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Plaid Ninja

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Unofficial Wii bundles make Nintendo unhappy

Dec 18th 2007 2:44PM (Joystiq)
How about letting the consumers know what options they have and making them available rather than forcing them to buy an unendorsed package of crap? Nobody is being forced to do a thing. They don't like the bundle, they don't have to get the bundle. Simple as that. I think the idea that the selling of unofficial bundles is contributing to a shortage is Nintendo propaganda, intended to deflect attention from the fact that their lethargic developers can't get more than a handful of titles out per console lifespan.

The bundles *do not* prevent people from paying only 250 for a wii. If there are Wiis in a GameStop you can just walk in and buy it. No bundle, no problem. Sure its the only way to buy it through the web site. Big freakin' deal. So people can go order through another web site, or god forbid, actually go into a store.

Still its pretty obvious that what's being delivered is considerably more than just the Wii. I would think that the word BUNDLE would be a dead giveaway, but I suppose I could be underestimating the cluelessness of some buyers. I probably am. Still, I have no sympathy for those who have the ability to search, shop, and pay for things online that can't bother to do 2 seconds worth of research that would show the base price of the Wii somewhere else.

Burnout Paradise soundtrack features Guns N Roses

Dec 18th 2007 2:25PM (Joystiq)
Wow, I haven't seen this much crappy music in one place since the last Burnout game. Ok so they have Alice in Chains, Killswitch, Depeche Mode, and classical music. The rest of that soundtrack is already hurting me. At least they only have 1 version of Girlfriend listed. I'd take comfort in the idea of using my own music but I seriously doubt EA programmed in game control of the console's music library.

Unofficial Wii bundles make Nintendo unhappy

Dec 18th 2007 10:50AM (Joystiq)
God forbid people actually go and do a little price checking on their own. Thanks for having confidence in the ignorance of the consuming public, Reg. BTW, while you're out there spewing useless arguments, hows about you talk to your developers and get them to crank out a few more games?

Cybernator, Alien Storm, Monster Lair coming to Virtual Console today

Dec 17th 2007 2:19PM (Joystiq)
I much prefer the name 'Cybernator' to 'Assault Suits Valken.' WTF is a Valken anyway? And who says 'Assault Suits' with a straight face?

I want to try Alien Storm. I remember playing this in college, and liking it. Then again I liked a lot of crap back then.

Epyx back on DS, Wii

Aug 18th 2006 11:34AM (Joystiq Nintendo)
What about Jumpman & Jumpman Jr?

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