Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 16 of 19

Thread: All British shoppers want for Christmas is Wii

  1. #1
    HEXUS.admin
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Posts
    31,709
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    2,060 times in 719 posts

    All British shoppers want for Christmas is Wii

    Data collected by an online intelligence service confirms that the British are going mad for Wii this Christmas, closely followed by the DS and rubbishrubbishrubbish boots of course.
    Read more.

  2. #2
    Comfortably Numb directhex's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    /dev/urandom
    Posts
    17,074
    Thanks
    228
    Thanked
    1,027 times in 678 posts
    • directhex's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus ROG Strix B550-I Gaming
      • CPU:
      • Ryzen 5900x
      • Memory:
      • 64GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB
      • Storage:
      • 2TB Seagate Firecuda 520
      • Graphics card(s):
      • EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra
      • PSU:
      • EVGA SuperNOVA 850W G3
      • Case:
      • NZXT H210i
      • Operating System:
      • Ubuntu 20.04, Windows 10
      • Monitor(s):
      • LG 34GN850
      • Internet:
      • FIOS

    Re: All British shoppers want for Christmas is Wii

    rubbishrubbishrubbish boots must die

    they are the spawn of satan, sent to make women look putrid

  3. #3
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2006
    Location
    Cheltenham
    Posts
    269
    Thanks
    1
    Thanked
    8 times in 8 posts
    • Rishi's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus P5B
      • CPU:
      • Intel E6600 2.4Ghz
      • Memory:
      • Corsair 2GB - PC6400
      • Storage:
      • 1 x 250GB Maxtor 16MB Cache
      • Graphics card(s):
      • None :(
      • PSU:
      • hmmm :/
      • Case:
      • Black - Standard
      • Monitor(s):
      • 19" TFT 8ms
      • Internet:
      • Orange (I think!)

    Re: All British shoppers want for Christmas is Wii

    Are they even that good?

    I know two Wii owners - one is selling his on eBay as he never plays it, says it boring. The other person just has it for the sake of having it, dont think he even has any games besides Wii Sports.
    .: Rishi :.

  4. #4
    HEXUS.gaming Steven W's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Posts
    6,592
    Thanks
    245
    Thanked
    59 times in 50 posts

    Re: All British shoppers want for Christmas is Wii

    Quote Originally Posted by Rishi View Post
    Are they even that good?

    I know two Wii owners - one is selling his on eBay as he never plays it, says it boring. The other person just has it for the sake of having it, dont think he even has any games besides Wii Sports.
    I only play Super Mario Galaxy and occasionally Wario Ware Touched.

  5. #5
    Banhammer in peace PeterB kalniel's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Posts
    30,749
    Thanks
    1,789
    Thanked
    3,288 times in 2,647 posts
    • kalniel's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Ultra
      • CPU:
      • Intel i9 9900k
      • Memory:
      • 32GB DDR4 3200 CL16
      • Storage:
      • 1TB Samsung 970Evo+ NVMe
      • Graphics card(s):
      • nVidia GTX 1060 6GB
      • PSU:
      • Seasonic 600W
      • Case:
      • Cooler Master HAF 912
      • Operating System:
      • Win 10 Pro x64
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell S2721DGF
      • Internet:
      • rubbish

    Re: All British shoppers want for Christmas is Wii

    Quote Originally Posted by Rishi View Post
    Are they even that good?

    I know two Wii owners - one is selling his on eBay as he never plays it, says it boring. The other person just has it for the sake of having it, dont think he even has any games besides Wii Sports.
    And yet demand far outstrips supply... If more people were willing to sell theirs there wouldn't be such a shortage.

