Nintendo holding Wii U event Sept. 13

@Flint247

Recently my Wii console has become my hardcore gaming machine while my 360 became the casual console (thanks to my dad's obsession with the Kinect DX) and like you said, it's down to preferences and because my dad hogs my 360 is another reason for me to get the Wii U since it will have multiplatform games on it, starting with Assassin's Creed 3.

@Flint247 $400 isn't exactly going to drive consumers to the console.

@Flint247 I totally agree - system fanboyism is narrow minded and pointless; I enjoy games on my Wii, Xbox and PS3. I have to say I haven't bought that many Wii games, but that's down to personal preference - there are some amazing games on it though.

I happened to look at overall game sales the other day and couldn't believe what I saw.... out of the top 25 selling games of all time, 22 of them were Nintendo games (7 of them on Wii).... I don't agree with everything Nintendo do, but they will be around forever!

@exedeath

I'm pretty sure you forgot that they revealed the price and launch date of the Wii almost exactly two months before it launched? That's pretty much how things are looking for the Wii U, and did this hurt Wii sales at all? No, in fact the way they marketed the Wii was genius so I have no doubts that they have something up their sleeves for the Wii U, really all it takes is one commercial to tell most consumers who don't pay attention to the gaming industry that it's a new system and something you'd want to have in your house.

@exedeath They are waiting to talk about release date and price because they know most people can only be hyped to buy it for about a month. After that, it progressively leaves from the public memory. As much as I would like to know it earlier, I have to concede they are just doing their homework.

Also, missing the holidays season would be a disaster as it is the peak of sales for any console.

As far as I can tell, Nintendo is taking proper care of the system launch. I am disappointed by the first party software offering but I cannot complain about anything else.

@exedeath You think they should release it AFTER Christmas?! You don't work in Sales & Marketing do you? Nintendo know that the system will sell well at Launch simply due to the hardcore fans and probably a good number of "casuals" as well. Contrary to popular belief manufacturers don't need to heavily market their new systems for launch because that's the easiest time for them to sell (especially at Christmas) and unit numbers are limited anyway (plus it's always nice to say "Hey we sold out").

I do agree that the lack of factual info is a bit odd/annoying though, but Nintendo are always a bit mysterious after all.

@hadlee73 reggie can convince me that nes is more innovative than the new consoles

Only if the real Reggie take the stage. The Robotic replacement we watched at the last E3 is totally unnecessary.

@DreadGodsHand

There will be live streaming most likely. I recommend NintnedoLife since, from experience, they seem to be the fastest in bringing up to date information on anything Nintendo related. That's where I watched Nintendo's E3 presentation.

@FallenOneX i understand what you mean by 9 months, but, i have had a 3ds since 8/?/2011. and, i have got so many, "That's what i've been waiting for!" and, nintendo stated that they are trying to release a blockbuster game (i'm paraphrasing) every few months. and they started that a few months ago. and, it's AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just wait, if they keep this pace up, and continue it with the wii u, we will be apon GREATNESS!

@abHS4L88 You also forgot the advancement in online gameplay. Playing Record of Lodoss War right ow!!!!

@mtait01 I'm afraid there aren't many questions that could be answered for me that didn't find out to my disappointment, but hopefully it will at last settle for me whether there is any real good reason to get this one or just wait a few generations since I already have a Wii.

@mtait01

I like Nintendo Direct because it's everything Nintendo wants to reveal on Nintendo's terms.

@fredwv

Nintendo will once again prove you all wrong. That is all.

@dr_jashugan

You obviously don't realize how much potential NintendoLand holds in revitalizing old franchises and bringing out new ones with little risk.

@dr_jashugan let me ask you, if the wii was a fad, (i assume you're meaning the motion controls) then why have sony and microsoft taken up motion controls to compete with nintendo?

@DreadGodsHand

NintendoLife.com is probably the most reliable and quickest site when it comes to Nintendo news.

@TruthTellers

when has nintendo ever charged even as much as the other hardware makers? (sega, sony, etc.) and when sony charged $500 for the cheapest ps3, that hurt them so much, no one, nintendo, microsoft, or sony will charge that much again. sony learned their lesson. (they are not stupid) and microsoft and nintendo had to of learned from sony's mistake. (they are not stupid either)

@TruthTellers

Why would they overprice it? When have they EVER overpriced their consoles? No the 3DS wasn't overpriced.

As for the info, I believe it'll be Nov. 16th (Miyamoto's 60th birthday) priced at either $300-$350.