WiiU Price and Release Date Announced

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Nintendo have today finally revealed the release date for the WiiU Console, the 8th December is to be the Japanese Launch date, with the console to come in 2 versions a Basic version that comes in a white colour and has 8GB of internal memory, the Premium version comes in Black and has 32 GB of internal Memory and comes with stand and docks that you dont get with the basic version. Both ship with an HDMI Cable.

All exisiting Wii accessories will work with the WiiU and the new Tablet Gamepad is to ship at a price that converts to £100. Nunchucks will come in 3 different colours.

Nintendo claim that the WiiU is 20 times more powerful than the Nintendo Wii, supports 1080p grahics out of the box and has 1GB of System Memory and the same for Game memory.

If you buy the premium version youll get free access to the new loyalty programme which gives back 10% on digital purchases.

The price of the Basic converted to pounds works at £210 and the Premium at £250. New Super Mario Bros. U and Nintendo Land will launch on release day.

Nintendo are due to release the Euro price and release date later today


Heres the press release:

Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kyoto, Minami-ku, President: Satoru Iwata) is pleased to announce that the launch in Japan on December 8, 2012, "Wii U" new game console.
This time, selected according to your playing style retail price of ¥ 31,500 / ¥ 30,000 (tax included) and (tax), "Wii U" is "(Wii U Premium Set) Wii U PREMIUM SET" as available "Wii U will be provided a set of two (excluding tax) / ¥ 25,000 (including tax) 26,250 yen retail price (Wii U Basic Set) "BASIC SET.


Suggested retail price 31,500 yen (tax included)
30,000 yen (excluding tax)
Suggested retail price ¥ 26,250 (tax included)
25,000 yen (excluding tax)

Body Wii U (kuro) one (32GB memory storage unit) Wii U body units (shiro) 1
(8GB memory storage unit)
Wii U GamePad units (kuro) 1 Wii U GamePad units (shiro) 1
Wii U GamePad
Stylus (kuro) one Wii U GamePad
Stylus (shiro) one
Wii U GamePad
One charging stand
This 1 HDMI cable
1 AC adapter body pieces Wii U
1 Wii U GamePad AC adapter (s)
Wii U GamePad
One play stand
Stand (kuro) 1 set body upright Wii U
This 1 HDMI cable
1 AC adapter body pieces Wii U
1 Wii U GamePad AC adapter (s)
※ Only "kuro" body color of the "Wii U PREMIUM SET", and only "shiro" body color of the "Wii U BASIC SET".
On the same day as the body release Wii U soft retail price of 5,985 yen "New Super Mario Bros. U" corresponds yen / 5,700 yen (tax included) 4,935 suggested retail price "Nintendo Land" and (excluding tax) / ¥ 4,700 (tax included) Company tax ( will be released).
In addition, the release date and price in regard outside of Japan, will be announced separately from the Company's international subsidiaries.
It should be noted that, from 23:00 today (September 13), entitled "Nintendo Direct Wii U Preview" in the Internet, the content (including the simultaneous release of soft body other than the above) will be released in the software from our company and software makers For, I will tell.