Wii U Dev Kit

[DaytonaUSA]

http://www.gaikokugamers.com/2014/01/want-to-make-wii-u-game.html

 

I've never seen a Wii U development kit before, so I figured I'd share. The eBay link and pictures are in the article we wrote. There seems to be a box that a cable connects to that's attached to the gamepad, and the system itself is pretty large and reminiscent of the Dolphin dev kit.

 

As for purchasing, I'd be a bit hesitant. It's not stated where it came from (what dev), and it's not tested. .... And it costs 12k!

[+Gemintronic]

I guess it's for poor developers that can't afford a dev kit BUT can cough up enough to get licensed by the big N?

[Wickeycolumbus]

I bet the auction will go away soon, after Nintendo catches wind of it.

[+Gemintronic]

I always hoped that one of the "also ran" consoles would take gamer made games seriously. Perhaps even offering a game making suite. People could trade games via USB stick.

 

Alas, the big N only cares if it makes money its own way.

[DaytonaUSA]

Yeah, as I said in the article, it is kinda sad. It means one less developer on the system. It is curious, as you guys said, that as it's still a current console dev kit to my knowledge you CANT sell it on eBay like this. I'd be curious if the person who got it could even develop for the system as they system wouldn't be registered to them.

 

Not sure how it works, and honestly the whole "not tested" site unseen thing plus the fact it's not really "legal" makes me wonder about someone blowing 12k on it.

[Master Phruby]

It's probably hot.

 

 

Ebay seller: "Yeah, it fell of the truck. Yeah. That's it!"

[DaytonaUSA]

I wouldn't be surprised. I'm 99% sure I remember hearing devs have to return hardware if the dev kit is of a console still in production. So you'd think that if a larger company had this original, then this is stolen.

 

If it's a smaller dev's, that's even worse, as that means Nintendo could go after a developer with no money to legally protect itself.

 

Either way, the eBayer only sells old computer/networking gear. So obviously he has no constant connection with game developers, as there is nothing else gaming related in his store. That really does make it just feel... off.

 

I mean... 12k can buy you a new car. Would you buy a new car that only had 6 pictures shown of it and it was never turned on to see if it worked? Heck no. How this guy expects to get that much for this then is beyond my comprehension.

[DaytonaUSA]

The auction was taken down, not surprisingly.

 

With the model number out there, I wonder if Nintendo knows what dev was trying to sell it.

 

Anywho, it's not just ended. The URL no longer shows any auction, and it's not shown in the "ended' section of my Watched category.