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Wii U Launch Detailed For Japan, Arriving This December

Posted on Thursday, September 13 @ 05:59:08 Eastern by Alex_Osborn


Nintendo president Satoru Iwata broke the big news we've all been waiting for during the latest Nintendo Direct presentation. The Wii U will launch in Japan on December 8th and will be sold in two different bundles. The first is the Basic set, which includes a white Wii U, the GamePad and an 8GB hard drive. This package will be priced at ¥26,250 ($337).

Next up is the Premium option which includes a black Wii U, the GamePad, a 32 GB hard drive, a console stand, GamePad dock and a subscription to Nintendo Network Premium. This subscription will be valid for two years and offers 10% off game purchases as well as point rewards for buying games. This bundle will set Japanese gamers back ¥31,500 ($405).

As far as accessories are concerned, consumers can purchase the Pro Controller in white or black. The console stand, as well as the GamePad, dock and stand can each be purchased separately. The tablet controller itself is quite costly, with the GamePad and charging dock pack priced at ¥13,440 ($170). The company didn't detail a specific launch lineup, specifying that it will be revealed at a later event.

GameRevolution's fearless leader, Mr. Anthony Severino is in New York right now heading to the Wii U North American launch event, which is set to kick off at 10 AM EST. As such, be sure to keep it here at GR for all the breaking news from the show.
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  • Heath_Hindman
    Heath_Hindman
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Sep 13th, 2012 at 6:57 am
    Dear gods the basic Wii-U costs less than a 3G Vita.

    I have a bad feeling that Sony's got a damn rough holiday season coming up. -_-
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  • thedarkstar
    thedarkstar
    Joined: Feb 2011
    Posted: Sep 13th, 2012 at 7:20 am
    8 GB? 32 GB?

    Last I checked, this was 2012 and consoles were coming with WAY more space than that. Or did time somehow get rewound to 2002?

    Yes, I realize it is probably flash memory / SSD, but still, this just seems like not nearly enough space for a modern console.
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  • Bras
    Bras
    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: Sep 13th, 2012 at 9:26 am
    Hadn't I read "Wii U" I might have thought they were talking about a smartphone.
    0 1
  • thedarkstar
    thedarkstar
    Joined: Feb 2011
    Posted: Sep 13th, 2012 at 9:37 am
    Agreed. Is no one else bothered by this aspect of the Wii U? Bueller?
    0 0
  • ShadeTail
    ShadeTail
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Sep 13th, 2012 at 11:00 am
    Nah, not bothered at all. I don't download lots of stuff, so even 8GB would probably last me forever, to say nothing of 32GB. And if I need more space, I can buy a 1TB USB hard drive for less than what any sized proprietary internal hard drive would cost us.
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  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Sep 13th, 2012 at 12:04 pm
    I'm not bothered by the low gig drives, because I ain't buying one. My 3DS will give me my Nintendo fix.
    0 2
  • Heath_Hindman
    Heath_Hindman
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Sep 13th, 2012 at 6:40 pm
    Nah.
    The basic will be enough for me, and for that matter, enough for most Japanese people.

    Downloloads? Just doesn't fly here.
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  • Guernica
    Guernica
    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Sep 13th, 2012 at 3:05 pm
    You can buy any size of external hard drive and use it they said. I think Reggie even talked about the ability of a 3TB external HD so I'm guessing you can have as much space as you want.
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