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Wii U Japanese Release Date & Price Unveiled

Uros "Vader" Pavlovic

05:59 am EDT @ September 13th, 2012

Filed under: WII U, NINTENDO, JAPAN, CONSOLES

Nintendo just confirmed that they are going to launch their next-gen console, the Wii U, on December 8, 2012 in Japan. The console is going to be on offer in two sets: the Premium Set for 31,500 yen ($405) and the Basic Set for 26,250 yen ($338).

Here's more details about both sets:

Wii U PREMIUM SET

Suggested retail price 31,500 yen (including tax) 30,000 yen (excluding tax)
Wii U Console (Black) (32 GB memory)
Wii U GamePad (Black)
Wii U GamePad Stylus (Black)
Wii U GamePad Cradle
Wii U GamePad Stand
HDMI Cable
Wii U AC Adapter
Wii U GamePad AC Adapter

Wii U BASIC SET

Suggested retail price 26,250 yen (including tax) 25,000 yen (excluding tax)
Wii U Console (White) (8 GB memory)
Wii U GamePad (White)
Wii U GamePad (White)
Wii U GamePad Stylus (White)
HDMI Cable
Wii U AC Adapter
Wii U GamePad AC Adapter

Still, waiting for the official word on the European and US launch dates.

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Reader Comments

	barasawa	Sep 13 2012, 04:57 pm EDT
	Reply Looking at those lists, the 'premium' has more memory and a plastic stand & cradle, but has only 1 gamepad controller, while costing alot more. That memory is probably storage as opposed to ram, and that stuff is cheap, as are molded plastic stands. Seems to be a bad deal if it only has one gamepad controller. Guess we have to wait bit for clarification and finalization of US pricing.

	barasawa	Sep 13 2012, 06:09 pm EDT
	Reply Gamestop is listing Basic at $300 and Deluxe at $350. They also only list 1 gamepad controller in both packages. The Basic does not have Nintendoland. (Still haven't researched to find out what that is.)

	touretul	Sep 14 2012, 01:23 am EDT
	Reply 32 GB of memory? What is that mean? I guess this console is for those with no technical knowledge at all. 32 GB of memory and 1, 5 G something something of speed. I would like to see some specifications of this console like procesor, RAM, graphic card. What is this?

	Neil	Sep 14 2012, 02:32 am EDT
	Reply How much is an extra controller going to cost?

	Terminator	Sep 14 2012, 02:58 am EDT
	Reply The Wii U this year, the Xbox 720 next year, and the PS3....sometime. Get ready for the next round of console wars. Meanwhile, I'm going to sit back with my PC!