[WiiU] The Official WiiU Thread

[jms493]

Not really.

well there are 3 scenarios...

1. Everyone is saving up for a new xbox or ps4 (doubtful that most people even know about these systems)
2. People don't have money for a new console.
3. The WiiU is uninteresting to all those 100M Wii owners.

I think 2 is the leader followed by 3. I think this is a super price sensitive market. If these future consoles are too expensive they wont sell. I see a $199 and 2 year sub model for sure.

 

[JimLeavy59]

well there are 3 scenarios...

1. Everyone is saving up for a new xbox or ps4 (doubtful that most people even know about these systems)
2. People don't have money for a new console.
3. The WiiU is uninteresting to all those 100M Wii owners.

I think 2 is the leader followed by 3.

:lol:

 

[jms493]

:lol:

dont make me start spamming Michael Pachter Videos!!!

 

[Swarley]

1. Horrible marketing - those soccer moms with Wii's had no idea what this console was, or the fact that it was actually a new console.
2. No games - nobody wants to buy a new system just to play already released games that we've played on other consoles, plus Nintendo's big first-party games are nowhere to be seen.
3. It's current-gen technology at the tail end of the current-gen.

 

[jms493]

1. Horrible marketing - those soccer moms with Wii's had no idea what this console was, or the fact that it was actually a new console.
2. No games - nobody wants to buy a new system just to play already released games that we've played on other consoles, plus Nintendo's big first-party games are nowhere to be seen.
3. It's current-gen technology at the tail end of the current-gen.

that list is better than mine...:cano:

 

[JimLeavy59]

dont make me start spamming Michael Pachter Videos!!!

:dead:

 

[Swarley]

So the WiiU sold 160,000 units worldwide this past quarter (ended on June 30). The Wii outsold it by 50,000.

 

[Twigg4075]

So the WiiU sold 160,000 units worldwide this past quarter (ended on June 30). The Wii outsold it by 50,000.

Wow. That is sad. I bet it beat the Vita though.

 

[Golden Taters]

Any chance this is Nintendo's last console and they go the Sega route and just make games?

 

[Twigg4075]

Any chance this is Nintendo's last console and they go the Sega route and just make games?

I doubt it. They still make loads of cash. I would hope they fire the marketing team on this thing though. Japan as a whole still needs to pull their heads out of their asses and get with the times in general.

 

[jms493]

Any chance this is Nintendo's last console and they go the Sega route and just make games?

 

[Swarley]

Any chance this is Nintendo's last console and they go the Sega route and just make games?

Sadly, no. The 3DS still makes them plenty of money on top of the mountains of cash they have stored away.

 

[Swarley]

Wii U Price Drop Confirmed
Deluxe model will drop to $299.99 beginning with the launch of the Wind Waker HD bundle.

Nintendo has announced a $50 price drop for Wii U. Beginning on September 20, the Wii U Deluxe model will be available for $299.99.

The new price will take effect alongside the previously-confirmed Wind Waker HD bundle, which will also retail for $299.99 and includes a 32GB hard drive, a special Zelda-themed GamePad, a digital copy of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD and a digital version of the Zelda Hyrule Historia book.

“The price decline is pretty straightforward,” Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime told IGN. “Really, the focus on heightening the value for Wii U is now that we are in a position where we’ve got a regular pace of great software. Pikmin 3, New Super Luigi U that just launched physically, Wonderful 101 in September, and then Wind Waker. Then we’ve got strong third-party content coming for the holidays as well. Scribblenauts, Skylanders, Sonic Lost World, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Assassin’s Creed IV, Watch Dogs. So, strong pace of first-party, strong third-party content. Now’s the time to make the Wii U even more affordable and heighten the value.”

Fils-Aime also expressed excitement for Hyrule historia, telling us, “Digitally, it’s phenomenal. You could look at it through the GamePad. You can look at it on your big screen, turn the pages, search for specific items. It’s essentially a digital version of the book that you’ll be able to access through the GamePad, that you’ll download onto the system. It’ll be resident on the system. It’s really cool.”

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/28/wii-u-price-drop-confirmed

 

[killgod]

whoa, we have a WiiU thread?

 

[Buzzman]

Whats crazy is that its still $100 too much.

 

[Swarley]

Whats crazy is that its still $100 too much.

I would have no problem with the price if it actually had a decent library. Plus I don't think they'd sell the WiiU and the 3DS XL for the same price.

 

[Buzzman]

3DS shits on the Wii U for less of the price.

 

[SethMode]

3DS shits on the Wii U for less of the price.

Could not be a better example of apples and oranges.

 

[tigstah]

my son has a Wiiu, barely plays it. plays the shit out of his 3ds and ps3. go figure.

 

[MrBill]

I would have no problem with the price if it actually had a decent library. Plus I don't think they'd sell the WiiU and the 3DS XL for the same price.

Same here....except the library does suck. Zelda is almost enough to make me buy one though. If there was a Mario Kart out there I would probably pull the trigger after the price drop.