $80 off instead of the gift card.

 

[Hindl]

To anyone buying these, Best Buy has a nice B1G1 40% off deal for the big Wii U games, and it's actually the more expensive game that gets discounted. Plus, stacks with GCU, so for roughly $370 you could walk away with a Wii U + 5 games. (2 games in bundle, 1 game from the voucher, ~$70 for 2 more games from Best Buy)