Wii selling for over $550 and people buying them... Insanity

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#1 Nin360
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Check this out:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0009VXBAQ/ref=pd_ts_vg_11?ie=UTF8&condition=all

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#2 Deihmos
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I know someone that buys them just to sell on eBay and he makes a good profit. It's strange that people are still paying above retail for them.
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#3 Truth-slayer
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How can we be sure if people are actually buying them?
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#4 Truth-slayer
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I know someone that buys them just to sell on eBay and he makes a good profit. It's strange that people are still paying above retail for them. Deihmos
Does he sell them for over $500?
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#5 Deihmos
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They ussually go for close to $400.00. Just recently he sold some for that amount and this weekend he got about 4 that will probably sell for more. The funny this is he has being doing this since they launched.
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#6 Nin360
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How can we be sure if people are actually buying them?Truth-slayer

look at the sellers profile. Also its #11 on best sellers and it is teh only ones available for the last week or so.

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#7 Bread_or_Decide
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The Wii is SO not worth that much money. Better off getting a 360 and a bunch of games for that price.

Heck even getting a PS3 for 400 is better then payign 500 for a Wii.

People have no idea.

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The Wii is SO not worth that much money. Better off getting a 360 and a bunch of games for that price.

Heck even getting a PS3 for 400 is better then payign 500 for a Wii.

People have no idea.

Bread_or_Decide

what else can you say, nintendo has really hit the jackpot with the wii

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The Wii is SO not worth that much money. Better off getting a 360 and a bunch of games for that price.

Heck even getting a PS3 for 400 is better then payign 500 for a Wii.

People have no idea.

Bread_or_Decide

Not everyone thinks like you, you know. :|

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#10 SecretPolice
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[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]

The Wii is SO not worth that much money. Better off getting a 360 and a bunch of games for that price.

Heck even getting a PS3 for 400 is better then payign 500 for a Wii.

People have no idea.

Sgt_Crow

Not everyone thinks like you, you know. :|

They should !

This nonsense soooo reminds me of the 80's - it's friggin scary for me as a true V.G. enthusiast b/c this kind of thing marks the new V.G crash when people a few years from now realise they have been fleeced and no longer want any part of this hobby.

Sorry sheep herders but that's the real deal and by encouraging would be gamers to further line the pockets of this greedy company - you are as much to blame!

I only hope you have stock in Nintendo for doing what you are doing. :?

PS: I do. :)

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these are probably selling to people who have money to spend and dont really care how much it costs. Maybe it's parents who dont want to disappoint their kids. Maybe it's gamers who just have to have every piece of tech.

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#12 Sgt_Crow
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[QUOTE="Sgt_Crow"][QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]

The Wii is SO not worth that much money. Better off getting a 360 and a bunch of games for that price.

Heck even getting a PS3 for 400 is better then payign 500 for a Wii.

People have no idea.

SecretPolice

Not everyone thinks like you, you know. :|

They should !

This nonsense soooo reminds me of the 80's - it's friggin scary for me as a true V.G. enthusiast b/c this kind of thing marks the new V.G crash when people a few years from now realise they have been fleeced and no longer want any part of this hobby.

Sorry sheep herders but that's the real deal and by encouraging would be gamers to further line the pockets of this greedy company - you are as much to blame!

I only hope you have stock in Nintendo for doing what you are doing. :?

PS: I do. :)

Another videogame crash because some people are selling Nintendo's console for more money on eBay?
Are you serious? I hope you're not... :|

If you are... tsk tsk tsk...

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#13 Bread_or_Decide
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[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]

The Wii is SO not worth that much money. Better off getting a 360 and a bunch of games for that price.

Heck even getting a PS3 for 400 is better then payign 500 for a Wii.

People have no idea.

Sgt_Crow

Not everyone thinks like you, you know. :|

The Wii is fun. I enjoy mine. Its good at what it does and the library is decent and getting better every few months.

Its just not worth that much money. You've gotta be a real sucker to pay that much over SRP when other consoles are available for LESS and for all intensive purposes are a better value.

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Wii is fad am confirmed.
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Pretty amazing that people will pay that much for a gamecube with a motion sensor isn't it.
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#16 SecretPolice
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[QUOTE="SecretPolice"][QUOTE="Sgt_Crow"][QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]

The Wii is SO not worth that much money. Better off getting a 360 and a bunch of games for that price.

