Remember that big list of somthing like 50 games that are going to launch in the Wii U's launch window? You don't? That was only a week ago guys, maybe you should look into some ginko or memory games. Moving on, they have been kind enough to narrow down the window on a few of these games. So, without a further ado, I give you part of the list, only this time with some dates!
So you have your Wii U pre-ordered, but now you have to figure out what you are going to play. This is a system launch so that typically means 1, MAYBE 2 good games when the system is brought out and then 6+ months before the next game that is actually worth anything comes out. Well in order to combat this Nintendo is releasing 50 games during the Wii U launch window (November 18, 2012 - March 31, 2013. Here is what that window looks like for us early adopters.
And the battle for the Wii U can officially begin on November 18, 2012. You have two differently priced options for this system, they are as follows:
There you have it, two different systems with two different price points. I honestly don’t see the reason someone will get the Basic bundle over the Deluxe one, but that just means that I am not the target audience of it. They also announced that there will be around 50 games in the launch windows (11/18/2012 - 03/31/2013) for the system to try and make it worthwhile for those early adopters. Games are going to run around $59.99 each for the Wii U at launch as well. More to come later on which games are planned to come out in this window, but it looks pretty strong, or at least interesting.
That leaves me with two questions.
1) Can Nintendo repeat the success they had with the Wii?
2) Who out there is going to try for a day one (or two) purchase?
Tomorrow is the day that Reggie fills us in with the official release date and price point of the Wii U here in North America. The press conference starts at 10:00 AM ET and will be live streamed from here.
Now this starts just in time for me to clock in to my day job, so I will be a tad late on reporting the news to you all, but rest assured it will make its way here.
Welcome to a solo episode of The Gameslave Podcast. This means it is much shorter then normal, but that does not mean I don't have any information. Also, it is hard to sound professional while recording with a cold.
Notes can be found at the Ep 122 podcast page.
The rumors have started to hit full force for the holiday gaming season. To start things off we, have a possible release date on the Nintendo Wii U along with price point before the 09/13 press event. The rumor goes that the system will launch Sunday, November 11, 2012. This would be about right for Nintendo. A weekend sale just before the full Christmas season starts.
Next in the leak was three different SKUs for the Wii U. One at $250, $300, and $350. These numbers are based on a leaked shot from YouTube user H0undd0gg. This seems to be the sketchiest part of the rumor to me, but lets work with what we have. If you want to inspect the video it can be found here (The video has been removed).
All three systems are pretty similar in name, but lets guess what the differences could be. I see the $250 model being the base with a system and one Wii Pad. The $300 will add a Wiimote and nunchuck (wow I have not typed that in a long time) and more onboard storage. The $350 will add a second Wii Pad. Looking forward to confirming or breaking this rumor next week.
The Wii U Experience was in Denver recently and we had a chance to check it out. That is what the majority of this episode is about.
The notes are at the actual podcast page.
Recently Proteus, Humming Bird (Proeus' brother), ZeldaQueen and I had the opportunity to visit the Wii U experience that was put on by Nintendo when it came through Denver the past weekend. So what what are impressions of the new system? It was mostly positive for use. We got to play around 5 games each (not all the same games). For the fact of linearity I an going to split this article up by game.
When Day 2 rolled around for Assimilator and I, we had a plan of action in place to check out the West Hall which contained the big guns of the video gaming industry: Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony. Upon entering the hall, I immediately lost track of Assimilator because there was one game I really wanted to try for the Wii U and that was Zombi U.