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Wii U price, release date leaked?

article published on 20 June, 2012

Although it is likely inaccurate, the Nintendo Wii U's price and release date have been leaked by Amazon's German site. The site, which has had the listing up for hours, shows the console selling for ?399. Additionally, the listing has the console going on sale just three days before Christmas, on December 21st. That being said, the entire listing seems to be just a placeholder, ... [ read the full article ]

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20. June 2012 @ 22:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Pretty sure Nintendo hinted at releasing the Wii U right around Thanksgiving or Mid November(ish) didn't they? At least in the US I thought that was the case.

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20. June 2012 @ 22:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
500$ USD? LOL.....they be trollin........

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20. June 2012 @ 22:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
500$ USD? LOL.....they be trollin........
Although this listing is def not accurate, we both know 399 euro is never its equivalent in USD....usually closer to 1:1 heh.

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Originally posted by DVDBack23:
Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
500$ USD? LOL.....they be trollin........
Although this listing is def not accurate, we both know 399 euro is never its equivalent in USD....usually closer to 1:1 heh.
Yeah, I was guessing $400 usd. (just like the 360's launch price 7 years ago) Maybe $300 without the touchpad controller.
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21. June 2012 @ 00:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by wolfniggr:
Originally posted by DVDBack23:
Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
500$ USD? LOL.....they be trollin........
Although this listing is def not accurate, we both know 399 euro is never its equivalent in USD....usually closer to 1:1 heh.
Yeah, I was guessing $400 usd. (just like the 360's launch price 7 years ago) Maybe $300 without the touchpad controller.
Knowing Nintendo I am thinking they will be aiming for the $300 price mark at the most. They have always said that gaming should be affordable for everyone and $300 is a good price point for a new console.

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Knowing Nintendo I am thinking they will be aiming for the $300 price mark at the most. They have always said that gaming should be affordable for everyone and $300 is a good price point for a new console
Right, because we all know how affordable the 3ds was at launch.
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21. June 2012 @ 14:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by wolfniggr:
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Knowing Nintendo I am thinking they will be aiming for the $300 price mark at the most. They have always said that gaming should be affordable for everyone and $300 is a good price point for a new console
Right, because we all know how affordable the 3ds was at launch.


Affordable, yes. Worth it? LOL.
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