  6. #6
    Comfortably Numb directhex's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    /dev/urandom
    Posts
    17,074
    Thanks
    228
    Thanked
    1,027 times in 678 posts
    • directhex's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus ROG Strix B550-I Gaming
      • CPU:
      • Ryzen 5900x
      • Memory:
      • 64GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB
      • Storage:
      • 2TB Seagate Firecuda 520
      • Graphics card(s):
      • EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra
      • PSU:
      • EVGA SuperNOVA 850W G3
      • Case:
      • NZXT H210i
      • Operating System:
      • Ubuntu 20.04, Windows 10
      • Monitor(s):
      • LG 34GN850
      • Internet:
      • FIOS

    Re: All British shoppers want for Christmas is Wii

    demand from whom?

    most of the demand is for people who struggle with "widescreen" versus "4:3", let alone people who want epic HD gaming experiences. but that's an enormous market

    wii sports is a game the extended family can have fun at at the xmas gathering. gears of war is not. that's where the demand comes from - even non-gaming adults are going "i got to get me some of that!"

  7. #7
    Banhammer in peace PeterB kalniel's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Posts
    30,749
    Thanks
    1,789
    Thanked
    3,288 times in 2,647 posts
    • kalniel's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Ultra
      • CPU:
      • Intel i9 9900k
      • Memory:
      • 32GB DDR4 3200 CL16
      • Storage:
      • 1TB Samsung 970Evo+ NVMe
      • Graphics card(s):
      • nVidia GTX 1060 6GB
      • PSU:
      • Seasonic 600W
      • Case:
      • Cooler Master HAF 912
      • Operating System:
      • Win 10 Pro x64
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell S2721DGF
      • Internet:
      • rubbish

    Re: All British shoppers want for Christmas is Wii

    I'll take one!

    But then I have my PC for epic HD gaming experiences

  8. #8
    Chillie in here j.o.s.h.1408's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2005
    Location
    a place called home
    Posts
    8,543
    Thanks
    757
    Thanked
    256 times in 193 posts
    • j.o.s.h.1408's system
      • Motherboard:
      • ASUS P6T Delux
      • CPU:
      • Intel core i7 920 @ 3ghz
      • Memory:
      • 3GB DDR RAM
      • Storage:
      • 1TB Samsung F1, 500GB Seagate baracuda + 320gb Seagate PATA +150GB WD PATA
      • Graphics card(s):
      • EVGA 480GTX SC edition
      • PSU:
      • Seasonic M12 600W Module PSU FTW
      • Case:
      • Lian Li PC-A7010B (the rolls royce of pc cases)
      • Operating System:
      • vista ultimate edition and windows xp
      • Monitor(s):
      • 22inch 2005FPW dell monitor
      • Internet:
      • 24mb BE There Broadband

    Re: All British shoppers want for Christmas is Wii

    like my parents they too want a wii yet they hate game consoles in general. its the only reason why im looking for a wii anyway. i still feel that nintendo are purposly not making much unites. they know its demand and tbh after nearly a year out, there should not be a shortage of wii's.

  9. #9
    Senior Member godsdog's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Location
    Jelly Wall Hotel
    Posts
    737
    Thanks
    15
    Thanked
    61 times in 54 posts
    • godsdog's system
      • Case:
      • Silverstone TJ04
      • Monitor(s):
      • Samsung 204B
      • Internet:
      • UKFSN ..have to check

    Re: All British shoppers want for Christmas is Wii

    rubbishrubbishrubbish boots with heels
    .
    "Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice: Pull down your pants and slide on the ice"

  10. #10
    Comfortably Numb directhex's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    /dev/urandom
    Posts
    17,074
    Thanks
    228
    Thanked
    1,027 times in 678 posts
    • directhex's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus ROG Strix B550-I Gaming
      • CPU:
      • Ryzen 5900x
      • Memory:
      • 64GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB
      • Storage:
      • 2TB Seagate Firecuda 520
      • Graphics card(s):
      • EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra
      • PSU:
      • EVGA SuperNOVA 850W G3
      • Case:
      • NZXT H210i
      • Operating System:
      • Ubuntu 20.04, Windows 10
      • Monitor(s):
      • LG 34GN850
      • Internet:
      • FIOS

