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Wii U goes on Sale in Japan on December 8

Nintendo announced the Wii U for Japan today. At 10am EDT, Nintendo will reveal the details of the Wii U launch for the United States.

Sep 13 2012, 2:56am CDT | by

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Wii U goes on Sale in Japan on December 8
 
 

Nintendo has today unveiled the release date and pricing for the Nintendo Wii U in Japan. The Wii U will go on sale in Japan on December 8. The Wii U Premium Set will sell for 31,500 Yen (~$405) and...

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Wii U Wii U Wii U: Is it time to call an ambulance for Nintendo's console?

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An early prototype for the Wii's controller was an accelerometer-equipped disc you gripped in both hands, with a huge star-shaped button in the middle surrounded by smaller buttons. It was made out of orange plasti ...
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"Yeah, Frostbite is not really set up for Wii U. I don't have all the information, so it wouldn't be right for me to speak about it. Frostbite 3 is a really capable engine, it's scalable and it gives us a big advantage on the next generation to support the Xbox One and the PS4, but it's not being developed on the Wii U."


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Video Game Article: Dissecting The Destiny Trailer, Struggling To Find Hope For The Wii U

Source: Something Awful

For thirteen years people have predicted the failure of Nintendo's systems and looked like dumbasses for their efforts. While most arguments about Nintendo's flawed strategies make perfect sense, Nintendo has a knack for slipping out of seemingl ...
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Wii U Animated GIFS

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Check out this awesome collection of 18 Nintendo Wii U Animated GIFS! All Wii U-exclusives are included, from Bayonetta 2, The Legend of Zelda HD, Project X (Xenoblade), New Super Luigi U, Pikmin 3, Yarn Yoshi, Game ...
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Warner Bros. excludes Wii U from Dying Light release plans

Source: GameZone

Techland's upcoming zombie-survival game Dying Light is coming to current and next-generation consoles in 2014 — but not Nintendo's Wii U. Those release plans include PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. So why is publisher Warner Bros. ...
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Wii U goes on Sale in Japan on December 8

Nintendo has today unveiled the release date and pricing for the Nintendo Wii U in Japan. The Wii U will go on sale in Japan on December 8. The Wii U Premium Set will sell for 31,500 Yen (~$405) and the Wii U Basic Set has a price tag of 26,500 Yen (~$338). Based on the Japanese prices I predict that the Wii U Premium Set will sell for $399 and the Wii U Basic Set has a price tag of $299. We will know for sure at 10am EDT today when Nintendo hosts a media event in New York to unveil the Wii U US launch details.

The difference between the Wii U Premium Set and the Wii U Basic Set are storage capacity and accessories. The black Wii U Premium as 32GB storage and the white Wii U Basic Set has a storage of 8GB. The Wii U Premium Set also includes a Wii U GamePad charging stand, Wii U GamePad play stand and one set upright stands for Wii U.

I am still on the fence if the Wii U will be successful. I am pessimistic as the Xbox 360 offers much more and the new gaming paradigm of different controllers sounds very niche to me.

 

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