AstroLad said:Fucking Canadians. First Rock Band, now this. We need some stricter laws/enforcement against this kind of BULLSHIT. Drives up prices for people here for whom the consoles are intended. Total garbage.
AstroLad said:Oh the ironing. And I really wanted Nintendo to do a price boost for the holidays. Hell, they could have added a controller slot or something, called it Wii+, and sold it for $500 and obviously it still would have sold out.
What the hell? What's with the Wii-hate?AstroLad said:If this is consumers falling for Reggie's "OMG there won't be enough, get your Wii now!" hype, can it really be considered "true demand"? Seems more like a house of cards than a strong castle....
Awntawn said:At the same price point, you have to be. Just like you're an idiot if you pay a BMW's price for a Honda, no matter how much you love Hondas.
But I can't drive the BMW to my favorite locales, Hondatown and Hondapark.Awntawn said:At the same price point, you have to be. Just like you're an idiot if you pay a BMW's price for a Honda, no matter how much you love Hondas.
RumFore said:I just got a Wii today but seeing this I think someone less fortunate can use it....for $500. Is this a good time to sell or wait until the middle of December? What are the chances of Nintendo giving everyone a happy Christmas and producing enough?
Awntawn said:At the same price point, you have to be. Just like you're an idiot if you pay a BMW's price for a Honda, no matter how much you love Hondas.
Baron said:Jesus, those prices are insane. I won one of Amazon's discounted Wii systems on Thanksgiving and had every intention of keeping it and enjoying Mario Galaxy. For that kind of money though, I'm not so sure now. A premium 360 with a few games sounds reeeaally nice right now.
It's a good thing my Wii only cost me
.
Firewire said:PStripple! Next year belongs to Sony when it comes to games!
Baron said:Jesus, those prices are insane. I won one of Amazon's discounted Wii systems on Thanksgiving and had every intention of keeping it and enjoying Mario Galaxy. For that kind of money though, I'm not so sure now. A premium 360 with a few games sounds reeeaally nice right now.
It's a good thing my Wii only cost me
.
Firewire said:PStripple! Next year belongs to Sony when it comes to games!
AstroLad said:If this is consumers falling for Reggie's "OMG there won't be enough, get your Wii now!" hype, can it really be considered "true demand"? Seems more like a house of cards than a strong castle....
Hcoregamer00 said:Having the PS3 as my only console I can say this.
Sony's next year lineup is impressive, but saying it in the context of this thread is absurd. That is off topic territory (in regards to the intention of the thread).
It just comes naturally for him. ;pSlavik81 said:What the hell? What's with the Wii-hate?
reilo said:Not to mention the complete cluster fuck that people view the PS3 as inferior and won't spend $400-500 on it [especially the games, which is total bullshit], yet they'd gladly pay $500+ for a machine that should cost no more than $200.
I keep telling myself to never underestimate consumer idiocy, but I keep doing it.
Wii Fit, Super Smash Brothers Brawl, Mario Kart Wii and Animal Crossing say no!Firewire said:PStripple! Next year belongs to Sony when it comes to games!
Slavik81 said:What the hell? What's with the Wii-hate?
The Sphinx said:There goes the theory that people won't pay $600 for a game machine.
I wouldn't pay a dollar above ANY item that's inflated due to demand.Awntawn said:You can try to pretend to justify it all you want. How many of you smart and respectable non-idiots would actually pay $600USD for a Wii?
Gigglepoo said:I would never pay two times MSRP for anything. Patience is a virtue!
Concept17 said:This is silly, even at 250 the system is overpriced. I blame soccer moms.
I hope you don't post this in every Wii thread. Being happy that you won is cool and all, but to go around posting it in threads where people are trying to find Wiis for either themselves or others is a real dick move.Baron said:Jesus, those prices are insane. I won one of Amazon's discounted Wii systems on Thanksgiving and had every intention of keeping it and enjoying Mario Galaxy. For that kind of money though, I'm not so sure now. A premium 360 with a few games sounds reeeaally nice right now.
It's a good thing my Wii only cost me
.
GreenNight said:Half the people in the thread are fucking retarded and the rest are crying oh so many bitter tears. There is a reason this shit is selling out and its not because of Reggie or stupid consumers. Its the damn games and apparently the majority believes that Wii games are more fun than 360 or PS3 iterations.
Get over it already for Christ sake.
warthog said:lol @ idiots paying that much. Some ppl just don't have any patience. Anyway I'm picking mine up on wednesday, normal price and not going on ebay, buth then again I live in Europe
:lolThe Sphinx said:There goes the theory that people won't pay $600 for a game machine.
jvalioli said:I hope you don't post this in every Wii thread. Being happy that you won is cool and all, but to go around posting it in threads where people are trying to find Wiis for either themselves or others is a real dick move.
AstroLad said:Fucking Canadians. First Rock Band, now this. We need some stricter laws/enforcement against this kind of BULLSHIT. Drives up prices for people here for whom the consoles are intended. Total garbage.
BlueTsunami said:You people already with a Wii should seriously sell yours off. You've already had fun with SMG, I'm sure a month without the lil' guy wouldn't hurt you. You would make at least double the amount you spent on the thing. Its a no brainer.
Thats a cool $250 pocket change, nearly enough to get you a 360 :>
BlueTsunami said:You people already with a Wii should seriously sell yours off. You've already had fun with SMG, I'm sure a month without the lil' guy wouldn't hurt you. You would make at least double the amount you spent on the thing. Its a no brainer.
Count Dookkake said:These people are not idiots. They are making a rational transaction. To them the time they save plus the guarantee that their kid will be happy on xmas is of greater value than $250. It isn't really that hard to understand.
The real idiots are those who, at launch, bought PS3s they didn't want in hopes of selling them for thousands. :lol That was not such a profitable fad. What a difference a year makes.
Green Shinobi said:At least when the NES, PS1 and PS2 were dominating, they had unarguably the best software lineup on the market.
The sight of a console with far and away the worst software lineup enjoying similar dominance is just a complete travesty.