Hacking Buying a refurbished/used Wii U

[reminon]

If your local gamestop gets a refurbished shipment..I can almost guarantee it'll be on the latest..as the emploeyes tasked with refurbishing are required to update devices. Not to mention they have to test the network card.

 

[Robbytron]

Just bought 2 Wii U, 1 used from Amazon warehouse deals (30 day return) and another refurbished from Nintendo directly (no returns but 2 year warranty).

Amazon = 5.5.1
Nintendo = 5.4.0

The one from Amazon was in rough shape. Scratches, bent/worn cords, loud optical drive. The one from Nintendo looked brand new, not a mark on it, with a quiet optical drive. Also came with a game and literature. Easily upgraded to 5.1.1 for better homebrew with Paper Mario Color Splash retail disc. You could even walk into GameStop and ask to borrow a copy to upgrade with it or just "rent" a used copy and return within 7 days for full money back.

Order from Nintendo before the stock is depleted. Both units sold for $200.

Thanks for this advice. I had a family member ask me where to get one and I recommended the Nintendo refurb. It was $260 CAD for them and it showed up today. It was 5.4.0 and it looks like new (and came with a sealed copy of Nintendo Land). Now I have to figure out how to get it to 5.5.1 for them so we can install Haxchi.