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I just buy Wii/Live Arcade points when I need them. PSN is way better because its cash. No extra points left over.
What the hell can I do with 40 MS points?!? Not a damn thing lol. A little frustrating.
For me, it’s easier for me to pick up Wii points then using their online interface. It might just be me but it’s kind of a pain.
I agree about getting Live points, it kills me to buy them.
Point are bullshit compared to real money. Just like with concerts and festivals. They usually sell vouchers for beer and Coke. One voucher is 2.80 of something like that. But they do it because you spend more. Oh a beer is one voucher, now gimme 5! Is that the same way Microsoft and Nintendo think about it? I don't know but it sure sounds like it.
I've had 100 points sitting in my Wii account for the past 2 years. Thanks for stealing my money Nintendo.
I haven't fallen into the trap yet with MS. The second you buy some picture pack for minimal points you'll be left with some point balance that equates to $3.75 that you'll never use.
So far I've witnessed THREE seperate accounts of defective MS Points cards, one of which resulted in me essentially losing $20.
Needless to say, I'm never buying points cards ever again.
I don't buy the cards at the stores, I just add points with my credit card at home, and I do so with reckless abandon for all three consoles.
I bought three of the 1600 point cards for $15 each at target about 1-2 months ago. I figured it was a good deal. Used them to buy Castle Crashers and Bionic Commando, and still have enough left over for any future purchases.
stop complaining. here in Greece we can't even FIND Xbox Live Pointscard. We are fucked as hell
It also won't accept any credit cards....
PROTIP: Wii point cards don't have to be activated at the counter to have value. My brother stole me over 9000 (literally) Wii points for Christmas last year.
Right now Bestbuy offers 1600 MS Points for around 20 dollars + tax. Its a bit cheaper than buying them from MS directly, but as of now the only reason I'm going to get MS points is to buy Precipice of Darkness since I can mooch off Necros for RockBand DLC and other people to play Castle Crashers. But yeah im probably buying them directly off my XBOX because its so much more convenient.
/Workmeng
@workman
I believe that the case would be made from best buy that they are selling a card with a code that is $20 instead of a form of currency so there really isn't any legality issues.
Since I live in a tax free state I usually buy point cards for my Wii and 360 at the store.
The point is more so that I don't want to buy point cards or points in general. Something holds me back from buying them whether they are physical or online.
i get taxed buying points in stores or thorough the console (for all 3 consoles), so i get screwed either way. it basically comes down to if i wanna go to the store or not.
I've only bought Xbox live points once and that was for Bionic Commando: Rearmed. Maybe it's a generational gap but I'm old and I just don't like paying for digital points. Give me a DVD and case for my money.