When my stepson, Nick, now age 10 7/8, wanted a Wii a year ago; we said no. "Buy it yourself," we said, almost in unison. Wiis are expensive. A year ago; there weren't any to be had, anyway. Besides; we thought he should start to understand worth. So; Nick, dutifully, saved his pennies, his holiday money from Nana and Poppy, walked dogs and even stashed his meager allowance; all along dreaming of a Wii. All his friends have Wiis, already--so he's not exactly done without.
A couple weeks ago; we all came to realize Nick had saved over $300. Wiis are $249 at Best Buy, IF they're in stock. But no! Nick had discovered Craigslist! And Nick had found at least half a dozen nearby willing sellers. See; anyone with half a brain KNEW this would happen. The Wii honeymoon ended and kids moved on in life. Anyway; Nick took $200 of his own money; his dad gave him $100 birthday money--and they set off to buy one slightly used but with many extra games and the ever-popular Nunchuk; apparently--a necessity for the hard-core Wii-ers.
Nick and I have spent the last week playing with this thing. I like bowling, golf and baseball. NICK, on the other hand, seems to like playing Super Smash Bros. and Mario. Now, wait a minute. Aren't those GAME CUBE GAMES? Yes, friends--they are. And they play in Wii! That's great--but if you're gonna play Game Cube games all day; what did you buy the Wii for in the first place?
Now we have to sell the Game Cube and the PS2 on Craigslist. Game Cubes are going for about $50...and that's if you have 11 controllers with them. I haven't seen how low PS2s are going for now. I'm not sure if I want to know.
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