Nintendo’s Wii U hits South African store-shelves on 30 November, and if you were worrying about the potential in launch games, you can rest easy.
Nintendo has officially announced the 23-game lineup which will be available at launch, including Super Mario Bros. U, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and Assassin’s Creed III.
Nintendo also lists Pikmin 3, Rayman Legends, and The Wonderful 101 as “launch window” releases.
The Deal Breaker have rounded up some of the pre-order prices for the biggest Wii U launch games.
Please note: These prices are correct at time of posting.
| Kalahari | Takealot | BT Games | AWX | Look & Listen | |
| Wii U Games | |||||
| Nintendo Land (Game) | R449 | R480 | – | R495 | R538 |
| New Super Mario Bros. U (Game) | R499 | R580 | – | R575 | R538 |
| ZombiU (Game) | R499 | R545 | R515 | R575 | R517 |
| Assassin’s Creed III | R479.95 | R545 | R515 | R575 | R517 |
| Batman: Arkham City Armoured Edition | R499 | R565 | – | R575 | R517 |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | R499 | R545 | R435 | R575 | R431 |
| Darksiders 2 | R499 | R565 | – | R575 | R517 |
| Tekken Tag Tournament 2 | R479.95 | R465 | R515 | R485 | R431 |
| Sega & Sonic All-Stars Racing: Transformed | R379.95 | R385 | R345 | – | R345 |
The cheapest prices not taking into account delivery cost are marked in bold. Please factor this in when deciding on your preferred retailer. Please double check delivery costs and dates when completing your order.Delivery prices from the above retailers:
- Kalahari – Free delivery until the end of December
- Takealot – Free delivery on all orders over R250, R35 otherwise
- BT Games – Free delivery on orders over R399.99 & under 2kg as well as free store collection, R49 otherwise
- AWX – R50 delivery as well as free store collection
- Look & Listen – Between R30 and R70 delivery depending on weight and region
For an idea of which Wii U games are reviewing well right now, check out the metacritic list so far.One last thing. Not to influence your decision but if you order from Kalahari, we will get a small cut of the sale for us referring you to them. Unfortunately, this is not the case with the other retailers. To better understand how to support us and the site, check out our Support page. Thank you.
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