I'm stealing your basic frame, and changing stuff so it fits better how I'd purchase. Also, taking out the "THIS IS FREE SO I DON'T HAVE TO PAY" bullshit. If you want a separate utility list, *that* is when you mention the free stuff. But at that point, the fact that it's free doesn't matter. 360: $400 Initial Purchase $40 - Extra Wireless Controller $80 - 2 Extra Wired Controllers $40 - Charge and Play Kit x 2 $660 - 11 new games $30 - 3 XBLA games Total So Far - $1,250 PS3: $600 Initial Purchase $150 - 3 Extra Controllers (I don't think there is a cheaper wired option... if there is, I'll ammend this) $780 - 13 New Games Total So Far - $1,530 Wii: $250 Initial Purchase $120 - 3 Extra Wii-Motes $20 - 1 Extra Nunchuck $30 - Nyko Wii-Charge Station $550 - 11 New Games $25 - 3 Virtual Console games Total So Far: $995 I'm valuing 3 downloadable games at the same utility as 2 disc-based games, for refference. And I don't expect to use online all that much... not enough to pay for it, anyway. For comparisson's sake, I'm putting up what I *did* purchase for GameCube: $200 Initial Purchase $50 - 2 Extra Controllers $30 - Wavebird $650 - 13 New Games (for refference, a couple were used, and a couple were Player's Choice, but we didn't take that into account up above, so I'm not taking it into account here) Total So Far: $930 I'm too lazy to bring $930 into present-value dollars. If anyone knows average inflation rate between 2002 and today, be my guest and figure it out.
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