Iwata makes sure Japan is first to know the juicy details on Wii U!
During the Wii U Launch Presentation in Japan, it was revealed that the Wii U will release on December 8 and will come in two different SKUs called Basic and Premium.
The basic white model will retail for 26,250 yen (roughly $337 USD), while the premium black model will set you back 31,500 yen (roughly $405 USD). The premium model will also include perks such as stands for the Wii U GamePad and system, and a service called Nintendo Network Premium, which will provide 10% of the price back on digital purchases. Another difference and the most notable difference between the two SKUs is that the basic model will only have 8GB of flash memory, while the premium model will get you 32GB of usuable space.
In just seven hours from now, we will know the same details for North America and Europe, be sure to keep your RSS feeds updated until then for more Wii U news nuggets.