Wii U Price drop Sept. 20th/Pre-Order Now

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Price drop September 20th to $299 for deluxe. Nintendo calls this a "limited edition" bundle.

Bundle includes:
  • Zelda Windwaker HD digital download
  • Free Hyrule Historia Book (Digital)
  • Gamepad is Zelda themed
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*Bundle does not include Nintendoland. It is NOT Gamestop exclusive.

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Been waiting for this bundle. 4th Nintendo system in a row of purchased because of Zelda. ironically starting when ww came out on gc. got both of the special disc's from console and ww preorder. Yes it's a remake and at the time blasted for its cartoon appearance but, story wise ww is one of the best and I'm dumb enough to jump on anything with a triforce on it. Digital copy of hyrule historia is great too as I cant bring myself to open the physical copy I bought at release. Again never been a crazy collector with anything else but zelda brings it out. Also people do pay for this shit years down the road so not too bad
 
strait edge follower said:
i highly doubt the 3ds costs that much to make. its not like it used advanced tech. im sure a flip up screen could have been utilized here
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Actually, the manufacturing cost of the 3DS is substantially more than the earlier DS or DSi in large part because of the addition of the special screens to allow for the 3D effect. In 2011, the screens were roughly a third more expensive and the single most expensive component of the 3DS. Frankly, cutting even a few dollars out of the cost to manufacture something when stretched over the millions of units Nintendo will sell is substantial.

 
Im looking for a WiiU cuz the girls is tired of playing Rayman Origins on ps3. So I bought both NSMB games for Wii and WiiU and Donkey Kong Returns, Galaxy 2. Is it bad that I want a WiiU to play Wii games? Lol
 
chelosera91 said:
Im looking for a WiiU cuz the girls is tired of playing Rayman Origins on ps3. So I bought both NSMB games for Wii and WiiU and Donkey Kong Returns, Galaxy 2. Is it bad that I want a WiiU to play Wii games? Lol
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yes, could of just gotten a wii to play wii games, and saving some money in the process.

 
bojay1997 said:
Actually, the manufacturing cost of the 3DS is substantially more than the earlier DS or DSi in large part because of the addition of the special screens to allow for the 3D effect. In 2011, the screens were roughly a third more expensive and the single most expensive component of the 3DS. Frankly, cutting even a few dollars out of the cost to manufacture something when stretched over the millions of units Nintendo will sell is substantial.
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Actually the 3DS manufacturing cost was analyzed in 2011 and found to be not that much more than the DSi. The breakdown estimated about $100 in manufacturing costs for a 3DS, vs. about $75 for a DSi (and the DSi XL had to cost more than the DSi, which makes the gap even smaller).

Source: http://www.isuppli.com/teardowns/ne...ls-ihs-isuppli-physical-teardown-reveals.aspx

 
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chimpmeister said:
Actually the 3DS manufacturing cost was analyzed in 2011 and found to be not that much more than the DSi. The breakdown estimated about $100 in manufacturing costs for a 3DS, vs. about $75 for a DSi (and the DSi XL had to cost more than the DSi, which makes the gap even smaller).

Source: http://www.isuppli.com/teardowns/news/pages/nintendo-3ds-carries-$100-71-bill-of-materials-ihs-isuppli-physical-teardown-reveals.aspx
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You do understand how significant a $25 difference is, don't you? That's 25% which is massive in consumer electronics. Even a couple of percent is a huge deal when you're talking a volume of millions of units a year.

 
bojay1997 said:
You do understand how significant a $25 difference is, don't you? That's 25% which is massive in consumer electronics. Even a couple of percent is a huge deal when you're talking a volume of millions of units a year.
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He doesn't understand anything when it comes to Nintendo because he has blind RAAAAGE.

The dude trolls every nintendo thread. People need to just stop feeding him.

Even $1 savings on any part is a big deal when it comes to manufacturing. Every penny counts. Somehow though people ignore that. When it comes to their own pocketbooks, an extra $1 is like pulling teeth. When it comes to others', "whaaaaat? Nintendo/Microsoft/Sony is soooo cheap!"

 
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They should of gave it a massive price drop that it has been needing from day 1.

299 isn't enough.

199MSRP would be the sweet spot and I still don't see much interest in the WiiU . Get rid of the gimmick gamepad/idea as well.

 
bojay1997 said:
You do understand how significant a $25 difference is, don't you? That's 25% which is massive in consumer electronics. Even a couple of percent is a huge deal when you're talking a volume of millions of units a year.
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Actually it's a 33% increase.

Ivanhoe said:
They should of gave it a massive price drop that it has been needing from day 1.

299 isn't enough.

