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Wii U Dated & Priced For Japan

The Nintendo Wii U is receiving dates and price information today. Japan was first up, December 8th it is.

Announced via a Nintendo Direct conference, the system will be releasing on December 8th in Japan in two separate bundles. Here is the breakdown:

Basic Bundle - White GamePad & 8GB console. Cost of ¥26,250 ($337, £209, €261).
Premium Bundle - Black GamePad & 32GB console. Cost of ¥31,500 ($405, £251, €313).
Premium Bundle also includes docks, stands and Nintendo Network Premium.
Nintendo Network Premium is a scheme that offers 10% off software purchases and builds up reward points for future purchases.
Subscription from the bundle lists through until December 2014.
Both bundles include HDMI cable and AC adapter.
Nintendo will offer the Wii U Pro Controller in black and white, a Wii mote in 5 colours, Nunchuck in 3 colours and all of the other accessories available in the Premium Bundle.
Gamepads will be available for ¥13,440 - AC adapter and dock included.
Wii U has 1GB of system memory and 1GB of game memory.
75 watts of power used, 45 watts in stand-by.
Wii steering wheel, balance board, Wii games, Wiiware and Virtual Console games supported.
Game discs are 25GB
Game discs are read at 22.5 mb p/s

Expect a US and EU price/date reveal later today.