Hidden costs in the Wii
The Wii may be cheap but there is really hidden costs. I will tell you the Hidden costs below:
- Wiimote batteries
– This will suck your money whenever you run out of batteries. You can solve this by buying a recharger. - Electricity
– The Wii never turns off. Instead, it is in standby mode all the time when it is not on. This will use electricity which may require money wasted.
- Gasoline
– You will waste more gasoline to get batteries and games which will be more expensive than the retail price.
- Injuries
– If you get hurt from playing the Wii, you may get injuries which will make it more expensive.
Below I will tell you the real price for the Wii
$250 – Wii
$100 – Batteries
$050 – Electricity
$200 – Gasoline
$600 – Grand Total
$050 – To cure injuries from the Wii
$650 – Grand Total if you got injuries fom the Wii
The Wii is very expensive itself.
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Here are actual reasonable costs, you dimwit.
$250 – Wii
$15 – Rechargeable Battery Pack for upto two wiimotes.
$0 – Electricity. Standby mode only takes enough energy to power the LED. Furthermore, unplugging the power cable is as easy as flicking a switch on the back of the PS3.
$0 – Gasoline? Seriously. This one is just plain stupid.
$0 – Injuries. You’re not going to get hurt playing the Wii unless you’re a complete moron. Blaming the Wii for personal injuries is like blaming McDonald’s for making you fat. Furthermore, you’re far more likely to get carpal tunnel from playing the ps3/xbox 360 than you are from moving your arms with the wii. In fact, since you’re blowing things way out of proportion one way, I’ll do the same thing the other way, and add that you’re less likely to die of a heart attack when you’re playing games that either require you to stand up or physically exert yourself, than you are if you let your lazy fat ass get even fatter playing FPS’s all day.
One more thing I’d like to add about the electricity issue. I’m not sure if you’re aware of this or not, but every appliance or electronic device that is plugged in (whether it is on or not), draws current and power from the wall outlet. When the wii is on “standby” mode, it does not use any additional power except for what is normally drawn by a plugged in outlet. Hence it will take up as much electricity as any other gaming system that is plugged in and still turned off completely. Hence the electricity charge for all game systems would be the same when they aren’t on.
Furthermore, the ps3 requires more power than the Wii.
Wii is cheaper with Remote Charger
$250 – Wii
$030 – Charger
$050 – Electricity
$050 – Gasoline
$380 – Grand Total
The Wii is for KIDS! Not adult gamers! Wanna play NCAA football 09? Great, sounds fun, if you like to try to sit on your couch and throw your arms around! Yes, button presses are easier, but that’s when you use this thing that’s in your skull called a brain to outwit the computer. Please! The graphics on a ps2 are BETTER! Who wants to see a bubble version of a wannabe look alike of yourself?! Price isn’t even a comparison. The Wii is not worth the money if your serious about gaming and cannot afford the 360 or ps3. Care to call your boss and tell him you can’t come in because you throw your shoulder out trying to tackle Tim Tebow?!
LOL at the shitty ass fan boys defending such a shitty ass, broke dick system. All wii’s should be gathered and burned for being fuckin retarded. Play a real system kiddies.
All is true. But you forget that you have to buy adicional controls to play any game. Classic Control, Nunchuk and now Wii Motion Plus. Multiply it and add another wii remote to each player. Almost forget… add SD card, Gamecube controllers and gamecube memory cards. Nintendo really sucks. It takes all your money.
Sirigueijo just made me think that I could add a part to this.
AND I AM TEMPTED TO GRAB A COPY OF WINDOWS 7 ON OCTOBER 22, 2009 BECAUSE I AM TIRED OF VISTA NOW.
@Dave: I have 2 controls, 2 nunchucks,1 classic control and a sd card, going to buy a wii motion plus soon, controls are expensive, sure, but cheaper then a ps3/xbox one.
Sd card, 5 bucks for 10 GB, it will last em forever, no need to buy a console with 100$ increase for a hardrive that will be over soon. Btw, ps3 is 500$ now, and everyone still remembers the mithycal 599 us dollars
@ original poster: Wow, you must have such a hatred that you fail to see the truth, electricity? gas? injuries? seriously, there is no argument wich will take me to take this seriously. Wii doesn’t need a defence, watch teh reviews, play teh games, you will enjoy your self rather then buy teh same old game you bought last year A.k.a madden, call of duty and sometimes halo.
Wow, this is bitch.com
You do realize the 360 and PS3 power-drain, weven when turned off? do some research before you post.
And why am I spending $200 on gas, am I powering my wii by a generator?!
Oh, and FYI. Homebrew allows the Wii to play DVDs, PAL/NTSC-J titles, and basically every movie file you can imagine via USB (HDs too), SD, or even SMB-Share through a network. The PS3 and 360 are so locked you can’t do $#!T with them without physical modifications, and even then you can still get remotely bricked.
