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Forums - Gaming - Should Nintendo re-launch the Wii U with a lower price or more value to bundles? Poll inside.

 

What should Nintendo do to re-launch the Wii U and regain lost momentum

Unify the console to the ... 125 64.77%
 
Keep the price as is but ... 39 20.21%
 
add more colors...that us... 5 2.59%
 
Nothing...Wii U is a good... 24 12.44%
 
Total:193
Zero999 on 24 June 2013

a combination of the first and last option ,except the "do nothing" part.



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anthony64641 on 24 June 2013

more colors and game bundles would help. i got the white basic wiiu and a 16 gb usb (which was just lying around) and im fine. still have memory but then again i haven't downloaded full retail games. flash memory isn't much but i wish nintendo would at least had a 350 gb HDD




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Chris1596 on 24 June 2013

It definitely needs a relaunch with
A 32GB Wii U with both New Super Mario Bros U and New Super Luigi U for £250 and £300 for a 64GB version
Same bundle with Lego City Undercover, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and also with upcoming games too



oni-link on 24 June 2013
BasilZero said:
oni-link said:
BasilZero said:

32 GB = $299 (with one game)
64 GB = $349 (with one game)


so in short you chose option 2 on the poll. 


Hmm

Combination I guess?

The 8GB SKU isnt really worth it. 32GB is OK. They can sell the old deluxe combo for $299 while having another version with more memory for the old price of the deluxe version.

Or if they dont plan to do a bigger memory expansion I guess

32 GB with one game for $299 is a good deal.

There's no need for them to make it $249.99 because the Wii was $249.99 when it launched and obviously the WiiU is more powerful than the Wii ;p.

Edit: The reason why I say the 8GB isnt worth it  - doesnt Tekken Tag Tournament 2 require at least 7GB? (not sure if it does for the WiiU, just wondering).

That's why I think Nintendo needs to chuck the 8GB version.  It's pointless unless they want to sell it for $249 as an entry level version which people need to pick up a $50 usb hard-driver anyways.



Dr.J on 24 June 2013

Nintendo will struggle until they can get their price $200 or below. That is their core demographic price ceiling... maybe as high as $250, but that would still be a hard sell. They have some good looking titles coming up with Mario Kart 8 and Smash Bros, but until they get rid of the price barrier they will struggle to sell units. The price is the main restraint to hardware adoption. They also need to address the tablet controller. If they aren't willing to sell it as a stand alone, then that is reason for concern. Either dump the tablet or allow consumers to buy a replacement tablet controller should it break.



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chriscox1121 on 24 June 2013
oni-link said:
chriscox1121 said:
oni-link said:
the2real4mafol said:
Just bundle an extra game maybe but also increase the hard drive size for the same price.


Kinda' hard to increase the memory since they are using a flash drive!!! To be honest I don't understand why they chose such expensive storage option for the Wii U.


quality, speed, cut down on repairs?

HardDisk failures are not as pravelent as they used to be.  Besides I doubt it would fail in it's first 2 years.


ok, but they are still a lot more prone to fail and they are much slower than flash.




Zero999 on 24 June 2013
oni-link said:
BTW anybody care to think when they should re-launch the system. It'll be suicidal for them (IMHO) to cut the price of the system this November or Dec when the PS4 and X1 launches.

WRONG cutting the price around the time competition come can prove efficient. i think that getting rid of the basic model and making the deluxe $289 with Nintendoland and new super mario bros U pre downloaded would do wonders for the system.



oni-link on 24 June 2013

I'm getting a lot of interesting combo's for a re-launch which shows the system really does need one to help gain momentum along with new game releases. Now the timing of when the re-launch is now in debate. I say August anyone else think otherwise?



g911turbo on 24 June 2013
oni-link said:
Osc89 said:
oni-link said:
BTW anybody care to think when they should re-launch the system. It'll be suicidal for them (IMHO) to cut the price of the system this November or Dec when the PS4 and X1 launches.


When else should they do it? Do you think they should bury their heads in the sand and hope the whole PS4 & XB1 thing blows over instead?


I think they should do it this August when Pikmin launches. This definitely would work better than putting their relaunch in front of speeding train that is the X1/PS4 launch.  They should also include a playable downloaded demo of Mario 3D world, Wonderful 101,  Rayman Legends etc.  Honestly, Nintendo's weakest link is their marketing, their engineers and software designers  are very good but they have crappy marketing!!!

Playable demos are not a bad idea actually.  Bring back the demo disk!

 

I remember those from the ps1 days.



oni-link on 24 June 2013
Zero999 said:
oni-link said:
BTW anybody care to think when they should re-launch the system. It'll be suicidal for them (IMHO) to cut the price of the system this November or Dec when the PS4 and X1 launches.

WRONG cutting the price around the time competition come can prove efficient. i think that getting rid of the basic model and making the deluxe $289 with Nintendoland and new super mario bros U pre downloaded would do wonders for the system.


don't think that'll happen.  The best scenario is 32GB NintendoLand for $299 with built in demos of MK8, M3DW, DK:TF etc this August or September; any later than that it would be game over for an effective relaunch.