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Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 5:42PM JoshMilewski said

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November, eh? Maybe that's a hint?

Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 5:46PM JoshMilewski said

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From the site:

"November 1, 2006 through January 31, 2007
the following Instant Prizes will be available to be won: (711) Nintendo Wii, ARV: $299.99 USD ($399.99 CDN) each;"

That better not be true...

Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 5:47PM (Unverified) said

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Wow

When I first read that, I thought it was a joke. I'm gonna enter (seeing as how there's a 7-11 across the street) ;)

Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 5:49PM (Unverified) said

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^ If it is true, it is a package prize. With games, extra controler, etc.

Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 5:50PM (Unverified) said

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Whoa. Talk about weird.

When I opened my e-mail to confirm my comment, I saw a spam ad for (you guessed it) the Wii and 15 games.

(now of course there's a catch, but it's cool to see Wii ads.)

Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 6:54PM JoshMilewski said

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@Draracle (#4)

It better be, because Nintendo canNOT sell Wii for $300 (I mean that they can try, but it won't sell). That better be a package with two $50 games or something (probably Zelda and Metroid or something).

Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 10:51PM ksiddique said

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Please fix the "Read" link. It's currently pointed to:
http://https//slurpee.securepromotion.com/Main.asp

Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 11:13PM (Unverified) said

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The site says I need Flash 6, I'm pretty sure I have 9.

Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 11:55PM (Unverified) said

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Who doesnt just love that Slurms McKenzie personality on the site?

Posted: Aug 4th 2006 7:16AM (Unverified) said

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I bet us in the good ol' UK aren't allowed to enter either. i've never even heard of the company so don't think we have any stores over here....

i this day and age though entry to competitions like this should be available world-wide, not just to residents of the USA!

Posted: Aug 4th 2006 10:19AM kid said

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7-11 is a gas station/convienience store.

Posted: Aug 4th 2006 12:41PM KTXL said

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Nice catch on the "approximate retail value."

I imagine that Nintendo'd lose a whole truckload of the goodwill it built up over the past seven or eight months if it retailed at $299.99

And I think that if that /was/ a bundle, they'd have to disclose it on the official rules. And what's even more interesting is that they have pegged the price of the 512mb shuffle correctly, and the portable DVD player shows a ARV of $106.00. Those are pretty specific values.


Did the Big N just get outed by 7-11? HAH!

Posted: Aug 5th 2006 2:02AM (Unverified) said

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7-11's ARV for AOL's MusicNow service for 3 months is also the current pricing for that service. I'm thinking 7-11 just inadvertently released the Wii pricing.

Posted: Aug 5th 2006 9:39AM (Unverified) said

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Is 7-11 leaking info about the release date?

Posted: Aug 9th 2006 9:14AM vidguy said

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It's just a guess by the contest holders as to the Wii's official price based on previous consoles' launch price. Contest holders often over-estimate if they don't know the MSRP.

The other products are specific because, as far as I can see, those prizes are already available on the market (or have a price announced).

The Wii will be available, in some form, for less than $250.

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