# Buying a Wii: Is is worth price shopping? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 9, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-wii-is-is-worth-price-shopping/502493 "2009-07-09T20:51:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-wii-is-is-worth-price-shopping/502493/1 "2009-07-09T20:51:54Z")
With my kids visiting for the summer, I’m taking the step of purchasing a Wii. I’ve never been interested in any of the modern game consoles. The Atari 2600 was the only one I ever had. I’ve noticed some remarkably cheap prices on the web (one as low as $6). But of course, I’m skeptical. All of the recognizable stores have it at around $250. Should I take the risk of price shopping to save a few bucks? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-wii-is-is-worth-price-shopping/502493/2 "2009-07-09T21:04:25Z")
Depends. Do you have any time constraints? Also, how much money are you saving and is that worth it? ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-wii-is-is-worth-price-shopping/502493/3 "2009-07-09T21:05:42Z")
They are retail price locked at $250. Anything lower is probably used or refurbished. Rumor has it that Nintendo will drop the price to $200 for the holidays. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-wii-is-is-worth-price-shopping/502493/4 "2009-07-10T19:59:41Z")
I just purchased it online at Toys R Us. It was still $249, but they threw in a Mario Bros. game and a sports game kit. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-wii-is-is-worth-price-shopping/502493/5 "2009-07-10T23:55:37Z")
Free Mario Bros.? Score! You got a good deal. Hopefully, this will cushion the blow a bit – you may want to consider purchasing a second wii remote & nunchuck (or at the least a second wii remote,) if the kids are close enough in age that they will want to play together. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2009, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-wii-is-is-worth-price-shopping/502493/6 "2009-07-11T00:10:54Z")
Costco usually has them in packages that are a good deal if, and only if, the packages include stuff you were planning on buying. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-wii-is-is-worth-price-shopping/502493/7 "2009-07-11T03:21:41Z")
> [@Larry\_Mudd](#): > > Free Mario Bros.? Score! > > You got a good deal. > > Hopefully, this will cushion the blow a bit – you may want to consider purchasing a second wii remote & nunchuck (or at the least a second wii remote,) if the kids are close enough in age that they will want to play together. Thanks, I will. Also, in case anyone is thinking about buying a Wii, the Toys R Us web deal that I got expires tomorrow (Saturday).