Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has caused quite a stir on the internet this week by stating how he is displeased at Wii U’s price in an interview on Games Industry International.
“I always prefer lower pricing, so I can’t say I’m happy.”
There’s no denying that $300 is a lot of money to many people, but is it too much for a console launch? Explosion.com examines and compares previous console launch prices, looks at what the Wii U offers in return for your money, and whether Nintendo themselves are making a profit. Read inside for the final verdict!
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... if it ends up getting a huge amount of great games released for the system, then it will be worth the money.
If it doesn't get the proper quality 3rd party support everyone hopes for, it will just be another gimmick-based console which will disappoint the 'core-gamers', whoever they are.
It's a gamesconsole. It all depends on the amount of quality games coming out for it.
Price is good, but the lack of HDD space is rediculous.
Talking about worth how much AAA core gaming did you get out of that wii? Was it worth playing catch the dust for most people?
I rather pay to much and use a device then pay less and let it sleep in the closet.
I am sure sony won't make ps3 mistake again.
First time I ever seen a situation were every single console gamer must buy an external HDD. Lets see how this plays out in the long run.
basically Nintendo left that option to the users, since they didn't want to have to add-on to the price any proprietary disk just to have a huge amount of HDD space. with external HDD's getting cheaper, in the long run, you'll thank Nintendo for not including it.
anyways, it will only affect users who like to download digital retail versions of the games, or from eShop. and not everyone is into that yet, some still prefer physical discs, while some from the other parts of the world simply don't have fast enough internet speeds to warrant downloading 5-25GB games.
is the price fair? i'd say yes. is it too pricey? well from where I am, it could be. but depends on how much profit they intend to gain.
Console gaming has never been dirt cheap. But Wii U has a great launch price vs. how high some consoles have been in past history.
You may not be paying a whooping 600$ but you are not getting a next gen system either.
WiiU devs were immediately scanning the internet after their announcements before/during e3.
Can't wait for the 18th to come!!
I may be the only one to agree with you on this, I'm not really into the tablet controller fad, I just want a simple controller like the PS3 and X360 controllers, even the Wii u pro controller really dosen't do it for me, I don't like the lay out and from what I hear (I could be wrong on this but) the pro controller dosen't have a R3/ joy stick button on the joy sticks, which would drive me crazy if true, like it did on golden eye wii with the wii pro controller. I'm holding off on the Wii U for now.
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that would have been awesome. much better than this IMO
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Idk, I'm just picky about controllers, for now I'm waiting before I get a wii u , but come get me when Zelda and metroid are out :P
Price is fine.
very cheap for a brand-new gaming console
so, i'm sure killer aps will be coming out next year, then i'll buy it again ...
check this out: http://n4g.com/news/1121318...
as for playing on the tablet with the console turned off, of course it won't happen, otherwise you're better off with a handheld device. if you read through iwata asks regarding the gamepad, they clarified that the game is not stored on the gamepad itself, but rather streamed through it from the console. but i do know, you can use the gamepad even if the console is off for some functions, like controlling the tv or something.
and i believe they also discussed how far you can go from the console itself. approx. 28 feet depending on the walls of your house. so if your toilet is near where the console is, and walls are regular standard thickness, it should work.