Nintendo announced the price of the Wii U in New York City today, and to the surprise of some, the Wii U will come in two price SKUs:
- Basic Set ($299.99) – 8 GB white Wii U, white Wii U GamePad
- Deluxe Set ($349.99) – 32 GB black Wii U, black Wii U GamePad, GamePad Cradle, Wii U console stand, Nintendo Land
Already, GameStop is offering the following trade-in deals:
- $50 trade credit for a Wii
- $90 trade credit for an Xbox 360 (original), PS Vita or 3DS
- $115 trade credit for a PS3 (original) or Xbox 360 (slim)
- $140 trade credit for a PS3 (slim)
Nintendo also released the list of launch titles as well:
- 505 Games -Funky Barn
- 2K Sports- NBA 2K13
- Activision – 007 Legends, Black Ops 2,Transformers Prime, WipeOut 3, Skylanders Giants, Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2013, Rapala Pro Bass Fishing
- Capcom -Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
- D3Publisher – Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game, Ben 10: Omniverse, Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade
- Disney Interactive – Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
- EA – Mass Effect 3, Madden 13, FIFA 13
- Frozenbyte – Trine 2: Director’s Cut
- Gaijin Games- Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
- Majesco Entertainment – Zumba Fitness Core
- Maximum Games- Jett Tailfin
- Namco – Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wii U Edition, TANK TANK TANK
- Nintendo – Nintendo Land, New Super Mario Bros. U, NINJA GAIDEN 3: Razor’s Edge, SiNG PARTY, LEGO City: Undercover, Wii Fit U, Game & Wario, Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101 from Platinum Games
- SEGA- Aliens: Colonial Marines, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
- Shin’en- Nano Assault Neo
- Tecmo Koei- WARRIORS OROCHI 3 Hyper
- THQ- Darksiders II, Wheel of Fortune, JEOPARDY!
- Two Tribes- Toki Tori 2
- Ubisoft – Assassin’s Creed III, Just Dance 4, Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth, Rabbids Land, Sports Connection, Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013, ZombiU, Rayman Legends
- Warner Bros. – Scribblenauts Unlimited, Game Party Champions, Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition
Let us know what you think.
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