I’ve also sustained more injury from carpal-tunnel from the damned dual-analog system every other system has now. And I agree with Manan, only retards get hurt, and if you blame Nintendo, it’s like blaming McD’s for being fat.
I hate the Wii so much, no one should buy one. The article is right the expenses are huger than they initially seem. DONT BUY A wii
I’d rather listen to the new rap music then play the wii.
I MUCH prefer rock to rap, so there. Wii sucks, get over it.
*IF YOU’RE A WII FANBOY AND WANT TO PLAY HARDCORE GAMES WITH GOOD GRAPHICS, YOU’RE OUT OF LUCK*
360 and PS3 cost more money on the electric bill per year than the wii does, all of the consoles have wireless controllers, they all use batteries, and they all have recharge systems avaliable.
I’d love it if the author of these articles would post costs and problems of the 360 and the PS3 while they’re at it.
@RyRy hardcore games to a player like you would be violence, sexuality and drug use, i’m sure. The only thing necessary sometimes is violence, but not extremely unecessary violence, which most wii games do lack, which is why WII has a larger audience than ol 360 and PS3, which is why it makes more money, and which is why PS3 and 360 fanboys are flaming it. Besides, the only advantage PS3 and 360 have over wii is power and graphics, and while both play a role in the likability of games, it doesn’t hinder the likability of nintendo games.
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Are you forgetting that every system needs batteries, controllers, and electricity? And you’d have to be an idiot to brake anything with the Wiimote, and besides, it’s your own fault if you don’t wear the strap.
This list is correct. It would cost that much for gas because if you own a Wii you would have to drive around for a good bridge to jump off of.
Manan and Chatham, you guys are complete dumbasses.
McDonald’s DOES make make you fat, and Nintendo DOES suck
in every way. Get out and look around, idiots.
@dave The Wii IS a real system. This truly is not bitch.com,but F**KINGWHINERFAGGOTS.com Get over it. Wii is better,and all you PS3 and 360-fags know it.
Biitergamer1886 the Wii is not worth the money. All the games on it are lame and hardly has any replay vaule. Fuck Mario games they were good in the past but now we want something new.
I would be the first to admit that the Nintendo Wii has some problems, but this has to be a joke, these kind of arguments are ridiculous. I think we should look at things objectively, and not simply bash a system because we don’t like it.
First on batteries: You can get the battery chargers very cheaply that would simply solve the problem. If the Wii is being criticized because its controllers use batteries, shouldn’t all the other consoles as well? Batteries is a “problem” that is plaguing the other systems and the Wii is no different here.
Gasoline: Seriously?! You can walk to your neighborhood store if you choose to. Or simply buy the recharger and not bother with the gasoline costs. Even so, if you are stuck with any of the 3 consoles you will have the same cost. Please show me your calculations on gasoline cost and how you concluded that $200.00 is a fair assessment.
Electricity: You could hardly blame an electronic device for using electricity. Out of the three consoles the Wii is the one who consumes less, even with its standby “problem”. Even if the standby “problem” is causing one to raise the gas bill, one can simply choose to unplug it.
Injuries: A normal use of the Wii-mote should not cause an injury. An irresponsible use of one can. It is also possible to get injuries on the other consoles. Even if there is a greater risk of injury on the Wii, your argument commits the fallacy False Cause. Secondly, if we apply the same standards to a car, one is better off not buying one, since an injury in a car can lead to death.
Ahahah… Oh my the stupidity…. I HAVE PS3, I R HATE EVERYTHING THAT NO HAVE PS3 LABEL!!! DUMB XBOX, STUPID WII!! retarded arrogant words of your ps3 lover. LEts not forget xbox lovers, I R LOVE ONLINE PLAY, PS3 STUPID BLUE RAY!! DUMB IDIOT PRICE, haha, then your common wii lover, Why does everyone hate me? Ahh who the hell cares i have actual friends that exist in real time not online, so ill call them over and play against a person in the same room… Haha personal experience, i have friends, i followed all the retarded opinions, got a ps3 and apparently with its 4 controller compatability it forgot to make multiplayer games, xbox didnt go to far with this either, got an xbox n four controllers, and for what, well shit wheres the multiplayer, then i get the same answer over n over, play online by yourself! Holy shit i have real friends that i actually want to hang out with so no! I sold my ps3, kept the xbox for the occasional good game, which is rare, and play interactive games with my real friends, what a happy ending
lol, i love how everyone who likes the wii is giving good points in its defense, but but all that ps3 and 360 fanboys can say is “ROFL WII SUCKS GET OVER IT” with absolutly no facts to support themselves
The ironic thing about the guy who said that Mario is too much of the same is that Mario 64, Sunshine and Galaxy are all entirely different in theme and concept. Which one are more different 64 and Galaxy or Call of Duty 3 and 4. Mario! CoD 4 was just a diiferent time period with more weapons, it’s still all the same. Mario is constantly reinvented. You probably haven’t even played Mario Galaxy and assume it’s the same because it has mostly the same characters. You’re not going to play as Packie McReary in Mario,retard.