    Re: All British shoppers want for Christmas is Wii

    i hereby propose a new policy for the right-thinking people on hexus.

    if you spot some rubbishrubbishrubbish boots, burn them with flame.

    if they're being worn at the time, then it's a valuable lesson for the wearer

  11. #11
    0iD
    0iD is offline
    M*I*A 0iD's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Happy Llama Land
    Posts
    13,247
    Thanks
    1,435
    Thanked
    1,209 times in 757 posts
    • 0iD's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Leave my mother out of it!
      • CPU:
      • If I knew what it meant?
      • Memory:
      • Wah?
      • Storage:
      • Cupboards and drawers
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Slate & chalk
      • PSU:
      • meh
      • Case:
      • Suit or Brief?
      • Operating System:
      • Brain
      • Monitor(s):
      • I was 1 at skool
      • Internet:
      • 28k Dialup

    Re: All British shoppers want for Christmas is Wii

    The DS lite is definately more scarce then the Wii, shame when the mother-in-law wants one for chrimbo.
    [
    Quote Originally Posted by Blitzen
    When I say go, both walk in the opposite direction for 10 paces, draw handbags, then bitch-slap each other!

  12. #12
    Asking silly questions menthel's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2004
    Location
    Rainey Park...
    Posts
    5,077
    Thanks
    258
    Thanked
    97 times in 78 posts

    Re: All British shoppers want for Christmas is Wii

    Why are old lady feet warmers so in fashion? Bloody horrible things.

    I secured a christmas wii!
    Not around too often!

  13. #13
    Agent of the System ikonia's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2004
    Location
    South West UK (Bath)
    Posts
    3,736
    Thanks
    39
    Thanked
    75 times in 56 posts

    Re: All British shoppers want for Christmas is Wii

    tons of DS Lites in most shops in my city.
    It is Inevitable.....


  14. #14
    HEXUS.gaming Steven W's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Posts
    6,592
    Thanks
    245
    Thanked
    59 times in 50 posts

    Re: All British shoppers want for Christmas is Wii

    My sister got a DS lite from Virgin on the weekend, they had loads.

  15. #15
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2005
    Location
    Milton Keynes
    Posts
    1,452
    Thanks
    56
    Thanked
    47 times in 45 posts

    Re: All British shoppers want for Christmas is Wii

    Quote Originally Posted by j.o.s.h.1408 View Post
    like my parents they too want a wii yet they hate game consoles in general. its the only reason why im looking for a wii anyway. i still feel that nintendo are purposly not making much unites. they know its demand and tbh after nearly a year out, there should not be a shortage of wii's.
    Nintendo are currently producing 1.8 million Wii's a month. Thats probably at full production capacity. You yourself has pinpointed the reason why its hard to get a Wii at this moment, there are so many non-gamers buying into it. If that hadn't happened then there would be no problem right now with stock. Nintendo made a statement some months ago that they would not be able to produce the numbers required for the christmas period.

    Nintendo have done a great job with getting the console into the mainstream, more so than any other. Now all we want is some games for gamers.

  16. #16
    Jay
    Jay is offline
    Gentlemen.. we're history Jay's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2006
    Location
    Jita
    Posts
    8,365
    Thanks
    304
    Thanked
    568 times in 409 posts

    Re: All British shoppers want for Christmas is Wii

    I would get a Wii if there where any in the shops. The only ones are rip off bundles around the £300 mark... no chance i'm paying that kind of money.

    I even have a 360 with HDMI I never play. It has 12 months Xbox live I have not even registered yet!!
    □ΞVΞ□

Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. Details of Nintendo's Wii Press Conference
    By BlackDwarf in forum Gaming
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 17-09-2011, 04:42 PM
  2. Wii Specs Leaked
    By ctid in forum HEXUS News
    Replies: 11
    Last Post: 31-07-2006, 01:19 PM
  3. British tabloid prints Wii price
    By Steven W in forum HEXUS News
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: 10-07-2006, 06:19 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •