Wii U deluxe price cut to $299, Wind Waker HD coming to eShop Sept. 20

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Nintendo has slashed the price of its deluxe version of the Wii U to $299, Nintendo announced. The deluxe version, featuring a 32 GB hard drive, will now match the same price as its basic, 8 GB hard drive counterpart.

Additionally, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD will launch digitally first on Nintendo's eShop September 20, with the boxed version coming October 4. The Wind Waker HD Wii U bundle will include a download code for a copy of the game, and yes, will now be the same price as other Wii U systems, $299.

News of the Wii U's price drop comes after Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said earlier this month that the Wii U's price wasn't the issue in regards to the system's underwhelming sales. While the company posted a profit in Q1 2013, it moved just 160,000 Wii U systems during that three-month span. Nintendo also announced an entirely new system today, the Nintendo 2DS.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/08/28/wii-u-deluxe-price-cut-to-299-wind-waker-hd-coming-to-eshop-se/

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DawPosted:

$300 is too expensive for the Wii U. 100-150 is a good price range for this console.

SwiftPosted:

Impossibility i say make the console 100 dollars and we good lol


I 100 percent agree with this.

ImpossibilityPosted:

i say make the console 100 dollars and we good lol

KatsumiPosted:

Raci Still way over priced... I would by a new Xbox before I bought this... Just saying


There is pretty much no benefit to buying a Wii U over an Xbox One or a PS4 and that's their main problem when it comes to sales.

BLUELIGHTINGPosted:

$299 is still pretty expensive for something which is not very developed!

ZeffPosted:

Wind Walker HD would be the only reason to by This piece of junk.

BrosPosted:

Gmlukens Wii is only appealing for 7 year olds, i dont think that Nintendo has identified the best market...


Well some older people enjoy this, it seems good to play with your mates still.

But overall its appealing to a younger generation

BrosPosted:

Raci Still way over priced... I would by a new Xbox before I bought this... Just saying


Same here, they overprice there stuff when its total sh*t

DiniPosted:

Favism nintendo games just don't have any lasting appeal thats what their problem is


Yeah and they honestly think that they are still in the game :L

DiniPosted:

Raci Still way over priced... I would by a new Xbox before I bought this... Just saying


Exactly what I was thinking no one wants to buy Nintendo anymore aha


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