Author Topic: Spy-gotten Secret Wii Retail Pics! Shelves, Controller Gloves, Bags... DOG TAGS?!?! (Read 8879 times)

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #25 on:** October 08, 2006, 02:19:03 PM »

I ANTICIPATE THEY HELP PREVENT SLIPPAGE AND IMPROVE GRIP

KnowsNothing · « **Reply #26 on:** October 08, 2006, 02:25:03 PM »

AND ALSO they can help differentiate between remotes. MY remote is PINK, and yours is GREEN. That helps the whole "only one color controller" complaint.

Smoke39 · « **Reply #27 on:** October 08, 2006, 02:57:26 PM »

I'd prefer a real pink remote to a white one with a tacky rubber thingy on it. And what about the nunchakus? O:

UncleBob · « **Reply #28 on:** October 08, 2006, 03:03:11 PM »

Okay, go with me here on the gloves... why the heck are they in packs of three?
If you have One Controller, you have two extra gloves.
If you have Two Controllers, you have one extra glove.
If you have Three Controllers, you're just right.
If you have Four Controllers, you either have two extra gloves or you have a nekkid controller.

Wouldn't it had made much more sense to pack these in pairs? I mean, what would the percentage of owners with exactly *three* controllers anyway? I would assume the grand majority would either have one (as they bought the system), two or four....

Dirk Temporo · « **Reply #29 on:** October 08, 2006, 04:38:49 PM »

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Originally posted by: UncleBob
Wouldn't it had made much more sense to pack these in pairs? I mean, what would the percentage of owners with exactly *three* controllers anyway? I would assume the grand majority would either have one (as they bought the system), two or four....

I have three N64 controllers and three Gamecube controllers. >.>

stevey · « **Reply #30 on:** October 08, 2006, 04:53:14 PM »

maybe one glove comes with the wii for free...

why they call a glove anyway their more like skin/condom/grips then gloves

31 Flavas · « **Reply #31 on:** October 08, 2006, 05:33:42 PM »

So what were the wholesale prices on other controllers? Like any prior Nintendo, Sony, or Microsoft controller, or even the countless knock off 3rd party ones. It's rather baseless to lambast Nintendo if you don't have some corroborating evidence.

Even still slim margin in wholesale prices isn't really reliable, since the wholesaler could just ripping the retailer off.

BlkPaladin · « **Reply #32 on:** October 08, 2006, 08:36:45 PM »

If I remember correctly a gamecube controller cost the retailer 10-to-14 dollars depending on the supplier. And I just relized why the console has that big of a markup. The Wii sports game that is included. If you notice that th other games are marked up about $10.00, so its the cost of the game.

Strell · « **Reply #33 on:** October 09, 2006, 10:43:33 AM »

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Originally posted by: UncleBob
Okay, go with me here on the gloves... why the heck are they in packs of three?
If you have One Controller, you have two extra gloves.
If you have Two Controllers, you have one extra glove.
If you have Three Controllers, you're just right.
If you have Four Controllers, you either have two extra gloves or you have a nekkid controller.

Wouldn't it had made much more sense to pack these in pairs? I mean, what would the percentage of owners with exactly *three* controllers anyway? I would assume the grand majority would either have one (as they bought the system), two or four....

Why do hot dogs come in packages of 10 but hot dog buns come in packages of 8?

Caliban · « **Reply #34 on:** October 09, 2006, 11:05:29 AM »

Because there will be one and only one person to have 2 dogs in a bun.

Edit > Actually it's 3 dogs in a bun. 10-3=7 dogs / 8-1=7 buns, 7 for 7. Which is why there are alarming levels of obesity in North-America.

couchmonkey · « **Reply #35 on:** October 09, 2006, 11:22:59 AM »

People, people, Nintendo is ripping us off, but so is every other company under the sun.

Companies are out there to make money. The things you buy every day may be worth half or less than half of what you're paying for them (depends on the thing) but that's just the laws of economics at work. People will pay X dollars for a thingie of lipstick, so that's what the company charges, even if it only cost them 30 cents to make.

If consumers are willing to pay it, then that's how much you should charge.

So...if you don't like the controller prices, don't buy any. That's how you send the message to Nintendo and retailers that the prices are too high.

Kairon · « **Reply #36 on:** October 09, 2006, 11:38:12 AM »

/cry

I'm spending an additional $180 at launch.

