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Thousands Of Scalpers Auction Wii U Only To Break Even

Posted on Monday, November 19 @ 12:03:05 Eastern by Jonathan_Leack

The Wii U may have quickly sold out on its first day, but online auctions show that there's more to the formula than meets the eye.

Since the Wii U's launch in North America yesterday, thousands of consoles have ended up on auctions such as Amazon and eBay. On eBay in particular there are currently over 3,800 different sellers with units posted, with many sitting unsold in the $600 - $2,000 dollar range.

What's most interesting is despite the console selling out in stores, recent auctions of the Wii U Deluxe 32GB package have completed for between $396 - $420. When you consider their MSRP of $349 and weigh in the tax and seller fees, scalpers are almost turning a loss.

Maybe this is just due to Nintendo manufacturing enough units to meet demand, or perhaps the demand just isn't there, yet. Whatever the case, until the holiday rush begins we won't really know if the Wii U becomes the scalper item of the season, or if Nintendo has a long road ahead.
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  • ShadeTail
    ShadeTail

    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Nov 19th, 2012 at 1:10 pm
    In the words of the great Nelson Muntz: HA HA!
  • Jonathan_Leack
    Jonathan_Leack

    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Nov 19th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
    In the words of the entire GR community: "HA HA HA HA HA!" [In Daniel's roaring baritone voice]
  • wildmario
    wildmario

    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Nov 19th, 2012 at 1:11 pm
    Maybe consumers are wising up this time.
  • usaglory
    usaglory

    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Nov 19th, 2012 at 2:21 pm
    . . .or there's just not a high demand for the console. Join me in a chant of "we want a price drop"!
  • Jobin_Wendy
    Jobin_Wendy

    Joined: Mar 2012
    Posted: Nov 19th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
    We want a price drop! We want a price drop! We want a price drop!

    Is it working yet?
  • napsterxxl
    napsterxxl

    Joined: Mar 2006
    Posted: Nov 19th, 2012 at 3:26 pm
    *looks aways from his Playboy mag*
    No, its not. Now get back to chanting.
  • uptown710
    uptown710

    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Nov 19th, 2012 at 3:53 pm
    I'm still trying to figure out how Nintendo figures people will flock to play $350 to play games that will for the most part be on their competitors machines at a cheaper price.

    Screw playboy... Spankwire ftw
  • ShadeTail
    ShadeTail

    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Nov 19th, 2012 at 4:05 pm
    How did Sony and MS figure people would flock to pay $400 or even $600 to play games that would be on cheaper machines? Because that's how it was at the launch of both the PS3 and the 360: lots of last-gen ports and multi-platforms. Seemed to work out OK for them.

    Also, there will be a lot of WiiU games, both in the launch window and after, that will be exclusives. And I don't mean only the first party games.
  • uptown710
    uptown710

    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Nov 19th, 2012 at 5:01 pm
    I think you missed my point.

    The wii u specs show that it's not gonna really surpass anything the PS3/360 is doing/will be able to do. Yes when those respective consoles released they had ports, but they had specs at the time where people didn't know what was around the corner. Nintendo themselves admitted that the wii u isn't a powerhouse. So basically my point is why am I paying so much money for a machine where it's power potential has for the most part been already revealed? Any new third party title has a more than likely chance of being on the 360 or PS3(sadly this doesn't apply to bayonetta :( ).
  • ShadeTail
    ShadeTail

    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Nov 20th, 2012 at 5:08 pm
    It isn't a powerhouse, but it is still demonstrably stronger than the PS3/360, and it's way too early to say that we know its full potential.

    Also, if power is what you're interested in, never ever ever bother with consoles. PC is the power platform; it always has been and it always will be. The PS3/360 were both badly underpowered on release, when compared to then-current PC hardware.

    The only reasons to get *any* console are the convenience of a stable platform, and the exclusive titles. And yes, the WiiU will have exclusives, both first- and third-party. In fact, it already does.

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