Wii-U thoughts so far
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me and my nephew are playing scribblenauts, if your a fan of the ds version its a must own.
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Re: Wii-U thoughts so far
It looked fun but I think I'd enjoy it more with a keyboard/mouse so I'll probably get it on PC when it's cheap enough.
Just got NSMBU and Sonic Racing Transformed. Hope a few of us can play later.
Just got NSMBU and Sonic Racing Transformed. Hope a few of us can play later.
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Got a Deluxe tonight - all the Targets around me had them in stock (did a store search online). Called over and sure enough, they had two basic and two deluxe consoles when I got there.
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I bet after today this isnt the case anymore due to black friday and all. Speaking of which, I scored a free copy of New Super Mario Bros. U from Old Navy of all places. Their deal was spend $40 and get the game for free, and my Wife didnt have any objections getting clothes lol.retrosportsgamer wrote:Got a Deluxe tonight - all the Targets around me had them in stock (did a store search online). Called over and sure enough, they had two basic and two deluxe consoles when I got there.
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^ I figured they would be non-existent as well but saw some tweets around GameStop being fully stocked with PS3 and 360 bundles flying off the shelves. Surprising.
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Bought one on Fri and its been fun. It does need more original software though. Something that really shows the strengths of the controller and hardware.
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Actually, quite a few stores around me still have the Deluxe in stock.
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Decided to peek on craigslist to see what people are trying to sell these for. There are the normal overpriced "rare, cant find in stores!" posts with basic sets around $400, and the deluxe at 450 and higher, but obviously not selling. But then, there are posts selling for what it would cost at retail including tax, so I think people realized that there was not the demand for these like it was for the Wii, or even the PS3 (Remember when those were selling for like $1000?)
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http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... 48#p421248
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Yeah we actually had someone bring a basic back to my store for a return, never opened and not even removed from the bag (or so he claimed, hard to check the second one). Either he found a deluxe a few days later or as the two of us working suspected he was a re-seller and couldn't find a buyer at double the price. The systems are scarce but not impossible to find this time.
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jay_red wrote:Decided to peek on craigslist to see what people are trying to sell these for. There are the normal overpriced "rare, cant find in stores!" posts with basic sets around $400, and the deluxe at 450 and higher, but obviously not selling. But then, there are posts selling for what it would cost at retail including tax, so I think people realized that there was not the demand for these like it was for the Wii, or even the PS3 (Remember when those were selling for like $1000?)
I ended up selling my extra on CL. I only asked for $400 but since I bought it in a tax free state it was $50 profit. I had preordered it in case my brother in law wanted one for his family but he didn't so I just threw it on there to see what happened and if nothing I was going to return it. The lady that bought it was pleased. She seemed like a busy woman and told me her son wanted one and she didn't have time to hunt one down. Originally when he told me he didn't want it I figured it could help cover the cost of mine but they aren't going high. Fifty bucks is fifty bucks though.
But yeah. I don't think anyone out there is going to be making crazy money on them unless they bought a lot of them and are selling them at $50 or so over a pop.
