How is the Wii doing?

[AppleQueso]

I'm just flashing back to seeing copies of Misadventures of Tron Bonne being sold off in bargain bins. You know how much that's worth now.

I'm looking at this a good 7-10+ years down the line. I imagine anything that has a chance of developing a cult following and isn't all that popular right now has a pretty good chance of being valuable.

[The Last Horseman]

I see, in 10 years, the Wii being a console that hardware and original controllers are cheap for, but accessories and certain games become extremely high priced. Stuff like the Buckshot shotgun I can see becoming randomly high priced for no apparent reason...

[the7k]

I gave my dad my Wii for Christmas, along with Zelda: Twilight Princess and a new copy of Goldeneye. (Ocarina of Time and Goldeneye 007 were likely his favorite games of all time, so it seemed appropriate.)

Yeah, Nintendo has a habit of dropping a system like a freaking rock as soon as it's clear that a successor is on the way. With nothing new coming that makes it worth me holding on to the system (I REALLY wanted The Last Story...), I may as well give it to someone who would enjoy the system. I'll just use emulation until the system gets to the point where I can buy it off someone for $25 - I'm keeping most my games anyway.

As for games that will likely command a high price later on - it's going to take a strong man to pry Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, Sakura Wars: So Long My Love, Super Mario All-Stars Limited and Metroid Prime Trilogy Collector's Edition from my grasp.

[k.vlaros]

I bought my Wii this past Jan 1. My current collection of titles is about at 50. I echo some early sentiments that now is the time to pick up second and third tier games that didn't sell large volumes or have "A" reviews and wide exposure when ne. There is so much fun to have on this system from games that are - simply - undervalued. Most of my four dozen games were on sale for under $20 via Amazon at various points this year. A couple like the Fire Emblem and Shiren the Wanderer had small premiums relative to the typical Wii game, but I can see them creeping higher in as few as 5 years. It is somewhat sad (we're talking about consumer electronics - toys at that - here) that the Wii basically has three games left of interest (Rhythm Heaven, Xenoblade, and DQ 10), but all systems end and the Wii U will surely have excellent backwards compatibility. So I urge anyone that hasn't already to stock up on those cheap, new, and underrated Wii games before it's too late (especially since I have my share already!).

[k.vlaros]

^

Cool. Does that connect to the thread somehow or are we just showing off our VGAs. 'Cause I have a couple too if so.

Looking forward to DQ 10?

[Berserk]

Just felt like showing it off... i just got it in today...

[GSZX1337]

...I just picked up Metroid: Other M for $9.99 used at Gamestop and Super Mario Galaxy brand-new at Wal-Mart for $19.99. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption on Wii was also $9.99 at GameStop, which I'm going back for! Twilight Princess was $19.99 brand-new at Wal-Mart

I'm assuming you're talking about the Nintendo Selects? If you look at the price for the standard versions, both the games I've highlighted are over $45. Also, just because you found some first-party games for cheap, doesn't mean that my point is invalid. Super Mario Galaxy 2 is $37.50 new, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is $44.54, and Wii Music is $35.00. A good amount of the first-party titles do have a higher price tag.

Perhaps I should have said:

For some reason, most first-party Nintendo titles command higher prices compared to their third-party contemporaries. Kirby games seem to be the worst.

PS: I gathered the prices from Amazon, but I know that at least for Super Mario Galaxy 2, the price is comparable to GameStop.

[BurningDoom]

...I just picked up Metroid: Other M for $9.99 used at Gamestop and Super Mario Galaxy brand-new at Wal-Mart for $19.99. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption on Wii was also $9.99 at GameStop, which I'm going back for! Twilight Princess was $19.99 brand-new at Wal-Mart

I'm assuming you're talking about the Nintendo Selects? If you look at the price for the standard versions, both the games I've highlighted are over $45. Also, just because you found some first-party games for cheap, doesn't mean that my point is invalid. Super Mario Galaxy 2 is $37.50 new, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is $44.54, and Wii Music is $35.00. A good amount of the first-party titles do have a higher price tag.

Perhaps I should have said:

For some reason, most first-party Nintendo titles command higher prices compared to their third-party contemporaries. Kirby games seem to be the worst.

PS: I gathered the prices from Amazon, but I know that at least for Super Mario Galaxy 2, the price is comparable to GameStop.

I just named 4 GREAT first-party titles, not just 1 or 2. I could name more like Wii Sports and Kirby's Epic Yarn. And 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". But since you brought it up, the only one that actually was Nintendo Select was Super Mario Galaxy. I believe there are more first-party Wii titles that are $25 or under than there are $25 and over.

This is the time to get Wii games, because it's only a matter of time before they go up again.

[AppleQueso]

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.

[Michi]

Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary Wii Collection w/gold medal

I was really hoping that they'd release that over here, what with the popularity of the DS titles. Doesn't look like it though