lunchwithyuzo
Banned
Sonic's likely close to 100k. It sold best on Wii U in the US by a good margin (Nov NPD it was 2:1 360, 3:1 PS3).
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ZombiU Wii U bundle confirmed for North America
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You are on GAF, and this post is below our standards. At least explain why you feel like the game is crappy.
metsallica
Member
I've actually played more ZombiU MP than I have SP, and it's simple but quite fun. The Pro Controller works great with it though I do agree that its inclusion is a tad strange for what is essentially a tack-on mode. Guess they're trying to move them (and everything else).
Captain Smoker
Member
Sonic Racing shipped 260.000 units as of December 2012 (worldwide). (Wii U Version)
Screamapillar
Member
Strictly speaking in terms of cost savings, you're receiving a free Pro Controller which otherwise retails for $49 and you're getting ZombiU for $39 instead of $59. So...kind of a good deal, I guess.
If Nintendo bundled NSMBU and Nintendo Land without Pro Controller and ZombiU, and they sold it for $349, I might bite.
As it is, I'm waiting this all out and am planning to pick up a Wii U plus one or two games over Black Friday when there are bound to be deals.
If Nintendo bundled NSMBU and Nintendo Land without Pro Controller and ZombiU, and they sold it for $349, I might bite.
As it is, I'm waiting this all out and am planning to pick up a Wii U plus one or two games over Black Friday when there are bound to be deals.
anotherVegan
Member
If Nintendo gave away free Wii Us, someone would still cry.
Captain Smoker
Member
zombiu multiplayer, cod black ops 2, sonic racing, trine 2, nano assault neo.. probably several more, those are just the compatible games I own
with gamecube controllers gone the pro controller will also likely be the go to for smash 4.
TheNatural
My Member!
Below 'our' standards? Im not the one praising a 6/10 received game just because its an exclusive and need to justify a console purchase because there's nothing else there.
If it came out for every platform, it would have been ignored.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
Yeah, I just meant US sellthrough.
Worldwide it's likely close between the 3 console versions, with Vita/PC lagging far behind.
walking fiend
Member
Are you one of those stupid people who never read impression of people who actually played the game for what it was expected to be, after a game receives polarized reviews?
Quite the contrary, it might have scored better hadn't it been a Nintendo exclusive. The bad reviews dragged the metacritic score down, and they were just that, bad reviews (hello Gamespot).
Look at the full scope of impressions here, you've been misguided:
http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/zombiu/critic-reviews
Ken Masters
Banned
Why would I want a pro controller? To play non existent 3rd party games?
And I tried really hard to care about zombie U but it just looks so boring. Anything zombie related is just too played out for me to care. My Wii U now going to collect dust for months to come thanks to Rayman delay
And I tried really hard to care about zombie U but it just looks so boring. Anything zombie related is just too played out for me to care. My Wii U now going to collect dust for months to come thanks to Rayman delay
freezamite
Banned
Yeah, I'm sure the best survival horror game of the last 6 years would have been ignored.
Oh, and according to metacritics, it's a 77 game, that's nearly a 8. If we don't count the ones that wanted a left4dead instead of a survival horror, the game for sure climbs at least to a solid 9.
But yes, it would have been ignored XD XD
Gucci Messiah
Banned
Get rid of the basic and drop the deluxe at LEAST $50. Nobody wants this increased value shit.
wrong. original dead space
Ken Masters
Banned
Seriously, no one is dropping damn near $400 on a Wii U
Drop it $299.99 immediately and just get rid of the basic, I've seen piles of those every electronic store I've been in. People aren't looking for gimped 8GB Wii U. And Nintendo Land is viewed as a freebie that should be packed in with the system not worth it as a stand alone title like Nintendo thinks it is
Dead space is survival? Horror sure, but I always felt like a badass in that game. In zombi u, you certainly do not.
It's intriguing, but it's not a system seller in my opinion. I'd buy it for $60 no problem, but I won't buy a Wii U just for it.
Gahiggidy
My aunt & uncle run a Mom & Pop store, "The Gamecube Hut", and sold 80k WiiU within minutes of opening.
This bundle is pretty much my exact Wii U collection... but I paid $460 for it. $300 for basic. $120 for NL and Zombi U and $40 pro controller indirectly as an Xmas gift. Still wish my white had 32GB, though.
JoshuaJSlone
Member
People sure picked the increased value of the Deluxe over the Basic by a wide margin.
