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How much would the price have to be cut in for you to be interested in buy the wiiU?

I own one already or I wa... 36 21.95%
 
$300/$250 9 5.49%
 
$250/$200 47 28.66%
 
I would never buy a wiiU ... 72 43.90%
 
Total:164
RazorDragon on 24 March 2013
Scisca said:

Instead of doing this whole DS cutting just say it looks like Vita. Cause that's what it looks like, since DS doesn't have analogs.

Still, I see no problem with calling it a tablet, since that's pretty much what it is. A tablet with more buttons to control games.


Yeah, saying it looks like a Vita would work. Still, it doesn't look like a tablet IMO, so that's my problem with people calling it a tablet. Also, Wii U's controller screen size(6") is smaller than tablet's screens(7" to 12").



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asqarkabab on 24 March 2013

we See it right now
games can help the console after the release of Mario kart and 3d it will sell like crazy for sure



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Mazty on 24 March 2013
Captain_Tom said:
Mazty said:

Simply put I can't see the point in a Wii U for myself. If I wanted a tablet, I'd buy one. If I wanted to play 7th gen games, I'd buy the much cheaper 360 or PS3. Until I start seeing 8th gen games on it, I can't see the point of it meaning that no matter how low the price was, I wouldn't buy one. Right now I'm interested in the PS4 and/or a Mini-ITX rebuild. 


My thoughts exactly.  Btw I reccomend an mATX build since they are usually the same size as a gaming mITX build.

Yeah I looked into it but mITX will give the smallest footprint but no comprimise in power:
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ncase-m1-prototype-a-mini-itx-case?c=activity



Metallicube on 24 March 2013

The high price is only one leg of the trifecta of problems holding Wii U back (the other two being the lack of games, and the odd tablet controller), so if rectified by itself without the other two, it'll increase demand but only a little bit, as the other two would still outweight it.



BloodyRain on 24 March 2013

I picked around $200 or less since it just isn't all that appealing right now. It has no games as of now or very few. The last gen ps3/360 are cheaper with a huge library and the wii u is just a little bit more powerful then current gen. The price of the wii u doesn't seem worth it at all. If it had games then maybe. The tablet like controller seems a bit weird too, I prefer traditional controllers. I'm a lot more interested in the ps4 or the xbox720.



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MikeRox on 24 March 2013

Let's see how it does at HMV now.

They've reduced the Premium system and are including Zombi U for £199.99

Normally Premium System is £299.99
and Zombi U £44.99



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ryuzaki57 on 24 March 2013

PS3/PSVita --> 20h a week in average
PC --> 3h a wek in average

199€/$ is a maximum if Nintendo wants WiiU to take off.



 

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Scisca on 24 March 2013
RazorDragon said:
Scisca said:

Instead of doing this whole DS cutting just say it looks like Vita. Cause that's what it looks like, since DS doesn't have analogs.

Still, I see no problem with calling it a tablet, since that's pretty much what it is. A tablet with more buttons to control games.


Yeah, saying it looks like a Vita would work. Still, it doesn't look like a tablet IMO, so that's my problem with people calling it a tablet. Also, Wii U's controller screen size(6") is smaller than tablet's screens(7" to 12").

To tell the truth, if Vita had an office app I'd call it a tablet with best games on the market :P A gaming tablet. It already has e-mail, fb, twitter, youtube, an internet browser, movies, music, etc. All it needs nows is a text editor and a pdf viewer.

A screen 1" smaller than average tablets really doesn't sound like a strong argument. We have to bear with the fact, that nowadays everything that has a big-a$$ touch screen and isn't a phone is pretty much a tablet with extra features ;)



Wii U is a GCN 2 - I called it months before the release!

My Vita to-buy list: The Walking Dead, Persona 4 Golden, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, TearAway, Ys: Memories of Celceta, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, History: Legends of War, FIFA 13, Final Fantasy HD X, X-2, Worms Revolution Extreme, The Amazing Spiderman, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - too many no-gaemz :/

My consoles: PS2 Slim, PS3 Slim 320 GB, PSV 32 GB, Wii, DSi.

Captain_Tom on 24 March 2013
Mazty said:
Captain_Tom said:
Mazty said:

Simply put I can't see the point in a Wii U for myself. If I wanted a tablet, I'd buy one. If I wanted to play 7th gen games, I'd buy the much cheaper 360 or PS3. Until I start seeing 8th gen games on it, I can't see the point of it meaning that no matter how low the price was, I wouldn't buy one. Right now I'm interested in the PS4 and/or a Mini-ITX rebuild. 


My thoughts exactly.  Btw I reccomend an mATX build since they are usually the same size as a gaming mITX build.

Yeah I looked into it but mITX will give the smallest footprint but no comprimise in power:
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ncase-m1-prototype-a-mini-itx-case?c=activity

I suppose I just don't like the shoebox design.  I wish they would focus on making a thin m-itx build with a special 500w PSU and a slim optical drive...



Captain_Tom on 24 March 2013
Scisca said:
RazorDragon said:
Scisca said:

Instead of doing this whole DS cutting just say it looks like Vita. Cause that's what it looks like, since DS doesn't have analogs.

Still, I see no problem with calling it a tablet, since that's pretty much what it is. A tablet with more buttons to control games.


Yeah, saying it looks like a Vita would work. Still, it doesn't look like a tablet IMO, so that's my problem with people calling it a tablet. Also, Wii U's controller screen size(6") is smaller than tablet's screens(7" to 12").

To tell the truth, if Vita had an office app I'd call it a tablet with best games on the market :P A gaming tablet. It already has e-mail, fb, twitter, youtube, an internet browser, movies, music, etc. All it needs nows is a text editor and a pdf viewer.

A screen 1" smaller than average tablets really doesn't sound like a strong argument. We have to bear with the fact, that nowadays everything that has a big-a$$ touch screen and isn't a phone is pretty much a tablet with extra features ;)


Yeah I agree.  I wish they would add a few more apps and a more compatible web browser to the Vita.  I would totally use it as  a tablet then...