Wii add-ons priced like high-end stereo cables
I bought a used Wii tonight, and it came with pretty much everything I needed, but there were some bits I wanted to add/replace:
- Wii component video cable
- One remote was missing its wrist strap
- Two additional motion remotes and nunchucks/straps
So I headed out to Amazon to start pricing this stuff out, and I'll admit, I was shocked by what I found. It's almost like Nintendo's been reading Kirk McElhearn's continuing series on ridiculously expensive cables—and deciding that that's a wonderful business model to follow!
To show you just how ridiculous it is, I put together a pricing comparison for the parts I need…