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Aeolus451 on 19 June 2016
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Ganoncrotch said:
Ganoncrotch said:

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.

Ah, you took a deeper look into it. It's crazy to think that nintendo is charging what they are compared to the competition and the fact that their console is their worst selling ever. Since the NX is right around the corner and nintendo is not doing any deals, retailers are likely to give the console away to clear inventory. I doubt they'll sell half of it before nx hits shelves to be honest.