fillet said:
Hardware prices in the UK aren't as fixed as the US, you will never pay RRP in the UK unless you're a sucker and just buy at the first shop that has one, which would be any electrical store. I got my Wii-U Premium for £200 about a month ago and not from HMV. Zaavi was doing the Premium for £225 for a few weeks. It's ALWAYS available at £250 (Premium), 8GB is available for £189 in a similar fashion, that is the real accepted price if you can't wait for a deal to get it for less. The HMV sale is a one off because HMV are in the shit and will try anything to spark some interest in it's stores. Admittedly it did come with Zombie-U as well for £200 which is a massive price cut, but Zombie-U can be purchased for £23 so it's not quite the £140 you mention. |
It was still a very large saving, the HMV deal got over 1000 degrees on HotUKDeals IIRC. Nintendo should take notes on this price point though, when its priced similarly to the PS3 and 360, the WiiU will sell decent numbers.
