Topic: Wii U Launch Lists/Plans/Budgets

[Kairon]

Hey all! The Wii U launch is so close... so ridiculously close... I can't take it anymore! I need to talk to people about it, so this is basically a thread on what our intentions are for the Wii U launch. I'm really interested in what games people are buying, and secretly hope to see many 3rd party games on the list!

I've basically been saving up for this day for a whole year. I have a giant spreadsheet in Open Office where I keep my budget and I usually try to project forward a couple months, but for the Wii U I kicked that thing up into like 12-month forecast territory. Whenever I spent or didn't spend money over the past year, I was always calculating about how much I was putting away for the Wii U. And with this this North American Launch Lineup, it's probably a good thing too.

Hardware:

Wii U Deluxe Bundle - Nintendo - $350 - (Pre-ordered at local GameStop)

Hardware Subtotal: $350

Retail Games:

Nintendo Land - Nintendo - $0 (Free from SKU) - (Pre-ordered at local GameStop)
New Super Mario Bros. U - Nintendo - $0 (Old Navy Black Friday Deal) - (Will do Black Friday at Old Navy)
Zombi U - UbiSoft - $60 - (Pre-ordered at local GameStop)
Assassin's Creed III - Ubisoft - $60 - (Pre-ordered at local GameStop)
Darksiders 2 - THQ- $60 - (Pre-ordered at local Play 'N Trade)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 - Activision - $60 - (Pre-ordered at local GameStop)
FIFA 13 - Electronic Arts - $60 - (Pre-ordered at local GameStop)
Batman: Arkham City: Armored Edition - WB - $60 - (Pre-ordered at local Play 'N Trade)
Sonic All-Stars Racing: Transformed - SEGA - $40 - (Will buy at Play 'N Trade?)

Retail Subtotal: $400

eShop Games (Assume worst case prices of $30):

Cloudberry Kingdom - Pwnee Studios - $0 (Free from Kickstarter)
Toki Tori 2 - Two Tribes - $30
Trine 2: Director's Cut - Frozenbyte - $30
Nano Assault Neo - Shin'en - $30
Mighty Switch Force HD - WayForward - $30

eShop Subtotal: $120

Accessories:

Screen Protector - $20
(I already have WiiMotes, Nunchuks, Wii Motion Pluses, a 32 GB SD card, and plenty of emergency AA batteries)

Accessories Subtotal: $20

Totals:

Hardware Subtotal: $350
Retail Subtotal: $400
eShop Subtotal: $120
Accessories Subtotal: $20

Complete Subtotal: $890
Estimated Taxes: $89

Estimated Total: $979

Statistics:

Retail Games:
2 First-Party vs. 7 Third-Party (Retail)
3 Exclusives vs. 5 Timely Multiplatform Ports vs. 1 Old Multiplatform Port (Retail)
2 Ubisoft titles vs. 2 Nintendo titles vs. 1 each from the other Publishers (Retail)
9 Retail games vs. 5 eShop download games
9 Big Publisher games vs. 5 Indie games

I've got my Wii U pre-ordered at the local GameStop, but I'm going to see if I can do all my game purchases moving forward from a local Play 'N Trade I recently discovered. I'm also still deliberating about buying a Wii U headset, and if so, which model? Anyone got any advice?

I'm also putting off Nintendo game purchases 'till later. Some of my most anticipated first-party titles come out later, and I'll play it cool with NSMBU. It can wait.

Oh, and I've got a bunch of games I'm not 100% committed to throughout the Launch Window...

Launch Window - Definitely Buy

007 Legends - Activision
Mass Effect 3 - Electronic Arts
Lego City: Undercover - Nintendo
Aliens: Colonial Marines - Sega
Rayman: Legends - Ubisoft

Later - Definitely Buy At Some Time

Pikmin 3 - Nintendo
Wonderful 101 - Nintendo

Thinking - Not Sure If I Will Buy

Scribblenauts Unlimited - WB
Madden NFL 2012 - Electronic Arts
Funky Barn - 505 Games
Chasing Aurora (eShop Download) - Broken Rules
Runner 2:Future Legend of Rhythm Alien - Gaijin Game

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Has anyone else obsessed over this as much as I have?

