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Nintendo Wii U Premium $348 (Save $120). Wii U Basic $278 (Save $100) @ BigW (Online Only)

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Cheapest Price on a local Nintendo Wii U at big W.

online only and shipping is about $4 (very resonable).

Wii U Console Black Premium Pack includes: Black Wii U console with 32GB internal storage Black Wii U GamePad Wii U Nintendo Land Console & GamePad Stand GamePad Charging Cradle Sensor Bar HDMI cable and AC adapters for console and GamePad Nintendo Network Premium reward programme - 10% discount on Nintendo eShop prices.

Wii U Console White Basic Pack includes: White Wii U console with 8GB internal storage White Wii U GamePad HDMI cable and AC adapters.

Save another $15 by using coupon code 15off200(Note that this is only till the 12th june midnight.)

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JB HI-FI-$428(bonus Starter pack)/$348

EB Games-$428/$348

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  • stickyfingers on 10/06/2013 - 21:07

    "Everyones a winner, baby, that's no lie
    You never fail, to satisfy, satisfyyyyyyyy"

  • wartortle on 10/06/2013 - 21:08

    I wonder if this is a one-off sale, or if it's an early E3 price drop…

    Either way, great price!

    • LaTerrible on 11/06/2013 - 01:14

      There's been an unofficial recall of the basic models in the US. Nintendo called it a recalibration of their stock or something like that, but basically it is as you thought - preparation for a price drop. I expect (well, hope) to see the hopeless Basic model scrapped and just one SKU to continue in it's place - and price.

  • ausbob71 on 10/06/2013 - 21:12
    +1

    I still have a bnib Mario kart wii bundle from a dse sale last year and haven't even entertained the idea of a wii u.

    • JuryWheel on 10/06/2013 - 22:53

      Thinking of selling? I'm keen if you're in melb.

      • ausbob71 on 11/06/2013 - 15:53

        Not in Melbourne but I could post if you were keen.

  • [Deactivated] on 10/06/2013 - 21:17

    This thing is selling even worse than the Vita week in and week out. I am interested in it but will wait for more games and better cheap bundles before investing in another Nintendo. (Burned by 3DS launch)

    • Pepsi to go on 10/06/2013 - 21:20

      The 3DS when launch was the same price as what this Nintendo Wii U premium cost.
      I got the 3DS for $278 just couple months it came out.

      • [Deactivated] on 10/06/2013 - 21:24

        I also gave my 3DS to my kid after MK7 and Super Mario 3D came out because it had such a lull in games until more recent times. It now has a great library and cheaper deals on a better system (XL)

        • [Deactivated] on 08/07/2013 - 14:25

          OCARINA OF TIME (temple of time melody plays in head)

  • Kerius on 10/06/2013 - 21:21

    still need to wait for more games on it to decide whether it's good or a flop. the only noteworthy game in its library so far is only monster hunter… the rest of the games ain't impressive at all

    • tyler.durden on 11/06/2013 - 00:32

      only thing worth playing on it is nintendo made games..

      most of the third party will be crap or they won't support the console
      since some developers saids it is not powerful enough for their game

  • [Deactivated] on 10/06/2013 - 21:22
    +5

    Many of us OzBargainers preordered Wii U Premium from BigW with coupons for $358 delivered, with a free silicon glove. For the sake of $10 and the time that has passed, we're awesome.

    • AMLagonda on 10/06/2013 - 23:05

      :) Pity the games didnt come out as we had of hoped for…. Lego undercover is about the best one I have, Zombie isnt bad either but its not making me use the Wii TBH.

    • [Deactivated] on 08/07/2013 - 14:37

      It took me a while to figure out what 'silicon glove' was referring to

  • Zerny on 10/06/2013 - 21:24
    +4

    I wouldn't rush out and buy this before E3, I suspect a price drop is coming for the Wii U @ E3.

    Could be a good deal, although I'd hate for people to rush out and buy this and realize that it wasn't that cheap, after the prices for Wii U drops.

  • hamwhisperer on 10/06/2013 - 21:25
    +1

    Impending price drop at E3 no doubt. They may well just be matching the price it's about to be anyhow soon. An /actual/ deal for this in a few weeks may be cheaper again.

    • Elijha on 10/06/2013 - 22:29

      Wait I didn't think Nintendo were at this E3 for some reason.. or not doing announcement. This console may be hurting but I don't think they will drop the price until they have something to draw people in like a Mario or Zelda - otherwise you'll get the comments above (why buy no good games) and it'll just look worse as it sits on the shelf.

      • Zerny on 10/06/2013 - 23:53
        +2

        Nintendo is definitely at E3.

