Wii U bundle

[critter7405]

Does anyone know if the Wii U bundle that came out with Super Mario Maker is actually wourth the money for it? I don't have a Wii U yet and I am looking to get one.. I notice this doesn't have a physical copy of the game and it comes with the Mario amiibo.. It's apparently a wal-mart exclusive.. 

[maximo310]

It depends on your perferences. I could see that the biggest deal with the bundle is getting the amiibo ( hard to find seperately atm), and game w/ the console for $300. It's not a bad deal, but you can find refurbished Wii U Nintendo Land bundles on Nintendo's online for $200, or Wii U+ Super Mario 3D World/ Wind Waker bundles for $225-235 from the same place.  If you want a physical copy of Mario Maker, then you'll need to buy a Wii U and game seperately, but if you're cool with digital then go for the bundle.

[gf78]

Does anyone know if the Wii U bundle that came out with Super Mario Maker is actually wourth the money for it? I don't have a Wii U yet and I am looking to get one.. I notice this doesn't have a physical copy of the game and it comes with the Mario amiibo.. It's apparently a wal-mart exclusive.. 

Me personally, I absolutely loathe digital downloads of major games.  Hate, hate, hate them!  The biggest draw for this "exclusive" system at Walmart is the 8-bit Mario Amiibo in red & blue. 

As a potential new Wii U owner, I would look for a bundle that included a physical game.  The New Super Mario Wii U and Luigi Wii U set is nice.  If you can't find that, get a stand-alone system and pick up the Mario/Luigi combo used at Gamestop or any other game you want. 

The big draw for this bundle is the Amiibo.  I don't think it's in an actual Amiibo package inside the box.  With that in mind, just import one of the Japanese ones (same figure, different packaging is all) for $20. 

[abe]

The big draw for this bundle is the Amiibo.  I don't think it's in an actual Amiibo package inside the box.  With that in mind, just import one of the Japanese ones (same figure, different packaging is all) for $20.

Or get one from Canada.

[critter7405]

Thanks for the info.. I am still not sure I what to do I really can't stand the whole digital download ... But on the other hand how hard is that amiibo going to be to hunt down? 

[aliensstudios]

Does anyone know if the Wii U bundle that came out with Super Mario Maker is actually wourth the money for it? I don't have a Wii U yet and I am looking to get one.. I notice this doesn't have a physical copy of the game and it comes with the Mario amiibo.. It's apparently a wal-mart exclusive.. 

Quite honestly, I don't believe that bundle is worth it at all. It seems like Nintendo just made it to piss off amiibo collectors. Even if the game was physical, I don't think it's worth it. The best Wii U bundle is probably the Super Mario 3D World bundle.

[gf78]

Thanks for the info.. I am still not sure I what to do I really can't stand the whole digital download ... But on the other hand how hard is that amiibo going to be to hunt down? 

Not hard at all.  You can buy them on eBay right now for under $25 shipped.  They are the Japanese versions from what I have seen but outside of the package, they all work and look exactly the same.  And the one in the Wii bundle box isn't individually packaged anyway.