Wii U price drops to just 149/199.... so desperate?

Well... dunno that's kinda funny.... £149 for a 6 months old console.

It's almost same price as old gen Wii...

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-05-02-asda-drops-wii-u-price-to-just-149-199

I hope it's actually for good... might boost Wii U sales

added to the post: One can only assume more retailers will follow...

If you remember we had a bunch of retailers cutting the price on the device earlier, then Nintendo stated that they'll officially cut the price... so they did. This one is a second wave of price cuts.

Just six months ago the Wii U launched at £249/£299 - £100 higher for both models than the new cut price.

Then in March, Asda slashed the Wii U price to £199/£249, a £50 saving. Other retailers quickly followed suit, including Amazon and HMV.Eurogamer

still to much for it

i can't imagine how the people who just bought it would be feeling after this price cut

still to much for it

Sweenix

[QUOTE="Sweenix"]

still to much for it

The_Lipscomb

This is just sad... From the mighty N64 to this piece of laughable crap. This should have happened 7 years ago when wii was released because its essentially the same thing the wiiu is to current gen, on par with previous gen with 1 gimmick but they were lucky and casuals saved their asses. Not happening now brah,silversix_

Still too much for an outdated piece of shit that only plays 1980s cartoon rehashes.

Wouldn't buy it for that, terrible console.

This shouldn't be making consumers who already bought it sad, just angry. At least it doesn't appear like nintendo had any hand in this, looks like the retailers doing.

If nintendo drops the wii-us price in the next year I'm never buying another one of their systems in the launch window ever again.....

lol I'll actually wait for it to drop down to 100 and then I'll buy a few of them cause I think this might become the Dreamcast all over again... after a year or two you'll be able to sell the sealed consoles for a good profit.

Still too much for an outdated piece of shit that only plays 1980s cartoon rehashes.

NathanDrakeSwag

What are you even talking about?

[QUOTE="Sweenix"]

still to much for it

The_Lipscomb

Nuts, I paid £299 for the premium like 2 weeks ago. £199 is a steal!CwlHeddwyn

Damnit, I just bought a Wii U for $350 last week, gah.Sali217

There's no price protection policies in Europe?

Still too much for an outdated piece of shit that only plays 1980s cartoon rehashes.

NathanDrakeSwag

[QUOTE="CwlHeddwyn"]Nuts, I paid £299 for the premium like 2 weeks ago. £199 is a steal!Gxgear

Damnit, I just bought a Wii U for $350 last week, gah.Sali217

There's no price protection policies in Europe?

Most the time retailers are signing contracts with manufacturers which does not allow them to change prices on goods for a certain period of time. But there are also cases when retailers can lower the price to boost their competitiveness. It's pretty tricky and depends on the sector.

But I tend to like this system.... in the end it favours the consumer with "potential" price cuts.

I really feel bad for whoever bought Wii U up to this point. Huge loss of money. On the bright side, maybe Ninty will try to console you by providing you a free stash of N64 games or something, like they did with 3DS. IveDatedUrMom

I'm sure 20 year old games will soothe the frustration.

[QUOTE="IveDatedUrMom"]I really feel bad for whoever bought Wii U up to this point. Huge loss of money. On the bright side, maybe Ninty will try to console you by providing you a free stash of N64 games or something, like they did with 3DS. StrongBlackVine

I'm sure 20 year old games will soothe the frustration.

[QUOTE="IveDatedUrMom"]I really feel bad for whoever bought Wii U up to this point. Huge loss of money. On the bright side, maybe Ninty will try to console you by providing you a free stash of N64 games or something, like they did with 3DS. StrongBlackVine

I'm sure 20 year old games will soothe the frustration.

I really feel bad for whoever bought Wii U up to this point. Huge loss of money. On the bright side, maybe Ninty will try to console you by providing you a free stash of N64 games or something, like they did with 3DS. IveDatedUrMom

Oh Boy.... I think you just explained the lack of N64 titles on the Wii-U VC. Ambassador program INCOMING!!

This is just sad... From the mighty N64 to this piece of laughable crap. This should have happened 7 years ago when wii was released because its essentially the same thing the wiiu is to current gen, on par with previous gen with 1 gimmick but they were lucky and casuals saved their asses. Not happening now brah,silversix_

The GameCube was a mighty console too... and that launched for only £129!

And despite the low price and high power, Nintendo still managed to make a profit on every GameCube sold...

A great deal.

Wonder if the PS4 will be $199 at launch. That's tough to compete with.

I would give 50 dollars for the Wii U if it came with 4 extra games

I would jump in today if it comes down to 150 in the US.Arthas045

Heck yeah.

Gamestop is doing a $150 trade in for the 360/PS3. I would literally walk right in and swap my 360 even-up for the Wii-U. 

As bad as the Wii-U has been failing, I think that would be a brilliant trade just for future Nintendo exclusives alone. 

Damnit, I just bought a Wii U for $350 last week, gah.Sali217

That just seems to be one retail store. 

A price drop would be good for the thing.

No way I am buying paperweight at this point in time.

The Wii U still doesn't have its killer app yet... Where's Zelda / 3D Mario / Project X / Smash Bros?

ohh euros. I thought it was $150. I was gonna come in here and say I'l take 5! 

A great deal.

Michael0134567

Better off buying a new GPU or towards PC upgrades.

[QUOTE="silversix_"]This is just sad... From the mighty N64 to this piece of laughable crap. This should have happened 7 years ago when wii was released because its essentially the same thing the wiiu is to current gen, on par with previous gen with 1 gimmick but they were lucky and casuals saved their asses. Not happening now brah,Jag85

The GameCube was a mighty console too... and that launched for only £129!

And despite the low price and high power, Nintendo still managed to make a profit on every GameCube sold...

Does it have any good games yet?

[QUOTE="Michael0134567"]

A great deal.

BigBoss255

Mmkay.

ohh euros. I thought it was $150. I was gonna come in here and say I'l take 5! 

Jonwh18

This shouldn't be making consumers who already bought it sad, just angry. At least it doesn't appear like nintendo had any hand in this, looks like the retailers doing.

If nintendo drops the wii-us price in the next year I'm never buying another one of their systems in the launch window ever again.....

kenakuma