Please copy this post to any other gaming sites you frequent. Tell everyone you know, and please take action and complain.
As mentioned in the thread by Superchunk, Gamestop is charging $5 more than MSRP for WM+. (http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=75848)
MSRP is confirmed to be at $19.99, GS is charging $24.99. Walmart, Target, Best Buy & ToysRUs are charging ($19.99). Taking advantage of unsuspecting gamers wallets confirmed. Amazon has had it on sale from $17.99 to $18.99.
Normally I just cancel my order and go somewhere else when Gamestop does this. But in today's economy it's really sad that they are taking advantage of their customers. So I called Gamestop's corporate office and complained, and I highly urge you to do the same. The number is 817.424.2000 and I spoke to John. he confirmed that the MSPR was $19.99 and said that their price was what it is as the $19.99 price is only a recommendation from Nintendo. He said Gamestop encourages it's customers to shop for the best deal, and said if you find it cheaper that he recommends that you buy it at the better price. I agree with him wholeheartedly. when I asked him why they decide to do this to customers in harsh times, he had no acceptable answer except to tell me that they hoped their customers would get the accessory at the best available price.
We all know most wii owners are not as active on message boards and online gaming sites as much as owners of the other consoles. So do whatever you can to make sure they do not purchase Wii M+ from Gamestop. I cancelled my Tiger Woods bundle preorder and made sure the GS manager knew why. You can also compain to your local GS managers.
This is the third time I've seen them charge $5.00 higher for inexpensive Wii items, they sold the zapper bundle for $24.99 instead of $19.99, and the Wii Wheel for $14.99 instead of $9.99.
I am also recommending you call Nintendo Customer Service (1-800-255-3700) and complain about GameStop's pricing as well, Nintendo wouldn't be happy about this, they set a fair price, and want as many sales as possible. Complaining that the accessory is $25 will help if enough people do it.
Stop Gamestop from taking advantage of you with both your spending money and your voice...... Get the word out!
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