Wii U Basic falls to $240 at Target

I'll be honest. I've always loved Nintendo consoles, but I never buy any console at launch. Or at least this close to it. Maybe next year I'll get one though, once they have more games available that I'm interested in.

Unless the basic unit falls to $150, I doubt I'd ever bother.  Probably just skipping consoles altogether given that the current/last gen has been the worst for hardware between the years of RRoD and then YLODs.

I think the deluxe bundle with either switch pack-ins or add an eShop game/credit before we receive a price cut. Too much money still being made from Wii sales to slash the prices just yet. Not their best system, but already better than their worst.

They should include Mario U in the $350 set. But after seeing this sale it makes me wish I waited. The $350 WiiU was a bit of a waste, could have bought the $300 package. Nothing to download that needs the extra memory yet.

Someone call Pepto Bismol....Nintendo is constipated.

I don't think it is a price cut it is only a sale

Cheap as chips

Still don't want...

"Nintendo has apologized for a lack of software, saying this will be corrected beginning in August with the release of Pikmin 3."
Um...one game? doubt that will fix the problem, you'll need about 20 "A" games and like 30+ "B" games...Pikmin kinds blows...imo.

As for the no price drop at Target? If you really want it at target's price Walmart? Just tell the cashier what target is selling it for..they have to look it up and give you it to you at that price...

In 1 year you will be able to get a Wii-U for cheaper than even a PS3.  I'm calling it right now.  Trust me just wait and it will be $150 USD this holiday. 

Nintendo is really going to know the gig is up when they lower the price to be cheaper than Sony's old console, and it still gets worse sales.

Anyone looking at buying a Wii-U should wait until its dropped to bargain bin prices.  

For example, I waited until I could buy a Wii for $50 used before I bought it to play the 2 games I cared about out of its entire lineup.

Prices on Wii-U is going to plummet quick, especially once PS4 and XB1 comes out.  Its going to be the first console since the Dreamcast that had 2 official price drops its first year.  And we all know how the Dreamcast turned out.

For $240 its an overpriced POS.

8GB HDD for the basic model, really?  Its 2013 and at the bare minimum they should include at least a 120gb HDD for that price.  My PC in 1998 had more than an 8gb HDD. 

And the transfer rates using a portable HDD are slower than USB 2.0 speeds and are closer to USB 1.0.  

In a whole lot of ways this system is inferior to even the PS3 and 360, like those it is also made with 2006 technology, but its got way lower HDD space, and a far worse processor. 

What makes this system worth $240?  Games?  What games?   80% of the games are inferior multiplatform ports, and already old multiplats.  Most of the Nintendo games are remakes.  So it has very few actual NEW games.

Now is the best time to get a Wii U than ever before. Why knock Nintendo when XBOX one is worse and the least purest game console. 

Hey if they sell it for $240, and give me a giftcard, I'd buy it

WiiUseless is failing>WiiU

I have to admit the basic set just suxs. you gotta buy a $50  external hardive anyway to get the prefer experience . If they just bundle a noteworthy  game  ( which the wii u dose not have atm) with  the Basic with the price cut I can see it selling.

The conference actually gave me hope for Nintendo. Microsoft seems to keep deviating from what makes a game console a game console, whereas Nintendo is a company based on games alone who do deliver (in time, a veeeery long time) great software titles for the public. The Microsoft conference lost my attention from the in-depth showing of TV accessibility, and that's something i just have no patience for. I want a game console to play games. However, i will not jump to harsh conclusions straight away and i am excited to see what software titles Microsoft have to offer at E3.

I am largely unimpressed by most of the entertainment stuff on the Xbox. I can play full retail games/full internet browser/video chat (likely also multi-party conferencing as referenced by a leaked doc)/post to Miiverse all while watching TV....not switching between them....on the Wii U. Why do I need another several hundred dollar box to do that....when it won't play used games and all the good stuff will be behind a paywall?

The games they showed were fairly meh as well imo. I was actually dozing off during the CoD reveal, and that live action trailer thing for Quantum Break? Ugh....kill me. Project CARS is more visually appealing than Forza (and GT6 for that matter), we'll see what they have planned for E3 though. I'm not expecting much more than shooters however...

I remember a couple years ago PC gamers would talk about how much better the graphics were than on consoles. And all of the PS360 owners said "Well yeah, but it doesn't matter. It's powerful enough for me."
But then the Wii U comes out which is more powerful than the PS360 and you hear from them now is "OMG the Wii U sucks so hard, the PS4 and NextBox are going to have way better graphics!"
If you are really a gamer you shouldn't care how a game looks or if your console can be a super mega multimedia device. As long as it's running smooth on the screen and you have some amazing gameplay, that's all you really need.

How lamentable, if all the retailers adopted this price reduction, it will send out a message, to the fans (fanatics of a object or thing) that this console is somewhat unwanted, end is nigh and what have we. I hope the retailers take a cut rather than pass on the losses to Nintendo. 

Corporate is all too well known for "corporate greed" one needs not look too far to find out of the bankers and their blunders, (the FSA and other Watch Dogs and regulatory bodies) are hardly their worth. "Let there be the suffering of the few, for the good of the many" rather than "Let there be the suffering of the many, for the good of the few" as is the case today.

Never has it occurred to me, how peculiar and selective the "Gamer" truly is. One would have thought that "Gamers" love games, and their respective companies. Instead, Fanboism (Uneducated term for Fanatic, prejudice and mayhap hooliganism) causes hurt to those supporters and those that are seen with  a game or company that the hooligan dislikes. They take it "Too far". The "Internet Bullying"  is borderline hooliganism, and these individuals who participate in serious fanboism, retardedly fall into that category. The lesson outlined here is: People are individuals, so start treating them as such. Don't brush everyone with the same brush/we are not all "cut from the same cloth".

like i said already they want 40 bucks for the same game thats already out for 20 to 30 bucks

PS3/360 can run Frostbite 2 and 3. The Wii U is definitely more powerful than them, and could run them. EA is bitter about Nintendo not wanting to use Origin on the? Wii U for online gaming, and have had nothing good to say about the Wii U since then. Crytek has stated that they have Cry Engine 3 on Wii U and it "runs beautifully", and that's a more capable engine than either of the frostbite engines, and is on par with Unreal 4. The Wii U will keep up with PS3 better than Wii did with PS3.

hey some of you arent even really reading the article.  nintendo is saying that the lack of games released is a problem and will be corrected with the release of pikmin 3 in august.  they are not saying that it will be a system seller, they are saying that from that release on that they will be releasing games regularly so there will be more choices of games for consumers.  I own all three consoles and prefer current gen games on my wii u to ps3 or xbox, but lets be honest if you buy a wii u its not for 3rd party games its for zelda, mario, metroid, pikmin, at least thats why i bought it.  

The Wii U is fun.

I own a Wii U, and seeing their desperation is just sad. Nintendo you need a HUGE title announced at E3 to get people excited again. In the meantime GTA V hits in Sept, and PS4 and Xbox One releasing just in time for the holidays. Next GEN is truly here and Wii U doesn't seem to be invited.