Wii U Premium Console with 2 Games - $349.97 at Costco Canberra (Membership Required)

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  britta on 02/06/2017 - 20:17

  +11

  For an unsupported console which has been superseded and will most likely not seen any more titles released seems pricey

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    Wallace on 02/06/2017 - 21:37

    The game section for WII U at retail stores like JB and EB is almost non-existent. Console RIP soon!

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  ruddiger7 on 02/06/2017 - 20:23

  +3

  Too pricey, console and most of its game can be emulated now too.

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  SlipperySlide on 02/06/2017 - 20:23

  +4

  Paid about the same for the bundle less smash bros about 2 & a half years ago. But I did get a physical copy of Smash Bros for $47 when it first came out, soon after the standard price of new releases went up from $59 to $79.

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  barginsarelife on 02/06/2017 - 20:33

  $200 on private sales now

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  Avatar on 02/06/2017 - 20:37

  Why would you

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  Thefong on 02/06/2017 - 20:38

  I would maybe get one for $100, just for Zelda and a couple party games

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    scuderiarmani on 03/06/2017 - 07:34

    That'll never happen.

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  TheDukeOfNukem on 02/06/2017 - 20:43

  I love my Wii U, but holy shit, it was never worth this much, not even at launch honestly.

  Any big game for the Wii U will hopefully be ported or sequel'd over to the Switch anyways. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Splatoon 2 are good examples. Smash Bros and Mario Maker are meant to be on their way too. The new Zelda is on both and it's a fair bet that more Zelda will come with the VC. The list goes on and on. With any luck, every good Wii U game will make it's way to Switch, put your money toward a Switch when they're on sale next.

  Also Lego City Undercover.

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    [Deactivated] on 04/06/2017 - 13:24

    Nah its a great system, it will retain value for a long while, the games/system will sell for a bit on ebay in years to come if ebay is still around.
    Porting games is lazy, unless its an entirely new way to play or something never on Nintendo, dont want it to become a portstation bore.

    Nintendo systems and games retain value for years and maintain warranted nostalgia too. Reality is they're considered higher quality products, particularly by your average joe game fan. One of the long list game systems that will be appreciated more in years to come by those that hated on it constantly.

    Even if the Wii was a much better system, Wii u was/is great. We'll see how the Switch goes. I get people and angry gamer types hate on it to fit with the internet crowd of angry xbox sony console warriors and insecure Nintendo ones, but its a great system, still receiving some strong eshop games and some retail. Plus it didn't require installs for alot of retail games and the content was nowhere near as buggy or troubled as the Xbox One and PS4 content. I say that as an Xbox mostly game fan. I get the bait though with internet gamer types, etc but it is what it is…

    If people had a choice, id actually consider whether people get a Wii U or a Switch. Nice that Wii like controllers are prominent but not being able to backup Switch games is a concern. Given, while the Switch has a bunch of decent games already, alot more stuff is already there on Wii U. Even a bunch of non-Nintendo stuff on the cheap. Alot of places doing flash sales here and there.

    Even if people choose to sell it in the future, they might get alot of the money back on it, etc. I know folks that sold GC/ Wii stuff recently and got alot of their dough back, and then some.

    Switch is cool but the build quality i think in the Wii U is also a bit better, plus it plays Wii games and revamped console touchscreen games from the DS/GBA eras.

    TLDR, a damn. Nevermind.

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      TheDukeOfNukem on 04/06/2017 - 18:40

      +3

      It's not a great system. It's an okay system that released way too late. It dropped a year or so before the far more powerful Xbone and PS4. It was a mistake that shouldn't have happened. Had they got a shitload of support and games then maybe it could have carved out a corner but it would still be incredibly illadvised. NOTHING about the Wii U should be as it is. The marketing, the branding, all of that shit, that killed the unit. The pricing, the lack of games, that killed the unit. Everything the Wii U did, it did wrong. A tablet controller with a shitty battery, wrong. An underpowered console that can't keep up, wrong. An overpriced mess with no option to buy without the tablet, wrong. Not pumping out enough games to maintain interest, wrong. Not negotiating more third party deals, wrong. Locking away the BUILT-IN ability to play Game Cube games when it could have been a GREAT selling point to some (half your argument is based on nostalgia, so don't tell me there's no audience for GC playback), wrong.

      Nintendo charging more for their underpowered machines than they are worth is a bullshit and consumer unfriendly practice, it's also the reason their stuff is worth more years later, because it was never on sale in the first place. The fact that their own games retain the same RRP 5 years later is indicative of this.

      The Wii U isn't a great system, and getting the odd eShop release doesn't show that it's a great system, quite the opposite. If it was a great system it would still be getting tonnes of eShop things, not a couple here and there that are few and far between, and usually pretty low quality to be honest. Not needing installs is cool and all, but it's not a selling point, and it's also further proof of the system's lower quality level, the installs are because the data on Xbone and PS4 discs is too big to fit on the disc and needs to be compressed and then copied to the machine most of the time. The Wii U doesn't need an install because it straight up can't handle those kinds of games.

