Post by Dan @ 07:31am 14/09/12 | 33 Comments
Australian shelves will see Wii U consoles leaving them on November 30th 2012, surprisingly, only a couple of weeks after the November 18th North American launch, and rather amazingly, a week before the December 8th Japan launch.
Unfortunately pricing isn't as equivalent (but we're used to that right?), with the "Wii U Basic Pack" (white console with 8GB of internal storage) calling for a SRP of AU$349.95, and the "Wii U Premium Pack" (black console with 32GB storage, Nintendo Land game, console stand, and charging cradle) pegged at SRP AU$429.95 . Both packs promise included HDMI cable, and Nintendo felt it prudent to mention that AC adapters for both the console and the tablet-screened gamepad were included in the purchase price.
In contrast, the North American pricing has been set at US$299 for the Basic, and US$349 for the Premium.
A press release over at nintendo.com.au has the full details, including an overview on the console's launch titles.
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Posted 07:41am 14/9/12
Posted 07:47am 14/9/12
Posted 07:50am 14/9/12
Posted 08:03am 14/9/12
With the price difference and time lag is there any reason to not just get the US model? Especially for the "premium" version.
Posted 08:15am 14/9/12
Posted 09:23am 14/9/12
Posted 09:59am 14/9/12
this is the most hilariously awkward promo video i have ever seen. watch just for the intro.
Posted 10:14am 14/9/12
Posted 10:33am 14/9/12
Wheres the whole launch lineup though? They only mention 7 launch titles in that press release, is that the whole lineup? Because if so, thats incredibly piss poor.
Posted 10:40am 14/9/12
Smells like they just want to get in before Chrissy.
Posted 10:47am 14/9/12
I want to know when Zombiu is coming out!
Posted 10:49am 14/9/12
That's already over $500, we wouldn't have the budget to throw down for many more games anyway.
Posted 10:57am 14/9/12
Posted 10:57am 14/9/12
Posted 11:14am 14/9/12
Posted 11:17am 14/9/12
Posted 11:20am 14/9/12
Anyone keen to sell me some time?
Posted 11:21am 14/9/12
Posted 11:41am 14/9/12
Posted 11:44am 14/9/12
Well, unless you want to try out the new pad-as-a-control thing, which the other consoles don't have, hey.
You know, the entire f*****g selling point of the console!
Premium includes Nintendo Land so if you were going to buy that then it pays for itself, and its black, cos black is cool yo.
Posted 12:07pm 14/9/12
Posted 12:34pm 14/9/12
it's like the iphone 5 update but for wii
Posted 01:03pm 14/9/12
Posted 01:10pm 14/9/12
Its nothing like the iPhone 5. There's a completely different controller just for starters?!
I feel trolled. Also your post was kinda short thar pavey. Gotta beef em up matey ;)
EDIT: Haha I went to share this on FB. Nintendo Australia fail.
Posted 07:38pm 14/9/12
i imagine it will sell well, not as good as the Wii, but i really couldn't care any less.
Posted 08:08pm 14/9/12
Until the games I want to play that utilise it come out it's a bit meh. By then it will be slightly cheaper and I'll have more game choice so maybe I'll get hard then.
Posted 08:28pm 14/9/12
Every time I see a nintendo ad on tv there's some grown man playing mario on a DS that gets bigger with every new release (the ds, not mario).
Let the dead and bloody corpse of the ever so beaten mario horse go already.
Posted 08:32pm 14/9/12
Posted 08:40pm 14/9/12
that s*** was epic.
Posted 10:14am 15/9/12
Posted 10:28am 15/9/12
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=42109000&postcount=4218
Posted 10:52am 15/9/12
yes
Posted 02:37pm 15/9/12