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Sold it or kept it?

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Kept it 172 64.18%
 
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You'd be lucky to get much more than $200 for a used Wii U. Maybe $250 if it's the 32 GB model, but even then, considering how the thing is bundled with 1 or 2 titles at $300, it'd be tough. So it would barely pay for half of a PS4, with no games included.

Meanwhile, the Wii U currently has the best lineup of the 8th gen consoles, and is going to have at least a few big games in 2014. Even ignoring Smash Bros and Mario Kart, announced exclusives include Bayonetta 2, which is likely to be one of the best games in genre history if the original is any indicator, X, the sucessor to the best rated JRPG since the 90's, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, the sequel to one of the more acclaimed 2D platformers of the 7th gen, SMTXFE, a crossover between two of the most acclaimed niche JRPG's, the next Zelda, a series that has never scored below 9/10 on 3D console entries, and Yarn Yoshi, another successor to one of the most acclaimed platformers of recent years. Not to mention more questionable titles like Hyrule Warriors, eShop exclusives, Virtual Console games, and multiplatform games like Watch Dogs and Call of Duty.

I dunno. Even if the Wii U seems like a poor investment now, it's never going to pay for a PS4, even if you find a generous offer. You might as well keep it and see if any of the above games turn out great. Or, alternatively, closet your Wii U for now and take it back out when a game finally comes out that's worth playing. That way, you won't miss out on said game.

Worst case likely scenario for the Wii U is that it gets abandoned by major 3rd party developers and is discontinued in 2016. That still leaves 3 full years of major releases from Nintendo, probably about 10 retail titles a year, and some nice eShop support. That seems worth the $200 for me.



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Neither, but the sales forced me to donate it to the litter bin. Having such a failure around me is bad for my image.



I never sell my consoles and probably never will



This thread is kind of funny, because Nintendo systems are almost universally known for having titles that owners keep the longest, which inherently means most Nintendo owners also keep their systems the longest.



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I'll keep mine even though I don't expect to get alot of games for it.



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Just bought a ps4. Nintendo had it's chance to wow me before ps4 came in and shat on everything.
Won't be buying a wii u for now.



Selling a console when it's finally getting games is not a smart idea. I say keep it and start saving for a PS4, besides you won't get a lot of money for that Wii U.

Personally I'm fine with a Wii U and a 3DS.



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i've never understood people selling consoles.

A) don't buy a console you don't actually want.
B) once purchased, the resell value sucks so much you might as well keep it.



Suke said:

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I been considering selling mine, but what stale me on acting is Mario Kart 8 and Smash Bros. but I don't want another Smash and Kart box, I had a Wii. The way it sound, the Wii U is aiming to be the same, I'm personality prefer to get Smash Bros. for the 3DS and re buy Mario Kart 7 and selling my Wii U for the PS4. That's and idea.


Kart and Smash are generic titles that appeal to a wide audience, but Bayonetta, X, and Zelda are coming as well and NIntendo would be stupid not to diversify the platform in the future. 

In any case, I think that you should at least wait until the next ND and see what they say after this financial news hit. Iwata's initial response seems to indicate that they're reevaluting their strategy (as opposed to more promises), so at least that gives hope.

Personally I'm holding onto the platform becuase I like it, but I also because I never sell consoles/handhelds. That's just me though.



May just consider packing it up and putting it in my closet to make room around my TV. I'm burn out on 3D World, more of the same in my opinion.



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