Wii Sports on eBay?

A place where you can chat about anything that isn't to do with games!
Post Reply
User avatar
KindGrind
Posts: 1316
Joined: Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:26 am
Location: Québec

Wii Sports on eBay?

Post by KindGrind »

Sells for 40$, that's totally retarded. I'm selling mine tonight.
Muchos años después, frente al pelotón de fusilamiento...
User avatar
Frederik
Posts: 2554
Joined: Sun Nov 06, 2005 7:14 pm

Post by Frederik »

On german Amazon people start selling it for 65€. What a bargain!

Actually, I kinda like Tennis, the controls work really well and it gets really hard if you keep playing it single player. Two player creates fun that rivals Mario Kart (the occasional "un"intentional smack to the face while swinging the Wiimote is great stuff, too).

The rest is pretty shit, though, especially Boxing, which is an excellent example of how NOT to make Wii games. Seems all the highs and lows are already encapsuled in this game. But yeah, for a pack-in title it´s pretty high. But at least people are buying it to play it (or re-sell it). and not for some hypothetical collectors value.

What´s even more baffling to me it how rare the Wii still seems to be in the US. Here in Germany you just go ahead and buy one in the shops.
User avatar
KindGrind
Posts: 1316
Joined: Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:26 am
Location: Québec

Post by KindGrind »

In Canada it's super rare, too.

Mine sold, obviously. 45$. Oh well, it'll make up for the recent crazy purchases I made ;) People may be paying 45$ for a game that's free with a wii, but I pay 100$ for a game that's on the virtual console (Alien Soldier).

But man, what a game.
Muchos años después, frente al pelotón de fusilamiento...
User avatar
Ganelon
Posts: 4413
Joined: Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:43 am

Post by Ganelon »

Who actually needs this game? Don't all NA Wiis come with this game?
User avatar
KindGrind
Posts: 1316
Joined: Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:26 am
Location: Québec

Post by KindGrind »

My thoughts exactly.
Muchos años después, frente al pelotón de fusilamiento...
User avatar
Frederik
Posts: 2554
Joined: Sun Nov 06, 2005 7:14 pm

Post by Frederik »

KindGrind wrote: People may be paying 45$ for a game that's free with a wii, but I pay 100$ for a game that's on the virtual console (Alien Soldier).

But man, what a game.
Yeah, this game lasts for years and years. First time I beat that crab boss without taking damage was a great day. The absolutely best thing about it is the Phoenix Force, though - slamming through bosses as long as you don´t take any damage and milk bullets makes this game really satisfying.
User avatar
SAM
Posts: 1788
Joined: Fri Jun 03, 2005 5:27 am
Location: A tiny nameless island in South China Sea

Re: Wii Sports on eBay?

Post by SAM »

KindGrind wrote:Sells for 40$, that's totally retarded. I'm selling mine tonight.
Just listed mine too. Let's see when it would be gone.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0228757313

eBay said the average going price is USD 57, so I make it $57 BIN.

P.S. - Thinks for telling me, I can't think of it being sold for that much. :shock:
*Meow* I am as serious as a cat could possible be. *Meow*
User avatar
benstylus
Posts: 421
Joined: Fri Feb 11, 2005 4:25 am
Location: Southern California
Contact:

Post by benstylus »

Ganelon wrote:Who actually needs this game? Don't all NA Wiis come with this game?
They would, but people take it out and sell the wii separately - then when the people have the wii and no wii sports, they spend even more to get that.

It's "douchebag economics" at its worst.
You're arguing for a universe with fewer waffles in it. I'm prepared to call that cowardice.
User avatar
KindGrind
Posts: 1316
Joined: Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:26 am
Location: Québec

Post by KindGrind »

Was browsing through a shop's inventory when I saw that it went for ridiculous prices. (nowhere near as ridiculous as FF7 GH, one of the most common ps1 game ever)

Mine sold for 42$ almost instantly. I could have sold it for more, but at 42$ I already feel like a cheater, so...
Muchos años después, frente al pelotón de fusilamiento...
Post Reply