Walked by stack of Wiis at Walmart on clearence for $69 (YMMV)

I'd rather have a Wii U, however for that price it would be very tempting.

-Not backwards compatible
-No more new games coming out for it
-Outdated
-Better off buying a Wii U which plays all Wii games

Originally Posted by Nintendonly -Not backwards compatible -No more new games coming out for it -Outdated -Better off buying a Wii U which plays all Wii games

...which is why it's on clearance.

Originally Posted by Nintendonly -Not backwards compatible -No more new games coming out for it -Outdated -Better off buying a Wii U which plays all Wii games

If not being able to play GameCube games is a knock against the Wii, wouldn't it also be a knock against the WiiU?

I am still waiting for a $99 MSRP Wii combo with Super Mario Galaxy 2.

69 dollars seems like a really good deal. Who cares if its not backwards compatible. There's still plenty of good games to play. I might get one for my niece and nephew who have never played a Mario game before

Originally Posted by Nintendonly -Not backwards compatible -No more new games coming out for it -Outdated -Better off buying a Wii U which plays all Wii games

I play gamecube games on my wii all the time

Originally Posted by gettinmoney662 If not being able to play GameCube games is a knock against the Wii, wouldn't it also be a knock against the WiiU?

I wouldn't really knock a console for not being able to play physical games 2 generations behind it from a hardware standpoint. Also I thought they announced that gamecube games downloads would be coming to the Wii U E-shop eventually. I know that doesn't do people any good that have a stack of gamecube carts, but if you do, its your own damn fault for not having a working gamecube system or an original wii.

I know you can get the backward compatible wii used for pretty cheap on cowboom.com from time to time.

This is an pretty good deal for people who still don't have an Wii yet.

Can't get excited even at $69.

Originally Posted by gettinmoney662 If not being able to play GameCube games is a knock against the Wii, wouldn't it also be a knock against the WiiU?

its a knock against it when the feature was removed for no apparent reason at all.

Originally Posted by atomicmouse I play gamecube games on my wii all the time

The more recent versions of the wii removed gamecube backwards compatibility just like the PS3 versions did with PS2 backward compatibility.

Originally Posted by kayne2000 its a knock against it when the feature was removed for no apparent reason at all.

Ohhhhh. Completely wasn't aware of that haha thanks

Originally Posted by loomis1975 I wouldn't really knock a console for not being able to play physical games 2 generations behind it from a hardware standpoint. Also I thought they announced that gamecube games downloads would be coming to the Wii U E-shop eventually. I know that doesn't do people any good that have a stack of gamecube carts, but if you do, its your own damn fault for not having a working gamecube system or an original wii. I know you can get the backward compatible wii used for pretty cheap on cowboom.com from time to time.

My point is, if you're not going to buy a Wii because it doesn't play GameCube games, why would you buy the WiiU?

Is it the white version or black?

Had the guy scan 2 different models and they were full price

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For a second there I though someone was trying to justify the purchase of a wii when it's much more sensible to put that money towards a console that is backwards compatible with the wii games.

Decent price to put a sealed one in my 'collector's closet' to go beside my sealed Gamecube and Red Super Mario Wii.

Originally Posted by wargod For a second there I though someone was trying to justify the purchase of a wii when it's much more sensible to put that money towards a console that is backwards compatible with the wii games.

Perhaps if the Wii-U wasnt total crap, you might have a point.

Sadly....

The Wii is, and has been, and will be the perfect console for the kids to stuff in a 8 year old's bedroom.