Topic: advice on wii u purchase

Hello,
I am hoping for some great advice. Located in USA. I have some young kids and all they really know about is Mario and the Dance games on Wii. (I have no interest in xbox yet) I would definitely like the 32 G Wii U. But all in all I believe I want to get the following:

Wii U 32 with the cradle etc.
4 Wii remotes for the motion detection games
Dance Revolution U
Super Mario Bros.

What is the least expensive way to buy all of these at once? Any online store you recommend or retail store? I want to buy all new.

I think I am looking at around 5 or 600 dollars.

Thanks and I will let you know what I ended up doing...

Online is usually the best way.... Cheaper deals when looking around. Not sure on the US market as im in the UK. But if you check online at Ebay etc you should be able find a deal for less than the $600

Well. Retail price for those things NEW would be $350(Wii U) + $160(Wii remote +'s) + $60 + tax for one game. You only wouldn't be able to get one game, but if you seek out deals on either eBay, Craigslist, or GameStop, it should be $50-100 less buying used.

I would either buy it online, or at try finding some of the items like the wii remotes pre owned to save some money.

Ebay

Get DDR on PC (Stepmania, OpenITG, or some other program...they're free)
I would just go with Amazon to buy everything else

Becareful buying Wii remotes on eBay. There's a lot of cheap knock offs floating around on their and the advertisements for them is often sketchy.

Yeah I would buy them used for gamestop.

Great advice thanks everybody. It will be 600 unless I rethink and go with: The old console and old non HD games. What are your thoughts on going with the old console with the old mario and 4 reusable wii remotes..?

Go with the new console, your kids will appreciate it, since you will be able to play every single Wii game, as well as all the new Wii U games on it.

definitely go for the deluxe set (the 32 GB one). You don't have to buy the games right away, and you could just buy the controllers you need for now so you can save money right now if you are on a budget.

Newegg doesn't charge taxes to most states so do consider them : http://promotions.newegg.com/Gaming/13-1619/index.html

Also for Wii U games, since you are getting the deluxe set, look at the prices of the games on the eShop. You will get roughly 10% back of everything you buy there through the deluxe digital promotion: http://ddp.nintendo.com

Wii U deluxe set: $349.99
4 Wii Remote Plus: $159.96
Just Dance 4: $34.99 (current eShop price, temporary discount. Usually $49.99)
New Super Mario Bros. U: $59.99
Total: $604.93

And if you bought the games from the eShop you would have a $5 gift card and almost enough points for another $5 gift card, which you can use for more games or DLC.

Thanks!!!

What do you mean by 'old console'? Just buy a used Wii U from where ever, 4 used Wii remote+'s(make sure they have the motion plus inside), and a few used Wii or Wii U games or something.
Also, if you want to play one of the 6 multiplayer games in Nintendo Land(Metroid Blast), you'll need some nunchucks, too.

My local gamestore called GameDude (Los Angeles only) always had "used" copies of Fling Smash for Wii with bundles Wii Remote Pluses sitting on their shelves. They would sell the entire bundle for $25, and although it was "used", all four bundles that I bought looked perfectly new. No scratches on the discs or remotes or anything! So if you want to save a bit of money (and get a free game in the process), try looking for used copies of Fling Smash at your local game store. With the extra money I planned on spending originally, I was able to buy a new game!

I would at least suggest you get the games preowned to save a few bucks