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Everything on US Dollars:

Wii - ~$700
Zelda - ~$70
Brawl - ~$80
Bomberman - $5
Rechargeable batteries - ~$20
Rest of games - FREE (gifts)

Gaming PC - ~$400
Cans of paint (for my custom case) - ~$10
Blank DVDs (hehe) - ~$10

Total - ~$1295



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Wii $250
2 extra remotes $120
7 Games $350
4 GC controllers $60

Total: $780 US

I have also made $1800 in profit from owning Nintendo Stock, so I am net $1000 positive.



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I have sold my time and soul for the games that I have.....money seems relatively insignificant to me now.....



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This is easy:

RE4(wii) - $30
Castlevania: DoS (DS) - $30
The Legend of Zelda: TP (Wii) - $50


Total: $110

I mostly bum off of other people's consoles and play indie games on my computer. Last gen I only bought a GameCube + about 5 games and filched the rest from my modding outfit (PS2/Xbox). Well I'm out of that business now so I have to play other people's consoles.



PS3 - $600
15 Games ($30-$60) - $600
30 BD Movies ($20) - $600
Extra SIXAXIS - $40
New DS3 - $40
Game Add-on's - $10

Grand total $1890.



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Xbox 360 Premium - $349.99
Extra Wireless Controller - $49.99
5 Games - $260

Playstation 3 60GB - $600
Extra Sixaxis - $50
Dualshock 3 - $65 (imported)
6 PSN Downloads - $45
16 games - $960
Extra GH III Guitar - $70
Around $300+ in Eye of Judgment Boosters
PS2 MC Adapter - $14.99
5 BD Movies - $120+

Wii - $249.99
Extra Wiimote + Nunchuck - $60
9 Games - $430
Extra MKWii Wheel - $14.99
8 VC Titles - $50+

2x DS Lite - $250

8 games - $320

2X PSP Phat - $500

7 games - $300+

 

 

Around $4270+

Not including Surround Sound + HDTV to go with my consoles.

In other words... Too much $$$.

Edit - Almost forgot I have Wii Fit on Pre-Order, so another $90 there. 



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I live in the US, so all values are the American dollar.

Wii - 250
Wii Remote - 40
Nunchuck - 20
Guitar Hero 3 - 90
Brawl - 50
Galaxy - 50
Resident Evil 4 - 30
Metroid Prime 3 - 50
Wii PLay - 50
Zelda - 50
Excite Truck - 50?

Total = $730 plus tax

Quite a lot for a college student, although a few of those games were gifts so I didn't actually buy them myself. All that money was spent from January 2007 to present, so a little over a year.



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Now Playing
Switch - Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)
3DS - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Trilogy) (2005/2014)
Mobile - Yugioh Duel Links (2017)
Mobile - Super Mario Run (2017)
PC - Borderlands 2 (2012)
PC - Deep Rock Galactic (2020)

Nintendo Zealot said:
Wii $250
2 extra remotes $120
7 Games $350
4 GC controllers $60

Total: $780 US

I have also made $1800 in profit from owning Nintendo Stock, so I am net $1000 positive.

man thats pretty sweet its like nintendo paying you to play their games



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