Wii U

[Dazz]

Here's a run down of the confirmed details of the Wii U for those who have missed them. I'll be keeping this updated as more details come up over the course of the day. These were confirmed a couple hours ago;

Launch Dates:
Japan: December 8th 2012
USA: November 18th 2012 (!)
Europe: November 30th 2012

PRICES:
Wii U "Basic": ¥26,250, $299.99, £220
Basic includes: Console, Leads, Controller w/ AC charger, Stylus, HDMI Cable, 8GB HDD, White
Wii U "Deluxe": ¥31,500, $349.99, £264~
Premium includes: Console, Leads, Controller w/ AC charger, Stylus, HDMI Cable, 32GB HDD, Wii U Stand, Controller Stand, Black. Nintendoland included. Free Nintendo Network Premium service until December 2014 (?)
Wii U Pad: ¥13,440
Wii U Pro Pad: ¥5,040

Misc.:
2GB RAM
1gb dedicated to games, 1gb dedicated to system. PS3: 256MB sys, 256MB vid - 360: 512mb
25GB Discs
The size of a single layer Blu-ray disc.
Wii Accessory Compatible.
Miiverse will always be active.
New Super Mario Bros. and Nintendoland are launch titles.
Wii U branded remotes coming out seperately.

[Dazz]

Well so far all I can say is... White for basic, Black for premium? They know people will buy a black console over a white one, so that's a clever business move on their part.

[Koopaul]

Interesting. Two versions of the Wii U. We'll see how this plays out.

[Goemar]

I dunno, I kinda prefer the white Wii...

Anyway, what's the difference between the Wii U Pad and the Pro Pad (besides colour?)

[Dazz]

I dunno, I kinda prefer the white Wii...

Anyway, what's the difference between the Wii U Pad and the Pro Pad (besides colour?)

Wii U Pad:


Pro Pad:



Quite a lot.

[Goemar]

Doh!

Face-palm moment there...

[Garamonde]

White > black.

[soulcaliburfan]

Since they have confirmed a premium/deluxe that comes with ZombiU instead of Nintendo Land, I will probably get that one instead. Considering that the games will be 60 dollars each, this is pretty much saving money one way or the other.

[Hoeloe]

I don't think I have the money for this just yet, but it looks like an interesting console, provided it's used correctly. A lot of game developers tend to use new technologies in consoles because the console supports it, and not because it will add anything to the game. This tends to have a negative effect rather than a positive one (i.e. poorly thought-out controls). It happened with the Wii, and with Kinect, it'll probably happen with this, too. However, it has the potential for some really fun gameplay, provided it's not thrown in for the sake of it.

[redblueyellow]

Welp, time to start saving up. It probably was already answered a long time ago, but are Wii and Gamecube games compatible with the WiiU?

[Garamonde]

I won't be getting it. I have enough consoles and I'm happy with what I have. My cousin likely will eventually though.

[Kitsu]

Welp, time to start saving up. It probably was already answered a long time ago, but are Wii and Gamecube games compatible with the WiiU?

Gamecubes are not. But Wii games are. Developers are also planning to use Wiimotes for WiiU games, so if Wii compatibility wasn't included, it'd be hilarious (though from there, wouldn't GCN compatibility also be relatively trivial, space for controller and memory card ports being essentially the only major limitations?).

[Kriven]

GameCube virtual console. They don't want their old discs competing with their new wares.

[A.J. Nitro]

So what are the 3rd party day 1 launch titles?

[Previous]

Launch titles for Europe:

FIFA 13
Mass Effect 3: Special Edition
Nano Assault Hero
New Super Mario Bros. U
Nintendo Land
Rayman Legends
Trine 2: Director's Cut
Toki Tori 2
ZombiU

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