Nintendo Download: 30th November 2012 (Europe) - Wii U Edition

Lol £50

any euro prices for the retail downloads?

F-fifty?! I was hoping to go (almost) all digital for the Wii U, now I'm not too sure...

Again with the stupid retail downloads being more expensive than retail price itself?!

£50?!
No way. Even GAME is cheaper than that.
Ridiculous.

Nice.. there's already a bunch of downloadable titles I'd love to sink my teeth into. Question though, how am I supposed to purchase these titles without a credit card? Will there be prepaid cards available just like the ones for the 3DS?

I highly recommend Nano Assault Neo to those looking for an exclusive Wii U eShop title and not spend a lot of money on it.

Don't know if to get Nano Assault Neo or wait for the 3DS eShop version

I'm sure someone here knows, but why is the price higher? Is hosting the game on a server more expensive than the cost of physical packaging and export?

Where's Mighty Switch Force HD? D=

Yes, the download prices seem pretty steep.

Still can't wait for tomorrow though!

No Mighty Switch Force HD for Europe?

Fifty pounds is a ridiculous price! I don't plan on buying any retail games digitally but there's no way I'd pay that much for a game!

It looks like America got the better WiiUware launch line-up as Mighty switch force Hyper Drive edition looks far better than Puddle.

Anyway, I plan on getting Trine 2: Director's cut, Nano assault neo and maybe, Little inferno. I'm not sure about Little inferno as it doesn't seem to have enough content to justify its price.

@Dogmansp I imagine its all about keeping the high street retailers happy. If they were cheaper to download retailers would probably reduce the self space dedicated to Nintendo products, don't underestimate the importance of a visible presence on the high street. Nintendo probably aren't that fussed if digital sales are low at the moment, but at least they have the infrastructure in place ready for when the retailers go bust and everything goes download only.

Yeah that does makes a lot of sense, thank you. Although saying that, having more than just the one rare advert here and there wouldn't go a miss!

Whilst I do agree with most of the above comments that £50 is too much for a digital only download, i would also point out that most of the prices seem to match the R.R.P's for most of the games.

I should also point out that for quite a while now the PSN and XBLA have had retail games available for digital download and they are anywhere up to £60!! THATS ridiculous! Rayman Legends was getting grea reviews, and on the PSN it was £57.99. The very same day I checked the price I could pick it up in Sainsburys for £19.99, and Game had it for £24.99!

This was a while ago, but it's important to note that whilst the prices are at the top end of the scale, they seem more reasonable compared to others. Let's hope that some of these games go on sale at some point - Portal 2 was on sale on XBLA last week for £11.99!!

Defo bagging Trine 2 come tomorrow and possibly Nano Assualt...oh and Little Inferno. Actually all the eshop downloads sound really tempting.

My bank account is currently still recovering from the purchase of the Wii U itself! I think I might just stick to retail games for now via gamefly, and wait for more downloadable-only titles to hit the e-shop.

£50 a game,no wonder Iwata's laughing.

@Mollutje it uses the same cards as the 3DS I think.

Steam and Apple have the right idea when it comes to pricing digital games and they support their software with a constant Flow of FREE patches that actually make a difference aswell, everyone else is quite Frankly just taking the PISS.

The price of digital downloading is not the only deterrent for me. I can walk to my gameshop and back in less time than it takes to download some of these big retail games and my internet is pretty good.

@XyVoX
Not sure I've ever had to pay for a patch on a home console or a handheld...

Why the downloads are more expensive than a retail game?

I wish we got the promotional prices over here in the U.S.

I have to get Little Inferno!!!!

Pedant hat on.....

@LavaTwilight If I remember correctly, the original retail price of SNES Street Fighter 2 was £65 (I remember my mum and dad nearly having a stroke as it was one of my Xmas presents that year along with the SNES and Mario World itself), then Street Fighter 2 Turbo was £60.....but I'm pretty sure that Super Street Fighter 2 was only £50 or less. The SNES version of Super SF2 very nearly didn't come out here, only that Virgin ended up publishing it rather than Capcom or Nintendo.

I still see what you meant though.

@ToxieDogg Most N64 games were £60 for the first few months, Turok was £70! Must be about £100 in todays money

It arrived! OMG!

Uhh I don't live in Europe but isn't 50 pounds about the equivalent of 80 dollars? That's a ridiculous price for any game.

I couldn't find Trine 2 on the eshop. Has anyone in Australia downloaded it yet?

@CapnPancakez Yes just over $80. Our 3DS games on the eShop are £40, thats about $64

And a Deluxe Wii U will set us back £300, thats $481

Trine 2 looking the best there! Will be Trine 2 and Chasing Aurora for me

Chasing Aurora and Little Inferno are a bit overpriced, to say the least, don't you think so?

@XyVoX Nintendos patches are free

Laughable prices but this is Nintendo, so nothing new here. Downloadable games should be 35 euros top. I won't be needing any extra HDD - I just buy my games in physical form and only download smaller titles, like Nano Assault.

I wonder how many 'uses' the FIFA 13 Demo has

I will get Little inferno and Chasing aurora, the best downloadable games for day 1 .

If there's a selection like this every week, I can kiss goodbye to my wedding fund!

Seems like Trine 2 is not on the AU e-shop at the moment I have read.
Oh well 7hrs later and update has stalled through the night so about 20% left. /sigh

Still doubting with Trine 2...
Has anyone played it? Is it worth it?

We all know the retail download prices are stupidly high, but for me some of those "Wii U Ware" prices are extortinate too! :-0 . Think I may have to sacrifice Little Inferno! G'Lord!

I anted to get Little Inferno but WOW...a bit pricy...

@ Nintendolife: Why no prices in €? I mean, the most citizens in Europe pay in that currency .

The same on nearly every page of a download game of Nintendoflife. Every time just Pounds...Why?

I am just in a pub round the corner from my GAME store, ready for the midnight launch! Gotta share with you fellow Nintendo lifers .... Very excited

seeing as Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is only €39.99 on both PSN & XBLA I really cant figure out why its more expensive on wii u unless the prices are incorrect, was hoping to pick it up on wii u but if it turns out more expensive ill go with psn.

I figured prices would be like that, but hoped to be surprised. It's all down to what my kid wants and how much I get for my Wii from GAME when I trade it in (bonus %50 trade-in value on consoles through 06 December) - could be a gift card will take the sting out.

Retail is most likely going to be Zombi U and Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper for me and Nintendo Land to play with my kid. I'm already expecting indie titles will be what I end up buying most. Shame Avengers wasn't a launch day title - hopefully it'll be out soon!

HOLY- 50 BUCKS?!?! NO FREAKING WAY!

Hope they do a killer 7 HD remake and a brothers in arms collection.

would like to see euro prices in these articles for all the games....seeing as it is the main currency in Europe....but anyway.
I think retail download games will almost always be high as long as high street game shops exist. Nintendo wont undercut the high street.

Any chance of including the download sizes for these in your round-ups or at least in the reviews themselves? It'd be handy to have that kind of info available at a glance, especially for anyone with the basic model.