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Zod95 on 17 December 2013
AZWification said:
d2wi said:

I really want a Wii U, but I think price is a bit too high right now, close to 300 bucks for a new, unbundled console.

Please don't turn this into a flamewar, I just want good projections as to when the price could drop.

Or if anyone could show me a good deal that'd be fine as well.

 $300 with a bundled game ( or two  in the case of the Mario bundle) is pretty good.

Not against a PS4 at 400€ or a PS3 at 160€. The Wii U's price continues to be an issue. Either they drop it to 200€ or they won't be able to match PS4's or PS3's sales.



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Spade on 17 December 2013

Didn't the thing already get a price drop? Agreed with Max for the second one; Fall 2014 $250.



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Mummelmann on 17 December 2013

October/November 2014 is my guess, get it down the Wii's price point. There are usually deals during christmas as well and possibly January, check online stores that discount excess stock, I got my monitor for 25% off in January a couple of year ago!



Nintentacle on 17 December 2013

Late 2014.



Eddie_Raja on 17 December 2013

Honestly I don't think dropping the price will do much. To really help the Wii U they should:

1) Drop it to $200 (Even if it means removing the pad)

2) Put a decent amount of storage in the unit (64GB+)

3) Do these things right before the release of SSB.



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IIIIITHE1IIIII on 17 December 2013

Early 2015 if Donkey Kong Country, Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros. and other big titles do their job well.



forethought14 on 17 December 2013

It was still selling at a loss right before they dropped the price, and now it's selling at an even bigger loss. Nintendo wants "Nintendo-like" profits, dropping the price will not do that for the immediate future. The hardware itself is probably around 180$, plus the bundle has the Gamepad, a game + DLC etc....therefore no one's getting a 200$ Wii U w/ Gamepad (from an official price drop) anytime soon. Just rely on the bargains and deals for cheaper prices.



Demensha on 17 December 2013
d2wi said:

I really want a Wii U, but I think price is a bit too high right now, close to 300 bucks for a new, unbundled console.

Please don't turn this into a flamewar, I just want good projections as to when the price could drop.

Or if anyone could show me a good deal that'd be fine as well.


You do realize they have the skylanders bundle for 299$ with a 50$ gift card right? The skylanders bundle is 60$ by itself. So in total you get the wii u for under 200$. 

 

Or go with the Mario bundle for 350 that's still under 300$ if you removed the games which cost close to 80$. 



NavyNut on 17 December 2013

You can find them very easily at 250$ for the deluxe bundle if anyone wants to buy them. Walmart here has it for 259$.



Metallicube on 17 December 2013

My guess is a $50 price drop late next year, or whenever Smash Bros is released.

You know Wii U already comes bundled right? $300 with NSMB and Luigi U, which btw seem to be the best games the console offers right now.

I actually lucked out and stumbled upon a deal even better than THAT: $320 at Best Buy for the console and NSMB and Luigi U, Nintendoland, and a Luigi Wiimote plus.. I'd say keep your eyes peeled for special deals like that, as there will probably be more popping up. If I didn't come across that deal I'd probably still be holding out like you.