      And as far as past system support goes. Well, it loses there too, and it used to be my one saving grace for the machine. PS4 has PS2 digital games which are overpriced and shit, but it's a start. Xbox has hundreds of 360 games backward compatible and evermore on the way. The Wii U on the other hand can play Wii discs and overcharge for ugly DS ports, while completely neglecting and LOCKING AWAY the fact it has a built in Game Cube emulator that runs PERFECTLY. Also, interesting that you don't want the Wii U to be a "portstation bore" but you use Wii playback and DS/GBA emulation as a defense. If I have to pay to play an old game, I'd much rather be paying for an updated port, than a straight dump with ugly ass textures from ten years ago.

      I love my Wii U. It's great for playing Game Cube games. Piss all else though, and even though I was really into it for a good couple years there, and even in spite of the few positives it does have, the Wii U is a piece of shit and did everything wrong it could have. It released at the wrong time, it released underpowered, it released overpriced, it didn't market itself well (or at all), it was stupidly named, undersupported, underspec'd, overpriced, and unnecessary.

      tl;dr, the Wii U has a shitload of reasons why it failed, and it was never worth a damn. Ever. Had it got the support it NEEDED, had it had an UNLOCKED Game Cube player, had it been marketed better, had the tablet had a better battery, had this and that and a million other things gone the right way, it may have been worth a shit, but as it stands, the Wii U isn't worth a bag of horse shit in 2017 and realistically it never even fully delivered on the hope of being worth a bag of horse shit in 2012 when it dropped.

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        [Deactivated] on 05/06/2017 - 00:43

        I'll agree on the marketing, and the 4hr battery life (then again the ps4s is terrible too) and perhaps overstocking leading to a weird situation early on, lol but thats about it for the most part. At least the cable to recharge on Wii U was light and easy to play using, lol… Some more deals would have been nice but they still made alot and got independent deals going… Bayo 2 while good was a bit overrated.

        The rest of that post though is just mostly what the angry core gamer rhetoric from the console war xbox/ps crowd and the insecure Nintendo ones online spread. Which then gets repeated by the internet which isnt really the case. Lol.

        Gamecube was decent but waaay overrated, can't play it on that Wii U unless, yeah not going to go there…

        Nintendo games do go on sale, you can get some cheaper now, it just takes longer for some. It is what it is, they make higher quality games/systems and they use that business model like some car companies do. Xbox has been great for me, but the build quality never compares, plus my Playstations barely work anymore. For a reason.

        Catalogue on the Wii u system is great, alot of gems too and games written off that were strong. Still some nice big company retail like TekkenTag2 WiiU Edition. Eshop and 3rd company independent support was very good, still getting some great stuff now. Being able to load games from the touchscreen is great, and not have forced downloads for retail was a savior for the system. Alot are still playing the Wii U waiting on the switch a little.

        I'll take real Wii backwards compatibility and quick but respectable home versions of former handheld games vs overpriced HD versions that do little to change the game or remove things that made it unique. Wii had alot of gems, contrary to what angry gamer types claim, Gamecube catalogue is quite overrated and didn't have the Eshop type games you can get now.

        Wii U did alot right and it felt like a gameconsole with more quality games over the Xbox One / PS4 this gen, the other two lost sight of what made console gaming enjoyable at times. Perhaps it wasn't as good as the Wii, or perhaps the 360 (which wasnt as good as Xbox original) but it did alot right…

        Xbox One doesn't have real backwards compatibility outside of digital 360 games. Having to download the games is not real physical disc bc, its just free downloads of your old games with additional data caps diminishing lol.

        Power also really doesn't matter, these devs just dont want to compete with Nintendo's hardware/games. Nintendo systems/games are considered a higher quality and are seen as a threat bizarrely. Only sensible devs/companies, mostly independent (supported the system appropriately). Power arguments were pointless, why PS4 / Xbox has had multiple incremental upgrades and spinoffs to overinflate sold / shipped systems this gen.

        Power doesn't make a game more fun, its partly why alot of multisystem AAA/big game company games went downhill during the 360/Wii/Ps3 era. Theyve been getting worse because they focus on lame uncanny valley stuff or making an interactive movie rather then a game. Why they were even worse quality and performance wise in the Xb1/Ps4 eras.

        TLDR, aww geez, not again.

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  jayman450 on 02/06/2017 - 21:10

  +1

  It's crazy this console, even towards the end, never got the price cut it desperately needed.

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    [Deactivated] on 05/06/2017 - 00:21

    -1

    Because its that great and underappreciated. Cheers lads.

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  first in line on 02/06/2017 - 21:15

  -6

  dead console…definitely not a bargain at that price

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    jv on 02/06/2017 - 21:49

    +3

    definitely not a bargain at that price

    where can you buy it cheaper?

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  ChillBro on 02/06/2017 - 21:18

  I wouldn't recommend anyone buy this as the Switch has gone down to sub-400 and there's a working (though quite buggy) Wii U emulator out.

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  KLoNe on 02/06/2017 - 21:53

  +1

  $199 would get a purchase from me

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    abc on 03/06/2017 - 12:16

    It was at Dick Smith back in 2013.

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  chingy213 on 03/06/2017 - 07:49

  i bought the splatoon pack for 250 around 2 years ago.

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  jonathonsunshine on 03/06/2017 - 09:35

  Smash will probs get a rerelease on Switch like MuzzaKart did. Makes sense since it got rave reviews but no one bought it.

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    KLoNe on 03/06/2017 - 12:38

    When does Nintendo ever do anything based on 'common sense'??

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      jonathonsunshine on 03/06/2017 - 13:27

      They've had a few stumbles but bucking the trend seems to work out for them pretty well most of the time?