I’ve gotten more injuries from my brother’s 360 than my Wii. I’ve had blisters for a month after a half hour play of the 360. I’ve had a Wii for 2 years and I’ve gotten one 10 second cramp from insane waggling in cheap 3rd party ports. The Wii can last up to 60 hours with the same pair of batteries.
Haha, 360 fans and PS3 obsessives.
Let me fix this.
$200 – Wii
$015 – Battery pack, duh! (lol, batterie)
$110 – Controllers, Nunchucks(cuz only idiots do VG by themselves)
$001 – Electricity (it shuts off, doesn’t go into standby, and if it does, easy solution, there’s a verb, and you spell it U-N-P-L-U-G.)
$.02 – Gasoline (at most. Battery pack.)
$330 – Grand Total
$150 – if you’re stupid enough not to wear the strap and break your tv
(Not possible!)
If you’re not a retard, then you bought the GC last time and you already have the Controllers (and Wii Motion+ Isn’t required for any games ‘sept Wii Sports Resort)
And i like PS3. Notice mostly X360 fans are here. 
console fan boys are morons… way to set the bar so low the rest of us trip over it, kids.
Also, the person who wrote this is a moron. Way to pull figures out of your ass.
Gasoline? Seriously?
Dude, you’re just making shit up for no reason, making a page about something nobody gives any shit about.
This page is not fact-based at all, it’s just a bitch who needs a foot in his ass.
People find these article offensive. I find them hilarious. Just so blown outta proportion.
Gasoline- walk
injuries- wear the wrist strap. LOL your a funny guy.
The Wii may be cheap but there is really hidden costs. I will tell you the Hidden costs below:
Wiimote batteries – This will suck your money whenever you run out of batteries. You can solve this by buying a recharger.
Electricity – The Wii never turns off. Instead, it is in standby mode all the time when it is not on. This will use electricity which may require money wasted.
Gasoline – You will waste more gasoline to get batteries and games which will be more expensive than the retail price.
Injuries – If you get hurt from playing the Wii, you may get injuries which will make it more expensive.
Below I will tell you the real price for the Wii
$250 – Wii
$100 – Batteries
$050 – Electricity
$200 – Gasoline
$600 – Grand Total
$050 – To cure injuries from the Wii
$650 – Grand Total if you got injuries fom the Wii
Let me start with debunking this.
Batteries aren’t that expensive, not even in the long run. Point made.
Stand-by only takes electricity for the little light burning, and if you let that burn for 100 years you might have to spare 10 extra dollars. Get real.
Gasoline? LOL LOL LOL.
“cure” injuries for the wii? What kind of shitbag would you be if you got ‘hurt’ by the wii, it’s not like you take it snowboarding in rural Siberia, get real. Again. Oh, and America is the only country in, let’s say, the world, that has you paying for health shit, in most other countries, it’s covered by insurance.
MY prices.
$250 – Wii
$000 – Batteries
$000 – Electricity
$000 – Gasoline
$250 – Grand Total
$000 – To cure injuries from the Wii
$250 – Grand Total if you got injuries fom the Wii (LOL FAIL)
Though the Wii has long been derided as the black sheep of this generation of consoles, it is becoming clearer with each passing year that Nintendo is the only company that actually cares if its customers enjoy the time they spend playing video games. Microsoft just wants you to enter your credit card number one more time, and Sony is out to forcibly sodomize all of your pets.
How many stories have you read about the Wii’s dreaded “Pink light of failure”? The answer is none, because they’re no such thing as the dreaded “Pink light of failure.” I just made it up. See how easy that was?
Also, the Wii doesn’t break. That’s why there’s no cute name for its failure. It doesn’t fail. It is built with such love and care by the good folks at Nintendo that it is literally unbreakable, like Bruce Willis in that movie “Unbreakable.” When you put Super Mario Galaxy into your Wii, you don’t have to perform a series of strange rituals to the unseen god of video games in the hope that you will actually get to play the game. You just play it.
Another impressive, yet often ignored, aspect of the Wii is the way in which Nintendo’s system immerses you in their games. What is more immersive than motion control gaming? You are literally performing actions that are perfectly mimicked by the characters on screen. You aren’t going to see that on any other system.