199MSRP would be the sweet spot and I still don't see much interest in the WiiU . Get rid of the gimmick gamepad/idea as well.
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They could lower the price to $99.99 and they would sell a lot but not as many as you'd expect because they're going to continue to experience the brand confusion problem. Lots of people simply have never heard of it.

 
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Blaster man said:
Actually it's a 33% increase.

They could lower the price to $99.99 and they would sell a lot but not as many as you'd expect because they're going to continue to experience the brand confusion problem. Lots of people simply have never heard of it.
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Correct, it is a 33% increase over $75, but it's 25% of a $100 bill of parts. I suspect people will figure out the 2DS pretty quick just like they have with all the other DS/3DS/DSi/3DSXL/DSXL variants.

 
bojay1997 said:
Correct, it is a 33% increase over $75, but it's 25% of a $100 bill of parts. I suspect people will figure out the 2DS pretty quick just like they have with all the other DS/3DS/DSi/3DSXL/DSXL variants.
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Yeah that 2DS probably costs like a nickel to make and the 5 year old kids it's targeted at don't know how crappy it is.

 
wasabi5858 said:
i am still confused about gameboy gameboy sp/advance/micro/whatever but Nintendo seems to be doing well enough ;/
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what are you confused about? A gameboy is a really old handheld. A Gameboy Advanced is different hardware that's backwards compatable with Gameboy and Gameboy Color. Gameboy Advanced SP is a folding gameboy advanced. Micro is really small...

 
bojay1997 said:
You do understand how significant a $25 difference is, don't you? That's 25% which is massive in consumer electronics. Even a couple of percent is a huge deal when you're talking a volume of millions of units a year.
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The only problem with your logic is that the DS came out in 2004, and the 3DS came out in 2011. SEVEN years apart. That makes the $25 extra cost a joke, especially when you consider that Nintendo originally wanted $250 for the 3DS! What kind of ripoff was that? They completely minimized costs on the actual handhelds, to maximize their profits, but with no concerns for their true fans. No reason to support that kind of behavior at all.
 
chimpmeister said:
The only problem with your logic is that the DS came out in 2004, and the 3DS came out in 2011. SEVEN years apart. That makes the $25 extra cost a joke, especially when you consider that Nintendo originally wanted $250 for the 3DS! What kind of ripoff was that? They completely minimized costs on the actual handhelds, to maximize their profits, but with no concerns for their true fans. No reason to support that kind of behavior at all.
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It's $25 on the bill of parts. That's what it cost Nintendo on the wholesale market for the components to build the units. It has nothing to do with profit margin at all nor does it include manufacturing, distribution, marketing, warranty support, QA, etc...Nintendo is just like every other company, looking to maximize profits. Anyone who is a "true fan" of any corporation or for-profit entity is a true moron.

 
YBX87 said:
yes, could of just gotten a wii to play wii games, and saving some money in the process.
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I had a Wii a few years ago but sold it due a lack of games, I pretty much played all the big hits around when Galaxy came out but when I heard Galaxy 2 was in the making I was like "darn it". I see your point but maybe they look better on the WiiU lol besides who says I wont get the yet to be released Nintendo games!

 
what are the chances of seeing better bundles  or prices during black friday?

It makes me wonder how are store going to sell the standard wii U system (with nintendoland) vs the windwaker bundle.

Im guessing they will add an extra game to make it more enticing?

 
DANIEL said:
what are the chances of seeing better bundles or prices during black friday?

It makes me wonder how are store going to sell the standard wii U system (with nintendoland) vs the windwaker bundle.

Im guessing they will add an extra game to make it more enticing?
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Are you by chance new to gaming?

There is a good chance this is the best bundle (nothing else on par coming out the same time, so at best we will see older games bundled) and the price will most likely drop during black friday.

They won't do anything, since Windwaker will be a limited time thing and might not even last till Black Friday in the first place. Though I have to ask, why do you assume the Nintendoland bundle is worse to the point of needing another game? Wind Waker might be a game that you / others like, but Nintendoland is appealing to a different demographic. Like if I had an 8 year old and knew nothing about gaming, then I would most likely buy the standard system. The special design might be cool, but they've never historically made other versions "worthless". Even during the Pikachu XL sale we saw a good number of CAG's go after the Mario Kart bundle (because it was the best value) or get the color they wanted over the Pikachu XL.

 
The problem with the 3DS is it was already on sale for $129 at least once this year, if you knew about that sale that happened at Target sometime in the spring and wanted a system you got one then. There was also the Sears clearance that yielded me a 3DS for $99 and some people even got them for less. My point is even if I bought this system its really not saving me any money over the price of the regular 3DS because I watch the sales. Considering I also quickly flipped my perfect condition DSi for $60 this was a very cheap upgrade for me.

