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It’s happening! The Wii U Deluxe Set is getting a price drop! Nintendo has announced that starting on September 20, the Wii U Deluxe Set is dropping down to an MSRP of $299.99. This puts it at the same price as the Wii U Basic Set, implying that set is being phased out. Nintendo seems to be poised to take on competing systems this holiday season with a very competitive price point and a strong lineup of games.
Also relevant to the world of hardware is a new Wii U Wind Waker HD bundle! The new bundle, which was previously rumored, is coming on September 20, the same day as the Wii U price drop. This bundle is going to be a huge bargain. For $299.99, it includes a Wii U Deluxe System, a special GamePad adorned with the Hyrule crest, a code for a digital copy of The Wind Waker HD, and a download code for a digital copy of the book Hyrule Historia. Amazing! If you don’t have a Wii U, this bundle is the way to go, hands down. This is shaping up to be a great holiday season for Wii U indeed.
Source: Nintendo
I’ve already seen early adopters pissed that a price break is announced. I’m not really sure what to think. I got mine the weekend it came out in 2012. While I much rather would have liked to pay 50 bucks less, I can say with absolute certainty that my son and I had a great deal of fun that wouldn’t have been had til a year later if I had waited. I don’t feel ripped off in the slightest.
The game pad really doesn’t wow me. I’m not sore about not getting that in the new bundle. This looks like a good push to get higher #’s though. Hope it works!
I agree. $50 doesn’t seem like it’s too much to get worked up over. 3Ds price dropped by $80! Still, I wonder if Nintendo will have some sort of Wii U ambassador program for us early adopters?
If they do, cool, but I’m quite okay if nothing comes about.
Early adopters have plenty to be upset (or at least disappointed) about but a $50 price drop almost one full year after initial release really isn’t so bad.
Zelda bundle looks pretty good! I wonder how big the game will be though – that 32 GB internal storage won’t last long if downloading full games.
I’m sure that Zelda will only be around 4GB; however you’re right that 32GB is very restrictive (ign says 25 GB usable is what is actually available). My suggestion/set up is to get a large portable hard drive (separately powered of course) and place all of the games you currently aren’t playing on it, put your current game/s on the system storage and enjoy.
BTW the Wii U only supports up to USB 2.0, so a nice USB 3.0 hard drive will only run at 2.0 speeds. Per the gamestop website it appears that this is unchanged for the Zelda bundle.
Sources:
http://www.ign.com/wikis/wii-u/Wii_U_Tech_Specs
http://www.gamestop.com/wii-u/consoles/the-legend-of-zelda-wind-waker-hd-wii-u-limited-edition-bundle/111373
Wind Waker is 2.6 GB, at least according to the JPN eShop.
Does anyone know if the Zelda WiiU bundle includes HDMI cables and the cradle stand for the gamepad? I know the WiiU Deluxe has had this up to now (along with Nintendo Land), but I’ve seen no mention on product description pages.
Pretty sure it will have HDMI. Didn’t both Basic and Deluxe come with that? Don’t think they offered composite cables.
Even the basic Wii U packages included an HDMI cable; I’m sure the Zelda bundle does. I would guess it includes the cradle stand as well, but you’re right, not mentioned on the box, at least in any pictures I’ve seen.
Well at least I don’t have wait til I get my college degree to really get one anymore