Nintendo Wii U Console

[mytymaus007]

Just wondering I was able to get a presale card from target today but i think i only bought just to say that i got one! Whats everyone else thinking about it!

[pinballjim]

I'm thinking I'm going to cancel my pre-order, to be honest.

[mytymaus007]

I'm thinking I'm going to cancel my pre-order, to be honest.

The funny thing is i bought 1 black and sent my girlfriend in to get a white one because it was the last one left and you were only able to buy 1 each. I might sell one on flebay there going for over $450 and what ever profit i get keep one! well see plus i only paid $1 for the card not sure why but the salesperson said its only $1

[hypernova]

Just looked at some of the completed listings.  A few of the white ones actually sold for less than retail.  Sucks to be those sellers.  The black one is generally selling for $70-$100 more than retail.

I'm waiting myself.  Don't see any games that are must buy yet.

[Dervacumen]

Just looked at some of the completed listings.  A few of the white ones actually sold for less than retail.  Sucks to be those sellers.  The black one is generally selling for $70-$100 more than retail.

I'm waiting myself.  Don't see any games that are must buy yet.

This makes no sense to me.  Why anyone would pay that much of a premium for a color is just stupid.

[mytymaus007]

Just looked at some of the completed listings.  A few of the white ones actually sold for less than retail.  Sucks to be those sellers.  The black one is generally selling for $70-$100 more than retail.

I'm waiting myself.  Don't see any games that are must buy yet.

This makes no sense to me.  Why anyone would pay that much of a premium for a color is just stupid.

Just to let you know the white system is 8GB and the black has 32GB plus one game and a a couple of extra assesories. thats the reason why its more money!!

[pinballjim]

Well, couple of reasons.  I just bought a laptop and already have a ton of toys.  I spent some time on a 3DS XL over the weekend and that system is a primitive joke meant for small children.  If I'm wrong about the Wii U, I'll pick one up in a year.

If someone wants the pre-order for what I paid for it ($350? + 8.25% sales tax) I'll be happy to change the shipping address to your home.

[mytymaus007]

Well, couple of reasons.  I just bought a laptop and already have a ton of toys.  I spent some time on a 3DS XL over the weekend and that system is a primitive joke meant for small children.  If I'm wrong about the Wii U, I'll pick one up in a year.

If someone wants the pre-order for what I paid for it ($350? + 8.25% sales tax) I'll be happy to change the shipping address to your home.

From what i read and people telling me Nintendo is stepping up this system meaning its going towards the crowd of xbox and ps3, im sure when the other systems come out since there not until the spring or later they will captialize on the mistakes nintendo has since they came out so soon if any at all

[ChadTower]

Sales tax is 8.25% in Texas?  Geez. 

[Howard_Casto]

Well, couple of reasons.  I just bought a laptop and already have a ton of toys.  I spent some time on a 3DS XL over the weekend and that system is a primitive joke meant for small children.  If I'm wrong about the Wii U, I'll pick one up in a year.

If someone wants the pre-order for what I paid for it ($350? + 8.25% sales tax) I'll be happy to change the shipping address to your home.

From what i read and people telling me Nintendo is stepping up this system meaning its going towards the crowd of xbox and ps3, im sure when the other systems come out since there not until the spring or later they will captialize on the mistakes nintendo has since they came out so soon if any at all

Eh... not really. 

I've stated this numerous times on multiple forums.  Nintendo is on a  ~5 year life cycle while Microsoft and Sony are on a ~10 year one.  The Wii was underpowered on purpose because, at the time, HD hadn't hit full saturation yet and Nintendo could sell their console cheaper and still make a big profit.  So yeah The Wii is looking pretty dead now, but the Wii U is coming out which is slightly more powerful than the 360 and ps3.  Meanwhile the other two guys new consoles are two years or more out from release... tack on another year of a slow launch from those two as well as developers getting used to the new hardware and we are almost at the 5 year mark again.  So yeah I'm sure that the new xbox and playstation will blow the wii u away in terms of new specs, but just a couple of years after they are released nintendo will be waiting with it's new console. 

Also those two aren't exactly good at learning from what Nintendo does.  The Kinect and Move, pitiful attempts to cash in on a motion control demographic that neither company fully understood, is proof of that. 

That doesn't mean that you should run out and get a wii u or anything, it's just that Nintendo is in a completely different league from the other two.  It's apples and oranges so one company's success or failure isn't going to have anything to do with the others at this point.

If you see something in the Wii U you like or you enjoy Nintnedo games then buy one, but don't let what the other guys are doing/planning effect your decision an any way, becasue quite frankly what they do doesn't matter in terms of your enjoyment of the console.   

[versapak]

After the last two generations of Nintendo consoles gathering dust, I just don't have any interest in buying the Wii U. I actually love the idea of the companion screen, and have hoped for something like this since the dreamcast vmu, but I have no faith in Nintendo outside of the handheld realm anymore.


I will most likely buy it after a price drop though.

[pinballjim]

I could not put it any better than Versapak just did.  Order has been cancelled.

[mytymaus007]

I could not put it any better than Versapak just did.  Order has been cancelled.

well see i still have 3 weeks  to decide to purchase

[ChadTower]

The Wii and the N64 get constant use in my house.  Yesterday there were 5 kids in my living room taking turns on Goldeneye with the loser sitting out a round.  My sons listen to mp3s they downloaded of Gamecube games while they play Wii games.   

I will probably wait until next year, though, to bother picking up a Wii U.

[marioxb]

I voted will not buy, simply because I won one! Yeah! I'm serious, this isn't a scam or anything like that. Everyone do this NOW!! Go to www.burgerking.com and register your name and email address. You also need a reciept from Burger King or a "fake" one can be emailed to you from BK on their site. You just need to enter the date, time and store number. You then play a little game where the "?" blocks from Mario come up. You have to click on them and get 3 stars. If you do get three stars, BAM! You win a Wii U! I can't believe it, but I won yesterday! I will send in my claim form and receipt after work today. Give it a try, what's to lose? I'm pretty sure Wii U (white systems) are the only prize and there are 450 of em.