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Wii U: Massive Price Inflation After Getting Out-of-Stock Online

Techtorial: Wii U is now out-of-stock on most online retailers across United States. Unfortunately, it also means its price now is inflated to as much as 50%. Here's another option for eager customers.

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strigoi8144175d ago

option for parents..dont buy this at inflated price just wait for couple of months your kids wont miss it and you can teach your kids to save up and ask tasks, so by the time they save up wii u would be available as a price for them

Thatguy-3104175d ago

Doesn't this always happens when a new consoles come out? They sell out in the beginning and then people hike the price up through eBay or Craigslist. This isn't the first time

tehpees34174d ago

Only when they are in short supply. The only systems going for inflated prices in the UK for most recent launches have been 360 and Wii since you could still get PS3, 3DS and Vita everywhere.

Army_of_Darkness4174d ago

people are ridiculous. I'm seeing people on kijiji selling the 8gb wiiu for $600!?!? on average! one I saw for $900!! wow!! all I can say is that whoever buys it at that price is stupid. I don't care if you have money coming out of your ass, if you buy a wiiu for $600, your an idiot.

kreate4174d ago (Edited 4174d ago )

I picked up a wii-u today only becuz it was the last one in stock. I don't even like Mario.

After reading the account forever being tied and 5gb forever firmware download update and this that I decided not to open the box.

Anyone want my wii-U? I Got the receipt on hand :)

aquamala4175d ago

I see plenty on ebay selling for about $500, and that's for the deluxe version and with shipping. with ebay/paypal fees eating about $60-$70, flippers are not really making much profit here.

aquamala4175d ago

I don't know where you are at, here in LA I see many for sale for less than $450, and that's for deluxe.

http://losangeles.craigslis...

rainslacker4174d ago

I say good then. While I don't find anything wrong with flipping a system, it was kind of annoying reading people being proud of making a huge profit while others that wanted the system weren't able to get a reserve. Although realistically those flippers probably only made up a small percentage of the total pre-orders.

Still this could all change by tomorrow as the reality sets in that they may be really hard to find. I know the manager at the GS I bought my system at said she expected to get a lot of angry customers over the next few weeks.

Bimkoblerutso4175d ago

It kind of seems like Nintendo is deliberately withholding stock like they did with the Wii. Most of the places I've called claimed that they're not going to be receiving more systems until mid-December, which is actually a pretty crazy turn-around time.

sashimi4175d ago

What is this their first console launch? prices are always inflated online after new consoles launch.

banjadude4175d ago

Was just about to say that. I remember when I wanted to get a new PS3 at launch (couldn't find it in store) so I looked on Ebay. $1000 + Shipping? Hell no!

Fatty4175d ago

After all the times Best Buy has said they've had a product online, then sent me an e-mail within a day or two saying they didn't actually have it, I won't order from them anymore. Best Buy Business says they have Wii U's... somehow I doubt they'd fulfill the order.

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Wii U games that still haven't been ported to Switch

The Nintendo Switch is potentially nearing its lifespan, and several Wii U games haven't found their way over as ports yet.

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Vits4d ago

I think it's better to leave games like AC: Amiibo Festival and Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash forgotten on the Wii U. Best case, they are mediocre games; worse case, they are very bad. It was a dark time for the Wii U, and the first only exists to sell Amiibo cards, whereas the second was put together in a couple of months with a shoestring budget, and it shows.

The rest of the list does have some really cool games, though. I would love to see a remake of Star Fox Zero with decent controls, and Xenoblade X doesn't require that much modification to work.

Z5013d ago

How would XCX work without dual screens functionality?

Cacabunga3d ago

Same as Paper Mario color splash. One of the best wiiu games and getting even better with dual screen. Same reason why i prefer Splatoon 1

Profchaos3d ago

This article leaves out Nintendo's most controversial game to date devils Third.
I personally found the cover system really fun in that one compared to at the time most fps games completely lacking one.

Stevonidas3d ago

Devil's Third is HIGHLY underrated.

repsahj3d ago

They should remake Starfox to the switch 2. Very beautiful game during gamecube days.

Chocoburger3d ago

Kirby is always ignored or forgotten by people, so good to see it mentioned here.
Play Kirby Canvas Curse on DS, and then play Rainbow Curse on Wii U, they're really fun and unique 'platformers' without any actual jumping.

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Nintendo's Massacre Of The 3DS And Wii U Is Finally Complete, Regrettably

Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."

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8 of the most useless amiibo figures ever released

A new list goes over eight of the the most useless amiibo, ranging from the Shadow Mewtwo card to the Qbby figure.

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