Heck even getting a PS3 for 400 is better then payign 500 for a Wii.

People have no idea.

Sgt_Crow

Not everyone thinks like you, you know. :|

They should !

This nonsense soooo reminds me of the 80's - it's friggin scary for me as a true V.G. enthusiast b/c this kind of thing marks the new V.G crash when people a few years from now realise they have been fleeced and no longer want any part of this hobby.

Sorry sheep herders but that's the real deal and by encouraging would be gamers to further line the pockets of this greedy company - you are as much to blame!

I only hope you have stock in Nintendo for doing what you are doing. :?

PS: I do. :)

Another videogame crash because some people are selling Nintendo's console for more money on eBay?
Are you serious? I hope you're not... :|

If you are... tsk tsk tsk...

Nah, b/c people who know no better are being misguided by those who do.

If you're one of them - oh the shame....

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The Wii is SO not worth that much money. Better off getting a 360 and a bunch of games for that price.

Heck even getting a PS3 for 400 is better then payign 500 for a Wii.

People have no idea.

Bread_or_Decide

i agree there. i love the wii, i think its a crackin system. but i wouldnt even look at buying one for $500...thats crazy. $250 is fair enough imho but 500 is just a waste. better off saving it and getting a wii at RRP and getting a load of games if ure wii hunting imho.

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[QUOTE="Sgt_Crow"][QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]

The Wii is SO not worth that much money. Better off getting a 360 and a bunch of games for that price.

Heck even getting a PS3 for 400 is better then payign 500 for a Wii.

People have no idea.

SecretPolice

Not everyone thinks like you, you know. :|

They should !

This nonsense soooo reminds me of the 80's - it's friggin scary for me as a true V.G. enthusiast b/c this kind of thing marks the new V.G crash when people a few years from now realise they have been fleeced and no longer want any part of this hobby.

Sorry sheep herders but that's the real deal and by encouraging would be gamers to further line the pockets of this greedy company - you are as much to blame!

I only hope you have stock in Nintendo for doing what you are doing. :?

PS: I do. :)

LMAO you call nintendo a greedy company when you support MS. aint that onea bit ironic.

Just because GS overrates your games does not mean the world does, yes I am sorry to break it to you, this defunct site is not the real world. People see there are good games on WII and contrary to common belief hardcores are still the ones driving the scores.

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#19 Cyber-
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[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]

The Wii is SO not worth that much money. Better off getting a 360 and a bunch of games for that price.

Heck even getting a PS3 for 400 is better then payign 500 for a Wii.

People have no idea.

osan0

i agree there. i love the wii, i think its a crackin system. but i wouldnt even look at buying one for $500...thats crazy. $250 is fair enough imho but 500 is just a waste. better off saving it and getting a wii at RRP and getting a load of games if ure wii hunting imho.

I wouldnt pay for any console our right nwo for 500. I got my elite through cheaper means. I would only pay more for a PC because it has so many games. I go for the Wii on the games that the PC cannot fullfill or are not as fun.

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[QUOTE="Sgt_Crow"][QUOTE="SecretPolice"][QUOTE="Sgt_Crow"][QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]

The Wii is SO not worth that much money. Better off getting a 360 and a bunch of games for that price.

Heck even getting a PS3 for 400 is better then payign 500 for a Wii.

People have no idea.

SecretPolice

Not everyone thinks like you, you know. :|

They should !

This nonsense soooo reminds me of the 80's - it's friggin scary for me as a true V.G. enthusiast b/c this kind of thing marks the new V.G crash when people a few years from now realise they have been fleeced and no longer want any part of this hobby.

Sorry sheep herders but that's the real deal and by encouraging would be gamers to further line the pockets of this greedy company - you are as much to blame!

I only hope you have stock in Nintendo for doing what you are doing. :?

PS: I do. :)

Another videogame crash because some people are selling Nintendo's console for more money on eBay?
Are you serious? I hope you're not... :|

If you are... tsk tsk tsk...

Nah, b/c people who know no better are being misguided by those who do.

If you're one of them - oh the shame....