I would have liked to see the regular 3DS get a model without 3D but since I got mine so cheap I really don't care but if they had a regular 3DS without 3D then I would have bought that instantly since I really don't care about 3D and I can't see it anyways. I have not used the 3D effect even once on this system, except when testing it out and realizing how it gives me a headache in less than 5 min, never again and its simply not necessary for playing the games.

The 3DS XL is out of the question for me as its just too big to carry around, and with the streetpass feature I want to carry this thing with me 24/7. Also the places where I need to pack light are the places I will get the most streetpasses such as the county fair and amusement parks, so I don't want anything that is bigger than it has to be because I want to be able to take it with me everywhere and collect as many passes as possible.

They should have just dropped the price of the regular 3DS and removed the 3D, but I guess that would have caused confusion at retailers, not that this model won't cause confusion because most stores near me still stock DSi's for $99 though and people still buy them, so that would be 4 models of DS systems for a family to pick from which is a lot and could become very confusing. Though maybe they will finally axe the DSi in favor of this model which would make things much easier.  Come to think of it they probably should just ditch the regular 3DS and the DSi and sell this and the XL, mature consumers can pick up the XL and kids can pick up the 2DS and everyone is still happy. While I do appreciate Nintendo giving lots of options for consumers, consumers in general are just too ill informed about these things and a minimum amount of SKU's is what works best IMO.

My point is this system will probably sell bonkers as its the cheapest option and people WILL pick the cheapest option when its available (just trust me I have shopped and worked at retail enough to know), I just saw someone buying a DSi in a store and despite the employee's recommendations to get a 3DS they still bought the DSi because it was $99 and way cheaper. I don't think families quite understand that DS games are basically dead and that you will need a 3DS compatible system in order to play pretty much any new Nintendo handheld game that comes out in the future but hopefully they will axe the DSi.

Though I still feel sorry for that family that just wasted $99 on a DSi whom I saw buy it for their kid last weekend which is pretty much useless now.

 
The Wii U is a dying system already. SEGA, EA and 2K are already pulling support for it due to poor sales. Madden 25, FIFA 14, Aliens: Colonial Marines  and NBA 2k14 won't be on the U. With the new PS4 and XBone releasing, it looks really grim for the Wii U.

It;s going to be a hard sell to convince people to pay 300 bucks for a system with very little 3rd party support. Just EA alone boycotting the Dreamcast killed it.

 
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Nintendo Must release Donkey Kong Ultimate Collection for Wii U (DKC 1/2/3, DKC N64 and DKC Land 1/2/3).  I sure Donkey Kong can save Wii U :) lol

 
MIX_MASTER_ICE said:
The Wii U is a dying system already. SEGA, EA and 2K are already pulling support for it due to poor sales. Madden 25, FIFA 14, Aliens: Colonial Marines and NBA 2k14 won't be on the U. With the new PS4 and XBone releasing, it looks really grim for the Wii U.

It;s going to be a hard sell to convince people to pay 300 bucks for a system with very little 3rd party support. Just EA alone boycotting the Dreamcast killed it.
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Damn, Sega pulled Sonic Lost Worlds, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic games and the 3rd Sonic game from the system? When did that happen?

 
Deader2818 said:
Damn, Sega pulled Sonic Lost Worlds, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic games and the 3rd Sonic game from the system? When did that happen?
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It's started and will only get worse with the new systems coming out. Best the Wii U can be is a niche system to play some of N's rehashes of old N games. Its quite obvious the U isn't going to be a system for any sports gamers. It's really sad to see the U in such bad shape.

 
MIX_MASTER_ICE said:
It's started and will only get worse with the new systems coming out. Best the Wii U can be is a niche system to play some of N's rehashes of old N games. Its quite obvious the U isn't going to be a system for any sports gamers. It's really sad to see the U in such bad shape.
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I dunno, EA has said they would develop for the system again.

But yeah, i guess you can enjoy sprots games and rehashed Halo, Gears and Forza games on Xbox One!

But honestly, yes, If you don't like Nintendo games then you shouldn't buy Nintendo systems.

 
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Capcom won't be releasing Ultra Street Fighter 4 for the U. Bethesda won't be supporting the U with any games. No GTA V for the U. The list of bad news for the U continues to grow.......and will only get worse.

 
Deader2818 said:
I dunno, EA has said they would develop for the system again.

But yeah, i guess you can enjoy sprots games and rehashed Halo, Gears and Forza games on Xbox One!

But honestly, yes, If you don't like Nintendo games then you shouldn't buy Nintendo systems.
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That's exactly my point. You should only buy a U if you like Nintendo's games. It's going to be a niche system if it survives, mainly just to play 1st party titles.

 
as oppose to consoles that appeal to the lowest common denominator with all the so call "core" games? 

