That is dying off pretty fast though, they are gonna see a massive increase after they finally release the Cloud, Bayonetta and Corrin amiibos but after that sales are going to fall.Nintendo is making money off amiibo
That is dying off pretty fast though, they are gonna see a massive increase after they finally release the Cloud, Bayonetta and Corrin amiibos but after that sales are going to fall.Nintendo is making money off amiibo
The answer was during Black Friday. Your question is weeks too late! I'd say now your best bet is eBay.So, I always planned to eventually get a Wii U and now that Nintendo has stated they stopped production I'm looking to pick one up. Any rumors of clearance sales or anything upcoming or is the consensus that existing Wii U's on store shelves will be sold at full MSRP?
I looked during Black Friday and didn't see any deals. Since you had me questioning myself I even looked back at the CAG Black Friday deals Google doc and confirmed there were no deals.The answer was during Black Friday. Your question is weeks too late! I'd say now your best bet is eBay.
I don't believe the console had any sales to speak of on Black Friday, but I'd get one know if you are interested. Plenty of quality titles to pick that are exclusive to the Wii U. I believe Best Buy has a Wii U/3DS sale this week on games too!So, I always planned to eventually get a Wii U and now that Nintendo has stated they stopped production I'm looking to pick one up. Any rumors of clearance sales or anything upcoming or is the consensus that existing Wii U's on store shelves will be sold at full MSRP?
Unless they recalled them to repackage bundles with Zelda.Weren't the 8GB Basic models recalled as well? If LoZ: BotW is to actually release on Wii U as well as Switch, I still can't understand how Nintendo wouldn't have Wii U units to sell along with the release of the game.
Right, that's exactly what I'm thinking and would make some sense. But this in Nintendo we are talking about, so who knows at this point?Unless they recalled them to repackage bundles with Zelda.
Interesting news. This would make sense, though. Nintendo is probably trying to do retailers a favor while actually also trying to make sure it doesn't de-value its brand by allowing customers to get Nintendo products at clearance prices. Last thing Nintendo wants to do is let people think they can buy Nintendo products at great discounts. No way would they permit customers to buy the Wii U at $100.Nope, quite the opposite, they're recalling them.
https://www.geek.com/games/nintendo-is-alledgedly-recalling-the-wii-u-from-major-retailers-1683245/
Wow, I had no idea. I grabbed my Mario Kart 8 Wii U 2 years ago during BF from Amazon.
What is the value of the Wii U? What is the value of the NES Classic? Is it what Nintendo says it is? What if it struggles at Nintendo's MSRP? Is anything less than launch price a discount? What if a fair but decent discount moves a tremendous amount of units and therefore leads to more software sales? If Nintendo doesn't want to sell at a discount, why then did they sell those n3DS Super Mario Editions for 67% the n3DS's "value"?Nintendo is probably trying to do retailers a favor while actually also trying to make sure it doesn't de-value its brand by allowing customers to get Nintendo products at clearance prices. Last thing Nintendo wants to do is let people think they can buy Nintendo products at great discounts. No way would they permit customers to buy the Wii U at $100.
You can't make that comparison because Saturn was before 2007. The court decision allows companies to maintain a price point regardless what consumers think.What is the value of the Wii U? What is the value of the NES Classic? Is it what Nintendo says it is? What if it struggles at Nintendo's MSRP? Is anything less than launch price a discount? What if a fair but decent discount moves a tremendous amount of units and therefore leads to more software sales? If Nintendo doesn't want to sell at a discount, why then did they sell those n3DS Super Mario Editions for 67% the n3DS's "value"?
I don't think anyone was expecting to pay as little as $100 for the Wii U, and I personally don't think Nintendo would have had to price it that low. From the consumers POV, to still be asking $300 is kinda ridiculous though. People still love Nintendo. Look at the NES Classic. Look at how quickly those n3DSs SM Editions went! But the MSRP is also a delicate balancing act... and what balancing did Nintendo exactly do with it to move Wii U units?
As always with Nintendo, the recall is just a rumor. Anybody know of a console that was recalled or ended production before its successor launched? Saturn maybe?
BTW, you also bring up another good point. One of the reasons Nintendo has demanded their MSRP on their published games to stay at $60 at retail is because it's a smart way to shift consumers to digital purchases, where Nintendo gets 100% profit.In any case I just ordered a 2TB portable hard drive with Y cable to hook it up to my Wii U. They can do whatever they want, until it doesn't make them money. Obviously they're still not in the desperate stages and actually considering how much money they have they can sit on a low for a while. That's why the "low" priced sales from BF will go down on my hard drive. Grabbing Super Mario Galaxy 2 for $10, eh that's pretty cool.
Hey that's cool, there's a relatively big excellent gaming library for you to choose from lol.Everyone getting ready for the Switch and I'm just now purchasing the WII U haha.