Nintendo UK's Mario Wii U bundle with Super Mario 3D World costs £299

Nintendo has been watching too much classic South Park.

If it came with a Luigi hat, they'd have made a sale.

You disappointed me again, Nintendo.

Hotcakes baby, Hotcakes.

Why is Nintendo UK is so generous? First the 3DS getting a free game now this. Nintendo US, WTF?

Where's the U.S. version Nintendo?

if every one cared for specs last two gens ago care to explai how two power houses sold poorly gc xbox? and a underpowered ps2 w even less multiplayer function out of box? sold more

That is an awesome bundle with some great games.

After the release of Pikmin 3, Zelda WW and now Super Mario 3D World, all I have to wait for is that Yoshi game to be released!

@Diegoctba You forgot Sonic Lost Worlds.

What I want to know is why doesn't the Zelda bundle come with a physical copy of the game, just like some of the other bundles? Why oh why?!!!

that's a really good bundle, but seeing most of the comments going on about specs this, specs that.

going back a few gens no one cared about specs, all anyone cared about was the games.

Sure there were mentions of whether its 16bit, 32bit, blast processing and so on but it still boiled down to the games being the main attraction. After all back then it would be only the geekiest of gaming geeks who would know the exact spec of each console.

I don't roughly know when the focus to specs happened but it was around about gen 6. to begin with all that most folk knew about the ps2 was the emotion engine and some may possibly known of the 128bit cpu but that was it until around about the original xbox when I started to notice spec charts all over the place.

so whats the point to all this then, well in the end its not the specs that make the console its the games. you could shove in as much power as you want in a console but that doesn't guarantee a better gaming experience.

You lucky Europeans..

Make this available for the US and Canada. I want all of these games and that hat is sick!!!

@Vidpci

They still are, the difference is that back then, SEGA and Sony were going at the same pace as Nintendo, but when SEGA dropped out and Microsoft entered, that's when the competition decided to take a huge leap forward and Nintendo recognized that there's no way they could keep up without putting their company in danger of going bankrupt.

Actually the N64 was better spec wise, the Playstation's format just gave it an advantage memory wise.

For me personally, I don't care about the specs, yes they're important when creating games but all I want are fun and interesting games and so far, all of the exclusive games coming out on the PS4/XBoxOne are games that care more about showing off the power of those systems rather than being fun games with interesting new concepts. At least the Wii U's exclusives at launch focused more on the system's new features rather than trying to show off how much more powerful it is than the PS3/360.

@Vidpci @gameroutlawzz Yeah I might play a few Wii games once I get a Wii U but still...is there a motion sensor with the Wii U?

like someone said below...why is there a Wii controller bundled with the Wii U?

I hope they have great deals on Wii Us on Black Friday.... We dont celebrate thanksgiving here in Quebec but still have our black friday so Ill probably go and get one if there are deals...

That's a ripoff. And releasing a handicapped console on the same launch window as two other juggernauts from the competition isn't a very good idea either.

They really have got to step it up if they want to improve sales this holiday season.

@Vidpci

They are doing what they do best. Putting out an expensive console is not what they're about. Think about it this way, for $300, you're getting essentially 3 games and don't have to worry about paying for online, with the PS4, you still have to buy a game as well as paying for PS+.

Totally want the hat

America we need to stop buying games so we get things free

Now that's a very nice bundle. Including Super Mario 3D World and the Mario Wiimote, plus a little hat for good measure, is a great touch.