Ehm, no.
I'm a gamer since the NES.
I don't fall for that kind of stuff.

Can't see how it's bad for the entire industry when a few people DO fall for those money leeching console sellers.
That's very overexagurated, kind of smells like fanboyism if you'd ask me...

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Its just not worth that much money. You've gotta be a real sucker to pay that much over SRP when other consoles are available for LESS and for all intensive purposes are a better value.

Bread_or_Decide

No other console offers the same kind of gaming experience that the Wii is offering, so value is very subjective.

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#22 actionquake
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[QUOTE="Sgt_Crow"][QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]

The Wii is SO not worth that much money. Better off getting a 360 and a bunch of games for that price.

Heck even getting a PS3 for 400 is better then payign 500 for a Wii.

People have no idea.

SecretPolice

Not everyone thinks like you, you know. :|

They should !

This nonsense soooo reminds me of the 80's - it's friggin scary for me as a true V.G. enthusiast b/c this kind of thing marks the new V.G crash when people a few years from now realise they have been fleeced and no longer want any part of this hobby.

Sorry sheep herders but that's the real deal and by encouraging would be gamers to further line the pockets of this greedy company - you are as much to blame!

I only hope you have stock in Nintendo for doing what you are doing. :?

PS: I do. :)

You know that Nintendo the company is still selling them for $250 dollars right? And that Nintendo sees no extra profit when they sell at $400 right? And that none of this is at all related to the videogame crash of the 80's, which had nothing to do with the expense of consoles and everything to do with Atari and others flooding the market with crappy games?

Honestly, you sound like you are just pissed off at Nintendo for some reason, and are willing to use anything, even if unrelated (ie stories about individuals profiteering on Ebay), to make Nintendo sound bad.

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#23 deactivated-58b6232955e4a
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The Wii sucks, I bought it a launch and it has no where as many fun games as the 360. The 3rd part support is lacking aswell so far only a few Nintendo games are good.
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#24 AgentA-Mi6
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Wow man, I wouldn't even buy one for 20 bucks :P

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#25 SecretPolice
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[QUOTE="SecretPolice"][QUOTE="Sgt_Crow"][QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]

The Wii is SO not worth that much money. Better off getting a 360 and a bunch of games for that price.

Heck even getting a PS3 for 400 is better then payign 500 for a Wii.

People have no idea.

Cyber-

Not everyone thinks like you, you know. :|

They should !

This nonsense soooo reminds me of the 80's - it's friggin scary for me as a true V.G. enthusiast b/c this kind of thing marks the new V.G crash when people a few years from now realise they have been fleeced and no longer want any part of this hobby.

Sorry sheep herders but that's the real deal and by encouraging would be gamers to further line the pockets of this greedy company - you are as much to blame!

I only hope you have stock in Nintendo for doing what you are doing. :?

PS: I do. :)

LMAO you call nintendo a greedy company when you support MS. aint that onea bit ironic.

Just because GS overrates your games does not mean the world does, yes I am sorry to break it to you, this defunct site is not the real world. People see there are good games on WII and contrary to common belief hardcores are still the ones driving the scores.

It's best to not comment and stay silent and have others assume you may not know what you are talking about then to comment and remove all doubt ! :o

Heard the one where Nintendo is now ( post Wii ) the 2nd largest company in Japan ?

Heard the other one where MS ( game Div. ) has lost billions post 360 on the market ?

Between the above factual statements; Which one is the greedy company from the gamers prospective ?

For extra credit - Who has the best GAMES library of the two ? - Could be construed as opinion but only to the blind loyalist IMO.

For extra, extra credit - who has a better deal for the hardware tech for the money; Wii @ 250.00 or 360 @ 279.99 ?

Yeppers that greedy MS - sure wish they stayed out of the gaming business - don't you & Actionquake think so as well ? :?

Regardless on how you feel - the fact remains; the 360 hardware is sold at a loss and MS must buy the rights or create the games that sell to turn a profit.

TheWii: Nintendo makes a killing on selling the hardware alone, just how motivated do they need to be to create great games ? Look at the Wii games library for the answer.

Since Nintendo does hold hostage many of the I.P.'S I do want to play: I have recently decided to fork over ( grudgingly ) 250.00 but that is the max as that number is 100.00 more then the hardware should rightfully be sold for when compared to the other this gen consoles.

