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Wii U Sees Significant Price Cut In The UK

Posted on Thursday, March 14 @ 08:45:00 Eastern by Alex_Osborn


Amazon UK, in addition to a handful of other retailers in the region, has cut the price of both the 8GB and 32GB models of the Wii U. Both SKUs have been given a £50 discount, bringing the basic model to £199 ($297), and the deluxe option down to £249 ($372).

Sales of the Wii U have been underwhelming as of late, so perhaps this discount will help re-energize the console. However, with little more than New Super Mario Bros. U to keep players occupied, it's hard to justify the purchase of the hardware, even if it is significantly cheaper.

It's quite clear at this point that Nintendo needs a killer app sooner rather than later. Give us a new 3D Mario, a new Mario Kart, a new Super Smash Bros., and maybe a new Zelda while you're at it. That's all we ask!

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  • Jobin_Wendy
    Jobin_Wendy
    Joined: Mar 2012
    Posted: Mar 14th, 2013 at 10:02 am
    Did Nintendo know they were going to squander their full year ahead of the pack, or did it just sort of happen?
    0 3
  • LawnGnome
    LawnGnome
    Joined: Apr 2007
    Posted: Mar 14th, 2013 at 11:40 am
    I think it's obvious now that the console wasn't ready when it launched. It required that huge Day 1 patch, didn't have any major titles, and contained a lot of hardware shortcuts that made it look even more rushed. They would have been better off waiting a year and launching a more complete console with a better library even if it meant going up against the 720 & PS4 at the same time.
    0 0
  • wildmario
    wildmario
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Mar 14th, 2013 at 2:10 pm
    True, but do you think the Wii and the 3DS alone could have kept Nintendo going for another year?
    0 0
  • thedarkstar
    thedarkstar
    Joined: Feb 2011
    Posted: Mar 14th, 2013 at 10:46 am
    I agree. I don't even have a passing interest in it currently. I am surprised Nintendo didn't make an HD version of Skyward sword. That alone probably would have sold some units.
    0 3
  • SolidSevchinko78
    SolidSevchinko78
    Joined: Jun 2012
    Posted: Mar 15th, 2013 at 11:33 am
    That wouldnt have been a bad idea to have a HD Skyward Sword at launch, it might have moved some more units.
    0 1
  • DaVillain
    DaVillain
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Mar 14th, 2013 at 1:08 pm
    A price drop would help but what they really need to do is get more games that people want to play. I honestly have no intentioin of ever purchasing one of these. Unless the price drops to 50 bucks.
    0 1
  • SolidSevchinko78
    SolidSevchinko78
    Joined: Jun 2012
    Posted: Mar 15th, 2013 at 11:30 am
    I want one but I'm like you, they need to drop the price first before I will get one. I'm actually glad I didn't jump the shark and get one at launch.
    0 0
  • TurinAlexander
    TurinAlexander
    Joined: Sep 2006
    Posted: Mar 14th, 2013 at 2:12 pm
    Honestly, I wouldn't buy a Wii U for any price. If someone walked up to me and just handed me one for free, I might take it, but only if my hands weren't already full.
    0 0
  • xDUMPWEEDx
    xDUMPWEEDx
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Mar 14th, 2013 at 2:15 pm
    While the WIi U is certainly a next-gen console (anyone who disagrees with this fact is an idiot) it doesn't supply the anticipated next-gen experience. Everyone who wants a true next-gen experience will buy the PS4/Xbox 3 instead. Everything the Wii U offers other than Zelda and Mario is going to be completely overlooked and forgotten quickly.
    0 2
  • sli
    sli
    Joined: Mar 2012
    Posted: Mar 14th, 2013 at 5:42 pm
    I guess Bayonetta is already forgotten then. Or is it it was never discovered?
    1 0
  • xDUMPWEEDx
    xDUMPWEEDx
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Mar 14th, 2013 at 6:09 pm
    At the moment, overlooked. After release? Forgotten.
    0 2
  • sli
    sli
    Joined: Mar 2012
    Posted: Mar 14th, 2013 at 6:35 pm
    Heh, you've repeated your assessment. Fair enough. I enjoyed my time with the first, so I'm disappointed the second's a U exclusive.
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  • xDUMPWEEDx
    xDUMPWEEDx
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Mar 14th, 2013 at 11:14 pm
    I am the Nostradamus of video games.
    0 2
  • SolidSevchinko78
    SolidSevchinko78
    Joined: Jun 2012
    Posted: Mar 15th, 2013 at 11:29 am
    I don't know if at times Nintendo doesnt know what they are doing. Let's release our next console now to get a jump on the next gen but then afterwards let's ignore it for a while. Seems like a brilliant strategy right there. I tip my Helghast helmet at you Nintendo.
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