Wii Out Of Stock?

[Idontwanna]

Hello!

Well it's like this i have been on vacation for some months in thailand and now when im about to go home i want to get a Wii.

I live in sweden so the modded ones are cheaper here, and i really want a US wii. Cheaper Wii points(atleast i think so) and less risk of bricking, because most downloadable games are US and Most backups in thailand are US.

So I will be in bangkok just before i go, but Nadz said they might be out of stock then ( 25-30 januari ). Which would suck!

If i doesnt get a Wii i dont really want to go to bangkok, so my question is.

If i go to bangkok 25 januari can i be sure that there still is US wii D2C left and plenty of games to buy?

What are my options, where can i buy wii and games. It wouldnt hurt if they where cheap?

Do MBK have modded? How much does they cost?

Thanks and awesome community.

[Firefoxx]

The Wiis go out of stock depending on availability. Usually it's just either the US or Japan Wii out of stock. However, it's not that often, since they're sold for twice the price they're really worth. If you go to MBK or Chinatown, you should find at least a few shops that still stock them. US modded Wiis cost around 16k baht (actual cost around 8.5k in the US).

Me, I'll wait until my friend can find one in the US for the actual retail price and get it modded. I don't like overpaying this much simply because of supply and demand.

[Idontwanna]

Well in sweden PAL Wii modded with d2ckey cost 20 000baht and up. But thats now, at christmas, it will surely go down towards 15 000 baht.

But then i have a PAL and that really sucks. Because of the problem with US games, many you cant play and some bricks your Wii.

US always get the Wii games a few months before EU, and i want to be able and play the game when they are out in US. I dont wanna sit around and wait for PAL version.

Another thing is that i can buy Wii backups and dont have to download the games. That saves time, and doesnt cost me that much.

So I really want a US wii. It makes eveything just so much easier.

[Turok]

Firefox:

Please stop getting yourself worked up over the dollar - baht exchange rate. The Wii is impossible to find. You think Thailand should sell the Wii for the exact baht price comparable in dollars? Shop owners shouldnt be able to make a profit or pay the electric bills or their staff? The Wii isnt even retailed here. I paid 20000 baht for the Wii when it first came out a year ago and I have never regretted it. I have spent more than 100,000 baht on the extra stuff and I only buy original games. If you keep waiting you will be missing out on too many great games. Hey I got it. Why dont you fly to the USA and spend about $1200 on the airline ticket so you can save yourseld a hundred dollars on the USA bought Wii. That will make your USA Wii worth about $1500 or about 50000 baht. Doesnt make sense! You make me laugh!

Dont wanna: Get the USA version unmodded. It is smooth and you will never have any update issues. I have never had a problem playing online games with the Wii either. Don't go the cheapo route cause in the end you will pay more.

Turok

[Firefoxx]

Turok, I said this before and I'm saying it again: I'm against the *principle* of paying twice as much for a console when it's not worth that much, and I know I'm being hugely overcharged (and no, it's not for expenses, it's just because it's supply and demand). I'm not saying that others shouldn't, it's your decision to make, but I'm telling people how much it's actually *worth*. Look at the Xbox. You pay, what, a 20% premium for it over the US cost. Same goes for the PS3. Neither are officially retailed here, either, so why aren't they also twice as much? Because the shops know that they can't get away with it, and so they charge only what they can, and milk a huge profit from Wiis. Yes, they can be more easily found on shelves in the US, but if you know where to look, you can also find the Wii in the US for $250 (really).

Hey, you *don't* get it. Didn't I say in my reply that I'm waiting for my friend to buy it for me? What, no ticket? Of course not! And for the dozens of electronics stuff that I got from the US, not for ONE SINGLE TIME did I ever have to pay the air ticket just to buy the product. It's all been through friends or business trips. Tomorrow I'm picking up some camera equipment my friend bought for me... hmm, no ticket? If you actually read my threads, you'd know that I *don't* advocate getting products from the US unless they're MUCH cheaper than in Thailand, and that's the case for the Wii.

I'll willing to wait, since I'm not, and have NEVER EVER BEEN a console gamer (well, yeah, I owned a PS1 for 2 whole months). I'm a PC guy, through and through. The one and only reason I'm going to buy it is so that my friend's kids can play it (and they can wait, they're spoiled silly). I have a DS, but that's only because I travel a LOT and get bored during trips.

Look, Turok, just get off my case. Leave me be. I'm not trying to pick an argument with you, OK? Enjoy your Wii. You made the right decision for yourself, but others have a right to their own decision making process. Let's not drop down to the level of flinging inane insults at each other just to protect some shops.