Of course all IMHO. ;)

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#26 Bread_or_Decide
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Its just not worth that much money. You've gotta be a real sucker to pay that much over SRP when other consoles are available for LESS and for all intensive purposes are a better value.

thinicer

No other console offers the same kind of gaming experience that the Wii is offering, so value is very subjective.

Yeah if subjectively money has no value to you then yes go ahead, waste it.

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#27 soulsofblayck
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[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]

Its just not worth that much money. You've gotta be a real sucker to pay that much over SRP when other consoles are available for LESS and for all intensive purposes are a better value.

thinicer

Yea, no other console this gen offers as many abysmal sccoring and 5.0-7.0 titles as the Wii. Is this the experience you're talking about?

No other console offers the same kind of gaming experience that the Wii is offering, so value is very subjective.

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Heard the one where Nintendo is now ( post Wii ) the 2nd largest company in Japan ?

Heard the other one where MS ( game Div. ) has lost billions post 360 on the market ?

Between the above factual statements; Which one is the greedy company from the gamers prospective ?

SecretPolice
Greedy? Even from an extremely restricted point of view of a gamer, one can see which one is successful and which one is not. And being successful=greedy? :lol: Thank God you did put IMHO, cause the rest are just as BS.
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#29 thinicer
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Yea, no other console this gen offers as many abysmal sccoring and 5.0-7.0 titles as the Wii. Is this the experience you're talking about?

soulsofblayck

Most people who play the Wii don't care what these games are scoring. The Wii is not targeted towards the traditional gaming market of nerds and geeks who are fanboys of electronics and live and die by review scores. Lots of people think the interactiveness of the Wii is really neat and is more fun than looking at pretty graphics.

I know that's really tough for your hardore gamers to understand, but there it is. Perception is everything. People think the Wii has value because of how interactive it is and it's definitely the most family-friendly console by far. But still nobody gets it here. I'm not surprised.

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#30 thinicer
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Yeah if subjectively money has no value to you then yes go ahead, waste it.

Bread_or_Decide

Has nothing to do with waste. It has everything to do with demand and supply. The Wii has insane demand right now and there is not enough supply to meet it, therefore the price is being driven up because people want it under their Christmas tree. Simple economics. Honestly, I feel like I shouldn't have to explain it to you because I feel you are smart enough to get it.

This is not the first time that a really hot Christmas item in low supply has exceeded its retail price.

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#31 SecretPolice
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[QUOTE="SecretPolice"]

Heard the one where Nintendo is now ( post Wii ) the 2nd largest company in Japan ?

Heard the other one where MS ( game Div. ) has lost billions post 360 on the market ?

Between the above factual statements; Which one is the greedy company from the gamers prospective ?

taker42

Greedy? Even from an extremely restricted point of view of a gamer, one can see which one is successful and which one is not. And being successful=greedy? :lol: Thank God you did put IMHO, cause the rest are just as BS.

As a gamer or as a stockholder makes all the difference !

As a gamer I'm greedy and want great games - the heck with how Successful the company is !

As a stockholder I'm greedy and want great profits and the heck with the gamer.

Please point out again the BS you speak of !

One company makes a handsome profit on the hardware alone.

One company gives away the hardware at a loss.

As a gamer - which witch is which ? :lol:

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#32 kevbo77
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Pretty amazing that people will pay that much for a gamecube with a motion sensor isn't it.dhampyr246

IMO the Wii is worth it's $250 price just for Wii Sports, LoZ:TP and SMG, which are basically the only games that I ever play. And while I never owned a GC, there were plenty of games worthy of purchase. I think you're being a tad harsh, but everyone is entitled to their own opinions.

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#33 taker42
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As a gamer or as a stockholder makes all the difference !

As a gamer I'm greedy and want great games - the heck with how Successful the company is !

As a stockholder I'm greedy and want great profits and the heck with the gamer.

Please point out again the BS you speak of !

One company makes a handsome profit on the hardware alone.

One company gives away the hardware at a loss.

