Wii U $50 price drop effective Sept. 20th

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#101 campzor
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[QUOTE="dobzilian"][QUOTE="nini200"] Actually you can use the WiiMote to operate the OSLegatoSkyheart

Eshop is the only thing which needs to use the tablet.

and Logging in to the actual system.

NOthing which cant be fixed with a firmware update.
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#102 Jonwh18
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[QUOTE="nini200"][QUOTE="Jonwh18"] You need the tablet to operate the system's OS.... 

Nintendo_Ownes7

Actually you can use the WiiMote to operate the OS

You can use the Wii Remote but to navigate the OS but you need the tablet to log into your Nintendo Network account.

ahh, I was under the impression you needed it to navigate the homescreen. 

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#103 GD1551
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Needs to be lower

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#104 dobzilian
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[QUOTE="dobzilian"][QUOTE="nini200"] Actually you can use the WiiMote to operate the OSLegatoSkyheart

Eshop is the only thing which needs to use the tablet.

and Logging in to the actual system.

Oh yeah. I use to have it automatically log in but my Nephew screwed up my WiiU so now i have to log in. Now its passworded.
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#105 bbkkristian
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Wait, didnt we just have a $50 Vita price drop? With those memory card prices, the price drop should have been lower as well. Lol
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#106 silversix_
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[QUOTE="silversix_"]

[QUOTE="Jonwh18"] dumbass

hiphops_savior

I know its very hard to accept for the Nintendo defence crew but take a deep breath, think what i said for second and accept facts here. No one will be dumb enough to chose an outdated relic that can't even play dvds instead of a next gen system that can play dvds and bluray

Calls a console that streams video but does not play DVD outdated, yet calls next gen consoles that can use what is at best a luxury feature. The irony is deep. Besides, who the heck would buy a console for Blu-ray feature when they already have a PS3 or Blu-ray player?

Bluray OR dvd is just a plus, you don't buy a system for that. Now lets see... You have bluray, dvd, hardware 10 times more powerful than ps3, every game a gamer should care+more for $399. WiiU: no dvd, no bluray, 32gb flash memory LOL, forced pad no one else but the most hardcore sheep wants, equal or even weaker than a ps3, none existent 3rd party support now or in the near future (where is mgs5/gta5/tw3/destiny/bf4/dark souls 2? yeaaaah thought so), yearly mario spam as the main attraction of the system sold for $300 :lol: if that's not laughable in comparison i really don't know what could be. Its more pathetic than Wii vs 360 rofl...

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#107 Xaero_Gravity
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[QUOTE="bbkkristian"][QUOTE="Xaero_Gravity"]$50?

You're back! :o

Just killing time. :P
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#108 nintendoboy16
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[QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

[QUOTE="dobzilian"] Eshop is the only thing which needs to use the tablet. campzor

and Logging in to the actual system.

NOthing which cant be fixed with a firmware update.

One hell of one that would take up the entire space. Besides, that would fragment Nintendo's base even further (and TVTropes would have a field day).
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#109 campzor
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Wait, didnt we just have a $50 Vita price drop? With those memory card prices, the price drop should have been lower as well. Lolbbkkristian
$100 price drop > $50 price drop. Desperate damage control, dont change the subject
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#110 DocSanchez
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A $50 price drop is a lame compromise for what is a very archaic gimmicky system.

 

Not that I'd be wasting my money if they charged people what it's worth. I'll be getting PS4 X1 and PC next gen. Skipping Kidtendo again.

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#111 campzor
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[QUOTE="campzor"][QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

and Logging in to the actual system.

nintendoboy16
NOthing which cant be fixed with a firmware update.

One hell of one that would take up the entire space. Besides, that would fragment Nintendo's base even further (and TVTropes would have a field day).

Maybe an update which lets you toggle between the two.
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#112 FlamesOfGrey
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[QUOTE="bbkkristian"]Wait, didnt we just have a $50 Vita price drop? With those memory card prices, the price drop should have been lower as well. Lolcampzor
$100 price drop > $50 price drop. Desperate damage control, dont change the subject

^ Vita has nothing to do with the Wii U though Sony should have made the Vita $180 and bundled it with a 4GB.
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#113 Nintendo_Ownes7
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[QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

[QUOTE="dobzilian"] Eshop is the only thing which needs to use the tablet. dobzilian

and Logging in to the actual system.

Oh yeah. I use to have it automatically log in but my Nephew screwed up my WiiU so now i have to log in. Now its passworded.

I never have mine automatically to login because my nephew would use my NNID to post on miiverse since I set it up that his account will not be online since I don't want him using the online network. Last time he used my account he posted stupid stuff on miiverse that I deleted later.

