Nintendo of America: "Grab a Wii U while you can"

[Ganoncrotch]

Ganoncrotch said:

Aeolus451 said:
I suggest not buying any of the wii u's and just wait for a price drop. It's way too high for a discontinued console.

How much even is the system now? Considering the X1 is €279 and the PS4 is around €299, given that both those systems have at least another 2-3 years of life in them and the Wii-U is already passed its sell by date you would expect it to be sub 200 with a few titles by now, just to drop stock.

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/2452687.htm €367 WiiU and MK8

Wow... okay... I'll edit that a bit, holy hell that is a high price and the "special offer" of a "free mario poster" at that price, that is insanity.

For comparison sake

X1 €329 http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/2585530.htm

X1 €299 With Ori and the Blind Forest, And Rare Replay http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/4604842/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CVideo%2Bgames%7C14419738/c_2/3%7C19780877%7CXbox%2BOne%7C37328270/c_3/4%7Ccat_37328270%7CXbox%2BOne%2Bconsoles%7C37328802.htm#tab3

PS4 with Uncharted 4 €369 http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1222540.htm

PS4 €317with Destiny : The Taken King http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/4477969/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CVideo%2Bgames%7C14419738/c_2/3%7C19780877%7CPS4%7C37328275/c_3/4%7Ccat_37328275%7CPS4%2Bconsoles%7C37328622.htm

That is nuts that the Wii-U is close on to being the most expensive of the 3 systems, in fact considering the fact that MK8 is cheaper than Uncharted 4 if bought alone that bundle is the most expensive for a console.... insanity.

Edit - Right after taking another look at the offerings from Argos the Wii-U is without a doubt the most expensive of the 3 current gen consoles they're offering. Just, crazy to try to recommend buying one of those right now over the X1 or the PS4.