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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Nintendo not planning Wii U price cut.

    Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said in a recent results briefing that he wanted to make it "absolutely clear" that the company is not planning a Wii U price drop.
    Jan 31, 2013 12:00pm PST
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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Nintendo not planning Wii U price cut.

    Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said in a recent results briefing that he wanted to make it "absolutely clear" that the company is not planning a Wii U price drop. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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    • rtrson not planning to buy Wii U at current price. : rtrson
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      Hopefully they're still planning the Revision 2 hardware that doesn't require the giant day one firmware ... : the archvileThis person is cool!
      • That patch is supposed to be preinstalled with wii u's heading to retail very shortly (like a couple of w... : one random winner
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      That's ok, I've got no reason to buy one until Wind Waker HD comes out. : Rehevkor
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        And they do something about that hdd size : rtrson
        • How big does it need to be when you're going to play three or four games on it? : Haku-JinThis person is cool!
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          Just get a 2TB USB drive, working pretty well for me so far. : one random winner
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            For all those games... : ForcedEvolutionaryVirus
            • Exactly, you'll never run out of space. : one random winner
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      News article about nothing changing, nice : watcherxpThis person is cool!
      • Just like cnn. : Endymion_
      • Most of the imporant WiiU news shack never reported about, pretty biased site. : RuskiSnajper
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      The games just don't justify the price. I can play super mario on the wii and get almost the same experie... : rubencamacho78
      • Right now I agree, hopefully what's coming out this year does at some point. : one random winner
    • They should plan giving me one for free, it's the only way I'll get to play Bayonetta 2. : abrasionThis person is cool!
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      I was telling granpachook the other day that I might be interested in one of these down the line after a : lefthighkick
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        http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/88798/costco-wholesale-wii-u-consoles-basic-245-257-nonmembers-deluxe ... : asianwaste
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          interesting... I have about $300 for my AMEX reward this year, and that comes in February. I really don'... : mrazzino
          • Good move. I have one and I'll tell you that it's totally not worthwhile.... yet. The CoD Blops port... : asianwaste
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      Price cut is not the answer. Bringing in software is. : asianwaste
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        Wouldn't more sales of the console stimulate more development? : Volatus32x
        • It's a chickend and egg scenario but then every console launch is. They need to market this thing better... : one random winner
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          You and I both know that the success of a nintendo console rests firmly on the quality of the first party... : asianwaste
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            You know nothing, John Snow! : Volatus32x
            • You know nothing! It's Jon Snow! : deadbeatsaint
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      ZombiU is incredible and pretty close to a system seller but only a subset of gamers will be attracted to... : pinion120
      • Yeah, they did a great job with it. Between that and Nintendoland with my little one it's already been w... : Pneum0This person is cool!
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      I have one and after beating NSMB & ZombiU GUESS WHAT? IT'S A FUCKING PAPERWEIGHT COLLECTING DUST JUST L... : jingletard
      • I've stopped playing games on it, but I'm still getting use out of mine since it's such a damn good YouTu... : PlayfulPuppyThis person is cool!
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      Ive been playing mine a lot. I guess I just don't have the gaming time some do, of even than I use to. I ... : f4lln
      • I love my Wii U as well. It's a sweet system. I still play it on good occasion, but I'm mainly gaming o... : silverback1138
    • Why the fuck would someone expect them to cut the price already? The damn thing just came out a few month... : jimvolk
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      So I have no need to buy a Wii U. First off the price of the system to games doesn't work for me there is... : HellHasNoFury
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        Show me 4 first party titles that compare in name/quality to Zelda, Mario, Brawl, and Metroid. http://... : capt trippsThis person is cool!
        • Completely agree. : Guava D
        • I don't know what other companie's bad launch lineups has to do with Nintendo doing a better lineup. See... : Lucy LabiaThis person is cool!