As a gamer - which witch is which ? :lol:

SecretPolice
I agree, as a gamer, why should I give a damn which company is making or losing money. All I care about is the games. Both MS and Nin have churned out good games this year. Oh wait, what's your point about greedy companies again?
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#34 DaBrainz
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I wonder what the lemmings will say next year when the Wii still retails at $250 and the X360 will be at $200. It's already at $270 right? Let's wait and see:P

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Probably comes with a free car.
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#36 Cyber-
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[QUOTE="Cyber-"][QUOTE="SecretPolice"][QUOTE="Sgt_Crow"][QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]

The Wii is SO not worth that much money. Better off getting a 360 and a bunch of games for that price.

Heck even getting a PS3 for 400 is better then payign 500 for a Wii.

People have no idea.

SecretPolice

Not everyone thinks like you, you know. :|

They should !

This nonsense soooo reminds me of the 80's - it's friggin scary for me as a true V.G. enthusiast b/c this kind of thing marks the new V.G crash when people a few years from now realise they have been fleeced and no longer want any part of this hobby.

Sorry sheep herders but that's the real deal and by encouraging would be gamers to further line the pockets of this greedy company - you are as much to blame!

I only hope you have stock in Nintendo for doing what you are doing. :?

PS: I do. :)

LMAO you call nintendo a greedy company when you support MS. aint that onea bit ironic.

Just because GS overrates your games does not mean the world does, yes I am sorry to break it to you, this defunct site is not the real world. People see there are good games on WII and contrary to common belief hardcores are still the ones driving the scores.

It's best to not comment and stay silent and have others assume you may not know what you are talking about then to comment and remove all doubt ! :o

Heard the one where Nintendo is now ( post Wii ) the 2nd largest company in Japan ?

Heard the other one where MS ( game Div. ) has lost billions post 360 on the market ?

Between the above factual statements; Which one is the greedy company from the gamers prospective ?

For extra credit - Who has the best GAMES library of the two ? - Could be construed as opinion but only to the blind loyalist IMO.

For extra, extra credit - who has a better deal for the hardware tech for the money; Wii @ 250.00 or 360 @ 279.99 ?

Yeppers that greedy MS - sure wish they stayed out of the gaming business - don't you & Actionquake think so as well ? :?

Regardless on how you feel - the fact remains; the 360 hardware is sold at a loss and MS must buy the rights or create the games that sell to turn a profit.

TheWii: Nintendo makes a killing on selling the hardware alone, just how motivated do they need to be to create great games ? Look at the Wii games library for the answer.

Since Nintendo does hold hostage many of the I.P.'S I do want to play: I have recently decided to fork over ( grudgingly ) 250.00 but that is the max as that number is 100.00 more then the hardware should rightfully be sold for when compared to the other this gen consoles.

Of course all IMHO. ;)

Oh my god ifI said whatI really thought about this post I would be banned from the internet let alone GS.

Wow Nintendo is doing good big whoop, thats so terrible. I cant believe a company would actually stoop so low as to become a very profitable company(sarcasm). Wow your funny. Not only that but even if you dont think so millions love what Nintendo is doing. It may not be a graphical powerhouse but it has so many other featureas that simply trump the 360 and its doing it for a cheaper price. Just letting you know Nintendo was losing money off of each console during launch now they are making a profit but its not huge.

MS isJUST starting tomake money off of their gaming division which is pathetic. The reason why they were so deep in the red was that they have been spending so much money buying their way into a market. They are bought off companies like rare (ruined most of those companies except for Bungie). They spent billions on cheap shot ways to get ahead, now normally I would say its fair but being your getting mad at the fact that Nintendo does not overcharge its console and makes some profit, it makes what MS has done look messed up.

Guess what your a fanboy so you translate your opinion as fact on the best library. The 360 had a headstart and Wii has a steadily growing library and what looks like some really cool games coming out next year. Besides thatthere are plenty of people who do not like shooters and in that case the 360 library is 1/3 the size for them.Anyway we cant go by GS scores anymore so expect to see much less AAAs because MS cant buy them off of GR.

Better graphics is not always better as Wii is obviously proving. SMG is a prime example.

They arent making that much of a profit, if you think that they are making 100 dollars profit you absolutely do not know what your talking about. No matter how hard you hit your head on the desk it doesnt change the fact that Wii is much more than a GC with motion sensing. I know you cant understand this but you can at least stop banging your on the wall wishing it was.

