Wow, the price sounds reasonable enough, let's hope it doesn't get insanely expensive over here and regarding the memory, let's also hope the thing can let us expand upon that using our USB thumb drives.
Nintendo Reveals Wii U Launch Date, Price
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Europe??
When is this coming to Europe???!!!
The price wasn't as bad as expected and there seem to be at least a few decent games at launch (FIFA13, Pikmin and ZombieU).
What's up with everyone so worried about the hard drive sapce amount thingy? I mean I haven't yet ran out of memory on any console I've owned...?? (If someone wants to clarify this to me then please do)
When is this coming to Europe???!!!
The price wasn't as bad as expected and there seem to be at least a few decent games at launch (FIFA13, Pikmin and ZombieU).
What's up with everyone so worried about the hard drive sapce amount thingy? I mean I haven't yet ran out of memory on any console I've owned...?? (If someone wants to clarify this to me then please do)
Hey at least they aren't Apple where they'r charging $100 more for nothing more than 32GB of memory.DVS BSTrD said:
32GB iPhone 5: $299.99
64GB iPhone 5: $399.99
And that's literally the only difference, just the memory.
You're not serious are you?... a PC game doesn't work the same way as a console game does, just ask the Xbox or better yet, the PS3 with their anemic amount of ram memory.KeyMaster45 said:
In console language, 1 gb of ram is kinda big deal, let alone the rumored 4 gb for the rumored new Xbox.
I worked Black Friday at GameStop the year the Wii and PS3 launched. Good luck, sir.JeanLuc761 said:
And with Steam's Big Picture in beta there's now a third major digital distributor fighting for time on our TV screens. Nintendo can't just keep re-re-re-re-re-releasing their games forever.Mygaffer said:
The fact that Nintendo is relying on consumers to use external hard drives for more space is an issue with me as it shows that the console is not truly on the same level as the PS3 and 360 like they said it would be.
Now all they have to do is release it in the UK and Europe with an actual understanding of exchange rates.FelixG said:
Because no, $300 is not the same as £300, but I'll bet Nintendo will take a fucking long time figuring that out.
OT: Seems reasonable if the price is actually different numbers here, but I'm still not getting one at launch.
Pricing: Reasonable enough. Kinda dull in how predictable it is, really...
Launch: Farewell, all retail workers... been nice knowing you.
In all seriousness, it's REALLY odd to me seeing this coming out in NA first. Nintendo has been blatant in how they've been playing favorites with their Japanese audience this and every previous generation. This, more than anything else, tells me that maybe, just maybe, they've learned from their mistakes from the Wii.
The Premium Service intrigues me. I would like to know more. And I'm hoping Nintendo keeps updating the eShop. It had a rocky start, and there's a lot of improvements still to be made, but there are good games coming out for it, and I'm really hoping they keep improving how it links up with Club Nintendo.
Launch: Farewell, all retail workers... been nice knowing you.
In all seriousness, it's REALLY odd to me seeing this coming out in NA first. Nintendo has been blatant in how they've been playing favorites with their Japanese audience this and every previous generation. This, more than anything else, tells me that maybe, just maybe, they've learned from their mistakes from the Wii.
The Premium Service intrigues me. I would like to know more. And I'm hoping Nintendo keeps updating the eShop. It had a rocky start, and there's a lot of improvements still to be made, but there are good games coming out for it, and I'm really hoping they keep improving how it links up with Club Nintendo.
Here's the better question: how many people actually use their 120GB hard drives on their 360's and PS3's? You would have to basically live exclusively on the XBLA in order to even dent it. Besides, as has been pointed out, the Wii U will support external memory units, so those few people who actually have a use for a large hard drive can just buy their own memory.AzrealMaximillion said:
A lot of people filled their 120 GB hard drives, especially on the PS3 where most games were required to be installed onto it. I know I filled mine really quick. With the 360 it's a different story. You can choose to install the games onto the hard drive for shorter load times. That and the 360's XBLA marketplace does see a lot of traffic. Throw in people who actually load their own music and movies onto their consoles because its in a different room than their PCs and you have plenty of reason to use 120 GB. Point is for the same price Nintendo is giving you 8GB and then saying you gotta pony up more cash for an external hard drive.WhiteTigerShiro said:
Now a more realistic question is, who the hell is going to use an external hard drive JUST for their Wii U?
Yes, how nice of Nintendo to let us buy our own HDD for additional cost.TheGuy(wantstobe) said:
Also, reading the first page, it's like people are lost.
- The 8 GB and 32 GB is INTERNAL FLASH MEMORY, not a HDD. The Wii has 512MB of internal flash memory
- Yes, people have been talking about the WiiU for over a year, why are so many caught off guard by today's announcements?
That's pretty reasonable. I'm still doing what I always do though: Waiting a year or two to see if there's more than 5 games on a console that interest me. Nintendo hasn't failed on that yet, and they already have Rayman and Pikmin...but I'm biding my time. I still have plenty of stuff to play from 1-3 generations ago.
I'll be in my bunker. That day is not going to be pretty, especially considering that the official price is a pretty good deal as is.JeanLuc761 said:
I think the people predicting that this is going to have as huge a launch as the Wii did will be sorely mistaken. I don't get a feeling of anywhere near the kind of anticipation Nintendo's last console drummed up.
Then again these days I'm pretty 'meh' about everything Nintendo; I guess I got tired of all their promises that never delivered.
Then again these days I'm pretty 'meh' about everything Nintendo; I guess I got tired of all their promises that never delivered.
This is a non issue for me since the next Zelda wont even be available till 2014 and I have a feeling that a new solo mario game wont be available till late 2013 so I'm not even considering the WiiU till then. By that time there will be a price drop and a decent catalog I hope.