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IIIIITHE1IIIII on 04 September 2012
Crono141 said:
IIIIITHE1IIIII said:

...what the hell is that?


If I had to guess, it looks like an A-bomb test off of bikini atoll.  The event where we get both the phrase "the bomb" and why two piece swimming suits are called Bikinis (because they're the bomb).


lol, thanks!



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archbrix on 04 September 2012

If true, this is very similar to what I had said previously:

 

archbrix said:

"My guess is that it launches on November 11th."

archbrix said:

"This could be a multiple SKU strategy for Nintendo:  

Basic SKU:  $249 for just the console/tablet

Bundle SKU:  $299 with Nintendoland 

Deluxe SKU:  $329 with Nintendoland and a Wii remote plus"

 

Now if I could only do that with lottery numbers...



Corey on 04 September 2012

249.99 = Wiiu Gamepad + System + NintendoLand

299.99 = Wiiu Gamepad + System + Nintendo Land + New Super Mario Bros U

349.99 = Wiiu Gamepad + System + Pro controller + Nintendo Land + ZombieU+ Hdmi cable



DélioPT on 04 September 2012
JEMC said:

Really good prices if true. Hell, for 250 € I would think about geting one at launch. As for the others, it'd depend on what each bundle has.

My cautious prediction is:

249 $/€ => Console + controller

299 $/€ =>  Console + controller + Nintendo Land

349 $/€ => Console + controller + Nintendo Land + Pro Controller.

Maybe they'll include some Wiipoints (if they continue with them) on the 2 more expensive bundles, but I don't see them bundling a third party game.

That`s a good proposition, but i`m more inclined to the 349 bundle including not a Pro Controller but a Wii Remote and Nunchuck for the simple reason that Nintendoland will probably only use the Wii Remote for multiplayer. So, better offer something that people would use than something they wouldn`t use from the start.

Wii points being offered is a bit... maybe they could offer, for registration of the products, more stars than your 249 bundle.
Or just offering some eshop game for the 349 bundle, like they did with Excite Bike for 3DS (free for a limited time).



superchunk on 04 September 2012
Pavolink said:
superchunk said:


cables??? wtf. The only cables it won't have would be HDMI and that may get put in the $349 sku. Basically, there is no way Nintendo will expect people to use cables from Wii.

Base: $249 with Wii U, Gamepad, digital software package including really basic tablet games; like basic board games (othello, chess, checkers, etc).
NintendoLand bundle: $299 with Wii U, Gamepad, same software, NintendoLand, Wiimote+.
BlackOps2 bundle: $349 with Black Wii U, Gamepad, same software, Black Ops2, Pro Controller (special edition), HDD.

That makes the most sense if this information is true. I will likely get the Pro version if the HDD is a good size, otherwise the NintendoLand bundle in black. I'm still betting Nintendoland (if it is always sold separately) will be sold with a wiimote+ for $60.

Man I can't wait for next week.

3DS XL AC Adapter.

Home console != Portable console... though I didn't know that the XL lacked the plug. How crappy.

Still, AC Adapter has a much higher cost than the AV plugs, so there is no reason to not include those and not home based electronic ever comes without a plug and AV connections. But a lot of portable devices come without AC plugs, though not as common either.

I really think it comes down to packed in games and controllers (aside from gamepad).



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DanneSandin on 04 September 2012
archbrix said:

If true, this is very similar to what I had said previously:

 

archbrix said:

"My guess is that it launches on November 11th."

archbrix said:

"This could be a multiple SKU strategy for Nintendo:  

Basic SKU:  $249 for just the console/tablet

Bundle SKU:  $299 with Nintendoland 

Deluxe SKU:  $329 with Nintendoland and a Wii remote plus"

 

Now if I could only do that with lottery numbers...

You're apparently quite a clever man ;)



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Soundwave on 04 September 2012

My guesses:

$249.99 - White-only, System + Wii U Tablet only. Limited Quantities
$299.99 - White-only. System + Wii U Tablet + Wiimote + Nintendo Land
$349.99 - Black-only. System + U Tablet + Wiimote + CC Pro + Zombi U (or CoD BLOPS2?)

They take a small loss on the $250 SKU, but make a profit on the $299.99 and $349.99 SKUs.

All systems come with a free eShop voucher for 1-2 free downloads to get people signed up and used to downloading content.



BlkPaladin on 04 September 2012

Well the thing is this is a distributor of sorts. Distributors usually get their stock early so they can get it to their clients in time for launch. Since this particular company supplies New Egg, Amazon, Overstock and I currently forgot the other. Chances are good this will be the date they ship to their partners so they will have it on time for the launch.



JEMC on 04 September 2012
DélioPT said:
JEMC said:

Really good prices if true. Hell, for 250 € I would think about geting one at launch. As for the others, it'd depend on what each bundle has.

My cautious prediction is:

249 $/€ => Console + controller

299 $/€ =>  Console + controller + Nintendo Land

349 $/€ => Console + controller + Nintendo Land + Pro Controller.

Maybe they'll include some Wiipoints (if they continue with them) on the 2 more expensive bundles, but I don't see them bundling a third party game.

That`s a good proposition, but i`m more inclined to the 349 bundle including not a Pro Controller but a Wii Remote and Nunchuck for the simple reason that Nintendoland will probably only use the Wii Remote for multiplayer. So, better offer something that people would use than something they wouldn`t use from the start.

Wii points being offered is a bit... maybe they could offer, for registration of the products, more stars than your 249 bundle.
Or just offering some eshop game for the 349 bundle, like they did with Excite Bike for 3DS (free for a limited time).

I thought about the wiimote+nunchuck option, but how many people will see them worth those extra 50 $/€? Certainly, many Wii owners won't.

About the wiipoints... well, given Nintendo's new focus on digital content that we've heard about, giving the customers some free points/money to allow them to try it without regrets would be a good idea.



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TomaTito on 04 September 2012
JEMC said:
DélioPT said:
JEMC said:

Maybe they'll include some Wiipoints (if they continue with them) on the 2 more expensive bundles, but I don't see them bundling a third party game.

Wii points being offered is a bit... maybe they could offer, for registration of the products, more stars than your 249 bundle.
Or just offering some eshop game for the 349 bundle, like they did with Excite Bike for 3DS (free for a limited time).

About the wiipoints... well, given Nintendo's new focus on digital content that we've heard about, giving the customers some free points/money to allow them to try it without regrets would be a good idea.

They gave away 1000 points to early DSi adopters, so they could do something similar with the WiiU... although they didn't do such thing with the 3DS, just a free title.



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