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#37 Erkidu
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That really is insane. I wouldn't pay more than $300 for any console.
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#38 Erkidu
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[QUOTE="taker42"][QUOTE="SecretPolice"]

Heard the one where Nintendo is now ( post Wii ) the 2nd largest company in Japan ?

Heard the other one where MS ( game Div. ) has lost billions post 360 on the market ?

Between the above factual statements; Which one is the greedy company from the gamers prospective ?

SecretPolice

Greedy? Even from an extremely restricted point of view of a gamer, one can see which one is successful and which one is not. And being successful=greedy? :lol: Thank God you did put IMHO, cause the rest are just as BS.

As a gamer or as a stockholder makes all the difference !

As a gamer I'm greedy and want great games - the heck with how Successful the company is !

As a stockholder I'm greedy and want great profits and the heck with the gamer.

Please point out again the BS you speak of !

One company makes a handsome profit on the hardware alone.

One company gives away the hardware at a loss.

As a gamer - which witch is which ? :lol:

You're also ignoring the fact that MS has a monopoly on operating systems and develops expensive software and also sells computer hardware. Nintendo only sells games and hardware. Please stop failing.
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#39 gamewhat
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The Wii sucks. Games are even worse than the PS3. Graphics look dated. Gameplay sucks except for wii sports.
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550 for a Wii... Lol no freaking way
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Definitely agree. As much as I'd like to get a Wii, I'm not paying twice as much for it. No way.

If I'm gonna spend THAT much money, I might as well buy the PS3 instead and try for a Wii later.

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#42 thinicer
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Definitely agree. As much as I'd like to get a Wii, I'm not paying twice as much for it. No way.

If I'm gonna spend THAT much money, I might as well buy the PS3 instead and try for a Wii later.

Blue-Sphere

See, the thing is, we're in the holiday shopping period. This is the period where people are generally buying presents for others, not themselves. I wonder how many kids asked their parents for Wiis this Christmas, and there are lots of parents/grandparents/aunts&uncles etc. that don't want little Tommy to be disappointed on Christmas day. That's why Wiis are going for so much now on Ebay.

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[QUOTE="Blue-Sphere"]Definitely agree. As much as I'd like to get a Wii, I'm not paying twice as much for it. No way.

If I'm gonna spend THAT much money, I might as well buy the PS3 instead and try for a Wii later.

thinicer

See, the thing is, we're in the holiday shopping period. This is the period where people are generally buying presents for others, not themselves. I wonder how many kids asked their parents for Wiis this Christmas, and there are lots of parents/grandparents/aunts&uncles etc. that don't want little Tommy to be disappointed on Christmas day. That's why Wiis are going for so much now on Ebay.

Ya my little brother has all his friends getting wiis so they can play MoH2 and DBZ BT3

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[QUOTE="SecretPolice"][QUOTE="Sgt_Crow"][QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]

The Wii is SO not worth that much money. Better off getting a 360 and a bunch of games for that price.

Heck even getting a PS3 for 400 is better then payign 500 for a Wii.

People have no idea.

Cyber-

Not everyone thinks like you, you know. :|

They should !

This nonsense soooo reminds me of the 80's - it's friggin scary for me as a true V.G. enthusiast b/c this kind of thing marks the new V.G crash when people a few years from now realise they have been fleeced and no longer want any part of this hobby.

Sorry sheep herders but that's the real deal and by encouraging would be gamers to further line the pockets of this greedy company - you are as much to blame!

I only hope you have stock in Nintendo for doing what you are doing. :?

PS: I do. :)

LMAO you call nintendo a greedy company when you support MS. aint that onea bit ironic.

Just because GS overrates your games does not mean the world does, yes I am sorry to break it to you, this defunct site is not the real world. People see there are good games on WII and contrary to common belief hardcores are still the ones driving the scores.


LOL. Yeahhh Nintendo are the greedy ones. >_>
Aren't they technically the poorest company out of the three?

Lmao smack in the face.
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basically n00bs are buying it at that price. a more knowledgable gamer knows to wait or check the Wii Tracker online for new shipments.

basically n00bs who will probably buy Carnival Wii to go along with it. Most likely moms and grandparents desperate to sate the little kid's hunger for the newest thing. Just because they are older doesn't mean they can't be major n00bs.

