Nintendo finally gave out some information, for a few regions. The Wii U will be sold two in bundles, a "Basic Set" and a "Deluxe Set."
Release dates:
NA November 18, 2012
EU November 30, 2012
AU November 30, 2012
JP December 8, 2012
The "Basic Set" starts at $299.99.
(exclusively white)
The "Deluxe Set" starts at $349.99.
(I was predicting this price tag!)
(exclusively black)
As for games, I believe NintendoLand and New Super Mario Bros. U were the only confirmed launch titles, however a few websites suggest these will also be day-one launch titles. Also, its games will typically have the $59.99 price tag.
Launch titles:
• FIFA 13 (EA)
• Mass Effect 3: Special Edition (EA)
• New Super Mario Bros U (Nintendo)
• Nano Assault Neo (Majesco)
• NintendoLand (Nintendo)
• Rayman Legends (Ubisoft)
• Trine 2: Directors Cut (Warner Bros)
• ZombiU (Ubisoft) |
Additionally, these titles were confirmed to be part of the new system's launch window. They could be released anywhere from day-one, to March of next year. (or further in the year, really)
Launch window (Nov 18th 2012 to March 2013)
• 007 Legends (Activision)
• Aliens: Colonial Marines (Sega)
• Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft)
• Batman: Arkham City Armoured Edition (Warner Bros)
• Ben 10: Omniverse (Namco Bandai)
• Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2013 (Activision)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Activision)
• Darksiders II (THQ)
• Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (Disney)
• Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade (Namco Bandai)
• FIFA 13 (EA)
• Game & Wario (Nintendo)
• Game Party Champions (Warner Bros)
• Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft)
• LEGO City: Undercover (Nintendo)
• Madden NFL 13 (EA)
• Marvel Avengers: Battle For Earth (Ubisoft)
• Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate (Capcom)
• NBA 2K13 (2K Sports)
• Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge (Nintendo)
• Pikmin 3 (Nintendo)
• Rabbids Land (Ubisoft)
• Rise of the Guardians (Namco Bandai)
• Runer 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (Gaijin Games)
• Scribblenauts Unlimited (Warner Bros)
• SiNG Party (Nintendo)
• Skylanders Giants (Activision)
• Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed (Sega)
• Sports Connection (Ubisoft)
• Tank! Tank! Tank! (Namco Bandai)
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wii U Edition (Namco Bandai)
• Transformers Prime (Activision)
• Warriors Orochi 3: Hyper (Tecmo Koei)
• Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2013 (Ubisoft) |
-Other information regarding the system, its controllers, and other features has been released too.
http://www.nintendo.com/wiiuhttp://www.nintendo.com/wiiu/buynowhttp://kotaku.com/5942980/whats-inside-the-wii-u-lets-get-technical (system specs)
http://kotaku.com/5942991/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-wii-u-that-nintendo-was-willing-to-tell-us
Personally, I'm excited. I'll definitely shell out the extra $50 for the Deluxe version. The only reason I might pre-order is if Pikmin is a day-one launch title (or perhaps AC3). Otherwise, most of these launch title games don't interest me, unfortunately.
