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@9, I was not claiming to be in the mainstream press, but rather in the gaming press. Re-read the sentence if this confuses you. And I have a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Maryland, thanks very much.

There are important differences between blogging and other journalism, but that doesn't make a site like Joystiq any less a part of the media.

This should have been noted in the post, but we took pains to remove outliers by setting an upper limit on sale price for the auctions we considered. We also used other filters to make sure each auction was for just the system, not some sort of bundle or related item (games, etc.)

To all the commenters saying the headlines are from CNN and no AP, check this line from the press release:

"Then on Jan. 27, the Wii Menu News Channel will make headlines with the latest news from around the world provided by the Associated Press."

Yes, Nintendo did announce a partnership with CNN in the past, but barring any other sources, I'm gonna go with the most recent announcement.

Since a few people have asked, my average in real life bowling was 140 when I played in a summer league. My high game score in real life is 181.