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#46 Cyber-
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basically n00bs are buying it at that price. a more knowledgable gamer knows to wait or check the Wii Tracker online for new shipments.

basically n00bs who will probably buy Carnival Wii to go along with it. Most likely moms and grandparents desperate to sate the little kid's hunger for the newest thing. Just because they are older doesn't mean they can't be major n00bs.

PhoebusFlows

I guess owning you in that other thread wasnt enough....

ol Carnival games has been out for weeks, its not selling well. Almost every top selling wii game is hardcore. You fail almost as bad as the last thread I owned you in. How are there no knowledgeable gamers when all the good games are being bought? The proof is in the pudding and your little rant fails hard.

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#47 PhoebusFlows
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the moment I saw "Cyber-" I knew he would address me. LOL

you really love to follow me dont you. When I saw the name I was like "aw crap he's going to respond to me"

you didnt own me anywhere. I got tired of winning the verbal sparring match

guys, I just realized, with a stab of horror, the guy above me is trying to defend Carnival Games Wii. LOL

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the moment I saw "Cyber-" I knew he would address me. LOL

you really love to follow me dont you. When I saw the name I was like "aw crap he's going to respond to me"

you didnt own me anywhere. I got tired of winning the verbal sparring match

guys, I just realized, with a stab of horror, the guy above me is trying to defend Carnival Games Wii. LOL

PhoebusFlows

no to win something you need to say something intelligent. Also no I dont follow you around, you follow Wii threads around just so you can repeat your stupid idea that Carnival Games is even significant on Wii as I said its not selling well, lol how is that trying to defend it. See when you say stuff like that you lose at verbal sparring just like the other thread. You cant say things like that and expect to be on top of this conversation.

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[QUOTE="PhoebusFlows"]

basically n00bs are buying it at that price. a more knowledgable gamer knows to wait or check the Wii Tracker online for new shipments.

basically n00bs who will probably buy Carnival Wii to go along with it. Most likely moms and grandparents desperate to sate the little kid's hunger for the newest thing. Just because they are older doesn't mean they can't be major n00bs.

Cyber-

I guess owning you in that other thread wasnt enough....

ol Carnival games has been out for weeks, its not selling well. Almost every top selling wii game is hardcore. You fail almost as bad as the last thread I owned you in. How are there no knowledgeable gamers when all the good games are being bought? The proof is in the pudding and your little rant fails hard.

You're right.

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It's best to not comment and stay silent and have others assume you may not know what you are talking about then to comment and remove all doubt ! :o

Heard the one where Nintendo is now ( post Wii ) the 2nd largest company in Japan ?

Heard the other one where MS ( game Div. ) has lost billions post 360 on the market ?

Between the above factual statements; Which one is the greedy company from the gamers prospective ?

For extra credit - Who has the best GAMES library of the two ? - Could be construed as opinion but only to the blind loyalist IMO.

For extra, extra credit - who has a better deal for the hardware tech for the money; Wii @ 250.00 or 360 @ 279.99 ?

Yeppers that greedy MS - sure wish they stayed out of the gaming business - don't you & Actionquake think so as well ? :?

Regardless on how you feel - the fact remains; the 360 hardware is sold at a loss and MS must buy the rights or create the games that sell to turn a profit.

TheWii: Nintendo makes a killing on selling the hardware alone, just how motivated do they need to be to create great games ? Look at the Wii games library for the answer.

Since Nintendo does hold hostage many of the I.P.'S I do want to play: I have recently decided to fork over ( grudgingly ) 250.00 but that is the max as that number is 100.00 more then the hardware should rightfully be sold for when compared to the other this gen consoles.

Of course all IMHO. ;)

SecretPolice

And yet you never think to question why Microsoft would sell there console at a loss? Maybe you believe that Bill Gates all along loved gamers and decided to build a software empire so that he could subsidize the gamers he loves so much. Or perhaps MicroSoft are interested in making money and saw games consoles as an emerging software market that they could potentially be locked out of.

I paid $250 for a Wii and wouldn't pay any more than that. Nintendo doesn't charge anymore than that either, even though the high price on ebay suggests that they could in fact be selling it for more than $250.