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Wait. I thought the Wii U was supposed to be priced well.

Now The top model which comes with only 32 gb HDD. ( WTF? 32 gb )

Is 309.99 GBP. No games.

An extra controller is 109.99 GBP

And a game is 49.99 GBP. 

Now for me to buy a Wii U which I was considering at Crimbo with 2 controllers and 1 game is 469.97GBP ( About $752 US ).

WTF?????

I would have at least expected 1TB HDD and a bundle for around 350 GBP. Not Approaching PS3 launch price in my country with a controller and game. I could get a PS3 on launch day with an extra controller and game for 499 GBP in 2006. 

This is putting me right off. To have 4 Wii U controllers it will cost me 329.97 GBP on top of the original Console price.

 

DISGUSTING.



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Honestly if you don't like the price, don't buy it. That is your prerogative. I remember buying my PS3 at 599.99$ at launch and came with nothing - THAT IS DISGUSTING. And god forbid, only 20 Gb.



Adjusted for inflation, it's about the same as a Wii was in 2006.



selnor said:

Wait. I thought the Wii U was supposed to be priced well.

Now The top model which comes with only 32 gb HDD. ( WTF? 32 gb )

Is 309.99 GBP. No games.

An extra controller is 109.99 GBP

And a game is 49.99 GBP. 

Now for me to buy a Wii U which I was considering at Crimbo with 2 controllers and 1 game is 469.97GBP ( About $752 US ).

WTF?????

I would have at least expected 1TB HDD and a bundle for around 350 GBP. Not Approaching PS3 launch price in my country with a controller and game. I could get a PS3 on launch day with an extra controller and game for 499 GBP in 2006. 

This is putting me right off. To have 4 Wii U controllers it will cost me 329.97 GBP on top of the original Console price.

 

DISGUSTING.

Are you being serious or seriouslly trolling?

Why would you buy 2 or more tablets when no game is in development that uses 2 or more tablets?

And why get stuck with a fixed HDD size can simply use any external HDD you want.   You want a TB HDD, add one.

 

And 49.99  GBP is retailer rpice, not an RRP.   You can blame the stores for that mark up.



The rEVOLution is not being televised

Why would you buy four Wii U controllers when the console supports only two?



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If by Wii U controllers you mean the Gamepad, don't worry about needing 4 of them. The system only works with 1 at launch.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1gWECYYOSo

Please Watch/Share this video so it gets shown in Hollywood.

You have to factor in the financial crash and depreciation of the Pound Sterling

And that's not an HDD in there. It's a solid-state drive. You can attach USB HDD's as you wish, though.



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TruckOSaurus said:
Why would you buy four Wii U controllers when the console supports only two?


Just two?

 

DISGUSTING.



Viper1 said:
selnor said:

Wait. I thought the Wii U was supposed to be priced well.

Now The top model which comes with only 32 gb HDD. ( WTF? 32 gb )

Is 309.99 GBP. No games.

An extra controller is 109.99 GBP

And a game is 49.99 GBP. 

Now for me to buy a Wii U which I was considering at Crimbo with 2 controllers and 1 game is 469.97GBP ( About $752 US ).

WTF?????

I would have at least expected 1TB HDD and a bundle for around 350 GBP. Not Approaching PS3 launch price in my country with a controller and game. I could get a PS3 on launch day with an extra controller and game for 499 GBP in 2006. 

This is putting me right off. To have 4 Wii U controllers it will cost me 329.97 GBP on top of the original Console price.

 

DISGUSTING.

Are you being serious or seriouslly trolling?

Why would you buy 2 or more tablets when no game is in development that uses 2 or more tablets?

And why get stuck with a fixed HDD size can simply use any external HDD you want.   You want a TB HDD, add one.

 

And 49.99  GBP is retailer rpice, not an RRP.   You can blame the stores for that mark up.


So what your saying is go and spend more money and get a 1tb HDD. Why not ave it inside the macine from day 1. 360 comes with 320 GB this gen. 

And even worse, theres no 4 player gammes? I thought this was a nintendo console not an Apple product.

Im dead serious, The price is extortionate for what it is.

I can find a bundle for 350GBP but adding another controller still makes it 459.99 GBP. I Just cant believe it.



Consumers said the same thing when they looked at the xbox subscription price tag.
" If you were to choose the 4GB version with Kinect (or 250GB without Kinect) bundle, you will be paying a total of $458.76 when your contract is finished"
Plus one game 60$, plus 1 controller 60$: 578$ plus tax