199 bucks for Wii U? So we're selling at a loss at 349.99, so the obvious solution is to... Be in a bigger deficit?

My second favorite classic Mega Man game, right after 9. The start screen music is so epic.

The system isn't even a year old and they're asking for a price drop? That totally destroys the point of putting the 349 dollar tag on it at all. They're already selling at a loss, a price cut in 2013 would be tough to pull off.

There isn't a single game I want on the system right now, so...

Get good quality Zelda and Metroid games on the system plus a price drop and I will buy it without thinking twice.

Considering I want to download my games when I get Wii U, this is good news.

Third party sales will just be skyrocketed by this tactic. Come on guys, it makes total sense to do this. #sarcasm

They are milking Nintendo for the third as long as possible, then they'll give them the Trilogy most likely.

I didn't expect a huge performance boost over anything from another company, just over the Wii. It's more powerful than the current-gen Sony and Microsoft consoles, go figure, that's why Wii U is a NEXT generation system.

Rayword, I agree. What is the point of downloading a game onto two devices? This is extremely hurr durr, if the point of putting something on an EHD is because of lack of space, you shouldn't have to keep the game on the lack of space device.

That video made me bored to death. And the music was just annoying. It seems like they're trying to market to fans of the Wii, though I see some people think 3rd party games somehow makes this a strawman. The deal is, this is the message I got "Liked the motion controls of Wii? Get Wii U!" At least, that's what I got from it. An i hated the Wiimote, but I'm a loyal Nintendo fan and want some of the exclusives.

@Alphalchimoru

Unsure if directed towards me. But I didn't get PS3 until 2010, so I don't see a strawman anywhere in my reply.

I might as well put my $.02 in.

I think comparing the two generations (PS3/Xbox 360 and Wii U) is silly.

And I do think 300+ dollars for any system is expensive. I have other things to think about buying, however small an impact they may have on my pocketbook, they add up in the end- and adding 300 dollars to that figure is not what I want.

As for PS4/Xbox 720, yes, they'll be more powerful than the Wii U, and cost more, but we have to compare the numbers of 1.5x stronger to 3x stronger (I've heard higher, but let's just say 3x stronger). It's the same thing most of the other people are saying, we can get a 1.5x less strong last generation system for a better price- we never said it was comparing apples to apples, which is why I said it was silly.

I'm pretty sure that's not going to happen. Possible? Yes. Probable? No.

I'm thinking it's hard to imagine what the Wii U will be capable of, though most analysts put it at 50% more powerful than the PS3/Xbox 360. Most of my concern is price. I got the 3DS seven months after it came out, I'm waiting a few years to get any new console, even if the graphics take a huge crap on PS3 and Wii; the first-party games are going to Wii U, while Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, Prince of Persia, Devil May Cry, etc. are going to PS3/PS4. I'm hoping Wii U/PS4 come with digital download for every major title, I sincerely don't want any more room taken up by my games, I'd rather have an EHD that can be played from.

/rant

Depreciation is my friend.

There are worse things in this world.

I highly, highly doubt this will come to be true. Nintendo put enormous amounts of effort into Wii U- I don't think they could do a Wii U 2 just 2-3 years down the road, they'd tax themselves way too much for probably little gain. They're betting on Wii U to sell well. Very well.

I'm an exponentially bigger fan of the Gamepad than the Wiimote, but that's not saying much considering the Wiimote was an atrocious mess- and the best thing is that you need to buy another controller to play any VC games. And finding the perfect place for the wireless receiver is always a great thing to have to put up with when you move rooms once or twice a year.

If the Gamepad is as big of a pain to control, I will become even more vicious against these wireless controls. I pray it doesn't come to that.