Nintendo holding Wii U event Sept. 13

@Tripwolf FAIL. Dreamcast sold 20 million worldwide in a 3 year lifespan. Pretty good for a shortlived console.

Nintendo should have had all of they're information together at E3 not now. nintendo seems to not be able to make up they're minds on what to do. just tell us everything we need to know already, specs, PRICE, and launch titles. Enough with the gimmicks already.

people may bitch and moan all day long about the touch screen (which is highly sensitive) or the weight of the gamepad (which is just over a pound) or the graphics (games ported directly from xbox play excellently). but the fact is this will do spectacularly because the mere gimmick of a tablet controller and the people playing together will be enough to bring in crowds. i am positive they will use it to great effect and we'll have great games. the problem with the wii was they released a low fidelity system with better systems like the xbox which made porting difficult. hence the lack of games. now they are ahead of the technical curve and most devs are behind them since it will take at least 1 1/2 to 2 years for another xbox or ps. even crytek is mulling a wiiu port of crysis 3 since graphics are a the LEAST on par with the xbox. this will be popular and i'm behind this all the way

You compare it with the 360 or ps3 and Wii U has similar power but far less games. It must launch at 199 to compete or it will sink. I like the quality of Nintendo products but 250-400 is not happening anytime soon for me or most my friends.

The 3ds xl costs $200 so I can't see the wiiu which has more physical mass and components being $250. It's going to cost around $350 to $400 easily, and if nintendo launches the wiiu with some realy good games it will sell well.

This time I hope Pachter is right $250.00 is the Max that parents can hope to afford for buying the Wii U for the kids for Christmas. Nintendo is the first to launch ahead of Microsoft and Sony. Who already have the Wii U countered should the concept prove to be a runnaway success. Worldwide economy is bad so we shall see how the Wii U does. Did Nintendo learn from the 3DS in finding the right price. I $325.00 is the limit the Big N can hope to get away with. This system needs a pack-in game showcasing that Gamepad. Which is Nintendo's most expensive controller ever. Good luck with getting to the $250.00. Maybe Nintendo could make a Pachter edition of the Wii U.

As long as Nintendo doesnt price this system at an insane price (like $400)... it will do well especially launching (here in the states) before black friday... hell if its $250 or less I'm in just for a chance to play current gen looks on the first party titles that Nintendo has to offer

Still pretty skeptical about this tbh. The fact that Nintendo hasn't shown us any decent first party software for this console yet leaves a lot to be desired. I mean, having a touch-screen tablet controller is all very well, however if you haven't got any decent games that can fully utilize it in the right way, then it renders it pointless and a bit gimmicky. They really should have shown us a lot more than they did at the E3 presentation, which was, let's be honest, a complete shambles. Still, let's not jump to conclusions just yet. Hopefully, Nintendo will show us just what the Wii U is really capable of at this event, in terms of its hardware, software, and what else you do besides gaming. I have hope :)

Having a hard time getting excited for this console, that controller is gonna get heavy after a while....wheres the games....zombieU only interesting new IP

I'm still not sure what to think about the Wii U...Nintendo just hasn't proven itself with online and the fact they didn't make it much more powerful than PS3/360 just doesn't make sense. If they had designed a system that would take a big leap from everything out now power wise it would have likely been a great advantage.

i hope this turns out to be good but i am not getting it until at least a year after release....

The Wii was a huge disappointment for me and i have learned my lesson: no more consols at launch...

Why you had to quote analysts at the end? Stop feeding 'em, please.

I hope Wii U NOT Going Same PS3 and Xbox360 Graphics Engine!I hope New Graphics and Huge great physics of Wii U get update next Gen With DirectX 11.1

I'm really skeptical about wii u because this time they do not offer anything new to original wii. They are just adding their Nintendo DS concept to a home console. (touchscreen, two screens etc. ) Nevertheless it is gonna be upgraded Wii and as long as support the system with great software just like they did on original Wii, it will be successful. There's no need for fancy big tablet controller. Think of it just like an add-on.

I haven't been excited about any games console since the Wii, and Wii U is not an exception to this. Let's see if Nintendo can wow me before launch day.

my tablet is ready

I don't know what to think of Nintendo anymore, hope they pull of a winner system

I usually get all consoles at launch, and this will be no exception. The only one I didn't get was the Vita because I wasn't sure about the longevity. Thank heavens for that.