PaulC72

I am just a little curious as to what all the Wii madness is about I managed to obtain one from argos as a resonable price but it seems people are going bloody bonkers and paying through the nose for them why?

Availability is short granted but they are not impossible to find, is it Christmas fever?

DaveMiddleton

I assume they are still VERY difficult to get.
I was in Moscow last weekend and there were hundreds in one big computer store. I had a request from friends for these and hand caried 2 back to the UK.

NotoriousREV

I've just sold one to my boss for £250, which the Mrs will be personally importing from abroad next week

The Snug Rhino

i dont get it..... they have been around ALL year! and its got the graphics of a ZX Spectrum!

Limit supply and make people think its worth it seems to be the VERY clever plan.

Richiehash

err spectrum-i think not-more commodore 64 perhaps.
the difference being that its the first really interactive console and thats made it the fastest selling console ever which i think has caught out nintendo hence the limited supplies/inflated price .
Have you actually tried one or do you not use games consoles at all?
richie

slipstream_uk

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My local woolies has a few still on their shelfs.

RussBoy

I'm driving back to the UK next week and hope to bring 3 to sell (week before Christmas!) at around the £250 mark which should give me enough profit (cost £180 each here and loads in stock) to pay for my 3 day traveling costs through Spain and France.


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The Snug Rhino

I have one .... got it for my kids in the summer by wandering into a shop and buying it (had i known retards will pay £200+ at xmas for their fat ugly kids to sit in front off all holiday...i'd have bought 10!)

blockmonke@fsmail.net

You can get them around here only thing is you have to buy 3 games with it.

EddScott

If you get up early enough Amazon usually have them every day but they are limited to a few a day.

Game had them in a bundle of 5 games at £339. You can however return bundled games at Game (in their t&c) which then reduces the cost of the Wii to a more sensible value.

We are spending christmas with family who have bought a Wii for their son so at least we will get to play christmas day.

phil_wrx

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i got one for bin lids imported from europe , just changed the plug and it was sorted payed normal price too at least it will keep the little buggers off my xbox 360

by the way who is playing assasins creed at the moment?

J4CKO

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Ours generally gets ignored for the 360, have got them Mario Galaxy and I think the missus has bought one as well, hopefully will distract them from my stuff they shouldnt be playing.

Jaybird-UK

I would suggest by your comment you have either not seen a ZX spectrum or a Wii

EddScott

I assumed a Wii was essentially a repackaged Gamecube with a novelty controller. However, although its not a true "Next Gen" console like 360 or PS3 its no slouch. Its probably closer to Xbox1 which may still sound a bit naff these days but the Xbox1 "tech spec" wise wiped the floor with the PS2.

To be fair its an upgraded Gamecube with a "Killer" unique control mech. Had it been released with a pad only it would have died on its ****.

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+Doc+

Games are not all about graphics, never have been and never will be.
As for availability, Im amazed its happened again, I paid 20 quid over the odds for mine last xmas from Germany, wish Id stocked up over the summer

sti-04!!

Got one. I have been looking on there for ages.

Sorted

davegtt

Ohhh Gamestation, do I dont I... hovering over the buy button

Shark Man

Depends if your buying one from someone called Hightee Butzlaff

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Manni

got one from woolies with mario world and smooth moves. should keep my other half amused for long enough to shut her up from whining on christmas day cos I dint buy her a diamond

EddScott

I think the GameStation bundle might be a good idea.

If you read thier T&Cs (the same as Game T&Cs) you can return items within the bundle. The bundle discount is lost but at least you can get a refund on the games they made you buy in order to shift the crap games.

I recommend getting up at 6am and checking Amazon website. They have a few in stock every day by the looks but they go in minutes.

Wurzel

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nope and neither are those DS thingies, my local supermarket is full of both, and cheaper than your normal price

sti-04!!

Is this in Germany or the UK

Wurzel

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Germany.

But I am driving to the UK for christmas and bringing 2 with me already.

stilover

As this is Britain, we are never happy unless bragging how much we payed for everything. Why pay £200 from Argos (Or whatever they are) when you can get one on Ebay for £500.

cdfracing

Been waiting ages for mine

SJ_Skyline

You ought to try eBay!

davegtt

Bald Speed Racing

Me bro struggled to get one for his misses for her bday pressie but now has got another one on the way which he might sell on ebay soon as they are going like hotcakes on there at the mo