Japanese consumers who are interested in the Wii U but never owned a Wii will be able to purchase a new bundle of sorts that contains a bunch of accessories.
For 5,250 yen (roughly $67), you can get a Wii Remote Plus, nunchuck, and sensor bar.
Since so many Wii U games will work with the Wiimote (and nunchuck), this would be a smart-buy for non-Wii users.
As soon as the Wii U hits store shelves, you’ll be able to purchase retail titles through the eShop. Both New Super Mario Bros. U and Nintendo Land will be available as downloads. Of course, you can grab these titles in stores as well.
The big news coming out of the first Japanese Wii U presentation concerned the console’s release date and price. Prior to this announcement though, Satoru Iwata priced a couple of controllers, accessories, and games. We have information on each below.
Controllers
GamePad – 13,440 yen (includes adapter)
Pro Controller – 5,040 yen
Accessories
GamePad stand – 315 yen
Charge and Play stand – 1,890 yen
Games
New Super Mario Bros. U – 5,985 yen
Nintendo Land – 4,935 yen
So… yeah. Looks like Nintendo Land won’t be bundled with the console – at least in Japan.
Nintendo is introducing a new network structure for Wii U. Announced today during a Japanese presentation, president Satoru Iwata revealed the “Nintendo Network Premium”.
Those who register for the initiative will receive points for their purchases as well as 10% back on digital purchases. Controller stands are included in the package.
Nintendo Network Premium will be carried through December 2014.
Update: Nintendo published a new page on its Japanese website clearing up a few things. Both bundles include the HDMI cable and AC adapters. The Premium set offers a console stand, GamePad stand set, and Nintendo Network Premium.
After many, many months of speculation, Nintendo has finally started to share launch plans for Wii U.
Japan comes first. During a presentation hosted by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata today, it was revealed that the system will be sold in two bundles: a Black 32GB Premium Set (31,500 yen) and White 8GB Basic Set (26,250 yen).
The Premium set comes with the console, GamePad, AC adapters, HDMI, and 32 GB of memory. The Basic option comes with the hardware, a GamePad, and 8GB. Each will be available on December 8.
Stay tuned for US/European launch details. That information should be coming in a few hours.