Edit: added New Super Mario Bros. U to the list. I'm gonna try to get it at the Old Navy Black Friday Doorbuster deal.

Edit: added Sonic All-Stars Racing: Transformed. I am a broken, broken, man.

[MrPhishfood]

I live in the UK and what I'm getting is a little weird.

Its a bundle pack with Wii U deluxe model, comes with ZombiU and a pro controller.

Weird right? ZombiU is the one game that does not need the pro controller and the deluxe model does not come with Nintendo Land.

I'm just getting it for ZombiU really and I'll figure out what else I want to play after I'm done with it.

[Kairon]

I live in the UK and what I'm getting is a little weird.

Its a bundle pack with Wii U deluxe model, comes with ZombiU and a pro controller.

Weird right? ZombiU is the one game that does not need the pro controller and the deluxe model does not come with Nintendo Land.

I'm just getting it for ZombiU really and I'll figure out what else I want to play after I'm done with it.

Ohh... wow. For some reason I thought the Deluxe Zombi U SKU in the UK included BOTH Nintendo Land and Zombi U... huh... well, the Wii U Pro Controller makes sense for the 2-Player versus mode in Zombi U where one person plays a survivor (Wii U Pro Controller) and the other places Zombies on the map to kill them (Wii U GamePad).

[Mop it up]

I'm not buying one at launch, but here's my breakdown for the launch window titles.

Definitely Buy At Some Time

New Super Mario Bros. U
Nintendo Land (deluxe set)
Pikmin 3

Thinking - Not Sure If I Will Buy/Maybe When Cheap
007 Legends
Call of Duty Black Ops II
Epic Mickey 2
Game and Wario
Lego City Undercover
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Rayman Legends
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Sonic & All-Stars Racing: Transformed
Tank! Tank! Tank!
Wonderful 101
ZombiU

[NWR_insanolord]

I've got the deluxe model Wii U as well as ZombiU, Assassin's Creed III, Darksiders 2 and a Pro controller preordered and mostly paid off. I may get another game at launch in addition to that, depending on where things stand financially at that point, and if I do it'll probably be either Call of Duty or Mario. I also plan on getting NBA 2K13 when it comes out, as well as at least Cloudberry Kingdom and Trine 2 on the eShop, and most likely several others.

[Adrock]

I'm only getting the Deluxe set and New Super Mario Bros. U at launch. My next game will probably be The Wonderful 101. Unless Best Buy or Target has a sale on Pro Controllers at some point before Smash Bros., I'll probally hold off on those. I'll probably wait until Rayman Legends and Scribblenauts Unlimited drop to $20.

[toddra]

I am dreaming at this point, unless I make a ton of money at my moving sale. But if I had the money I would just be getting the main console, with at least one controller, and that New Super Mario Bros game and that should hold me over for the next five years.

[Ceric]

Wii U Deluxe	$350
NSMBU	$60
Zombi U*	$60
Tax (9.75%)	$45.83
Total	$515.83

*Be Rayman Legends if at launch

I'll definitely pick up Wonderful 101 when its released.  Rayman Legends I'm going to hope for Christmas.

I'll pick up ACIII, Batman, and Darksider II when they drop to Game of the Year price if I don't get them super cheap on Steam first.  I'm still debating whether I want Cloudberry Kingdom on PC or Wii U.  Also Monster Hunter is a given in March.

[lolmonade]

I've got a Deluxe Edition pre-ordered from Wal-Mart, with intentions to get New Super Mario Bros. U with it at launch (a good co-op game for the wife and I to play on Thanksgiving weekend). 
 
I can't bring myself to buy anything else new until I see some general feedback on the launch games, or I get a chance to rent a few.
 
