Asda has revealed its in-store price for PlayStation Vita, knocking a cheeky £30 off the RRP of Sony's upcoming handheld.
Last week a rumour emerged that UK retailer ASDA (part of the Walmart group) would be dropping Nintendo's consoles from its shelves and the games would be going along with them.
Well, it turns out it's true. Sort of.
A shame but since sales are worse in the UK then they are in the US, this is long overdue.
I'm assuming the Vita got a similar treatment?
Ha, Vita got this a long time ago. Since last year the PS Vita has barely existed in retail. Games are bundled in with old PSP games, sometimes hidden behind them. Then here in Germany the Vita isn't being promoted nearly enough, either. I went to my 9 different places last week to find a PS Vita memory card, not a single place had them in stock and couldn't tell me when they would. At least the Wii U is still being acknowledged at retail.
The vita was a waste of potential, but the wiiU is just at waste....unless you like anything Nintendo than sure.
Won't be long until we see the vita in Poundland... on offer, 2 for 1!
For the sensitive lot - I love the vita, the above is a joke.
@Army
There's no console that's a waste except stuff like the Jaguar and N-gage, etc.
Wii U has a solid bunch of games, as do consoles like the Saturn or Turbo Grafx despite not selling well.
Im surprised that as a Vita owner you are so judgemental of the Wii U library. Both consoles are similar in the uniqueness of their software, and the lack of respect they get from consumers.
YEah, noone made a news story of that either. The holdover of sony's game journalism preferential treatment continues. Sony doing bad? DON'T TALK ABOUT THAT! IT'S NOT RELEVANT! LIES.
Nintendo doing bad? DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME D. ThEY ARE DEAD! LOL ALL THEY DID WAS MARIO ANYWAY!
Game fanboys are the worse. Just let everyone enjoy the games they like. Stop trying to make mountains out of molehill. You can still get a wii U and you totally should. Great god damned system.
They said this two years ago too, including 3ds.
http://n4g.com/news/1321320...
Its ashame this is happening as the wiiu is a great console. I do wonder what would of happened if they has not put Wii in the name. That said I'm happy with the IP's Nintendo are giving the wiiu and will continue to support it until the next console is released by Nintendo as so far their ips have lead the way so far this gen for me.
no casuals are just simple minded and dumb and only folk to trends and hot items.
Wii U is like that chubby woman that nobody wants to mess with but is arguably the best experience in the sack.
I'm so glad I went for the fat one. And your right she is great in the sack. Big momma wii u, you dirty old tart.
She is more like the understated shy girl that rapes you when you get her home. Ties you up whips you and makes you into her slave.
The ps4 is the girl in the leather mini skirt that keeps flashing her lack of underwear.. When you get her home all she does is show you stuff you have seen before.
The xbox one is hooker that keeps lowering her prices and in hope.
PS4 has many new games, including games that can't be found on the other two consoles.
Xbox One bundle from UK retailer for less than £250.
They're trying to muster up any sales they can so the deals just get better so it might be better to just wait. Just This weekend in Canada MS had Xbones for $50 off and also included $50 live money as well. So a $350 CDN = $278 U.S. + $50 live cash.
They are really trying hard to get xbones moving. Most people just want the PS4. Thats the way it is
You would be right. Even though the difference here is $100 as the PS4 is $450 whereas the Xbone is $350 w/o Kinect and $450 w/ Kinect it still gets destroyed in sales. I had a pallet full of PS4's and they are half empty now whereas we've barely sold Xbone's.
Lot of people hate x box 1 and Microsoft they think x box 1 is crap for there own reasons disagrees are not a surprise on here, but most of the haters probably only game on 1 platform anyhow.
I have a High end PC and x box 1 and i have played games on the PS4, two of my friends have it so i feel i can comment on it.
I talk about the PS4 when i need to but i don't spend my time talking about the console everyday you don't find me on PS4 threads that often they are in here everyday the otherside.
Heh.., I bet it's going to be £200 by Christmas or less.
Meanwhile, PS4 is still selling strong at £340.
Great deal from massive sony fan, still gonna wait though on my 1st MS console ever, gonna wait till quantum break releases then wait again for xmas bundles
Kinda wish i had waited longer to buy the X1, i have only ever had two games for my X1 since last October(FH2 & HMCC) and one of them came free with it, nothing has appealed to me to buy another Xbox game.