Wii U is not for you, 3rd party dev are butt hurt because Nintendo didn't consult them on hardware and dared to built the system that Nintendo want for their own games instead of using x86.  What? what should we do with the gamepad? fuck it, let's just deal with the regular controller instead of using my brain and utilize the hardware.

If I want 3rd party support, I have a PC that can do real "next gen" better than "next gen" console.

 
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MIX_MASTER_ICE said:
Capcom won't be releasing Ultra Street Fighter 4 for the U. Bethesda won't be supporting the U with any games. No GTA V for the U. The list of bad news for the U continues to grow.......and will only get worse.
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GTA V isn't on PS4/X One/PC either.

Bethesda has not supported a Nintendo Console since... maybe Super Nintendo?

I dont think Street Fighter 4 is coming to PS4/Xone either.

 
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Deader2818 said:
GTA V isn't on PS4/X One/PC either.

Bethesda has not supported a Nintendo Console since... maybe Super Nintendo?

I dont think Street Fighter 4 is coming to PS4/Xone either
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Well it wouldn't make a lot of business sense to announce your new release for PS3/360 will be available on the new hardware being released soon. U is out now, but getting no love.

 
MIX_MASTER_ICE said:
Well it wouldn't make a lot of business sense to announce your new release for PS3/360 will be available on the new hardware being released soon. U is out now, but getting no love.
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Hmm. so why is ACIV, Watch Dogs, Madden 25, Fifa 14, NBA Live 14, NBA 2k14 CoD Ghosts and Battlefield 4 going to be on PS3/360 and Ps4/Xbox One?

Guess they all lack business sense.

 
A lot of those games have offers where you can trade in your last gen title and pay just $9.99 for the new version. Some companies may not want to go that route and want to get you coming and going. Bottom line is the U isn't a major player in any of these equations.

 
nintendo home systems have aways been a system where if you don't like any nintendo games you would not buy it it's not like wii u is any diff most nintendo games are pretty good and worth buying a nintendo system for. The main issue with wii u is that alot of the bigger nintendo franchise have yet to have a new game come out for wii u and no a hd remake of zelda don't count as a new game.

 
I'm actually probably going to get a 2ds, once the price drops or once there's a good game bundled with it or something. They hit the right price point with it and it can play both ds and 3ds games... just wish it could fold up like normal.

 
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thelwig14 said:
Ditto though I think it will hit $99 earlier than that (craigslist wise for sure).

The moment the Wii U gets to 5 incredible first party games, I will jump on board. That is going to take forever.
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Well

Pikmin 3

Donkey Kong

Mario 3d World

Sonic Lost Worlds

This Holiday.

X

Bayonnetta 2

Smash Bros

SMT x Fire Emblem

Mario Kart first half of next year

Doesnt seem like it will take long.

 
MIX_MASTER_ICE said:
The Wii U is a dying system already. SEGA, EA and 2K are already pulling support for it due to poor sales. Madden 25, FIFA 14, Aliens: Colonial Marines and NBA 2k14 won't be on the U. With the new PS4 and XBone releasing, it looks really grim for the Wii U.

It;s going to be a hard sell to convince people to pay 300 bucks for a system with very little 3rd party support. Just EA alone boycotting the Dreamcast killed it.
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In the case of EA and 2K, hard to pull support when the support barely existed to begin with. :p

I really this is entirely a case of "YMMV", but I have no interest whatsoever in the PS4 and XBox One, and it's largely because I enjoyed the Wii's library so much more last generation over the PS3 & Xbox 360 that I can't see much a reason to look for my console gaming elsewhere.
 
The only things I want on the Wii U are earthbound and Pokemon Rumble, although neither of these are justification to pay $300 for a console, these have to get to $200 by holiday 2014 I might pay that if the lineup is looking better by then especially if they released a decent pokemon game for the Wii U with connectivity to X/Y versions then I would be very, very interested.

 
maximumzero said:
In the case of EA and 2K, hard to pull support when the support barely existed to begin with. :p

I really this is entirely a case of "YMMV", but I have no interest whatsoever in the PS4 and XBox One, and it's largely because I enjoyed the Wii's library so much more last generation over the PS3 & Xbox 360 that I can't see much a reason to look for my console gaming elsewhere.
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Well the 3rd party support from major players that the Wii received isn't carrying over to the U. You have a small install base and a lack of 3rd party game support and that equals early trip to the boneyard for the U. This isn't 1985 anymore for Nintendo.

 
the big issue is nintendo when they announced wii u said 3rd party support would be fantastic and every company was on board then came the low install base and they all jump off which is making alot of avg gamer and non true nintendo fans worried about paying 300 bucks for a system like this. 

 
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