How is the Wii doing?

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Okay, after this post I'm just going to stop. I still think my point is valid, but I don't want to make this thread any worse.
BurningDoom wrote:I just named 4 GREAT first-party titles, not just 1 or 2.
You then named one expensive game and I named 3. So that's four expensive titles.
I could name more...
So could I.
like Wii Sports
Wii Sports would be low because it was included with the console.
and Kirby's Epic Yarn
Looking at my first reply to your post, I realize that I didn't make it clear that I meant Nintendo games in general. I had trouble finding Super Princess Peach complete for less than $30 for a while. As far as Kirby games, Kirby Squeak Squad (I've been keeping my eye on this one in particular) and Kirby Canvas Curse are up there. Even Kirby Super Star for the Super NES is about $30. I remember seeing it at Game Crazy and Rhino Video Games for $35 when I was about 13.
...why does it matter if they are "Nintendo Selects" or not? They're still the same game, left unchanged, and the only difference on the cover is the words "Nintendo Select".
I think it's relevant because I've seen many posts here talking about how the poster hates how the Greatest Hits packaging looks on their shelf or how someone got a Player's Chioce game but wish they had the regular edition. I'm also a bit anal about how games look on my shelf.
But since you brought it up, the only one that actually was Nintendo Select was Super Mario Galaxy.
Yeah, now that I think about it, I think I saw Twilight Princess (Non-Nintendo Selects) for $19.99 when I was at GameStop last night.
AppleQueso wrote:Yeah it is worth mentioning that most retail places price the normal versions of games at the same price point as the Nintendo selects versions. I got a normal Super Mario Galaxy for $20 new that way.
I took a quick look at some site for retail outlets (relatively) near me and confirmed this. Damn, I'd figure that Amazon would have at least one seller that'd match them.
I believe there are more first-party Wii titles that are $25 or under than there are $25 and over.
I think the opposite, but I don't think it's worth it to slog through tons of store sites to see if I'm correct.
This is the time to get Wii games, because it's only a matter of time before they go up again.
No it isn't, I'm broke! :lol:

Lame joke aside, I never said it wasn't. This definitely is the time to get Wii games for cheap. Maybe shortly after the Wii-U comes out, the games might go down a bit more, but that's not for certain.
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As far as I am concerned, the Wii is alive and kicking at least until Rodea the Sky Soldier comes out. I have been looking forward to it for about a year now.
Maybe now Nintendo will acknowledge Metroid has a fanbase?
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Mine is not doing so well, but I've contacted Boston Medical Group and they said they'll help me.
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GSZX1337 wrote: Lame joke aside, I never said it wasn't. This definitely is the time to get Wii games for cheap. Maybe shortly after the Wii-U comes out, the games might go down a bit more, but that's not for certain.
Yeah you did. You said that all Nintendo First-Party games are high priced. I pointed out that I just happened to pick up a bunch of great first-party for cheap. You then argued why those didn't count...so what do you mean?
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I'm also looking forward to how Rodea turned out. I just picked up Let's Tap after Ivy the Kiwi and Fishing Resort, so I'm in to the Prope vibe.

(Let's Tap doesn't seem that sensational so far, but does seem worth the $12 I paid)

(Ivy the Kiwi [Wii] is a cute but tough game. Lots of trial and error for me)

(Fishing Resort is the most OCD fishing game ever made)
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k.vlaros wrote:(Fishing Resort is the most OCD fishing game ever made)
Did you get the controller bundle?
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No, I didn't get the bundle. The fishing is fine with just sort of rocking the nunchuck back and forth. This is a game with more than enough to dig through to justify $20- assuming you enjoy the digging.
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I really want to save up like $300, walk into a Gamestop/Retro game shop and just buy every game on my low priority list. Mostly because I don't want to see them be $60 in the future, and also because there are just so many more games I want for the Wii.

But then again, my backlog (and probably my mom too) would not be happy with me for doing that. On the other hand...if I get them for sub-$10 I wouldn't feel too bad....

ARGH! Can someone who's been gaming forever tell me if they go through this at the end of a systems life?
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I received a Wii for Christmas and I'm loving it! I hope I don't fall too far behind my other systems. Xbox 360 who?
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Pichu wrote:But then again, my backlog (and probably my mom too) would not be happy with me for doing that. On the other hand...if I get them for sub-$10 I wouldn't feel too bad....

ARGH! Can someone who's been gaming forever tell me if they go through this at the end of a systems life?
Yes.

Don't worry. If you end up with a bunch of lemons, get the console for cheap and sell the bundle.
To avoid ending up like this or this, pick games you might like or always wanted to get.
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