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Star Wars custom Wii is for the rich nerd who needs to squander money photo

I've seen some cool custom Wiis out there, and I've shared quite a few with you here on the pages of Dtoid. I have to admit this Star Wars one is pretty smokin, but when you get to the price, all those feelings just kind of stop in their tracks. At $499.99 (and its listed on Ebay, so that's a starting bid), it just seems like a hell of a mark up, despite the work that obviously went into it.

On the other hand, it seems the average custom console has quite a pricetag -- the Yoshi Wii I linked above retailed for close to the same price. Gamers want cool stuff, but most gamers don't have that kind of cash handy (especially not after all the cool games this season!). Then again, I don't live and breathe the Force -- if that's your thing, would you throw down that cool 500 to get this one-of-a-kind mod?

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gamadaya's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 11:11
gamadaya
Come December 24, I wouldn't be surprised to see some people paying this much for a plain old white Wii.
Brando's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 11:11
Brando
Woohoo $500 to play Wii Music!
xe-cute's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 11:18
xe-cute
You should of embedded the youtube video of it.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=f5s1ynmB4W0
VisMortua's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 11:28
VisMortua
Have also seen some amazing custom wii's, favorite is the Zelda on with the sword and shield (ya, look it up). My thing is that perhaps people would be customizing less of them if they actually spent some time PLAYING them. Just a thought.
Redzie's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 11:41
Redzie
People still care about the Wii?
R3Y GUTI3RR3Z's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 12:05
R3Y GUTI3RR3Z
Nope.. still not buying into the Wii. Nintendo you've raped my anal hole soooo badly that not even slapping on the Star Wars logo on it will make me love you again.
smoger's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 12:50
smoger
maybe the auction is so high because the seller knows the moment it ends, a squad of stormtroopers will burst through his wall, followed by george lucas, who will personally collect 98% of the selling price. lucas is flanked by 2 royal guards, who are in actuality, lawyers.

and r3yguti3rr3z: right on. because NINTENDO totally made this.
kariomart's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 13:05
kariomart
specTACKular...
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 13:05
Qraze
i know my paints and that has the texture of spray-paint, it's not car paint or brushed on, it's been sprayed on. $499 is too much for it or any wii unless it's jewel encrusted.
Drach's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 13:18
Drach
As I always tell my better half "Wow that's REALLY cool!! But not Five-hundred dollars cool."
VGMari's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 13:25
VGMari
This is so tits.
Cube's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 13:25
Cube
$499 is chunk change. I spend more than that on hard drives.
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 13:31
Qraze
tits? it's fucking stupid.
John B's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 14:12
John B
It might not be worth $500, but it's still pretty damned cool.
Knives's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 15:32
Knives
I actually don't like how it looks that much
KMCC's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 18:49
KMCC
Star Wars = Awesome. I don't care.
manasteel88's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 19:59
manasteel88
looks like I can scrape the paint off with my fingernail
SWE3tMadness's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/18/2008 08:54
SWE3tMadness
It's pretty neat-looking, but theres't no way I'm forking over 500 bucks for that.
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