GAMING NEWSThousands Of Scalpers Auction Wii U Only To Break EvenPosted 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. More from the Game Revolution Network Comments
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ShadeTail
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Jonathan_Leack
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wildmario
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usaglory
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Jobin_Wendy
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Is it working yet?
napsterxxl
Joined: Mar 2006
No, its not. Now get back to chanting.
uptown710
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Screw playboy... Spankwire ftw
ShadeTail
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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
Joined: Jun 2011
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
Joined: Nov 2006
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.