I have no doubt it will be, but I wonder if they'll try another pack similar to this, too. Extra games and/or controllers bundled for the price of the most basic nexter-gen package.
If you're waiting for a price drop you can avoid the wait and get some pretty good deals right now on used bundles on Ebay. My Wii U + Pro Controller sold for $320. I hadn't registered it yet and had already downloaded the updates, so you could argue it was more valuable than a new one.
Seems like they are going for a little less now:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-Wi...0987096956?pt=Video_Games&hash=item27cfa00b7c
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-Wi...1187121158?pt=Video_Games&hash=item337fc7a006
Seems like they are going for a little less now:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-Wi...0987096956?pt=Video_Games&hash=item27cfa00b7c
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-Wi...1187121158?pt=Video_Games&hash=item337fc7a006
freezamite
Banned
No, he said survival horror, not an action horror-based game. It's just a different genre.
I loved Dead Space, in fact, I forgot it when I said which where my best surprises of this generations, but it's not comparable.
From a SH perspective, ZombiU crushes Dead Space from every possible aspect except for texture resolution.
Of course, as a shooter, DS is the game to get, but as a shooter, not as a shooter, not as a survival horror experience.
I feel like the only one in here that was excited by this confirmation today. I was already buying a Deluxe this weekend, for impending MH3U and was planning on grabbing ZombiU from Gamefly or used. This bundle just seems perfect for me. Thread just makes me feel like an idiot for being excited by it...
creid
Member
Hah, was about to post the same thing. All I really want for Wii U is N-land, ZombiU, and MH3U, so this gives me a small discount and a free controller.
Officerrob
Banned
Adding items simply does not matter. I don't care how good the perceive value of the bundle is, releasing a new SKU for a console that isn't selling with an even higher price is just stupid.
TheNatural
My Member!
Yup, its everyone elses's fault, as usual, with Wii U early adopter apologists.
Low sales is just bad marketing and poor third party effort. Poor reviews are just bad reviewers. On and on.
Its always someone else's fault. Just like I'm sure it will be when this 'great' bundle bombs.
SirBukkake
Member
I was planning to get a WiiU sooner or later... I might bite at this deal. No matter how bad Nintendo does, they keep pulling me back in.
freezamite
Banned
Hey, hey, it's not "someone else's fault". I mean, ZombiU is a bad left for dead type game, it's only that if for some chance you like survival horror, then it's the best game out there and the only one of it's kind (First Person SH).
I don't expect someone who doesn't know what is a SH to understand what I say but...
outunderthestars
Banned
Does the Wii U pro controller work for Wii Virtual Console games?
I'm not saying it's a great bundle, I'm calling you out on your "6/10 crappy game" comment. Do you see the diffrence?
What do you think of 9/10 reviews I linked to: Nintendo apologists?
friskykillface
Banned
Smh nintendo
As said in the other thread, I paid $460+ tax for the deluxe with ZombiU and the pro controller on day 1 and this same bundle was available in Europe on day 1 for them
Just 3-4 months in too :/ give me some ambassador related games
Wii u is gonna be $300 Max for a deluxe by e3
As said in the other thread, I paid $460+ tax for the deluxe with ZombiU and the pro controller on day 1 and this same bundle was available in Europe on day 1 for them
Just 3-4 months in too :/ give me some ambassador related games
Wii u is gonna be $300 Max for a deluxe by e3
JoshuaJSlone
Member
Nope, Wii mode can't interpret any U-specific controllers.
I don't think low sales being based on bad marketing and poor third party efforts is an early adopter apologist stance, what would you contribute the lack of sales to besides poor marketing and a lack of games?
ZombiU is a polarizing game. Even with me personally I'm of two minds with it. I really enjoyed the game for 9 hours, hit a game-breaking bug and (at the time) they weren't mentioning a patch (and even still they haven't really said what the patch will fix) and said 'fuck this game' and quit playing. It's a very solid launch game for a new console. It's every bit as good as Condemned or whatever comparable launch title you'd compare it to. It's certainly not the best game of 2012 and I really dislike the way Ubisoft has done nothing (as of right now) to fix the numerous, major bugs the game has, but it's a solid launch game, nonetheless.
For people who don't mind restarting a game after 5-10 hours progress because of a game-breaking bug that wasn't their fault, or people who were lucky enough to avoid the bugs, I'm sure it was a very enjoyable experience.