        Wednesday, June 11/June 12
        10.00pm AWST (Perth)
        11.30pm ACST (Adelaide)
        12.00am AEST (Sydney/Melbourne)

        Kotaku.com.au will be liveblogging it.

  • annoynimous on 10/06/2013 - 21:27

    wii u in a lost identity stage… on the one hand it tries to appease hardcore gamers by having up to date hardware to run the current AAA titles, on the other, xbox 360 and ps 3 are both steadily getting price slashes in games and console, rendering an easier choice for the budget conscious

    not to mention without wide adoption of this console, developers would play it safe and put their cards on MS and Sony

    • [Deactivated] on 10/06/2013 - 21:32

      Yeah this is already happening. EA are only developing one game for the Wii, Konami have dropped a few.

      • hamwhisperer on 10/06/2013 - 21:34

        Only game to buy it for, Bayonetta 2

        • jackthefrost on 10/06/2013 - 21:35
          -1

          Then to find out 2 months later they're releasing for the other consoles? That's what they did with Rayman Legends.

        • [Deactivated] on 10/06/2013 - 21:36
          -1

          And they delayed it 6 months to make sure it never released for WiiU first.

        • hamwhisperer on 10/06/2013 - 23:49

          I'd heard that Nintendo actually fronted money for it when Sega wouldn't or something. It sounds like a tight lock to the system.

          Who knows.

    • christopher8827 on 11/06/2013 - 00:57

      Up to date graphics my ass… the technical specs on this will render future next-gen AAA games unplayable. It will be like the Wii all over again.

      Source: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/df-hardware-wii-u-graphics…

  • jackthefrost on 10/06/2013 - 21:34
    +3

    Mighty tempting… definitely take all my wiillpower to hold out on this one.

  • [Deactivated] on 10/06/2013 - 21:38
    +1

    As nintendo boy that still plays his snes every week, I'm in no rush to buy this, just wait it out and prices will drop like they did with the wii

    • ppx on 10/06/2013 - 21:44

      The Wii was wildly popular and didn't drop in price for years! The Wii U on the other hand, a completely different story.

      At this price i'm tempted but still need to see a few more games first! I say this as a Nintendo fan as well, having bought the Wii, 3DS and DS on launch day. Looking forward to seeing what Nintendo has in store for E3.

      • [Deactivated] on 10/06/2013 - 22:29

        I'm in no rush, will wait it out for now, plus I won't bite till they get a few more titles out and the prices for games go down.

        The thing with new games is that if you buy 3 of them then its equal to or more than the cost of the console

  • JeBs on 10/06/2013 - 21:45

    Very cheap even compared to the Amazon (it, de, uk) prices - before our dollar crashed! I always wanted one of these, so I bought one (Premium edition). $337 delivered.

  • videoman on 10/06/2013 - 21:46

    Hmmmm theres no real good games out yet on wii u - http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/all/w…

    • [Deactivated] on 10/06/2013 - 21:50
      +3

      Only four of those are exclusive to the system. You can pick the rest up on the other big two consoles much cheaper and chances are if you're into those kind of games you probably already have played them on the other consoles.

  • jackthefrost on 10/06/2013 - 21:51

    I honestly have no idea why they couldn't concentrate on their famous 1st party games instead of worrying about other things (nothing?). Metroid, Kirby, Zelda, Star Fox, etc. where are they?

    • [Deactivated] on 10/06/2013 - 21:52
      +4

      At E3 hopefully.

    • Tal_Shiar on 10/06/2013 - 23:37

      That's the thing, they announce games but no dates and when you least expect it they announce it will release in like. 6 weeks

  • jace88 on 10/06/2013 - 22:02

    Sounds like a great deal but there don't seem to be any games which scream must have to me.

  • Sage on 10/06/2013 - 22:11
    -5

    Seems like pretty standard pricing.
    You can actually get these cheaper from Amazon.de or .uk.

    It's a crap system anyway, a complete flop.
    There's no games for it, and no one is making any.
    Think twice before buying one.

    • JeBs on 10/06/2013 - 22:34
      +1

      Actually you cannot get this cheaper from any Amazon or overseas site any longer. Our weakened dollar has led to a price rise of roughly 10%. Plus if you're able to claim the GST, this offer is another 10% cheaper. Don't forget the convenience of having to not use a convertor adaptor. But I'd say the local warranty is the icing. It would cost you $157.65 (via Australia Post's cheapest option with tracking - Express Post International) to send it back overseas should anything go wrong. Not sure if Amazon would cover any return shipping charge though.

      • jackthefrost on 10/06/2013 - 22:47

        Our international shipping rates make me cringe. It's just insane. One time it costed me $70 to ship one pair of jeans to the US. Another around $100 to send a parcel about the size of a cereal box to Russia.

