Oh Nintendo........

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Ok so had a day off uni, so thought I would look up some details for the up coming Nintendo Wii and prices for getting one of launch day.

However what I found shocked me both on forums and prices at places like GAME.com…..

The concept promised a cheap console (fun for the whole family) which although didn’t have the true next-gen graphics was going to be substantially cheaper than Microsoft and Sony. Games were going to be 35 – 40 pounds and everything was designed to be funky and cool with many different coloured machines

I thought ok that’s brilliant, controls looks like a blast and Red Steel looks so involving with the Numbchuck controller can be used to throw grenades etc

I went to buy one and saw that you have to buy an extra game with the console, so that takes the price to £220 (in affect your getting two games, wii sports and a game of your choice). Then you have to add that Numbchuck controller if you want to play the game of your choice in my case Red Steel as it has the analogue stick on it apposed to the basic one provied. That brings the price to £240…..

Ok you might be saying, but then I found out many of these brilliant games are priced at £45, now its only £5 and you can shop around but what happened to “affordable games” (cheaper than Xbox 360)????

Final nail in the coffin is that games like Red Steel won’t support online gaming (why??) and to enjoy it fully you’ll need to buy a set of 4 full sets of controls £40 each….. And that’s under the assumption that I have four friends….. and then mates who want to play, and willing to come round at whatever time of the day I wish to play….. ain’t going to happen

So potentially you will get for your £360

Console
4 controllers so you can play multiplayer games with that brilliant motion sensors
2 games
And…….


Nintendo coolness…..

Am I missing something or is buying a Xbox 360 cheaper and better buy

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Well Rob, 230 isn’t a bad price....

I think I slightly exaggerated the initial costs a bit (most people wouldn’t buy four pads from the off).

Can I ask you where you have ordered yours? I have no gripe spending 230 ish it was just a shock when people on the wii forums started talking about it not having this that and the other and got me wondering....

Steve if that’s true, ah, that would be brilliant. I thought I would have to shell out another 20 quid to get a full set of controllers.

Another question then, what classic games are you going to download... Apparently they’re going to cost 4 – 6 pounds. My money will be going on Golden Eye (possibly the best game ever conceived other than doom and possibly half life... Well best game on N64 then... ) and I may have to download Star Fox due to my early memories of it, with all my mates round when we were young…..

(Ah happy days... Mum made you pizzas and snacks.. You got to stay up till midnight which we thought was the twilight, forbidden hours and you could try and get the person who fell asleep first with whip cream and smarties in their face......)

Cheers guys

Tom

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Polarbert said:

I heard that it was going to be all the NES and SNES games made available.

Oh bugger...... i was looking to forward to getting back into those games.. ah well least i'll have street fight 2 to play with and maybe 'uno' the bike game.

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Vesuvius 996 said:

Must be tough being a student these days.

Very tough

So when should i go and order my Wii, i've got an hour of Business Ethics tommorrow and meetings with a few mates to start building a base for a debate i've got to give later next week..... core that only leaves 5 hours worth of shopping time left in the day to go and buy it!!!

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Nevin said:

Not sure where you're expecting to be able to buy it from tomorrow, unless its on import at a massively inflated price or you live in the States. It isn't released until 8th December.

Umm not to sure how to take that... Vesuvius 996 pointed out light heartily that it must be hard for students nowadays.

To which I was being a bit sarcastic, saying that yes it is very hard. I illustrated how hard it is by showing Anthony what I had on tomorrow to show how hard life can be for a final year student at this time of year (which turns out not very). So you see I wasn’t really saying I’m going out tomorrow in your face!! I was merely trying to make a joke.

Oh btw I like many others could buy a Wii tomorrow, it is true that I couldn’t take it home but I could pay for the goods tomorrow and then wait till when ever its launched....

Some people hey??