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Zombies by namesjames
2 Nov, 2006

Wii Pre-orders

I thought it was time to scope out what offers retail stores had in place for pre-orders of the Nintendo Wii, but Vooks has already done the hardwork for me.  Since I live in a small town there are very few offers I can take advantage.

I also seen the first Australian pricing for the Wii remote and nun-chuck, which are $70 and $30 respectively.  That's a horrifying $100 for the pair!  Doesn't the Gamecube cost only $100?

As much as I'm sure I'll enjoy the Wii, I can't help but feel Nintendo is taking us for a ride.  $70 for half of a controller is not a 'family friendly' price.  The price of the console itself is also unnecessarily beyond a 'family friendly' price.  And it no longer makes sense that they chose a marginal upgrade in hardware performance just to keep the console size small and power consumption low.  How does the size of a console help gameplay when increased graphics and sound quality doesn't?

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