Wii U Release Date and price: November 18th (Sunday), $350Follow

Basic Set ($299.99): Wii U console, Gamepad, AC adapter, HDMI cable, and sensor bar, 8 GB, white

Deluxe Set ($349.99): 32 GB, black, everything with the basic set plus: GamePad Charging Cradle, Stands, "Nintendo Land", and Deluxe Digital Promotion (earning points from purchasing digital games / content to be used in the estore).

Wii U is backwards compatible with almost all Wii games and hardware.

In addition, there's also Nintendo TVii (yes, they're actually calling it that), which seems to be a combination DVR / streaming service (I say service, but it's actually free!) that also integrates with Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Amazon.

The exact launch titles have not been determined yet, but here is a list of titles that will be released by March of 2013.

Personally, I think that the library is very disappointing. I was not impressed with the games I saw in their presentation this morning. However, the other features plus the backwards compatability I think will keep me busy until the library expands more, so I'll probably purchase it (plus the wife wants it). And of course, I don't see why anyone would go with the Basic Set when the Deluxe set is only $50 more for so much more value.

With Skyward Sword still being so recent, I'm not expecting one for probably a year at least.

I don't really know what to make of the thing. I can say that I've personally got no interest in it, but I couldn't begin to guess how it'll do in sales.

I wonder what the price will be for their "re-release" games (Arkham City et al). By the time they come out on Wii U, they'll probably be going on Steam for $2.50...

Next time I buy a console will be when Purple Ray or whatever the next gen format is. Then again there might not even be a physical format by then with streaming taking over.

My Ps3 is already a dust collector for the most part. Except for when I occasional buy a blue ray movie to own it rather than just stream it.

My PS3 is barely even a mediabox. It's a Netflix browser. And by that, I mean I don't watch anything on Netflix, I just spend 20-30 minutes looking for something I feel like watching before bed, and by the time I do find something, I've decided to just go to sleep.

Edited, Sep 13th 2012 4:15pm by Spoonless

Wii U games will reportedly cost $59.99.

I think that's going to be problematic.

I'm not interested.

I don't get enough use out of the PS3 either (it's a Blueray player that just also happens to play some video games), and with my sweet sweet dual 1080P monitor setup on my monster beast PC, I really don't feel the urge to play console games at all very much.

And at that price point, I can think of a lot more important things I could do with the money.

Penny Arcade's suggestion of having a full on D&D setup with three players and a dungeon master was pretty cool, though.

Considering the list of launch titles contains mostly ports, I can't think of a compelling reason to rush out and buy a Wii U. Also, the tablet controller is still a terrible idea.

Nintendo does have some terrible American pitchmen. Reginald comes off as trying to sell the console to stockholders, and the other guy is trying just to hard to pretend any of those preview games will appeal to non-casual gamers.

Indeed. It also makes no sense. I mean, when I think of Nintendo's consumer base, I can't really imagine Bayonetta being a great fit for them.

Since the 2nd Gen Wii doesn't, I doubt the Wii U will.

My parents have a Wii, and my dad is a Zelda fan so they bought Skyward Sword. I tried to enjoy it, I really did, but I failed miserably. I really, really hate the Wiimote. I hated having to hit the button to center it every three seconds, I hated how it never properly mapped my movements, etc. Finished the first temple or two and just stopped playing.

Since I'm from Norway I can't even access movie services on my PS3 (not entirely sure but it wasn't available last time I checked it), so it's even more useless for me. XD