Zeth Ryder Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Nintendo finally announced the Wii U's release date and price today, the console will come in two different packages, both releasing on November 18th, 2012 in North America. The Deluxe black set will cost you $349 and The Basic white version will run $299. The Wii U will have 2GB of memory, 1GB for games and 1 GB for system memory. Its discs will have a 25GB capacity and are not Blu-Ray. It will be backwards compatible with the Wii. Additionally, the console will support all Wii accessories. The Premium bundle will come with the Wii U Console, Wii U Gamepad, Ac adapter for each, High speed HDMI cable, Wii U sensor bar, 32GB HDD instead of 8, Gamepad Charging Cradle, Stands for gamepad and console, Nintendo Land, enrolled in the deluxe digital promotion that earns you points for your digital downloads that can go toward software purchases on Nintendo's online store, while the Basic bundle will come with just the Wii U Console, Wii U Gamepad, Ac adapter for each, High speed HDMI cable, Wii U sensor bar, and 8GB HDD. Nintendo's director of strategic partnerships, Zach Fountain, has said Nintendo TVii(a software support built into the gamepad to watch digital programming through the Wii U and controller) will support "all" cable and dish carriers in the US and Canada, this also includes Netflix and Hulu subscriptions. The only requirement for signing up is entering your cable, dish, or stream provider account information into the Wii U. DVR and TiVO functionality will work in a similar manner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Since it's background compatible with Wii, and the Wii is essentially a modified GameCube, should this also be compatible with GameCube games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeth Ryder Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 Since it's background compatible with Wii, and the Wii is essentially a modified GameCube, should this also be compatible with GameCube games? Gamecube support was cut from the Wii U. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 And it was already stated a very long time ago it was cut, to boot. Anyways, I'll just get the basic bundle. Granted Nintendo doesn't have some proprietary hard drive in the thing, and it's not formatted in some weird way, I'll just swap it out with another. Because, honestly, all I need is more memory from the deluxe bundle, and it's not even that much more they give you. Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdaniel Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Anyways, I'll just get the basic bundle. Granted Nintendo doesn't have some proprietary hard drive in the thing, and it's not formatted in some weird way, I'll just swap it out with another. Because, honestly, all I need is more memory from the deluxe bundle, and it's not even that much more they give you. It's actually not a HDD as far as I'm aware, but flash memory (again). They have said that you can use USB storage devices, tho, so I sure hope you'll be able to use it just like the internal storage. Meaning unlike the Wii, and how running channels from SD card there still temporarily copies them into the flash IIRC... Besides that, today was an enlightening day for those interested in the Wii U. The software line-up looks diverse enough, Bayonetta 2 exclusively on Wii U was an interesting revelation (tho I've yet to play the first one), and... hm, Europe - yet again - wasn't told an official price point. Doesn't really matter to me, tho, as I'm sure I'll be very late to the party again, like with the Wii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeth Ryder Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 What's suprising is Japan is getting it last on December 8, 2012, they usually get it first so I'm a bit surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secant Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Wait, what? Nintendo releases a console in North America before Japan? 2012 IS REAL 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kargaroc Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 "And not Blu-Ray" yeah mmhm seems legit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Fire Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Europe and Australia confirmed to be receiving the Wii U on November 30. No idea why we have a fucking 12 day wait, but at least we're not last. I am rather surprised that Japan is getting it last. Since Nintendo's main HQ are in Japan, I figured they'd be the first to have the Wii U. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Mayhap it's to see how other countries receive it first? Because, come on: we already know Japan will eat it right up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeth Ryder Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 Also updated the first post, fixed and corrected some of the info that was different between basic and deluxe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siren Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Plan to get a Wii U, looks pretty top notch, funny part it has more connectivity then SEN and unlike failed 360 and its the only console in the market you have to pay to use its online services. Free online is the way to go while providing other services, M$ better learn to follow in the real trend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpicEbilninja Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 confusion XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooffadog Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 WARNING! I'm gonna get real pessimistic I dont like the new controller. :/ why not stick with the game cube controller, it was almost perfect IMO. The new Wii U controller looks annoying to use. The buttons aren't even colour coded. WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT THE NEW CONTROLLER? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeth Ryder Posted September 17, 2012 Author Share Posted September 17, 2012 WARNING! I'm gonna get real pessimistic I dont like the new controller. :/ why not stick with the game cube controller, it was almost perfect IMO. The new Wii U controller looks annoying to use. The buttons aren't even colour coded. WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT THE NEW CONTROLLER? While the gcube controller was nice, it was far from perfect and honestly I welcome the pro controller's design, it seems more designed to fit comfortably in your hands while its button colour scheme is no different then the DS, 3DS, and Wii has been. N64 and Gcube were the only ones that did coloured buttons (except super famicom that was released in Japan, and I think the PAL SNES had the coloured controllers?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Fire Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 I think the PAL SNES had the coloured controllers? Correct. They did, indeed. However, I'm not too fond of the Wii U's controls. I'm surprised they managed to get away with it being so close to the Xbox 360's style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdaniel Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 (edited) The GCN controller was really good controller in my opinion, although I do prefer the Xbox 360 one by this point. And seeing how the Wii U Pro controller seems like it's more or less a, well, cousin of the X360 one... well, I like it. N64 and Gcube were the only ones that did coloured buttons (except super famicom that was released in Japan, and I think the PAL SNES had the coloured controllers?) True about the PAL SNES, so I'd say it's more appropriate to say the US SNES is the only one that didn't do colored buttons? EDIT: Beaten by a minute or so Edited September 17, 2012 by xdaniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeth Ryder Posted September 17, 2012 Author Share Posted September 17, 2012 The GCN controller was really good controller in my opinion, although I do prefer the Xbox 360 one by this point. And seeing how the Wii U Pro controller seems like it's more or less a, well, cousin of the X360 one... well, I like it. True about the PAL SNES, so I'd say it's more appropriate to say the US SNES is the only one that didn't do colored buttons? EDIT: Beaten by a minute or so Yeah, We got the weird SNES compared to the rest of the world.US: Japan: Pal: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secant Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 I honestly find the GameCube controller to be one of my favorites, it fits pretty comfortably and has a unique, memorable layout. The Wii U pro controller seems to take more after a standardized, symmetrical design, which, while potentially easier on the hands, I do find to be a less than welcome shift toward the mainstream. Then again, dat sleek black shininess :V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooffadog Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 seeing how the Wii U Pro controller seems like it's more or less a, well, cousin of the X360 Sorry if this image is a bit too big. I always thought the gamecube controller was like a cousin of the X360 controller itself. I'll show you what i mean: I FEAR CHANGE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeth Ryder Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 I never understood colour coded buttons to begin with, having them lettered worked perfectly fine, its not like the game is like "MAKE SURE YOU PRESS THE GIANT PINK BUTTON! DON'T FORGET TO BLOCK WITH THE GREEN BUTTON! PRESS ALL THE YELLOW BUTTONS!" <--- I mean personally I thought it was ridiculous when they told you about the A blue action button in OOT, its not like you couldn't already tell by the A letter on the button. Plus games tell you by letter most of the time or show the button in general but seriously. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 The layout is fine by me. As far as the layout goes, it's like a PS1/PS2/PS3 controller(analog sticks across from each other). Though, the main difference here being the the buttons and stick's positions are reversed compared to a PlayStation controller, which is still fine by me. I always preferred PlayStation controllers, anyways. So I love the layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_sculpter Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 For the whole controller discussion, I think this page is pretty interesting: http://www.axess.com...sole/index.html It hasn't been updated in a while, but still really good. (All the picutres are links to pages with more info on each controller.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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