I'm a bit more curious to see what digital offerings will be available at launch.  I might splurge a bit there depending on what's available.
 
So, considering just the system and Mario U, my total will probably be $425-$450 at launch after taxes.  I can't bring myself to spend double that on launch day.  A lot of my time will probably be spent tinkering with the system itself, anyway.

[Oblivion]

Wii U Deluxe	$350
Wii U Pro Controller	$50
Zombi U	$60
K-Mart Employee Discount	-$46
Tax (8.00%)	$33.12
Total	$447.12

If I put it on Layaway for an 8 week contract, the down payment would be about 45 dollars, and each payment would be about $100. If I do a 12 week contract, each payment would be about $67.


Now, all I need is some sort of Wii Motion Plus. Does anyone still have those Wii Motion Plus add ons lying around? I had two but I lost them and I need at least one for the Wii U.


EDIT: According to Google the tax rate where I plan on buying it is 7.9%, but I'm too lazy to do the calculations again.

[UncleBob]

Deluxe Wii U with Nintendo Land - $349.96
New Super Mario Bros. U - $59.96
Skylanders: Giants (running under the assumption it'll come with a Wii U exclusive figure - otherwise, I'll wait for it) - $79.96
Employee Discount - $-48.99
Sales tax - $34.29

$475.18

[Ceric]

All you people with your Store Discounts.

The more I think about it I may just try and get Mario as a Download title.  If it doesn't work out I'm sure Mario will be plentiful.  Zombi U I'm not so sure it even be available.

I know my Gamestop be disappointed.  I actually like this one.

[Oblivion]

Unclebob, where do you work?

[Ceric]

Unclebob, where do you work?

Walmart.  I'm Pretty sure he's a manager of some sort.

[NWR_insanolord]

Based on some of the stuff I'm seeing today, I'm now definitely getting NSMBU day one, and doing so through the eShop. I'll then immediately get a $5 code I can apply to one of the many download games I'm interested in.

[Ceric]

Based on some of the stuff I'm seeing today, I'm now definitely getting NSMBU day one, and doing so through the eShop. I'll then immediately get a $5 code in December I can apply to one of the many download games I'm interested in.

Fixed that for ya.  You accumulate points November 18th on but Nintendo isn't starting the program till December.  Which means points probably won't be their till December.

[UncleBob]

/gets 10% off physical games at Walmart.
/gets 10% off eShop cards at Walmart.

Buy NSMBU, use $6 saved towards $20 eShop card for $18.  Spend "$20" on eShop, get $2 back.  Total savings $6 +$2 +$2 - $10!

50% off all eShop titles!  Whoo!

(Yeah, there are some issues with my math there...)

[Soren]

Am I the only one here getting a basic set? lol


Wii U Basic Set - $299 (Pre-ordered at Best Buy) + $21 Tax = $320

Day 1 Games (Pre-ordered from Gamestop)
-NSMBU - $59.99
-FIFA 13 - $59.99
Tax - $8
Total - $128

Day 1 eShop Games
-Trine 2: $??
-Chasing Aurora (if it makes launch day): $??

Grand total: $448. Just under $500 including the eShop games. And that's just Nov. 18. During the launch window?


Games to get as soon as they get a price cut/discount/special offer:
-ZombiU
-NBA 2k13
-Just Dance 4 (for the inevitable party game nights. Don't laugh,this series is the holy grail of party games.)

Day 1 Launch Window games:
-Pikmin 3
-The Wonderful 101 (maybe digital)

Day 1 Launch Window eShop games:
-Cloudberry Kingdom
-Mighty Switch Force HD
-Chasing Aurora (if it doesn't make launch day)

That should tide me over until the end of spring.

[Caliban]

Cloudberry Kingdom - Pwnee Studios - $0 (Free from Kickstarter)
Toki Tori 2 - Two Tribes - $30
Trine 2: Director's Cut - Frozenbyte - $30
Nano Assault Neo - Shin'en - $30
Mighty Switch Force HD - WayForward - $30

eShop Subtotal: $120

Let's see: $0 + $10 + $20 + $15 + $15 = $60 + taxes (maybe you don't pay taxes for online transactions). That's a bit more reasonable.

