WikiPad Arrives at GameStop on Halloween for $499

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The Wikipad Android-powered gaming tablet arrives next month with a premium price tag. Will gamers take the pricey plunge?

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[vrumor]

Hope they are prepared for the dozens of pre-orders theyll get.

 

[aftcomet]

Hmm, for this price I could buy a Kindle Fire/Nexus 7, PS Vita, AND a 3DS....

 

[halcyon]

Could be neat for those that it interests.

 

[jerm1027]

$500 and it uses power-hungry DDR2 memory and only features the Tegra 3? -__-
I'd rather have an OUYA, or a Nexus 7 with a Bluetooth controller.

 

[ddpruitt]

Just like GameStop to sell overpriced hardware with no support.

Who actually thought this was a good idea? This is the Android version of the IPad.

 

[pepe2907]

Why a game oriented pad is called Wiki-pad. Am I the only one, who finds this odd?

 

[mortsmi7]

Wikipad? Kind of a dumb name for a gaming device, that alone would keep me from even looking at it.

 

[Guest]

The Wikipad is a nice idea, but I think it's a little too late in the game to release something like this, especially at this price point. If they can lower the price, I think it would be attractive for gamers who don't already have a tablet. The specs are decent, and the fact that is lightweight and has an Android base is nice; but with Microsoft tablets being just around the corner, and the next-gen of consoles starting up this year with the launch of Wii U, I can't really see this taking off (unless Gamestop employees trick parents into buying it).

 

[guerrero]

Lets see if it runs Crysis

 

[fudoka711]

"GameStop is the retail destination when it comes to video games. Nobody but GameStop provides gamers with the best gaming content on the market."

Yea they also charge the most.

 

[Guest]

Games stops days are numbered and they know it. Within 10 years all games will be bought and sold digitally. Besides my Asus infinity pad is more powerful, looks nicer and is way less chunky that thing lol.

 

[Borisblade7]

500 bux is a bit much, 299 seems moer appropriate since i can get those specs on a 7 inch tablet for 199, maybe 349 at most but 499 is way too much. I can just use any android tablet and a wireless controller for far less and get all that stuff anyway.

 

[Kami3k]

I thought the name at first had to do with wikipedia.....

 

[therabiddeer]

So a 10" nexus7 with a controller adapter for $499? I could see like $349 tops since the 16GB Nexus 7 is $249. Even then, thats a hard market because 10.1" is hardly portable when compared to a PSVita or a DS.

 

[deadl4st]

I couldn't even see myself remotely interested at $199...

 

[gigantor21]

$500? Seriously?

People think the Vita is too expensive at half that price. And as several people have pointed out, you can save big by just getting another tablet and a controller separately. Talk about a piss-poor reading of the market.

I'll be amazed if this doesn't fall flat on it's face.

 

[Old_Fogie_Late_Bloomer]

This...is probably doomed. I could maybe see grabbing it at a fire sale and using it to play old Gameboy games...

 

[cindybisv]

Just get an attachable game shield for iPad at $99!

 

[razor512]

I think I will stick with using my wireless PS3 controller with my android tablet

 

[tapnick]

Can we just get a universal controller adapter for all tablets instead?