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Old 12-14-2006, 09:54 PM  
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I could but i would get more selling it sealed and in original packing
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Old 12-14-2006, 09:56 PM  
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I could but i would get more selling it sealed and in original packing
I'm probably going to sell Zelda, I only played it once and you only lose about $5 from non sealed, just say barely used. Or something. Or lie and say it came like that Just don't remove anything and don't scratch the disc.
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Old 12-14-2006, 10:01 PM  
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dont know if this has already been posted but apparently Nintendo are making just under 40bucks a unit sold can anyone confirm this
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Not from what i know, but this is probably not the best board to be asking. better to make a new topic about it Though I thought they overpriced the wii...
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Old 12-14-2006, 10:09 PM  
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^^ I agree with you! The wii is the same price as an xbox 360 here in NZ
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Oh really? In Aust it's $100 less, but considering this...
Wii- $400
XBOX- the 360 and game and 2 controller bundle $500 or something like that.

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in NZ the xbox 360 is $500 (just like wii) but you can get like 2 games and a controller for like $60. I hope the wiimotes get cheaper!!
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Maybe they will, but eventually we should get 3rd party remotes which would be cheaper. And probaby less reliable...
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Just a little thing from my search for component cables (i found some btw) I went to a couple of shops, some didn't have them some did but were out so I went into Harvey Norman and then relised wait Nintendo didn't allow them to sell any but then i heard the Zelda"TP opening theme... WTF so i go over and I see a small 34cm TV with it on it and then i turn around and there's maybe two of everything (Console, wiimote, nunchuck, game etc.) and I loook and they have a component cable box.

So I went up an asked if they had them and they said yes so I got my component cables from Harvey Norman who was supposedly not getting any Wii's or accessorys hmmmm.... the plot thinckens.
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yeah I was surprised that Harvey Norman had wii stuff too....
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woh, gunna have to go and have a look see....
how much were they and can you give us a run down when the c-cables are running and perfromanc info.

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Old 12-15-2006, 05:22 AM  
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dont know if this has already been posted but apparently Nintendo are making just under 40bucks a unit sold can anyone confirm this
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/t...costs-revealed
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December 15, 2006 - Nintendo has boasted that from its first moment on sale, Wii is making the company a profit - unlike the situation with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360, which continue to lose their respective companies money, thanks to being sold under cost.

If the findings shown on Toyokeizai are to be believed, then Nintendo is making its Wii consoles at about US$158.30, or a AU$202, and selling them at a wholesale price of US$195.99, or AU$250. That appears to pave the way for quite a profit, although it doesn't include the bundled accessories.

An unknown group dissected a Wii to discover the market value of each of the system's components and concluded with the following:

• Graphics chip: US$29.60)
• CPU: US$13.00
• DRAM: US$7.80
• Optical disk drive: US$31.00
• Power supply: US$11.30
• Manufacturing cost: US$19.50
• Cost total: US$158.30
• Wholesale price: US$195.99

The final wholesale price may equal about $250 Australian dollars, but none of this factors in Nintendo's, presumably, massive Research & Development costs, its marketing, and logistical costs, such as performing a global launch and shipping systems on time.
So Nintendo is making much money from us homies from the...i dunno. I don't speak gangsta too well
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Old 12-15-2006, 05:29 AM  
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The Wii is probably the most expensive console out there. Its only got 512 mb and it sells for 400. While the 360 has got like 60gig hasent it? And it sells for just a little 100 dollars more with 2 controllers and a game. The 360 is the cheapest console out there and is worth a buy.
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Old 12-15-2006, 06:11 AM  
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You also have to factor in the cost of the controllers packing etc oh and btw shops get the wii for $339 so ive been told
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Old 12-15-2006, 08:52 AM  
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I just got a copy of need for speed carbon would anyone like to buy it lol? Pal version and its sealed!!
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Old 12-15-2006, 08:55 AM  
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Anyone want Rayman? j/k, but RAYMAN IS THE STUPIDEST GAME IN THE WHOLE FRIGGIN WORLD as of 30 minutes ago, and hopefully soon, once again, THE BEST FRIGGIN GAME IN TEH WORLD!

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