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Many Wii U Demo Kiosks Popping Up All Across Canada

Before the Wii U becomes available for sale on November 18th, you can head down to your local gaming retailer to check out what all the hype is about.

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Relientk774181d ago

I definitely gotta get to one of these kiosks somewhere so I can try out the Wii U

guitarded774180d ago (Edited 4180d ago )

What a boot Ummerica eh? I live in South Central Texas, and we've been neglected. Sure Austin has a butt load of 'em on display, but San Antonio had 1 on display last I checked, and it's one of the most heavily populated cities in the US. Oh well, guess I have to make a drive up 35 and check one out before launch. Glad our friends way up north are getting to check 'em out too. It's too damn cold in Canada to not have electronic devices to keep you guys and gals warm at night.

BringingTheThunder4180d ago

probably wont be checking it out before i buy one

camel_toad4180d ago

Same here. There's nothing like opening up a brand new shiny system that you've never played before.

guitarded774180d ago

I think I'm gonna end up in the same boat. Like my above post says, San Antonio only has 1 Wii U demo station, and it's on the South Side. I live in a city between Austin/San Antonio, so either way I head, it's gonna be a drive. Six days left, and I want to at least try it out before picking it up... don't know if trying it will make me more or less excited. Maybe going in a complete virgin is the best way to do it.

CaptainYesterday4180d ago (Edited 4180d ago )

Going to Walmart and Eb Games tomorrow so hopefully these kiosks aren't being hogged by anyone :)

ScubaSteve14180d ago

don't count on walmart, my walmart didnt have any demos

camel_toad4180d ago

If you're going to walmart anyways please remember to pick me up some underwear.

guitarded774180d ago

You can find where the kiosks are here. Just enter your zip code.

http://www.nintendo.com/wii...

Octo14180d ago (Edited 4180d ago )

We have one set up here at our local Wal Mart in Charlottetown PEI. I dont know if it was because it was a weekday night but there was definitely no line up of people wanting to try it out. The controller with the touch screen is bigger than I thought it would be though. Had a few preoaded videos of Batman Arkham city, Zombie U, Darksider 2 and a few others games. Couldn't really figure out how to get the demo game loaded :S Not be because the machine was complicated to figure out or anything.

Chevalier4180d ago

Yeah most of our stores in Winnipeg got them set up as well. The demo you can play on ours is Rayman. Gotta give it to Ubisoft, they've got 8-9 titles coming out in a short period so, they know how to capitalize on the consumers.

Octo14180d ago

I went to the newly opened Toy R Us today and they had one set up there as well. Like you in Winnipeg it only has Rayman as a playable demo.

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Get three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $24.99

Get EA Play, over 100 AAA games available, free games every month, free perks on games, and more with three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for only $24.99.

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MadLad878d ago

The amount of quality games you get with the service is insane. Especially on Xbox, where there's a bunch of past gen titles. Everything there for you to download. No need to stream, unless you want to. Definitely the best gaming service on the market; especially for a console gamer.

As a PC guy, I'll happily admit that. I wish they found a way to have access to the 360/original Xbox titles without streaming, but it is what it is.

EnViiDisnuCCa878d ago

I brought a whole year n only spent 100 dollars

Brazz878d ago

"only" $100... many are still paying 2$/month and enjoying gamepass. Atm, 100$/year is a bad deal, imho.

GoodGuy09878d ago

@Brazz
I mean it depends. New, fairly new, and ofc all of mcsfts first party AAA games make it on gamepass. Really though you should just buy a single month for specific games you want to play and then once your done with those games, go ahead and cancel.

dantesparda878d ago

I love how people talk about how great Game pass is when its $180 a yr (which is the one I'd be interested in) or $120 a yr for it with XBL (WHICH IT NEEDS!) was is not cheap!j. When I was averaging like $30 a yr for XBL. And I also dont like how the games are rotated out.

tbagmonster878d ago

look for deals, they are out there, you dont have to pay the full 180, im set for 4 years with ultimate for that price basically. its a steal, if they release 4 good exclsuives a year it more then pays for it and everything else is a icing on the cake and theres a lot to play with, over 350 games to choose from

dbcoops878d ago

Whats really funny is how "good" it supposedly is yet all you ever hear people say is that they'll repeatedly cancel and re-sub later if something they like comes a long. Doesn't sound like that great of a service if you're frequently canceling and re-subbing. Also trying to convince people they're going to get to do that for a dollar forever is ridiculous.

MadLad878d ago

@dbcoops

That's what happens when you believe all the internet try hards and associate that with an entire install base.

If you believed everything people said on the internet, half of the people here on N4G would all have a series X/PS5 since launch, and are running 3080ti on their PC.

At the end of the day, if you need to create a new gmail account every month just to circumvent a $10 - 15 monthly fee for new games, you probably shouldn't be gaming. I'm going to assume that's a vast minority though. Like Netflix I'm sure the majority just subscribe and let it do its thing.

To address the narrative you're trying to create though, people circumventing the system says nothing about the quality of the system. It just shows you how cheap people can be, if anything. Though, again, I think you're attributing the actions of a minority to the whole.

MadLad878d ago

Xbox Live didn't give you day one 1st party releases. Same as 3rd party games, as well as those that released just a few months prior.
It also didn't allow you to stream games on almost anything with an internet connection.

There's a bit of a difference there.

hollabox878d ago

You're a fool if you're paying $180 a year. I've routinely gotten 3 months XBOX Ultimate for $20-30. It just depends on the time or major titles releases. I have almost 3 years worth and I don't think I've spent more than $200. I'm good until August of 2024 on both PC and Xbox. Last year CD Keys were selling 3 months of Ultimate for $20 each. The 1 month was under $10 so I snagged a few of those. All said and done I added over two years in addition to my 1 year after I converted Xbox Live Gold to Game Pass.

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CaptainHenry916878d ago

You can even use gamepass on the Ipad

roadkillers878d ago

Can you still get the three years for $181?

NotoriousWhiz878d ago

Probably but I can't confirm. I've just being doing yearly for $75. My year is up in March so I'll find out for sure around then.

Highrevz878d ago

Yes the conversion is still working. I wouldn’t be surprised if you could get 3 years for less then $181.

Buying gold and converting with 1 month GPU is still the cheapest way but for people looking to extend current subscriptions then $25 for 3 months is a good price.

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH878d ago

Bought 6months worth today from GameStop at this price

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Walmart’s unannounced cloud gaming service detailed in confidential Epic emails

Walmart’s unannounced cloud gaming service, codenamed Project Storm, has been detailed in new confidential emails. An exhibit in the Epic Games v. Apple trial reveals Walmart’s efforts to pitch its cloud gaming service to Epic Games and get Fortnite on board.

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majiebeast1084d ago

Yes you know who we need in the industry trash like Walmart.

Orchard1084d ago

Based on the behavior we’re seeing come out this week via the courts - they will fit in perfectly & be right at home.

TheEnigma3131084d ago

It’s funny how all these other companies just think they can come into gaming and succeed.

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Xbox Series X restock date: attention turns to two retailers in particular now

Mid week-to end-of-week usually mean Walmart and Target are our best bets

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TheEnigma3131095d ago

not gonna happen. Scalpers will strike first.