So I think I just scored a one heck of a deal. Said to be in working order, just needs a battery for the game pad (which I didn't think these required, since they're wired). Either way, it sure ain't a deal breaker. Not by a long shot.
Very cool.
I would love to someday complete my Wii U kiosk, but with the long list of missing items, I think it's pretty unlikely. I'm also surprised to hear about the battery. Are you sure the seller just isn't wrong about it? I remember reading a very detailed article on a website that I've long since lost the link for, showing a pretty substantial breakdown of the demo unit and showing the insides of the demo game pad. I don't remember seeing any type of battery in that article, but that was a while ago.
It's not a demo unit. It's a development unit.
So I think I just scored a one heck of a deal. Said to be in working order, just needs a battery for the game pad (which I didn't think these required, since they're wired). Either way, it sure ain't a deal breaker. Not by a long shot.
Hey wiggy, just a heads up, those pics are from an assemblergames.com thread from 2015. Hopefully it's just the same guy reusing his old photos of the unit, but I thought I'd give you a heads up anyway. Here's the link: https://assemblergames.com/threads/wii-u-dev-unit.58951/
Crap, this is the sort of thing I was afraid of. He printed a shipping label like an hour after I paid for it yesterday. Guess we'll see, but I'm not feeling confident at this point
edit: The guy who sold it to me (or at least I presume, based on the similarities between his assembler handle and ebay user ID) made a post in that thread about a week ago asking what to do with it.
Hello and My friend gave me a Wii U console He had Extra for Free and I'm not Sure What it is. I have a black 32gb one already but he gave it to me for helping him out since he was low on cash. It's a little old from 2 yrs back and was used as a Gamestop Demo Model but other then that it's all I know. looking @ the Pictures above it sort of looks like that one but need Conformation of what it is and What can I do with it. I took a picture of it with a not so good Cellphone Camera since it was all I had and please excuse the quality. Picture is Here @ https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1eYL7zbcccOdEdjQk1QOE5PWlU/view?usp=sharing
Can anyone answer my question it's not Rocket Sciences. WHAT can I do with this Model Wii U. I have no uses for it but I don't want to throw it away either.
The ebay seller's name is "mauriceb1984", has 100% positive feedback, and has been a member since 2008. He posted one crummy cell phone pic in the thread, which is likely why he didn't bother to take new pics, but the pic he took does confirm that it's the same, if not VERY similar unit. I'm gonna guess that his phone's crummy camera was the reason that he didn't take any of his own pics for the auction. We'll see, but I definitely feel a lot less sketchy about it after looking into it.
