By Simon WardPosted Thursday 15th November 2007 12:06 GMT
"How else can we explain why it's offering one of the consoles for £1000 - more than three times' the recommend price?"
Given Pissy World's near legendary price-gouging on other kit, console or not (20 quid for a USB cable? Yeah, right) I'm struggling to work out how this is newsworthy ....
By Duncan WattsPosted Thursday 15th November 2007 21:11 GMT
They'll sometimes put a new code on the system at a stupid price to make sure no one sells it before it's released. They'll bring the price down to the proper price once it's finalised and ready for release.
I imagine this might be the rumoured Wii with DVD playback functionality I'd heard about or even just a new bundle...
By Anonymous CowardPosted Friday 16th November 2007 11:08 GMT
Same post as before, except that I've now called them and found out they've got loads and you can get one free with a mobile connection.
Nintendo are really s****ing the market place here. #
By Dazed and ConfusedPosted Monday 26th November 2007 18:57 GMT
This is a quite deliberate act of price gouging. There is plenty of stock in main land Europe, but now Amazon in France and Germany are refusing to take orders from the UK. This is surely against European law. Weren't VW fined €50M for making it difficult for Germans to buy their cars in Italy. I wonder what the EU will make of this blatant suppression of the open market.
Comments on: Retailer pitches
£1000£10,000 Nintendo WiiIs this actually news? #
By Simon Ward Posted Thursday 15th November 2007 12:06 GMT
Sales ? #
By Ian O'Friel Posted Thursday 15th November 2007 14:15 GMT
No Change #
By Michael Sheils Posted Thursday 15th November 2007 14:28 GMT
Newsworthy? Why, yes. #
By Anonymous Coward Posted Thursday 15th November 2007 14:35 GMT
I smells a rat #
By Gilbert West Posted Thursday 15th November 2007 14:42 GMT
mac #
By Anonymous Coward Posted Thursday 15th November 2007 16:00 GMT
Shipping #
By Chris Seiter Posted Thursday 15th November 2007 17:35 GMT
Pretty common actually #
By Duncan Watts Posted Thursday 15th November 2007 21:11 GMT
A comment on prices #
By Robert Harrison Posted Friday 16th November 2007 08:36 GMT
Carphone Warehouse has Wii's on their homepage #
By Anonymous Coward Posted Friday 16th November 2007 11:08 GMT
Nintendo are really s****ing the market place here. #
By Dazed and Confused Posted Monday 26th November 2007 18:57 GMT