Did I miss something? why did the Wii console triple in price?

[TeknoBug]

Ok, just so we have a sense of conclusion can we confirm that shorty didn't know about the Wii U?

Great marketing job Nintendo if so.

What do I have to do to get a Martini around here?

 

[Maverickbcp]

I just want to enjoy a story, a challenge, and ending scenes. Games have really become too over burdened with all this social integration, public score keeping, and look what I have nonsense. There's no room for the game itself anymore.

+1

 

[shortylickens]

+2

 

[Rakehellion]

not even close. just because something is old and out of production does not mean it has extra value to it.

Tell that to the people buying them for $300.

 

[Soundmanred]

Tell that to the people buying them for $300.

Where is this actually happening?
I checked eBay completed listings and they're cheap, as they are on CL.
You can't trust Amazon, there are always insane sellers on there.

 

[Rakehellion]

Where is this actually happening?
I checked eBay completed listings and they're cheap, as they are on CL.
You can't trust Amazon, there are always insane sellers on there.

I found several on ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-Wi...1139864261?pt=Video_Games&hash=item2584af32c5
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NINTENDO-Wi...0410657922?pt=Video_Games&hash=item563e321882
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-Wi...1204637881?pt=Video_Games&hash=item35d4deccb9

 

[DaveSimmons]

Where is this actually happening?
I checked eBay completed listings and they're cheap, as they are on CL.
You can't trust Amazon, there are always insane sellers on there.

For new in sealed box?

Old PS2 games still shrinkwrapped can fetch $100+ while a used rental copy is $9.

New in box for something no longer made often fetches a premium, it's not surprising that the market price for a "pristine" boxed Wii is so high.

 

[Soundmanred]

I've bought so many to mod for friends, never paid more than $50-60. You would have sworn most of these were new, it's crazy. So many bought them and never played them after the novelty wore off and they didn't want to invest any more money into them.
Not sure why people would want such a mass produced item "new in box" when there are so many out there that were played for a few hours. I could understand the WiiU Zelda editions or something, but these came in white, blue, black and red with no other embellishment. All had pretty much the same hardware (which actually got worse over time).
I have a Star Wars Xbox360 up in my closet but that's not even to collect it, I just already have them in the living room and media room . I just thought it looked cool and it makes the R2D2 noise.
Some things I'll never understand.