I don't know why shitting all over the WiiU is such a favorite pastime around GAF, but objectivity has been seriously lacking on these boards lately and it's getting obnoxious. Same thing holds true for those people who aren't willing to admit the system hasn't had a successful launch.
I agree though that getting the price down to where more people can experience the WiiU will be far more beneficial than adding in more 'value' to a bundle.
freezamite
Banned
double post U_U
Probably because it's exactly the same as the Gamepad, minus the compelling feature of the Gamepad? Low likelihood of playing local multiplayer games with any kind of frequency? Or it could be because they already have several Nintendo controllers that are still compatible with the Wii U, and don't want one more piece of plastic that they wouldn't pay 50 bucks for anyway? But I can only speak for myself.
Edit: Also this (in reply to a question if the Pro controller works with Wii mode):
outunderthestars
Banned
damnit. The Wii U pro controller would be preferable to getting out a Wii remote and tethered classic controller.
DeuceGamer
Member
I would have easily bought this at launch over the Deluxe version I got. Of course I also picked up Zombi U with it so it would have been a no-brainer to pay less for it and get a free Pro Controller. I can see where you would be excited for it if you already planned on getting it anyway. That said, I still think a $349 price without the Pro Controller would be the better option, but my guess is they are worried early adopters will complain because at the same price it includes a free game.
I must be really tired but I chuckled at your name. Then I laughed out loud at your avatar.[/OT]God dammit, great bundle. I have all of those except the pro controller which I want for later use, wish I would have waited
TheNatural
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Poor product: tablet controller wasn't a good idea and way off the path or what Wii is doing, price is extremely high for something isn't making any on screen tech advances, and so on.
Granted, two of the four P's in marketing are product and price, but the way people here use it is with regards to promotion.
More promotion isn't going to do shit when no one wants the product because it isn't enticing.
Some need to stop blaming everything but the product. Ads, bundles, and colors don't change a poor piece of hardware or bad lineup of games.
Every single review admits the game has flaws. Depending on how you weight those flaws, your view will vary.
Metacritic does a horrible job of reflecting review distributions which are really important for a game like this. Here's an alternate view of the review scores:
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
$400 is far more than I'd be willing to spend on a Wii U.
Fair enough, I think outside the CNET-reading crowd of people who realize that all touchscreens aren't created equal no one is going to care about the hardware.
I personally, was excited to ditch waggle controls. I have a shitload of Wii games and hardly play any of them because I can't be arsed to move my arms like a jackass when I play games (same reason I've played my Kinect a total of about 5 times). Different strokes, I guess.
Davey Cakes
Member
What was the next logical step though? A Wii but in HD, with a continued focus purely on the Wiimote which wasn't often utilized to its potential even though the Wii itself was extremely popular?
As a Wii U owner, the Wii U as an HD system is more sophisticated than the Wii. It's more complex, where the Wii was a very basic system with limited features. The features of the Wii U are interesting and should be enticing. The controller, because of its touch screen, is very user-friendly (maybe as much as the Wii remote). Is tapping a screen any more complicated than pointing at the sensor bar? It's a different mechanism but it's not hard to figure out even for the most casual of users, especially considering the current tablet culture.
There's also Miiverse and a general sense of gaming community that the Wii lacked completely. We're in the social media age, so Facebook+Twitter+video games is a neat idea and it actually does work pretty well. Ask many Wii U owners and they'll say that Miiverse is a wonderful addition that expands the video game experience on Nintendo consoles.
The product is weak in terms of specs and implementation of the OS (and updates), but I think Nintendo has a pretty strong foundation for both core and casual players here. And I'm saying this as someone who owns a Wii, X360, and now Wii U. The problems are definitely with the lack of a solid software lineup, third party support, and poor marketing. The Wii was flawed but it was extremely successful because of pure accessibility. I don't see exactly what's missing with the Wii U other than the fact that it's not, once again, extremely basic. If anyone took the time to learn and understand the features, they'd be totally on board. The problem is that, with the HD gaming era, complexity is a necessary evil, but just past the wall is a system and interface that is actually really easy to use.
Summary: the system should be enticing at its core based on what it offers as a step up from the Wii. Put me in the camp that believes the problems are [mostly] external.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Best game on the system by a mile. This is a really good deal.
Granted, I also bought the pro controller at launch and haven't even opened it... but I suppose it's a good 'nice to have' down the line, especially since it's free.
Granted, I also bought the pro controller at launch and haven't even opened it... but I suppose it's a good 'nice to have' down the line, especially since it's free.