At $299, Wii U offers 'strong value,' says Nintendo's Fils-Aime

The GamePad stands at the center of the Wii U value proposition.

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Is Nintendo's Wii U delivering the right value to consumers? The company's chief operating officer Reggie Fils-Aime certainly thinks so.

Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz in an interview published today, Fils-Aime said that the Wii U Basic Set, which will retail for $299 when it goes on sale on November 18 in the U.S., "is a really strong value, and it's a value that's going to be strong for a long time."

Nintendo announced details on the Wii U at a special press event yesterday in New York City. The device comes in two sets -- the basic and a $349 Deluxe offering. The Basic set comes with the console, a single GamePad, sensor bar, and 8GB of onboard storage. The Deluxe set comes with the same features, but adds a charging stand, the Nintendo Land game disc, and 32GB of storage.

In addition, the console will support a new, in-home entertainment feature, called Nintendo TVii, that will allow users to tap into live programming and streaming video from the GamePad for vie... [Read more]