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#114 bbkkristian
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[QUOTE="bbkkristian"]Wait, didnt we just have a $50 Vita price drop? With those memory card prices, the price drop should have been lower as well. Lolcampzor
$100 price drop > $50 price drop. Desperate damage control, dont change the subject

Its cheapest model the Wifiwas down $50. You guys change the subject all the time to bash Ninty, though! Lol
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#115 dobzilian
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[QUOTE="dobzilian"][QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

and Logging in to the actual system.

Nintendo_Ownes7

Oh yeah. I use to have it automatically log in but my Nephew screwed up my WiiU so now i have to log in. Now its passworded.

I never have mine automatically to login because my nephew would use my NNID to post on miiverse since I set it up that his account will not be online since I don't want him using the online network. Last time he used my account he posted stupid stuff on miiverse that I deleted later.

Have we got the same Nephew? lol.
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#116 Demonjoe93
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This should help the sales a lot this holiday season.

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#117 Bigboi500
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Someone explain to me what just happenedcharizard1605
Both Sony (with the Vita) and Nintendo (with the Wii U) finally woke up.

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#118 FlamesOfGrey
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[QUOTE="charizard1605"]Someone explain to me what just happenedBigboi500

Both Sony (with the Vita) and Nintendo (with the Wii U) finally woke up.

Neither have fully awoken. Both systems still need a lot of work done to them.
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#119 Renegade_Fury
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Everything is so half ass with Nintendo these days. It needed a $100 price cut at the least.

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#120 REVOLUTIONfreak
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Firstly, this isn't a *bad* move, but it's still delusional. I'm trying to wrap my head around how Nintendo thinks it can compete this fall with the PS4 and Xbox One by keeping it at the same price as the PS4, and by launching a remake of a decade-old game (that doesn't even NEED a makeover -- if people wanted to play WindWaker, they'd dust off their regular Wii) as their apparent "system seller." It's just so disheartening.
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#121 PurpleMan5000
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This should help the sales a lot this holiday season.

Demonjoe93
Yeah, the console is $100 less than the PS4 and comes with online play and a Zelda game, albeit a remake. Plus, its lineup is going to be about 10x better than the other 2 consoles.
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#122 PurpleMan5000
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Firstly, this isn't a *bad* move, but it's still delusional. I'm trying to wrap my head around how Nintendo thinks it can compete this fall with the PS4 and Xbox One by keeping it at the same price as the PS4, and by launching a remake of a decade-old game (that doesn't even NEED a makeover -- if people wanted to play WindWaker, they'd dust off their regular Wii) as their apparent "system seller." It's just so disheartening.REVOLUTIONfreak
I hope you aren't planning on buying a PS4 for $299. You are going to be very disappointed this fall.
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#123 DarkGamer007
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[QUOTE="tagyhag"]"JUST ANNOUNCED: New Wii U bundle featuring The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD available Sept. 20 at $299.99 " That's smart.ninjapirate2000
Yeah companies should really release digital copies 1-2 weeks before physical copies hit the store as an incentive to buy digital over physical, but it would likely piss off retailers.

1 to 2 weeks early and $10 cheaper, digital sales would skyrocket. 

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#124 Nintendo_Ownes7
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[QUOTE="Nintendo_Ownes7"]

[QUOTE="dobzilian"] Oh yeah. I use to have it automatically log in but my Nephew screwed up my WiiU so now i have to log in. Now its passworded.dobzilian

I never have mine automatically to login because my nephew would use my NNID to post on miiverse since I set it up that his account will not be online since I don't want him using the online network. Last time he used my account he posted stupid stuff on miiverse that I deleted later.

Have we got the same Nephew? lol.

What my nephew posted on Miiverse was in the Smash Bros. board about adding more Sonic characters and getting rid of some of the Mario characters.

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#125 bbkkristian
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[QUOTE="ninjapirate2000"][QUOTE="tagyhag"]"JUST ANNOUNCED: New Wii U bundle featuring The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD available Sept. 20 at $299.99 " That's smart.DarkGamer007

Yeah companies should really release digital copies 1-2 weeks before physical copies hit the store as an incentive to buy digital over physical, but it would likely piss off retailers.

1 to 2 weeks early and $10 cheaper, digital sales would skyrocket. 

Apparently WWR is releasing digitally on the 20th and the 4th on physical copies.
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#126 Bread_or_Decide
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Damn I wanted a price cut on the $299 model.
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#127 PurpleMan5000
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[QUOTE="ninjapirate2000"][QUOTE="tagyhag"]"JUST ANNOUNCED: New Wii U bundle featuring The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD available Sept. 20 at $299.99 " That's smart.DarkGamer007

Yeah companies should really release digital copies 1-2 weeks before physical copies hit the store as an incentive to buy digital over physical, but it would likely piss off retailers.

1 to 2 weeks early and $10 cheaper, digital sales would skyrocket. 

