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

Sounds like they're just clearing stock. A bit sad that retailers are taking things into their own hands rather than play the waiting game with Nintendo.

[QUOTE="Michael0134567"]

A great deal.

BigBoss255

He creeped me out months ago.

Misleading, because Nintendo did not drop the price athttp://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/29386561/wii-u-price-drops-to-just-149199....-so-desperate?page=2#quick_quote all, a retailer decided to do it by themselves.charizard1605

[QUOTE="BigBoss255"][QUOTE="Michael0134567"]

A great deal.

StrongBlackVine

He creeped me out months ago.

Don't care.

I will buy 3-4 years later for Zelda at 150$

200$ without any games is still WAY too much

Still too much.

I may give in if there is a bundle with Zelda MM remake at 200$, but not a cent more

I still wouldn't buy one. Just because the price is lower doesn't actually make games worth playing appear out of nowhere

Still too much for it as of right now only because of its games.

They dropped the ball on that aspect pretty hard. I half expected Pikmin 3 by now.

I think I mwait a few more moths, so it drops even more.

they wanted you to have some money left over for all thoses games.... bwaaaahahahahahahahaha! oh man... i really tried to say that with a straight face.

"all those games"!   oh man... i'm such a card!

Price Drop Check,

NOW THEY NEED A LOT OF GREAT GAMES.

NINTENDO MAKE GREAT GAMES FOR WIIU.

Misleading, because Nintendo did not drop the price at all, a retailer decided to do it by themselves.charizard1605

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

[QUOTE="Sali217"]Damnit, I just bought a Wii U for $350 last week, gah.Bread_or_Decide

F*ck!  FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.

Just paid full price for the Deluxe, I dont even think its been a week yet.  I could have bought a 3DS as well if I just waited.

[QUOTE="Jag85"]

[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,fernandmondego_

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...

Yes, but that was only towards the end of the generation, around 2004. And by that point, Nintendo could afford to take a small loss on each GameCube, since they more than made up for it with the huge profits coming in with their handhelds.

On the other hand, the PS2 and especially the Xbox were being sold at a loss almost the entire generation, though the PS2 more than made up for it with its very high software sales, which the Xbox obviously could'nt do.

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

AcidThunder

makes me pissed off

[QUOTE="BigBoss255"][QUOTE="Michael0134567"]

A great deal.

StrongBlackVine

He creeped me out months ago.

F*ck!  FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.

Just paid full price for the Deluxe, I dont even think its been a week yet.  I could have bought a 3DS as well if I just waited.

ConanTheStoner

A price cut would be a step in the right direction. Now if it was only Nintendo dropping the price, and here in the U.S. I might consider it. Well that is if they ever release some good games for it. Zombie U and Lego City are not enough to make me want to buy a Wii-U yet.

It'll help a bit, but not enough to save it from low low sales. A cheap lemon is still a lemon. It needs to be pineapple-orange-bananna to make people want it. 

If I could get a basic for $200 I'd probably buy one. 

I wouldn't even take a Wiiu if someone gave it to me for free.

I wouldn't even take a Wiiu if someone gave it to me for free.

NathanDrakeSwag

Ye, I props be same, free space has more value than the wii u.

wow

I would get one for $50 to be honest

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

V3rciS

[QUOTE="V3rciS"]

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

blackace

Wii U is still garbage.  RIP Nintendo.

[QUOTE="V3rciS"]

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

blackace

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.

[quote="Eurogamer"]

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.V3rciS

I would get one for $50 to be honest

finalstar2007

I wouldn't pay $50 for it. Hell I would rather spend even $50 for getting new games or fixing my YLOD PS3 than a failed console with no games. I like even Wii better than this.

i feel sorry for the day1 nintendo fans for supporting them

i feel sorry for the day1 nintendo fans for supporting them

AmnesiaHaze

like the 600$ ps3 fans?

[QUOTE="AmnesiaHaze"]

i feel sorry for the day1 nintendo fans for supporting them

KBFloYd

like the 600$ ps3 fans?

F*ck!  FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.

Just paid full price for the Deluxe, I dont even think its been a week yet.  I could have bought a 3DS as well if I just waited.

ConanTheStoner

I was about to comment how this is the fastest price drop for a modern system. Then I saw it was just 1 retail outlet, not Nintendo's action.

Not good if they are slashing the price at retail just to move units this early. The numbers must be horrible for a chain to eat that kind loss of cut. Retail did the same thing on the dreamcast when sega was doing bad.

[QUOTE="AmnesiaHaze"]

i feel sorry for the day1 nintendo fans for supporting them

KBFloYd

like the 600$ ps3 fans?

At least those early adopters got a cutting edge BluRay player. Wii U is pretty worthless right now so not a good comparison.

Sounds like they're just clearing stock. A bit sad that retailers are taking things into their own hands rather than play the waiting game with Nintendo.

whiskeystrike

Not good if they are slashing the price at retail just to move units this early. The numbers must be horrible for a chain to eat that kind loss of cut. Retail did the same thing on the dreamcast when sega was doing bad.

no-scope-AK47

That was only after Sega announced they were exiting the console hardware business. Before that, the Dreamcast was actually selling quite well (even outselling the PS2 in North America during the year 2000), but just not enough to make up for Sega's losses over the years.