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

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