  • spare13 on 10/06/2013 - 22:15

    Combine with http://www.bigw.com.au/offer/spendsave using 15off200 and get another $15 off.

    • [Deactivated] on 10/06/2013 - 22:16

      yeah the OP already mentioned that in the post body.

      • spare13 on 10/06/2013 - 22:17

        Missed that. Only skim read.

  • christopher8827 on 10/06/2013 - 22:32
    +2

    Good system if you only like 1st party games… 3rd party devs are already abandoning the system…

  • flumpf on 10/06/2013 - 22:51
    +2

    Very expensive door stop.

  • unity1 on 10/06/2013 - 22:54
    +2

    Can't justify the price when you can get a PS3 at those prices and it's a more versatile console

  • DEvok on 11/06/2013 - 02:50
    -1

    The consoles are running out of context, Xbox 1 and ps4 will most likely follow the same path, it's ashame to see the world of gaming consoles waste itself away, iPads and pc are now the dominate species, not to mention iphone/samsung basically phones.

    • annoynimous on 11/06/2013 - 03:30

      in what sense? the console and pc is converging closer than ever, with not one but two next gens following a very similar structure as the PC with AMD's Jaguar + graphics core next.

      these are the type of technologies coming into the PC world later in the year. It is the most exciting time if you're a game developer wanting a solution to port games easily between the 3 platforms and maintaining the same optimization (framerates, texture quality, memory usage etc)

      I hope to see AMD's masterplan coming into fruition

      • tyler.durden on 11/06/2013 - 11:50

        Pc will always be more powerful and better looking

        But consoles will get the most games and get them first

        • annoynimous on 11/06/2013 - 16:42

          it's not always about who is more powerful and better looking,

          it's about maximum optimisation between platforms so the end user a.k.a YOU,

          will benefit the most from these technological advancements in the best economical way for both parties (the developers and gamers)

          and about game releases, it can achieve simultaneous releases if porting between AMD platforms is done easily, for exclusives would still be the same, whenever the publisher is the device manufacturer.

  • sportsguy on 11/06/2013 - 10:22
    -7

    I played it for a Week and was then bored..!!!
    With the Xbox you can play for a week and still be on the same level but you are ok with that as you are having a great time.!!!

    I Have a PS3 but feel Xbox has won the battle of the game consoles now that they are going to have blue ray and the ability to record TV etc…

    PS3 would not even show a photo or talk about their box at launch.. Huge Mistake for them,,,

    Nintendo's light is dimming sadly.. Like Nokia has in phones..

    • [Deactivated] on 11/06/2013 - 10:31

      lol, pull your head in mate. Have you seen the Xbone's DRM rubbish? All they have shown us is TV, TV, TV (only available in USA) Do yourself a favour, wait for E3 and then continue your senseless babbling.

      • tyler.durden on 11/06/2013 - 11:52

        Also their policy for second hand games is crap..
        They want to charge us again after we buy a second hand game

        Unless they remove the used games policy, I Hope the next xbox is a failure like the windows 8.

    • Tal_Shiar on 11/06/2013 - 13:41

      With the Xbox you can play for a week and still be on the same level but you are ok with that as you are having a great time.!!!

      If your on the same level on any game for a week you really shouldn't be trying to be a gamer

    • jv on 13/06/2013 - 22:09

      I played it for a Week and was then bored..!!!

      My kids have been playing the Wii U now for 4 months and can't get enough of it…

  • Ry009 on 11/06/2013 - 11:23

    What sort of price drop are we looking at post E3?

    • [Deactivated] on 11/06/2013 - 11:31
      +2

      It's hard to say, Ninty have a conference today I think so if there is no drop you can still buy this.

      • Ry009 on 11/06/2013 - 12:22

        Cheers man.

        If im going to get only 10-20 bucks off, might grab it now.

        So with premium, are you basically paying an extra 70 for a couple of non required accessories, hard drive space and Nintendoland?

        Might just get the basic.

        • moyanous on 11/06/2013 - 12:37
          +2

          The basic pack does not have a sensor bar, which you may need to use the wiimotes. You can use the sensor from a Wii though.

        • [Deactivated] on 11/06/2013 - 12:39
          +1

          No sensor bar = no original wii games.

        • Ry009 on 11/06/2013 - 12:58

          Thanks guys.

          So accessories = not required/can get cheap versions off ebay
          Sensor bar = same as above/have a wii but can still get another one off ebay

          If you know where to find stuff, can't see the point of getting the premium pack.

  • tyler.durden on 11/06/2013 - 11:55
    -2

    32gb is still pretty small storage

    Probably be a newer revision with more storage…

    Anyone know if this console can be jailbreak etc..