You know what else is supposed to immerse you in video games? Cut scenes. Cut scenes, however, are a terrible plague upon the gaming industry. You sit and watch a pre-rendered clip. Occasionally they throw you a quick-time-event-bone, but it’s always disgusting and you get the feeling that another dog has already chewed on it before you. How is that immersive?
If I wanted to watch pre-rendered CGI clips, I’d go see Avatar or get a Pixar film off of Netflix. That way, the voice acting, writing, and graphics would actually be good, and not just an unnecessary interruption of an interactive medium. You can’t possibly tell me that the endless cut scenes in MGS4 made you feel more a part of the game than when you bowled a strike on Wii sports. I guess you can tell me that, but you’re lying to me and making baby Jesus angry.
If none of this has convinced you (how you could remain unconvinced at this point is a mystery), remember that resisting the Wii is a fruitless and futile action. Last year, the Wii sold 9.6 million units in America, which was more than the combined sales of the Xbox 360 and the PS3. That’s ridiculous.
Every year is supposedly “The Year of the PS3,” yet it never happens, just like all of those end-of-the-world prophecies. How many times have those been right? Zero times, that’s how many times.
You may attempt (pointlessly) to argue that the Wii is slowing down, and that’s it’s just a passing fad. The Wii sold 3.8 million units in December in the U.S., which set a new record for single-month sales. That’s slowing down? Interestingly this was also the first month EVER that the PS3 sold more than 1 million units. Isn’t that adorable?
Many of us grew up with Nintendo as the leader of gaming excellence. And guess what? That time has returned. They still consistently deliver fun games, and their console actually works when it’s supposed to! Think about this while you wander the lonely corridors of Sony’s “Home,” or wait for your Xbox 360 to return from Microsoft’s repair center – yet again
LOL i paid 150euros for my wii+2controllers+2nunchucs.. bought 100 dvds for 22euros=i can get 100games with them+free online play+already had rechargeable batteries like most people do=dam cheap consol and only retarded fuck would get injured while playing wii AND you need to be really fking retarded not to find options and get standby mode off.. only reason why someone could be hating on wii=your retarded lazy fatso with no friends to play it with
LOL DAMN who ever made this site should check hes facts right.. fucking sherlock wii supports ANY usb hard disks i have 1tera one on mine full of movies and music,emulators and other stuff for wii..
omg, what a stupid website -.-
i can’t believe someone really has spend money for this domain and webspace…
Ha! I find this incredibly amusing.
First of all, gasoline? Really? You would get that charge in your daily lives going to work or stores, going to buy actual games.
Secondly, you can prevent the Wii from staying in Standby mode while off, where the only electricity is waists is just the red LED just like the PS3.
Third, the Wii is made not only for entertainment, but to help get people active and moving. If you actually follow the instructions that it tells before starting each game, the risks for injury are less than that of real life sports.
And I have owned a Wii for three years. NEVER have I, wristband or not, injured me or anyone else. Neither have I broken anything while playing Wii.
@To all the people that think that the PS3 OR THE XBOX 360 suck.
1.The wii only brings us more spinoffs and remakes.
2.10GB of memory, which costs money?
The xbox brings us 60Gb for NOTHING, aint that great?
The PS3 only needs a cheap memory card that brings us 40GB.
3.The wii brings us more and MORE save the princess(Faggio and the ballsucking of Zelda) and EVEN MORE save the banana(Donkey Ass Apocalypse returns 12(!))games.
4.The xbox brings Fable, which has the best graphics ever.
5.The wii was produced in 2007,it had horrible graphics, while in 2000, the ps2 brought us pre-HD games.
6.The Kinect is REAL excersice.
7.Motion controll?
All you do is flip your wrists and spin your arm, that’s nice movement, once again Nintendo failed with their promises of the best console(I wonder how 1D the 3DS will be?)
8.Oh yes, another fact:Your Xbox only breaks if your playing COD MW2 on hardcore zombie mode, which brings me to 9.The Nintendo has spammed us with remakes and spinoffs, even worse:Their games are mostly 3+.
10.Good folks at Nintenfail?
You mean those asians that smell their neighbores fingers after they crapped?
Nah, they just grab a Dildo, snack it up their ass and go make up the same story as always:Mario wakes up, he get’s a letter saying that the princess is missing, he goes searching for her trough 8 failish worlds, Link wakes up as the boy without a fairy and he gets one, which is pretty damn annoying and he has to rape Ganandorf again….Donkey ass wakes up and SHE needs to save the banana’s from instruments(Seriously?You must be fucking me Nintendo!)And that is why the Wii should be called the Pee.
This is the worst page on the internet.
It just makes no sense.
Wii is just another console and all of you are making a dick about it, that’s what i call a waste of time.