Wii U cut another £50 by UK retailer Asda

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How low can Wii U go? UK retailer Asda is looking to find out, as the company dropped the struggling console's price by another £50. This is the second cut the retailer has enacted on the Wii U, dropping its price by £50 in early March. Asda is currently selling the 8GB Basic and 32GB Premium Packs for £149 (around $232) and £199 ($310), respectively.

The unofficial price cut enacted by several UK retailers in early March apparently did little to spur sales. Reports from UK retailers by the end of the month noted that it "resulted in a smaller than desired increase."

The Wii U shipped around 390,000 units worldwide in the past three months. In comparison, Nintendo's last-gen darling, the Wii, outperformed Wii U shipping 460,000 (70,000 units more). There have been no official price cuts announced.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/02/wii-u-cut-another-50-by-uk-retailer-asda/

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slapshot101Posted:

The closer the price comes to the Xbox 360 and PS3, the more sales they will make.

ChiPosted:

Not like anyone would buy it still..

-TamPosted:

no body wants that

PoonPosted:

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Vlif i think they need to cut it waay more :S


it still wont get any sales. nobody wants it...


very true, maybe they should just basically give it away. make it like 99$ or 49$ or something lol they'd get sales then

PoonPosted:

MrWIZEGAMER HAHAAH 149 thats a joke id rather by a IPOD with better features


very true, atleast iPods are portable :P

SCOPosted:

MrWIZEGAMER HAHAAH 149 thats a joke id rather by a IPOD with better features


Thats actually 100% true, Ipods are way better!!

MrWIZEGAMERPosted:

HAHAAH 149 thats a joke id rather by a IPOD with better features

ToesPosted:

Vlif i think they need to cut it waay more :S


it still wont get any sales. nobody wants it...

PoonPosted:

i think they need to cut it waay more :S

neboPosted:

gtapro151 needs to be cut to 199$ then they need to make a new wii to compeate with ps4 and the 720


Or a new console series? Why is it always adding extras to another instead of a whole new name?