So far, the only WiiWare title that Amazon.com sells is World of Goo. It is unknown whether Nintendo is testing out a new way to sell WiiWare games and raise awareness of the service, nor is there any indication of whether more WiiWare titles will be available from the online retailer in the future.
I'm confused. What exactly is the point of this? To bypass the points system? If the games were discounted on Amazon, then maybe I can see the benefits (though I highly doubt we'll see this happen on a service Nintendo directly controls) but otherwise there's not much difference.
And Amazon's shop can be a good way to gift one of your friends the game if you don't want to spend 20 dollars on a 15 dollar game (remember that you can only buy Wii Points in denominations of 1000,2000,3000 and 5000 on the Wii Shop Channel or 2000 Nintendo Point Cards in retail).This is why I welcome this news.
As of yet, I'm not entirely certain that most Wii owners even know the service exists. In fact, I'd bet the opposite.
And Amazon's shop can be a good way to gift one of your friends the game if you don't want to spend 20 dollars on a 15 dollar game (remember that you can only buy Wii Points in denominations of 1000,2000,3000 and 5000 on the Wii Shop Channel or 2000 Nintendo Point Cards in retail).This is why I welcome this news.
As of yet, I'm not entirely certain that most Wii owners even know the service exists. In fact, I'd bet the opposite.
People really don't notice the SHOP CHANNEL icon in the upper right corner of the screen when they turn on their Wii
Considering that Nintendo is working hard to try and connect every Wii sold, going as far as to give players 500 Nintendo points if they help others connect their Wiis to the internet in Japan, I think S_B is right in his assumption.
I'm confused. What exactly is the point of this? To bypass the points system? If the games were discounted on Amazon, then maybe I can see the benefits (though I highly doubt we'll see this happen on a service Nintendo directly controls) but otherwise there's not much difference.
I disagree, I think WOG is vastly over-rated. I think it's a decent game, but overpriced at $15 and I am happy I didn't pay for it (I got it in the NeoGAF Secret Santa program).
(remember that you can only buy Wii Points in denominations of 1000,2000,3000 and 5000 on the Wii Shop Channel or 2000 Nintendo Point Cards in retail).
They should start selling World of Goo in stores. Everyone needs to buy it at lease once!
Seriously, the game isn't perfect and can be really frustrating at times, but it is easily the best game on WiiWare right now and is the standard by which all future games on the service must be judged now.
In America I only saw 2000 Nintendo Points Cards, I think in Japan they once had a 5000 Wii Points Card bundled with a Classic Controller.
The game has a price of $14.99 on Amazon, which matches the price of the game if purchased on WiiWare.That's not entirely true, as the game costs $15 even when purchased at the shop. So you save a penny. Does Amazon charge sales tax? If not, you've saved even more.
Does Amazon charge sales tax? If not, you've saved even more.
Does Amazon charge sales tax? If not, you've saved even more.
If you live in New York they do, :(.
Stupid Governor Paterson, no wonder the majority of people here in New York don't want him elected to a full term and why he has the lowest approval ratings of any governor in New York history.
You whine a lot about being unable to dodge taxes... Over here the sales tax simply applies to everything, no dodging via online orders or stuff.
I think it's fair towards local stores when online retailers have to pay taxes too, otherwise online retail gets to undercut the local stores automatically.
If stores like GameStop offered periodic deals on games like Amazon does I consider shopping there most of the time.They do, their "game days" sale. Also, if you sign up for their email newsletter then you will get a coupon every week, which will either be a percentage off a system's new or used games, or more trade-in credit.
If stores like GameStop offered periodic deals on games like Amazon does I consider shopping there most of the time.They do, their "game days" sale. Also, if you sign up for their email newsletter then you will get a coupon every week, which will either be a percentage off a system's new or used games, or more trade-in credit.
Leave me alone, it's 5AM here and I still can't figure out why I'm awake or if I'm actually sleeping.
Fixed... zzzzzzzzz
Then we just shouldn't let any online stores do business because they already have a benefit that undercuts local stores: I don't have to leave my house if I don't want to and I also wouldn't have to spend the gas money if I had to drive to said local stores. That is a benefit many are willing to pay shipping for and will overlook said local stores. This undercuts local stores automatically.
The local store could offer shipping too but since it's in the same state as you it'd still have to pay tax. The difference is that shipping is an advantage the store can decide on while tax is one that's imposed by the law.
Why don't you complain about people buying stuff from infomercials and shop at home channels? Those operate the same way in that you only pay sales tax if they have a presence in your state (like a warehouse). This is just my governor being too lazy to find other ways to cut spending. New York already has the 2nd or 3rd highest taxes in the country, so to basically start taxing even more just pissed people off and gonna continue driving businesses out of the state.
So it's fair to also tax and and apply tariffs to foreign made goods to encourage people to buy locally?
Why not apply a tax to national chains to encourage you to buy from local stores?
If local stores want my business, it's simple. Offer lower prices
Encourage people to buy locally? How so?
you propose they undercut someone while having to pay 6% more on taxes?
This is just my governor being too lazy to find other ways to cut spending. New York already has the 2nd or 3rd highest taxes in the country, so to basically start taxing even more just pissed people off and gonna continue driving businesses out of the state.
