The boxed controller set you see in the photo above, containing one Wiimote, one Nunchuk and the Wii Wheel, certainly snuck in the under the radar for this holiday season. Peer close and you'll see the ticket price is $74.99, which may seem like a deal if you don't know your stuff. Add up the individual prices of each of these controllers, and you'll figure that you'll be saving ... absolutely nothing! Wow!
CVG asked Nintendo if they had any plans to release this box set in the UK, and were told "there are no plans at the moment". Don't cry, Brits -- you can buy the separate items through some online retailers for a total of $65. You won't get the nifty box, but who needs more ultra-white Nintendo marketing in their homes anyway?
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1:42 PM on 11.12.2008
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I hate companies that do this but it just shows how stupid some people are. Same applies for groceries and what not as 7/10 times the larger item that is suppoed to be the "better" deal is more expensive per unit than the smaller conterpart.
I mean, the Wii-mote itself is a horrible ripoff considering the motion technology in it only costs about $2 for the big N. And with no analog stick and minimal buttons that thing can't be more than $10-$15 for them to produce and net $25-$30 a pop.
And $15 for a $1 hunk of plastic? Wow. I mean, AT LAUNCH Nintendo was making money on each console sold. Now, they must be making 3 times as much per console sold and there's ZERO price drops on ANY of the hardware.
I wish people would stop clamoring for this kind of abusive treament.