It seems like the tides have well and truly turned. The Wii is now commanding a higher premium than the PS3 on eBay. Of course, the PS3 is still selling for higher prices, but factor in the console cost, and things are decidedly looking good for Nintendo. As of today 60 gig PS3's seem to be going for around $710-$740, between $100 and $140 over MSRP. That's barely enough to cover sales tax in most states (except for you lucky New Hampshire eBayers). Meanwhile Wii consoles are going for around $435 to $485,a $185-$235 premium. This despite there still being more Wii's hitting stores (and promptly being swallowed up) than PS3's.
Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.
Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.
They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.
they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.
Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted
Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments
The Wii is now a retro console. Let’s get nostalgic about an often maligned system.
Crazy to think the WII is to the Switch 2, as the NES was to the WII back then. 20 Year difference.
My wife asks me to bust it out (heh) everyone once in a while to play bowling and tennis with the kids. There was a ton of slop on it but some good stuff as well.
Wii was great but boy howdy did it cause Microsoft to go on a dark walk with the Kinect and the disastrous XBox One launch that they arguably never recovered from.
Not nostalgic for me.. I was there.. anyone who wasnt a little kid realized it was a gamecube with shit tacked onto it, it was the "joke" system and was well below even the switch in terms of comparing it to the latest machines at the time. The machine was well loved by young people and "casual gamers" who now remember it 20 years on, or in most cases more of its sales came in the 15-20 years ago range not right at launch- but again its not nostalgic for people who were "gamers" then really, just for those who ended up with one in their house, the games , graphics, interface and online features were archaic already in 2006.
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
How is this a good thing?
demand for Wii is stronger than PS3, so you can charge a higher premium for Wii than you can with PS3 even though the Wii costs less. So if I can get $500 for a Wii right now, I am doubling my money. To add $250 to a 20gb PS3 increases the price by only like 50% and a 60gb by around 40%. All those people who bought PS3 as an "investment" and hasn't gotten paid yet, is going to end up losing, especially if they bought 4 or 5 of them, and don't think the stores are going to take them back beyond their normal return period either, and some stores even charge a restocking fee. Those guys who imported Japanese machines for sale on ebay are going to really be eating it, though, because it costs like $100 to ship a console from Japan. So if those guys don't get paid soon, they eat the shipping.
hahahaha told you ps3 fanboys that the ps3 is the worse console of the three.even the wii is selling for more money on ebay.
wow,the wii is so cheap compared to the ps3 which has been sold for thousands of dollars ,435 to 485 dol for the wii?hahahaha!!!! so cheap.
Who would have thought that the mighty ps3 would be selling for the regular price it sells for in the stores on Ebay 9 days before christmas. ha ha ha ha ha..... People aren't even trying to make a profit on them anymore...they just want to get rid of them. Thats crazy folks. All the bad press and comparissons are killing the ps3's hype and they aren't even readily available right now. I knew this would happen. And as we speak the hottest selling item for christmas is the xbox 360 according to comcasts TOP 200. WOW. Who would have imagined that? Ps3 selling for its reg price on ebay and the wii is selling for more profit on ebay even though there are more available at the stores and the year old xbox 360 is selling more than handhelds, ipods, digital cameras, the ps3, and the wii. WOW. Sony fans boys are getting exactly what they deserve for the months of trash talking about the xbox 360. Jump In. Its not too late to enjoy the best video game console available....WOW. Thanks Microsoft.