    • [Deactivated] on 11/06/2013 - 13:16
      +5

      External HDD can be used.

  • soupiejr on 11/06/2013 - 13:30
    +1

    Just thought I should be the voice of reason here, it's coming up to the season of Toy Sale amongst the big retailers (kids' holidays coming up). Expect this to drop even further in price when Toy Sale starts again (mid-late June).

  • cmdbash on 11/06/2013 - 14:07
    -2

    meh. considering ps4 launch price will be $399, better wait a little while longer for wii u prices to drop.

    • sct911 on 11/06/2013 - 18:00
      +2

      $550 in aus

    • Zerny on 11/06/2013 - 18:00

      ps4 will be $550 in Australia

      Xbox One will be $600 in Australia

      Pretty sure we'll see a price drop on the Wii U, the real question is: by how much?

      I wouldn't buy this till you hear from Nintendo @ E3

  • Ry009 on 11/06/2013 - 14:17

    Too much logic here!

    Must.resist.impulse.purchase.

    :P

  • [Deactivated] on 12/06/2013 - 00:42
    +3

    No price drop mentioned in Direct presentation. Some great games shown for WiiU like Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros, Legend Of Zelda Wind Waker HD, Donkey kong Countery Tropical Freeze, Xenoblade, Bayonetta 2 etc. Unfortunately pretty much all of them are coming early 2014. I'll be waiting a while to buy a WiiU. Perhaps Xmas will see some good bundles.

    • [Deactivated] on 12/06/2013 - 07:29
      +1

      Oh I forgot Super Mario 3D World (WiiU) which looks amazeballs.

      And also the Xenoblade game I mentioned isn't a Xenoblade game, it's called X and it's from Xenoblade's devs. I was damn tired, lol.

  • jackthefrost on 12/06/2013 - 07:40
    +2

    That's one amazing showing at E3, unfortunately there was nothing about Kirby, Metroid or Megaman for the matter. One amazing looking RPG in the making, if only they have a couple of those I might probably pass on the PS4 for a short while.

    • [Deactivated] on 12/06/2013 - 08:41

      Me too, the main problem for me is what's the sense in passing on a PS4 in favor of a WiiU only to have to wait until 2014 for the good stuff. The only game I recall coming out this year was LoZ Wind Waker HD which I had on the Game Cube and that was for October.

      • jackthefrost on 12/06/2013 - 16:35

        I don't know who negged your completely sensible post so I +1 back. I was hoping at least Mario Kart 8 can make it this year but seems there's nothing particularly interesting to me prior to Xmas after all. :(

        • [Deactivated] on 12/06/2013 - 16:58

          I have a couple of groupies on here who neg as many of my posts a day as they can.

  • ChickenAdobo on 12/06/2013 - 15:19
    +2

    Wii U Future Launch Date.

    June. New Super Luigi U [DLC] , Game & Wario
    July - Pikmin 3
    August - Disney Infinity, Splinter Cell Blacklist , Wonderful 101
    September - Rayman Legends
    October - Batman: Arkham Origins, Assassin Creed IV: Black Flag , The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
    November - Watch Dog , Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Wii Party U
    December - Super Mario 3D World , Wii Fit U ,

    2013 No Date - Sonic Lost World (Q4) , Earthbound (VC)

    2014
    Super Smash Bros. WiiU , Monolith 'X' , Bayonetta 2 , Mario Kart 8, Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games

    I say it pretty solid for Nintendo Wii U going past June especially with eShop filler such as indies game and virtual console, Various games having cross-platform play with your 3DS ( You can play 3DS games on your Wii U)

    • [Deactivated] on 12/06/2013 - 16:26
      +1

      Gets good from November/December. I'll wait for a good Xmas bundle myself, hopefully Mario 3D World or DK bundle.

      • ChickenAdobo on 12/06/2013 - 16:39
        +1

        Yeh probably the best time to get a Wii U. By then the Wii U library is at least decent enough for the mass consumer. Though you be missing out the 30 cent VC games promotion currently available.

        • [Deactivated] on 12/06/2013 - 16:57

          I had a pile of VC games on my launch 3DS. They held my interest for oh, about 30 seconds each, lol. I'd love to see SNES VC personally.

  • stev418 on 14/06/2013 - 09:05
    +2

    For anyone that's interest - this offer ends 10 July, as shown on order "Promotional price! Ends July 10.-$50.00"

    They also have a clearance price of $44 on the Wii U Pro Controller, and if purchased with the Wii U total postage is still only $5

    • Barf on 17/06/2013 - 16:26

      pity I didn't notice the pro controller when I ordered it but I've already received my wii-u, oh guess I will order some blu-rays I'm after while they got 20% off and pro controller, so thanks for the info

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