ricky says:

At my local pawnshop, they had a used wii for sale for only 289.99 (which is 290, I dunno why they had to mark it down by one cent). Could this be a sign of diminishing popularity of the wii? Cause even though they're still going through a shortage in some areas at US & Japan, it seems that the wii isn't doing as well down under. I've even seen stats that show the PS3 outselling the wii in some recent weeks. So what do you guys think?

07/13/2007 Sydney

trinest says:

Wii > PS3 atm in Australia so thats all that matters.

07/13/2007 Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia

dermy says:

You sure it's not a bad EB games deal?
"$99!!!!!

(When you trade in 20 ps3 games, a ps3 console, a wii, a 360 and your house mortgage)"

07/13/2007 Victoria, AUS

kolpol9 says:

Nintendo have sold their consoles...now they're making there money from the games now since everybody has a wii,,,,,,....

07/13/2007 Victoria,Teesdale

desi says:

Nintendo products have never done well in this country. The DS and Wii are routinely sold out overseas, but we have a glut of them here.

It's not that the demand has diminished, but that it was never really there to being with.

07/13/2007 I'm in your profile, deleting your spams for Great Justice.

ricky says:

@ Dermy

No, it was at a local pawnshop. It wasn't the first time I've gone there, in fact I've purchased a couple of games from them before (they currently have an official DS Lite browser on sale for 30 bucks!).

@ Desi

I'm pretty sure Nintendo has a massive fanbase in Australia. Plus it seems like their approach to expand their target market has somewhat worked even down here. From what I've known, the wii has outsold the PS3 at this point in time but only from an overall (total number) point of view rather than consistently on a week by week basis. So what I'm fearing at the moment is the impact of a future price cut of the PS3 will have on the popularity of the wii (if it'll ever happens that is...)

07/13/2007 Sydney

desi says:

ricky said: (they currently have an official DS Lite browser on sale for 30 bucks!).

07/13/2007 I'm in your profile, deleting your spams for Great Justice.

ricky says:

@ desi

Yeah I figured. I thought about it for about a day, till I realise that I probably won't use it all that much. I can try reselling it for a profit on eBay though, although the same can be said for the wii.

07/13/2007 Sydney

dermy says:

ricky said: @ Dermy

No, it was at a local pawnshop. It wasn't the first time I've gone there, in fact I've purchased a couple of games from them before (they currently have an official DS Lite browser on sale for 30 bucks!).

07/13/2007 Victoria, AUS

curby says:

awsome pawn lmao.

07/13/2007 Everywhere

kolpol9 says:

curby said: awsome pawn lmao.

07/13/2007 Victoria,Teesdale

supA says:

kolpol9 said:

curby said: awsome pawn lmao.

Supersmash? isn't it pwn not pawn?

07/13/2007 quit mywii //

kolpol9 says:

supA said:

kolpol9 said:

curby said: awsome pawn lmao.

Supersmash? isn't it pwn not pawn?

0/\/\G 13375P34K!

07/13/2007 Victoria,Teesdale

dermy says:

kolpol9 said:

supA said:

kolpol9 said:

curby said: awsome pawn lmao.

Supersmash? isn't it pwn not pawn?

0/\/\G 13375P34K!

Are you saying omg leet_____

07/13/2007 Victoria, AUS

kolpol9 says:

ohhh so 4=A \/\/007

07/13/2007 Victoria,Teesdale

brawlking says:

290$? thats 40$ more than what i paid.

EDIT: forgot american currency is different than austrailian. wii is 250$ in u.s.

07/13/2007 queens, U.S.A.

firzen says:

rip off.

07/13/2007 Sarasota, Florida (USA)

syfox133 says:

That's how much they sell in japan.
You sure it wasn't US dollars? Then it would make sense.

07/13/2007 In the corner of your eye

brawlking says:

yea it was in U.S. dollars. i wish i understood how austrailian currency worked

07/13/2007 queens, U.S.A.

syfox133 says:

I wonder why the currency's are different. It would be so much easier if everything was the same.

07/13/2007 In the corner of your eye

brawlking says:

but then life would be boring lol

07/13/2007 queens, U.S.A.

firzen says:

well it would be easier if everything was the same i guess. or would it!? if everything was the same then that means the entire world would be a commies paradise. (communist) and then everything would be boring.

07/13/2007 Sarasota, Florida (USA)

Wii-Fan says:

man 290 is cheap!!!!!!!!!!

if i see one at that price I will buy it!!!!!!!!!!

07/13/2007 Yarra Valley ,Melbourne, Victoria

phatbass82 says:  

firzen said: well it would be easier if everything was the same i guess. or would it!? if everything was the same then that means the entire world would be a commies paradise. (communist) and then everything would be boring.

07/13/2007 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Earth

WiiGoGo says:

I proudly bought a wii on release day same with GC!! Price don't matter to me!! Ha-Ha..

07/13/2007 Brisbane, Queensland