Only thing i am looking forward to is Quantum Break, just hope that does not get delayed.
Damn i wish i had such deals in my country since i still need to buy an xbox1 (and a wii u as well while we're at it) :(. In my country the $350 xbox1 ac unity bundle is selling for $475!
TheSixthAxis: ''Back in May, ASDA slashed the price of the Wii U by a whole £100, with other retailers following suit. Now once again you can get the Wii U Basic 8GB system for £149 or the Premium 32GB for £199, both of which are an absolute steal at that price since you’re getting the console as well as the expensive and well-built controller.''
The Wii-U really has to cut the price to be competitive with the new PS4 and xbone. The Wii-U is a pretty neat idea but for some reason it's just not selling well. The younger and casual gamers may be able to pick up the Wii-U if the price is right.
Can't help but agree there. I think it would be more appropriate to cut the price around launch time to make it more competitive, but I do concede that it will need one to gain traction when the new consoles come out.
That's because every time you suggested it you 1) treated it like it was the second coming of all gaming and that the whole universe revolved around it and 2) didn't acknowledge any of the retail price drops that did NOTHING to speed up sales.
The only reason I'm NOW saying a price drop will be necessary is because it's competing with only slightly more expensive hardware.
Your reasoning was stupid, mine is at least logical.
its not selling because the hardcore isnt invovled with it same problem xbox one is facing.
but to fanboys they dont believe that the xbox is having trouble
Xbox was in trouble, I can honestly say that it has changed a lot of minds over the past few weeks.
I'd pay about $150-$200 for the 32gb system. No way would i pay $300-350 for the basic or deluxe wii u's. I can buy a new or used Ps3/xbox 360 for that or cheaper. Even though i do like Nintendo games, the wii u's games cant compare to the number of games the PS3/xbox has.
So, a 7-month-old game console's library can't compare to that of 7 and 8 year old systems?
YOU DON'T SAY????
I totally agree with you.
They need a price cut at least before the 2014 games get released.
part of the reason it's not selling is because Nintendo doesn't seem to want it to. I mean 2 critical areas... weak advertising and no games... where the hell are the games? I expected Nintendo to drop the price when the PS4 and XB1 came out but not this early. Guess they doing what they gotta do
Amazon UK has matched those prices too - £199 for pro and £149 for basic. Weather this is for competitive reasons or because the price cut is official, I don't know.
But I gotta say, the Wii U is a steal at that price. Even if you just use it to play Nintendo games and have PS4/X1/PC as your main device, at less than 150 go buy it for the exclusives you know are coming.
AHHHHHHHH!!!!! And during the week of the steam sale and I have some stuff to sort out for a wedding next month! :/. Hope this happens again in the coming months.
Cheers. I see you have an Irish Rugby logo, you from Northern Ireland or Republic?
I am seriously thinking of getting a WiiU just for the Box it came in!
I will need it to put my PS4 in at midnight launch so no one will try to mug me for it!
It seems like a fair price, but remember you basically require a memory card - not included - and probably a game.
The deal-powers that be have deemed this deal "not as good" as the deals from Play and Amazon.
I got a nice deal at HMV in store. Vita (Wifi) + Uncharted + Starter Pack + Pre-order pack for £230
"Online, Amazon and Play have frequently readjusted their bundle prices in an attempt to undercut each other"
Yeh tell me about it lol
Originally I had my pre order with Gamestation, then changed to Amazon and now changed to Play lol
I think if you're after Uncharted in your bundle play.com has the best deal. [£242.99 for Wifi, Uncharted and 8GB memory card]
HMV is offering Uncharted or Fifa free with the console for £229.99 in store, but remember that's without the memory card
But you don't get the free 8GB memory card like Amazon offers in their bundle, and that thing is worth £28. A memory card is mandatory, so Asda's price isn't really a better deal.
guys dont order from game.co.uk
they are charging £269.99 for wifi vita. fifa and 8gb card.
today they changed the pre orders so you dont get the pre order bonus
play.com are offering the same deal WITH the pre order bonus for £242.99