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One-of-a-kind Yoshi Wii on eBay photo

Nintendo nerds: You'll go 'green' for this customized Yoshi-themed Nintendo Wii, complete with Yoshi's Eggs on the base.

A new eBay auction features a Wii with a custom paint job by an "industrial engineer with plenty of modeling experience". We don't care about all of that - it has Yoshi on it!

The auction includes the Wii and all of the originally included accessories, Mario Party 8, and Wii Play (with extra Wii Remote). Although the auction has not moved past day one yet, the price is currently at $420, with three days to go.

If you're a freak for long-tongued dinosaurs, then you might want to keep an eye on this eBay auction

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Chris Morris's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2007 09:12
Chris Morris
Looks cool, but he could have at least spent a little more time touching up the paint. :(
KaL YoshiKa's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2007 09:21
KaL YoshiKa
Gorgeous, Though the green seems slightly wrong..probably just me.
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2007 09:33
Aaron Mxy Yost
Now that's just too damn cute.
Mister Disco's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2007 09:33
Mister Disco
I just want to grab that tongue and swing Yoshi around like a lasso before chucking him out the window. He's the wrong color, and obviously an IMPOSTOR.

Probably a communist, too. And we all know how much I love a commie... when he's good and dead!
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2007 09:51
BluDesign
Some of the paint on the GC ports hinge seems kinda worn a bit. Methinks this isn't that great of a paint job. Good Yoshi, but I need something sturdier than that if I'm taking a painted console.
van's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2007 10:49
van
looks like total shit.
Gajeh's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2007 11:05
Gajeh
i should have waited and bought this one instead!

or not.

...eh.
dv8withn8's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2007 11:49
dv8withn8
Fugly.
Magesx's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2007 12:28
Magesx
You guys just hate Yoshi. >:[
SPIDER PIG's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2007 12:29
SPIDER PIG
I F'in love Yoshi and that design is TITS
*throw up the horns*
Alighero's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2007 12:54
Alighero
That's fantastic, is it just a nice paint job or is it all glossy like the actual Wii's exterior?
ian_esq's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2007 14:59
ian_esq
I want the next consoles to allow customers to order any customizable hardware like this, but officially so there isn't only one chance of getting one
stangend77's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2007 15:09
stangend77
Pretty sweet, but how come Luigi never gets any love?

Sadly I'd settle for just finding a regular Wii in Houston without having to buy a damn bundle. I finally cave and figure wht the hell I'll give the Wii a shot and every single store selling em solo is out of the thing. Come on Nintendo get some on the shelves here.
cryocide's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2007 20:40
cryocide
It was one-of-a-kind until they posted up very detailed pics of all 4 normally-visible sides. :p
Boolean's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/09/2007 02:54
Boolean
Considering this guy claims to be an "industrial engineer with plenty of modelling experience", I was expecting something more along the lines of an egg shaped base with a kickin' rad paint job. Instead people are paying $450 for a plain green paint job, what looks to be a slapped on sticker, and some poorly painted eggs on a standard base? Take a closer look at the eggs, the green circles are not even smooth and round, and the black lines are rough as hell! It looks like some jittery old grandad painted this up. Not only is this a very very boring mod, not only is it a very poor attempt at a paint job, not ONLY is the guy posing as an "industrial engineer" when it has nothing to do with the Wii at all...but the fact that you could head down to a game shop, buy a pack of yoshi stickers and an actual green case (which third parties have out, some even glow!) and BAM, you just saved yourself $450!
The Incredible Edible Egg's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/18/2007 12:21
The Incredible Edible Egg
The wrong color? How many fucking colors of yoshi are there? Is there a wrong color or is this one just another variant?
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