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ricky
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ricky says:
Guys,

Just looking for some consensus. How often do you guys buy a new/2nd hand game?

I've sorta been going on a splurge as of lately. On average, I've bought one game per week. Which equates to around 50-60 bucks per week. I really need to cut down...
26/03/2008
Guitar Hero III
Sydney
RoyRanger
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RoyRanger says:
The first step is admitting you have a problem.
26/03/2008
Super Mario Galaxy
Canberra, ACT
Silence
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Mates: 83
Silence says:
i haven't bought one in ages, although i have some spending to do in the coming months.
26/03/2008
Bully: Scholarship Edition
Want something for nothing? Of course you do! https://mywii.com.au/Post.aspx?id=10311&p=1 Kingsbury, Victoria
thegame10
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thegame10 says:
when i was in school, it was every week i got paid.

these days im getting paid fortnightly, and money is precious, so i need to save and use things like preordering for example, and slowly pay it off so it doesnt cost an arm and a leg. preowned games, i like to get after they have been out for a while so its not hefty on the pocket
26/03/2008
Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour
Brisbane
dossie
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dossie says:

ricky said: Guys,

Just looking for some consensus. How often do you guys buy a new/2nd hand game?

I've sorta been going on a splurge as of lately. On average, I've bought one game per week. Which equates to around 50-60 bucks per week. I really need to cut down...

you really do need to cut down indeed
26/03/2008
Bully: Scholarship Edition
somewhere
K-Man
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K-Man says:
Uh.. i get a new game depending how good i am doing in school.
26/03/2008
Mario Kart Wii
California, U.S | MyWii, MyPS3, MyDS
cmpa1970
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cmpa1970 says:
oooo rarely. i can't remember any actually.....
26/03/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Sydney, NSW
tingledorf
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tingledorf says:
umm, when something looks really good and shiny, so not often
26/03/2008
Super Metroid
The area near that place
m24ychal
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Mates: 257
m24ychal says:
I but one like once every month i would say. But the last game I bought was SSBB. I like to buy my gamecube games second hand because thats the only way they come now. I never buy used WII games because i would raather pay the extra 5 bucks on a new one!
26/03/2008
Mario Super Sluggers
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BlakKnight
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BlakKnight says:

ricky said: Guys,
Just looking for some consensus. How often do you guys buy a new/2nd hand game?
I've sorta been going on a splurge as of lately. On average, I've bought one game per week. Which equates to around 50-60 bucks per week. I really need to cut down...



one game a week!?
that isnt as bad as a friend of mine, he buys a game like every two days

anyway, i only buy games i think are good which usually arent 2nd hand so im not constantly buying games
26/03/2008
Super Paper Mario
I wish I could give this day a hug!
MrWiiman
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MrWiiman says:
Well I just got galaxy yesterday so I buy on like every month or so
26/03/2008
Mario Kart Wii
USA
Thombre
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Mates: 23
Thombre says:
about every cupla months, like to finish adventure games and the like before getting another game
26/03/2008
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The
Adelaide, SA
Scorpion72
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Mates: 49
Scorpion72 says:
Last game I bought was Super Paper Mario which was long long time ago.
26/03/2008
Melbourne, Victoria
Omi
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Omi says:
Between my Wii and my DS I have 27 games, not counting the four VC games I've purchased. I bought my DS a couple of months after my Wii, so an average of games I've purchased since I got my Wii?.... That's two games per month

So THAT'S where all my money is going!
26/03/2008
Mario Kart Wii
In the vegie patch
hainaku
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hainaku says:
Omi you just bought two games right? Bully and Zack & Wiki. Which one did you enjoy better?
26/03/2008
Okami
I don't want to wait in vain for your love...
Denor
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Denor says:
Usually I buy a game either whenever I come across some money, Birthday and Christmas normally, or there is a game that I really want (Brawl and Mario Kart for me!!)

When I had a PS2, I got a game every 2 months, since they were pretty cheap.

But now that I only have a Wii, I'm only gonna be getting them for Birthday and Christmas, but I won't spend my money on them anymore because I gotta start saving money for college and what-not.
26/03/2008
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The
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K-Man
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K-Man says:
I sometimes do get games that i've been anticipating for months but once i get it, my parents hide it from me so that i won't play it whenever they're sleeping.
26/03/2008
Mario Kart Wii
California, U.S | MyWii, MyPS3, MyDS
Omi
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Omi says:

hainaku said: Omi you just bought two games right? Bully and Zack & Wiki. Which one did you enjoy better?

I promised myself that I wouldn't play Bully until I had finished Zack and Wiki, because I know I'd never finish either if I didn't! - I seem to have a habbit of doing that...

See, if you had of asked how many of the games you have bought have you finished? My number would of been quite a bit smaller.... Maybe, if I didn't buy so many games I would finish the ones I have I hadn't realised that it equated to one every two weeks!

Anyway, I'm up to the last stage of Zack and Wiki. I've had a few goes at it and think I know what I'm doing now, going to try and finish it today. If the rest of the game had been as tricky as this last stage I think I would only be half way through this great little game by now. So, hopefully I'll be on to Bully tomorrow and I'll let you know
26/03/2008
Mario Kart Wii
In the vegie patch
Foetoid
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Foetoid says:

ricky said: Guys,
Just looking for some consensus. How often do you guys buy a new/2nd hand game?
I've sorta been going on a splurge as of lately. On average, I've bought one game per week. Which equates to around 50-60 bucks per week. I really need to cut down...



I own 11 Wii games and 12 VC games. Thats about 1 game every 3 weeks since launch i think.
26/03/2008
Sunshine Coast
xbuster
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Mates: 29
xbuster says:
once either a week or 2 weeks(depending on the game for the console)
26/03/2008
Glicth city
lemon_solo
Kudos: 269
Mates: 28
lemon_solo says:
(sobs) i only have four games for wii but before wii came out id buy a PS2 game every week and now i have about......[counts to self] i think 68 games all up lol and ricky dont worry we have the same problem
26/03/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Your Drive way
jackoltene
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Mates: 1568
jackoltene says:
if im looking for a game badly and not find a brand new one i get a preowned one
26/03/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
sydney
ragin_bull
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ragin_bull says:
I average about 1 game per 3 to 4 weeks which isn't too bad. I get paid fortnightly too so normally I just combine any leftover cash I have after a month and buy a quality game with it. I'm always on the hunt for bargains however.

Best buy so far was SSX Blur for 25 bucks.

One per week is too much for me. As of now there's about 20 quality wii titles worth purchasing in my mind and I always research my purchases before hand and keep informed of what are quality titles for bargain hunting purposes.
26/03/2008
Resident Evil 4
Gullible isn't a real word.
zewiiman
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zewiiman says:  
never.
my mum trys to talk me into it but i win all the time...hahah..
26/03/2008
Legend Of Zelda: A Link To Past, The
in your atic eating your muffins
ICC_06
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ICC_06 says:
I don't have a time period of such when I buy a game generally I just do it when I find a game that I want to buy sometimes that might be a few close together other times there can be a long gap between games.
26/03/2008
Super Mario Bros.
ten four to that!
 
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