I preordered and put $50 down, I have the rest saved up, but I probably won't start putting more down until I get a call back from the job I went in for, they said they'd call back in 5 days it's bees 7 but I'll still wait

I 2nd to manning it up. Undo the leash dude. This isn't going to help when you're in a relationship. The last thing a girl wants is to go out with somebody who has to rely on their grandparents making decisions for them. Having respect is great and everything, but nobody should have that kind of control over somebody when making silly little decisions like this at your age.

Grab a beer, flip them the finger(jk! ),grow a mullet and get that Wii U! That's the only way you'll see the light. lol

Hopefully I can get enough $$$ to download Ninja Gaiden 3 and NSMBU at launch

By the time I got to my local Gamestop, the Deluxe model was already pre-ordered out. No problem with getting the Basic though.

I'm getting it at midnight right after my final performance in my school's musical. I'll download NSMB U when I get home, then go to sleep.

Being a respectful person, I think my grandma has the right to hold me back. The reason she won't let me spend my money now is due to her wanting me to buy everyone else christmas presents, which is understandable.

Luckily the GS wait list was more detailed when I went in today, so I actually have a higher chance of getting it launch week!

I'm getting mine day one with NSMBU... tempted to get Batman but just saving my money from wonderful 101 and rayman legends...

Ninentodo's power write up on the batman game was excellant though.....

Getting the Wii U Day 1 solely depends on me getting Cs or above on my report card. If I get any lower, I may lose my computer and my privelege to play video games resulting in getting the Wii U I paid for for Christmas from my brother.

@ thedreamingHawk
i dont think a crazy gamer bunch before a console launch are a good advisor for threatening between relatives. ( i dont know the age so only u can know the right move)

on topic: nope i wont get it on launch. needs time to proove itself!
plus i will laugh in the future on your measly 32GB "deluxe" cans, which cant even survive the stream of first years digital game flood
lol 32GB in 2012 ...

cheers

Already preordered deluxe console and 5 games to go with it. I have faith in Nintendo because the games that they come out with are just plain fun. What I'm not sure about is third party support especially after the new Xbox comes out.

My 3TB HD ain't laughin'.

You should definitely save your money and buy others Christmas presents. You already have a 3DS for video games and you can get a Wii U later.

You can add me to the list of day 1 getters.

Prove what? The Wii U gives you the option to easily add a 4 TB external hard drive if you would like. I am not limited to what Nintendo decides the hard drive I should have or add to the overall cost of the system for a part of it I would rather upgrade anyway. I also wont have to pay for some cruddy proprietary hard drive. On top of all that I don't have to worry about an internal hard drive being another thing that could mess up my system. In 2012 having options as a consumer, Imagine that...

Cheers

I mostly got the deluxe for Nintendoland (it's only 50 and your getting a 60 dollar game, that's savings already) and the stands.

Yeah pretty much me to. I would have preferred white but the $60 game for $50 plus the cradle and the stands made it to good to pass up.

that's why you can upgrade it yourself

That is kinda why I went with the Basic package, not just because the Deluxe were pre-ordered out at the GS I went to, but because there really isn't an advantage with the the Deluxe over the Basic. There is NintendoLand with the Deluxe (which seems more multi-player oriented and I don't have family/friends come over that often to play games), but that is only about a $10 difference for buying the game separately. The digital promotion would only be useful if I planned to purchase a good number of games through it imo, which I'm unsure of atm, and it is for only a limited time. The 32GB is for convenience if you don't have external storage from the very start (which I do have), but at some point 32GB won't be enough so most everyone that touches digital will go get one eventually. All that's left is the color of the console, which I could probably mod myself at a later point in time.

All that put together brought me to the decision that the Basic package was enough for me.

You didn't mention the Wii U GamePad Stand/Cradle Set that retails for $20 that is included with the Deluxe Set. I don't know if you would be interested that or not but it will be a nice place to put your GamePad while not in use.

I'll be picking up the Deluxe day 1.