[lolmonade]

Am I the only one here getting a basic set? lol

There are two reasons I want the Deluxe version:

• It's the only model that comes in black.
• I'm wanting Nintendoland anyway, why not get it this way and get it $10 cheaper?

[Kairon]

/gets 10% off physical games at Walmart.
/gets 10% off eShop cards at Walmart.

Buy NSMBU, use $6 saved towards $20 eShop card for $18.  Spend "$20" on eShop, get $2 back.  Total savings $6 +$2 +$2 - $10!

50% off all eShop titles!  Whoo!

(Yeah, there are some issues with my math there...)

Ohhhh... Only 6 hours later do I see what you mean, lol. That is some creative accounting! And a cool way to parlay your discounts into each other!

Cloudberry Kingdom - Pwnee Studios - $0 (Free from Kickstarter)
Toki Tori 2 - Two Tribes - $30
Trine 2: Director's Cut - Frozenbyte - $30
Nano Assault Neo - Shin'en - $30
Mighty Switch Force HD - WayForward - $30

eShop Subtotal: $120

Let's see: $0 + $10 + $20 + $15 + $15 = $60 + taxes (maybe you don't pay taxes for online transactions). That's a bit more reasonable.

Yeah, you're right, but I made a deliberate decision to budget against worst case scenario prizes. Though... Hmmmm... If I really save $60 like you say... I could apply that to buying the most expensive headsets I've ever owned...

Am I the only one here getting a basic set? lol

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-FIFA 13 - $59.99

How do you feel about getting the basic? Did you want a deluxe or are you really not impressed with the bonuses that SKU gets?

Also, YAY for buying Fifa day 1!

[Soren]

Am I the only one here getting a basic set? lol

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-FIFA 13 - $59.99

How do you feel about getting the basic? Did you want a deluxe or are you really not impressed with the bonuses that SKU gets?

Also, YAY for buying Fifa day 1!

I did it for financial reasons. Dwindling freelance work since summer meant not as much income, but I still really really wanted a Wii U at launch. I wanted ZombiU at launch too, but I've decided I have to wait until a price drop. Nintendo Land looks great but I know I'll barely play it. It's just not that high up in my "wanted games" list. Already have a hard drive ready for the Wii U. The only thing I might regret not getting is the Deluxe Digital Promotion because it's a great incentive. That being said, I still don't want to tie up so many digital purchases to a piece of hardware and I'm still skeptical over how well supported the eShop is going to be in the long run.

[azeke]

I kinda feel bad for reposting it, cause i already bragged about it enough times here, but ah well:

My order:

As to why Basic Edition:

Premium doesn't do much for me.
32 Gb? When i have a spare 1Tb USB hard drive laying around?
Nintendo Network Premium program? How's that different from club nintendo rewards we already have? At first i thought it's gonna be like discount for DD titles, but no -- you just get points for buying games that you waste on MORE games.
Additonal plastic stuff? I'd pay to get rid of that.
250 Euro package -- here i come.

There miiight be problems with amazon though, in which case i might probably will be forced to switch retailers. But the order will be the same, plus maybe Tekken Tag 2.

[Adrock]

Nintendo Network Premium program? How's that different from club nintendo rewards we already have? At first i thought it's gonna be like discount for DD titles, but no -- you just get points for buying games that you waste on MORE games.

Is it really a waste if you want those games? For anyone who downloads a lot of games (or plans to), the Deluxe Digital Program is a great deal.

Speaking of, I forgot to mention Trine. I'll probably be downloading that.

[NWR_insanolord]

As someone who likes the idea of buying games digitally enough to have re-bought Mario 3D Land and Mario 3D Kart that way, I'm very interested in the reward program, since I'm going to be getting something for doing what I'd have done regardless.