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sapphi_snake on 10 August 2010
zgamer5 said:
sapphi_snake said:
zgamer5 said:
sapphi_snake said:
zgamer5 said:
sapphi_snake said:

It would be really stupid if the Wii's price is what's stopping HD-only gamers from buying it.

its stopping me! id buy the wii if its 100$. its 350 in my country.

It's almost as much where I live come to think of it.


thats why i cant have two consoles.  the ps3 and 360 are at the price they launched at. but the wii is 100 dollars more expensive then launch price. also games here range from 70 till 100$. and games never get price cuts.

and macs are 3k here!

It;s the exact thing over here man. We Europeans always get the shaft when it comes to pricing.

im not a european, but im with you!

Aren't you from the UK?



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O-D-C on 10 August 2010

price isint the issue, if HD gamers are willing to drop 500 for a PS3 then the Wii's price is not the issue. (yes I realise the PS3 is not 500$ anymore)



zgamer5 on 10 August 2010
jarrod said:
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If Sony paid me $50, I'd steal a PS3. <3

and then sell it?


It's not theft if it's a gift.  And no, I'd save it for The Last Guardian. <3


so 50$ so you can pre order the last guardian and a ps3. sony are generous.

i want gifts :(



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zgamer5 on 10 August 2010

Aren't you from the UK?


didnt we clear that up yesterday?



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M.U.G.E.N on 10 August 2010

It's very cheap as it is.....for me personally it's about the games, I don't care much for mario and I haven't for at least 7-8 years now...and don't care much for 2d platformers much also...all other genre 'imo' gets better games on the HD twins so nope...next if I buy a console it will be a 360



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sapphi_snake on 10 August 2010
zgamer5 said:

Aren't you from the UK?


didnt we clear that up yesterday?

And ain't the UK part of Europe (it's an island but it's still part of the European continent)?



"I don't understand how someone could like Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, but not like Twilight!!!"

"Last book I read was Brokeback Mountain, I just don't have the patience for them unless it's softcore porn."

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Slimebeast on 10 August 2010

If Zelda was made to run with ordinary controllers I'd buy a Wii at $149. Also if Kirby and Donky kong was for regular controller that would strengthen my incentive.

But as I understand it Zelda, DKC and Kireby require motion controls? I feel motion controls are sloppy. I want to play classical games with classical controlls.



zgamer5 on 10 August 2010
sapphi_snake said:
zgamer5 said:

Aren't you from the UK?


didnt we clear that up yesterday?

And ain't the UK part of Europe (it's an island but it's still part of the European continent)?


yes it is. and its islands. england is an island.



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thranx on 10 August 2010
sapphi_snake said:
zgamer5 said:
sapphi_snake said:
zgamer5 said:
sapphi_snake said:

It would be really stupid if the Wii's price is what's stopping HD-only gamers from buying it.

its stopping me! id buy the wii if its 100$. its 350 in my country.

It's almost as much where I live come to think of it.


thats why i cant have two consoles.  the ps3 and 360 are at the price they launched at. but the wii is 100 dollars more expensive then launch price. also games here range from 70 till 100$. and games never get price cuts.

and macs are 3k here!

It;s the exact thing over here man. We Europeans always get the shaft when it comes to pricing.

I think most price difference come from the fact that in almost every country except the US prices include taxes already. VAT or otherwise. In the US most states have a sales tax, but it varies so it is not inlcuded in price. If you really feel your games are priced to high, vote to lower taxes in your country. You get the benifits of more government services but you have to pay for them still. bSorry sometime the amricans get things so cheap  gets to me. Its really not the case when you look at what is being paid for sometimes.



jarrod on 10 August 2010
M.U.G.E.N said:

all other genre 'imo' gets better games on the HD twins so nope

I think you can make a strong case for action/adventure/RPGs on Wii.  MH3, Twilight Princess, Okami, Cave Story, Muramasa, Rune Factory, Super Paper Mario, Fragile Dreams, etc.  Plus there's a mountain of great stuff on the Virtual Console too (Zelda 1-3/OOT/MM, Neutopia 1-2, Ys Books I&II, Beyond Oasis, Monster World 1-3, LandStalker, etc).  And coming up we still have games like Skyward Sword, La Mulana and Earth Seeker.  It's pretty easily my favorite genre, and one that been progressively dying since the 16bit era imo, so Wii's been a nice refresher comparatively.