Instead of a price cut, Nintendo raises the Wii U price. "Smart or crazy"?

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TheHaydenator on 28 May 2014

Crazy, without a doubt

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Devil_Survivor on 28 May 2014

Well all I can say is that its a bundle and not just a console so extra value equals higher price??

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TheLastStarFighter on 28 May 2014

The MK8 bundle includes a brand new game and an extra controller. It's still a better value than the $299 bundle.

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MoHasanie on 28 May 2014

That's strange. Maybe they are seeing higher demand than expected.

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Gintoki on 28 May 2014

Really ? There's no such things here, that bundle is priced 299€ at most in my country.

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Fusioncode on 28 May 2014

Well it does come with a free game.

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WhiteEaglePL on 28 May 2014

....

its a bundle?!
also nice to see lots of comercials in us....in uk only ones ive seen were the ones on E4 and Citv...that's it.

also the wii u IS NOT sold at a loss anymore actually so I don't know lol..

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Gnac on 28 May 2014

That is pretty fucking based

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IamAwsome on 28 May 2014

spurgeonryan said:

$329.99 - $339.99 for the Wii U MK8 bundle.

Ummm....I hope they have only made limited quanities these. While most companies are trying to drop prices, Nintendo does what it wants.

Which amazes me! The Wii U supposedly has last gen visuals( plus a bit of horsepower) but is over 200 dollars more than a basic model 360 and still barely making a profit per unit sold.

What are they thinking? Needs a 100 dollar price cut by Christmas! $239.99 is my suggestion.

oh look, a MK8 commercial just aired on tv for the fifth time this hour...wonder what they are paying for marketing on MK8?

It will probably get price cuts and more bundles by black friday.

As for the marketing, at least we know they're marketing it now. I haven't seen a Wii U commercial since Pikmin 3, and before that, the horrible launch ads. They're not paying Activision COD prices, but the increased marketing is a welcome change.