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bad deals
QVC Tricks Thousands Into Overpaying For Wii and Accessories
Reader Joe/Mordecai spotted an awful QVC deal on a Wii, a crappy game and some accessories. More » -
funny
HSN Breaks TV, Showing Need To Firmly Attach Your Wii Accessories
This HSN presenter remembered to use his wrist strap when playing with a Wiimote, so good for him! Unfortunately, it turns out you also have to make sure any attachments are firmly attached. More » -
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UPDATED: Gamer Says Nintendo Will Now Fix Her Wii That It Broke
Last week we praised Nintendo and disparaged Sony for the way they handled reports from gamers that system updates broke their consoles. More » -
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$50 Wii Price Cut Coming This Weekend
If you're one of the five or ten people out there yet to pick up a Nintendo Wii, you're about to be rewarded for your recalcitrance. This Sunday, Nintendo is expected to cut the price on the gaming console by $50, from $249.99 to $199.99. After nearly three years, the price cut shouldn't come as a major surprise, especially given discounts earlier this year from Microsoft and Sony on their boxes. And Nintendo will probably have no problem making up the difference on accessories like the upcoming Wii Fit Plus, which will debut at about $90 when bundled with a balance board.
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wii have a problem
Wiis Are Probably Getting Cheaper, But People Still Won't Buy As Many Of Them
A Kotaku tipster spotted a Toys R Us ad that indicates the Wii will finally be cutting its price to $199 the last week of September after sticking at $249 for its first three years. More » -
console wars
GamePro Names Five Best Console Wars
The history of video game console competitions reads much like that of New York's crime families — you see powerful leaders making bold, risky moves to snuff out their rivals and fierce, tribal alliances that breed clashes between vocal factions. More » -
epic fail
Xbox 360 Failure Rate is 54.2 Percent, Game Informer Finds
The Xbox 360 breaks five times as often as its closest failure-prone competitor, the PlayStation 3, a print edition-only Game Informer survey found. More » -
markups
GameStop Jacks Up Wii Accessory Price By 25 Percent
Last week Nintendo released the Wii Motion Plus, a box you stick on to the bottom of a Wii remote to make the cute little video game system's motion controls spaz out less and start obeying to your precise motion commands. Motion Plus only works with new games specifically made for the add-on, including Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 and Grand Slam Tennis. More » -
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microsoft
Read Pachter's Lips: No New Consoles Till 2013
Bad news for gamers who are dreaming of an Xbox 361, PlayStation 4 or Wiii. You won't be playing hovercraft Mario Kart or holographic Halo until well into President Palin's first term. More » -
above and beyond
Nintendo Trusts Their Users, Goes Above And Beyond
Nintendo, apparently forgetting that they are a large corporation, went out of their way to make sure all the variables that caused John's Wii to glitch were addressed. Read his full letter inside. -
wii sucks
What Purchase Do You Regret The Most?
Sometimes we buy things and days later, or even minutes, we totally hate ourselves for buying it. Stupid, stupid, stupid! More » -
wii
Being Forced To Buy Wii Bundles Makes You Very Angry
You know what makes you angry? Wii bundles. Here's the situation. You go to the store to buy a Wii. You ask if they have any in stock. They do. You decide to buy the Wii — only to find out that they won't sell you the Wii without forcing you to buy a bunch of other stuff. You become very angry. You write to us. More » -
nintendo
Nintendo Repairs Out-Of-Warranty Wii In One Day, For Free
Joseph writes:
I have a first generation Nintendo Wii and I recently bought the game Boom Blox for it. When I put the game in to start playing it would often lock up at the health warning screen and I would have to restart my Wii by unplugging it since no other method would work.
Here's what happened when he contacted Nintendo for help. More »
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wii fit
Morning Deals
- Newegg: Wii Fit with Balance Board, We Ski, and Hori Wii mat for $149.99
- Apple: Buy a Mac, get an iPod touch for free after rebate
- IKEA: Labor Day Sale, up to 50% off (in-store only)
- Eastern Mountain Sports: Labor Day Sale Save up to 70% off
- Amazon: Up to 50%+ off High Sierra Backpacks & Messenger Bags
- Geeks: Kodak EasyShare V1003 10MP Digital Camera $90
- Arbor Day Foundation: 10 trees for $10
- Arby's: BOGO free Super Roast Beef Sandwich, more coupons
- The Fruit Company: 25% off everything coupon
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leaks
Get Comcast Just For Wii? Flee? Fee.
If you think you can sign up with Comcast just to get a Wii and then cancel or downgrade service, think again. Downgrade service or cancel in the first year, $250 in fees, second year, $125. Other restrictions apply. The insider says the new Wii promotion is a bunch of crap and they and other Comcast CSRs won't be offering it to customers unless customers beg for it because of all the caveats. Frankly, they're in the right for protecting their asses on this one. However, it's not too hard to imagine scenarios where Comcast gets the account details wrong and customers wrongly get assessed fees... The internal document, inside... More » -
wii
Confirmed: Comcast Gives Free Wii To New Triple-Play Subscribers
Just like we told you via exclusive insider leak last Tuesday, Comcast is indeed giving away a Wii to new triple—play subscribers. It says so right in their press release. You will have to sign a new 2-year contract with Comcast for "Triple Play" services. And you will have to sign up with Comcast. There is that.
Comcast Offers Wii™ Systems To New Triple Play Customers [Press Release]
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comcast
Comcast Gives Away Wiis To New Subscribers?
Comcast will be giving away a limited supply of free Wiis in an upcoming promotion, a current employee tell us. The offer is good for new Comcast triple-play subscribers signing up July 28-August 17th in select markets. Our tipster confirmed the promo will be good in Miami, San Francisco, Houston, Denver, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Detroit, and some other markets too. In valid markets where triple-play is not available, double-play subscriptions are eligible.The cable provider is apparently undaunted by the unresolved incompatibility issues between some Comcast-provided routers and the Wii. -
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- K2 Rollerblades Women's Used Size 6 W/Knee & Wrist Pads
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