Nintendo Wii's for sale

[peterB]

To me it looks like someone (Nintendo?) is playing a twisted game. Here in The Netherlands there are plenty of Wii's available and are even on sale at some shops for 239 Euro's. It is a brilliant console though !

[Solana]

sounds like it is the usual panic for the one xmas 'toy'. As they came out last year and people had them for xmas then it seems starnge that they are in such limited supply, I think it was PS3 they were pushing last xmas.
Great site Molly, well worth knowing about

[Geodan]

Just visited the wiipreorder site and was impressed with this site, but noticed that all of the stores are either overpricing the wii's or are selling the wii's in a bundle but would you reallty want the games they are offering?.

I noticed that some stores openly admit that they are increasing prices due to lack of stock. Without the game bundles the prices for just the standard packs range from £230 up to £320 at the least.

I can get them for £220 today. I paid £250 for mine, but i was prepared to pay that price, but i certainly wouldn't want to pay for games that i didn't want which is what most of the stores are doing now with the bundles they are forcing on you.

Keith..

They were just over £200 at Bowlers[msnsmile2]

[Geodan]

Thats a good price Julie, be even better if i lived up in Manchester.

Still £20 or so over the shop prices, but i would be prepared to pay over the odds for something i wanted. I reckon there are going to be some very unhappy children this xmas.

Sony have said that the ps3 outsold the wii last weekend for the first time, but only because Nintendo cannot make enough consoles.

It is something parents have to take into consideration when deciding what sort of price they are prepared to pay for the wii.

Keith...

[Milly]

Hi

We bought one off ebay for £220.00 with sports package.

Dianne

[Geodan]

Dianne, were you happy paying that price?

Keith.

[Solana]

As I understand it, these stores make virtually nothing on the hardware but make their money on the software, I guess this is why they charge for a bundle. Seems fair enough as long as you get the games you want.

[Geodan]

I'm sure you're right when you say the stores don't make much money on the console itself, but most of these games are £35 each, why should i spend up to £70 on 2 games i don't really want.

Before the shortage of consoles, all the stores were quite happy to just sell the console for £180, then you were able to buy the games you wanted to buy, not the games you didn't want.

From what i saw in quite a few games stores, all the nintendo stock was advertised as a bundle sale only. By the way, i went to Reading, Slough and Bracknell and all the shelves were empty, not a nintendo wii in sight..

Keith..

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Solana
As I understand it, these stores make virtually nothing on the hardware but make their money on the software, I guess this is why they charge for a bundle. Seems fair enough as long as you get the games you want.
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[florida4sun]

Just got a cracking deal,
console with a free game plus a choice of 3 more games of the shelf all for £239.00 offer oday only at game station worcs, normally £299.00 which is still good. Most other stores in teh area had stock but at inflated prices.
Just trying it out, what a hoot.

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Geodan
I'm sure you're right when you say the stores don't make much money on the console itself, but most of these games are £35 each, why should i spend up to £70 on 2 games i don't really want.

Before the shortage of consoles, all the stores were quite happy to just sell the console for £180, then you were able to buy the games you wanted to buy, not the games you didn't want.

From what i saw in quite a few games stores, all the nintendo stock was advertised as a bundle sale only. By the way, i went to Reading, Slough and Bracknell and all the shelves were empty, not a nintendo wii in sight..

Keith..

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Solana
As I understand it, these stores make virtually nothing on the hardware but make their money on the software, I guess this is why they charge for a bundle. Seems fair enough as long as you get the games you want.
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