Nintendo has done this a few times, only you get a credit in the amount of 10% toward future eshop purchases rather than just getting the game $10 cheaper. I'm not sure if the Zelda bundle will still have that 10% credit on digital purchases, though. Honestly, I wasn't even aware that my model had the feature until about a month ago. Nintendo really needs to do a better job of advertising the things they are doing right.
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#128 Seabas989
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Well at least it's not $350. I don't think $50 is enough of a price cut.

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#129 PurpleMan5000
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Damn I wanted a price cut on the $299 model. Bread_or_Decide
I would expect that you could go to the stores very soon if not today and see them get a heavy discount while supplies last. They have to clear space and nobody is going to buy them at $299 now.
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#130 EPaul
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Still $50 too expensive but it's a start

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#131 Douevenlift_bro
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Smart move. Can't have the thing for damn near same price as a PS4

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#132 Mrmedia01
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#133 whiskeystrike
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$300 for the Wind Waker bundle? Yeah, I think I'll bite.

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#134 Seabas989
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They should do a 3D world bundle or Tropical freeze bundle intead since I already played WW.

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#135 deactivated-5c8ff6a32bb23
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If someone could clear this up. Is the Deluxe going to sit at $299.99? Or is that just the Deluxe edition + Wind Waker?
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#136 PurpleMan5000
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Well at least it's not $350. I don't think $50 is enough of a price cut.

Seabas989
It's a bundle, though. If you want Wind Waker, you save $60 there.
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#137 EthicalBandit
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Well at least it's not $350. I don't think $50 is enough of a price cut.

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Well it's probably the last and only pricecut it's getting. 

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#138 XanderZane
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Price is still wrong for me. They need to drop it another $50. It's a good start, but I still won't be getting on anytime soon.

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#139 Bigboi500
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[QUOTE="Bigboi500"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]Someone explain to me what just happenedFlamesOfGrey

Both Sony (with the Vita) and Nintendo (with the Wii U) finally woke up.

Neither have fully awoken. Both systems still need a lot of work done to them.

I didn't say "fully".

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#140 Nintendo_Ownes7
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If someone could clear this up. Is the Deluxe going to sit at $299.99? Or is that just the Deluxe edition + Wind Waker?PonchoTaco
Both are going to be at $299 because why would the deluxe be $349.99 and the Deluxe + Wind Waker HD be cheaper so they will be the same price I think.

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#141 XanderZane
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I think they need to drop it $50 more and at a bigger Hard Drive and they should be good.

Damn the 2DS is hideous.

timbers_WSU

At least a 120GB HDD. It does come with a packin game which they need to keep it that way for ever. If they raised the storage to 120GB and added another popular game, it would be worth $300.

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#142 Bigboi500
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Price is still wrong for me. They need to drop it another $50. It's a good start, but I still won't be getting on anytime soon.

XanderZane

You're either a Nintendo fan or not, if you wont bite at this price you probably never will.

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#143 PurpleMan5000
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[QUOTE="timbers_WSU"]

I think they need to drop it $50 more and at a bigger Hard Drive and they should be good.

Damn the 2DS is hideous.

XanderZane

At least a 120GB HDD. It does come with a packin game which they need to keep it that way for ever. If they raised the storage to 120GB and added another popular game, it would be worth $300.

It doesn't even have a hard drive at this point. Flash storage is more expensive than hard drive storage, but the console would have to be completely redesigned to accommodate a hard drive. It just isn't going to happen, at least in the near future. The system does at least let you connect an external hard drive, and those are pretty cheap. I have 2 TB of storage that I acquired for about $90.
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#144 The_Last_Ride
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This is great news!
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#145 Jakandsigz
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Someone explain to me what just happenedcharizard1605
#dS still doing a bit slow and in West, PSvita price drop makes it the same price, Wii U is selling badly. Give Wii U price cut, make cheaper DS that won't make them lose money with a price drop, and then hope that will make up for the Wii U loss in its price cut.
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#146 glez13
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IMO it needs to be at least $250.

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#147 Giancar
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The price is nice, but they need to upgrade that 32 gb thing... :?

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#148 deactivated-5c8ff6a32bb23
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[QUOTE="PonchoTaco"]If someone could clear this up. Is the Deluxe going to sit at $299.99? Or is that just the Deluxe edition + Wind Waker?Nintendo_Ownes7

Both are going to be at $299 because why would the deluxe be $349.99 and the Deluxe + Wind Waker HD be cheaper so they will be the same price I think.

Ah, so when the bundle of Wind Waker is gone, it will still be $299.99. I just might have to pick it up before that happens.
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#149 Bread_or_Decide
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The deluxe with windwaker has my attention. Too bad it's a digital only copy.
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#150 Bigboi500
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The price is nice, but they need to upgrade that 32 gb thing... :?

Giancar

Not really since it can use an external HDD device. 32 GB is plenty of space for arcade and vc games. Sony has a 12 GB PS3 model on the market.