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Forums - Nintendo - Wii U Basic Being Recalled! Confirmed by GameStop - [ UPDATED ]

VGKing on 05 June 2013
Adinnieken said:
As dire as the news may sound, my guess is Nintendo is ceasing the 8GB SKU and replacing the mainboard and repackaging them as 32GB Wii Us.

Not really a major big deal, but an unfortunate end to the 8GB model as it couldn't quietly fade away.

Nintendo isn't discontinuing the 8GB model.(at least not in the UK)
Anyway both the premium and basic models aren't enough storage even for a casual gamer. It's a shame the Wii U doesn't support internal HDDs. It's unlikely casual gamers will go pure digital with the measly amount of storage offered. Which is weird since NIntendo has experienced how profitable the eShop can be.



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enditall727 on 05 June 2013
superchunk said:

yep. Nintendo is going to change the 8GB to 32GB of flash memory and resell them as deluxe.

Since this is happening one week after E3, I expect big news on new bundling options and quite possibly a price change for $299 for WiiU. (only one sku from now on) and various pricing depending on bundled game.

Hell, they may go crazy and drop it to $249 to $279 and have $299 the price point with a bundled game besides NL.

I also hope this corresponds to a set of free digital stuff from eShop for us early adopters.

It wouldn't make sense to have only one sku on the market that costs $299. They need a Wii U at $250! If they will only have one sku that is equal to the deluxe then the highest it should sell for is $279



Kasz216 on 05 June 2013
famousringo said:
TheLastStarFighter said:
It's not dire, it's exciting! I'm thinking 8gig wipe out and 32gig price drop announcement at e3.


No, I'd say it's pretty dire for Nintendo.

Still, perhaps some quick, decisive action now, followed up with a barrage of quality software, will jumpstart the Wii U like it did the 3DS. Or perhaps it will work out like the PS3, where the flow is staunched but the bleeding just never seems to stop.


Yeah... as far as i can tell this is an oddly unprecedented move.

Console manufacturers usually just leave old models on the shelves.


It can't be that they don't have enough production....

It'd make me concerned if I already owned a Wii U Basic.



Stefan.De.Machtige on 05 June 2013

Perhaps there is also a name change coming...?



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superchunk on 05 June 2013
enditall727 said:

It wouldn't make sense to have only one sku on the market that costs $299. They need a Wii U at $250! If they will only have one sku that is equal to the deluxe then the highest it should sell for is $279

If the competition comes in around $449 (as I think they will) then a WiiU with a packed in game for $299 is a very good deal so long as its also advertised to carry all the same new games (sans EA) which it will.

I mean you're looking at a console for $150 less (that's like three games), with at this point great 1st party titles and almost every single 3rd party title (newly releasing) all the while including at least one big new 1st/3rd party title for that $299 price point.

That's an attractive offer. Of course anyone could argue its more attractive for less money. But Nintendo still has to make a profit this year.



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teigaga on 05 June 2013
TheLastStarFighter said:
It's not dire, it's exciting! I'm thinking 8gig wipe out and 32gig price drop announcement at e3.

This. I want my cheap 32GB model alongside pikmin 3 this summer.



TheLastStarFighter on 05 June 2013
famousringo said:
TheLastStarFighter said:
It's not dire, it's exciting! I'm thinking 8gig wipe out and 32gig price drop announcement at e3.


No, I'd say it's pretty dire for Nintendo.

Still, perhaps some quick, decisive action now, followed up with a barrage of quality software, will jumpstart the Wii U like it did the 3DS. Or perhaps it will work out like the PS3, where the flow is staunched but the bleeding just never seems to stop.

The sales of Wii U are dire.  The discontinuing of a low-storage model or a price cut is not dire at all.  Every system does it.  I love a good price drop bomb at e3.  My favorite is the 1996 drop of the PS1 by $100 to steal the show.  Like the Wii U, it was 1-year in.  I think the timing could be perfect.



mutantclown on 05 June 2013

What Nintendo needs is to release a new awesome peripheral (like the Wii Fit board was) , pronto.



TheLastStarFighter on 05 June 2013
Kasz216 said:
famousringo said:
TheLastStarFighter said:
It's not dire, it's exciting! I'm thinking 8gig wipe out and 32gig price drop announcement at e3.


No, I'd say it's pretty dire for Nintendo.

Still, perhaps some quick, decisive action now, followed up with a barrage of quality software, will jumpstart the Wii U like it did the 3DS. Or perhaps it will work out like the PS3, where the flow is staunched but the bleeding just never seems to stop.


Yeah... as far as i can tell this is an oddly unprecedented move.

Console manufacturers usually just leave old models on the shelves.


It can't be that they don't have enough production....

It'd make me concerned if I already owned a Wii U Basic.

I think they are planning to kick off a major marketing push at e3.  That marketing material will probably not include the basic but probably will include a white and black deluxe.  Since this could be kicking off right away, I think they want to avoid consumer confusion.



superchunk on 05 June 2013

I don't think "recall" is the right word for this.

Realistically its just being discontinued and existing stock is being returned to Nintendo. "Recall" is usually only used for a massively defect (i.e. safety defect) device where even the consumer can return it.

Should change "recall" in title to "discontinued".