~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

Caliban · « **Reply #37 on:** October 09, 2006, 11:42:12 AM »

Why the /cry, is there someone pointing a gun stuck to your cranium?
I know what you mean, but once the feeling of purchase-assurance comes forth from this extra sacrifice, won't you feel rewarded?

Spak-Spang · « **Reply #38 on:** October 09, 2006, 01:33:24 PM »

Nintendo is not ripping us off.

We do not have any idea how much money it costs to actually make a controller. All we know is how much it costs the retail stores to buy the controllers...and those stores deserve to make a profit off of the products they are selling to us.

Besides packaging...remember Nintendo is also investing money in research and development of this wonderful new device we want to play...and advertising costs must be calculated into everything as well.

I think we have are becoming spoiled sometimes. We just always complain companies are ripping us off and cheating us. The truth is, these companies spent alot of time and investment in creating a product we want to play...and as such they deserve to make a profit off of it. The profit they deserve to make is based on what we are willing to pay for the product. Believe it or not companies do extensive research in this area...find the optimal price to make the most money and get the product in as many hands as possible.

I didn't find any of these prices shocking or outrageous. But perhaps that is just me.

What really shocks me is thinking about Xbox 360 and PS3...if they are losing money on each system, and advertising...how are they going to make money up at all on their systems?

Kairon · « **Reply #39 on:** October 09, 2006, 01:47:18 PM »

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Originally posted by: Caliban
Why the /cry, is there someone pointing a gun stuck to your cranium?
I know what you mean, but once the feeling of purchase-assurance comes forth from this extra sacrifice, won't you feel rewarded?

Couch Monkey scared me

Oh, but seriously. I won't be regretting buying extra controllers at launch because I really intend to act as a Wii Ambassador in my dorms. I've budgeted for it too, so the sting isn't as bad as for everyone else.

~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

Spak-Spang · « **Reply #40 on:** October 09, 2006, 01:54:31 PM »

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Originally posted by: Kairon
Quote
Originally posted by: Caliban
Why the /cry, is there someone pointing a gun stuck to your cranium?
I know what you mean, but once the feeling of purchase-assurance comes forth from this extra sacrifice, won't you feel rewarded?

Couch Monkey scared me

Oh, but seriously. I won't be regretting buying extra controllers at launch because I really intend to act as a Wii Ambassador in my dorms. I've budgeted for it too, so the sting isn't as bad as for everyone else.

~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

I am also acting like a "Wii Ambassador" luckly I am getting my extra controllers for my birthday from my mother-in-law. Its perfect. I will have 3 controllers on Sunday, and 2 games. I am now trying to figure out what two games I will get. Zelda...and a good party game. I am going to wait until the reviews of games come out before I decide...but I am looking at:

Super Monkey Ball
Red Steel/Far Cry (which ever gets better review and multiplayer impressions)

Smoke39 · « **Reply #41 on:** October 09, 2006, 02:44:44 PM »

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Originally posted by: Spak-Spang

Red Steel/Far Cry (which ever gets better review and multiplayer impressions)

Support new IPs; buy Red Steel. O:

Spak-Spang · « **Reply #42 on:** October 09, 2006, 05:50:46 PM »

Smoke: Hey I am leaning that way...I love the atmosphere of Red Steel...Japan rocks.

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #43 on:** October 09, 2006, 07:36:08 PM »

With the three pack of condomotes, you can have one bare controller and the other three will be differentiated by their respective colors.

However, I would MUCH prefer to buy them individually rather than a 3 pak of predetermined colors which I don't like.

Were it up to me, I'd have 1p red, 2p blue, 3p yellow 4p green: the classic SSB player layout which I had with my N64.

I'm just hoping you can buy them separately: it also makes more sense for people who will be buying only one extra controller.

couchmonkey · « **Reply #44 on:** October 10, 2006, 05:43:05 AM »

I'm also acting like a Wii ambassador...so I guess those $60 controllers are not such a bad deal after all, eh?

I was hyperbolizing in my last post, I don't think Nintendo is actually ripping us off, I think it's just making a profit, like any smart company would. I do get a bit frustrated with Nintendo at times, the one thing I'm not looking forward to this generation is that if Nintendo does pull off a first place win, average game prices will probably go up. No more greatest hits. All that said, Nintendo is simply running a business, and yes, there are other costs for the company than the plain cost of manufacturing the final products.

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