Supergrunch Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 So yeah, I can get a second hand Wii for £150, which sounds like a pretty good deal. I was just wondering if there are any reasons I shouldn't buy one - for instance, does all the online malarkey and Wii channels and so on work on a second hand one? And are there any other reasons that make buying a Wii second hand a bad idea? Sorry to be so lacking in knowledge in such matters, but hopefully with your support I shall be playing Mario Galaxy soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolness Bears Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I don't think that that should be a problem!!! i see no reason why the channels and online functions won't work! It would be very unfortunate if they didn't as they should! Just make sure you aren't paying £150 for a Chintendo Vii! Go for it! Where are you getting the second hand Wii from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergrunch Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 Where are you getting the second hand Wii from? It's from one of my sister's friends, he doesn't want it any more. Anyway, that's cool. I thought you might need a registration card or somesuch, but it seems not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon_BlizZACK Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 No problem really, though if the seller has registered their email address to the shopping channel then all priveleges will still go to that email...Just double check that. As for everything else, if you don't like the VC games he has saved on the Wii you could always format the system. ENJOY!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Yeah that's good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergrunch Posted December 9, 2007 Author Share Posted December 9, 2007 Well that's fun, turns out he actually wants £250... I'll have to get a Wii some other way, that's way too much of a rip off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emasher Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 What is a new wii in Britain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaggis Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 What is a new wii in Britain? £179.99 Is how much one costs here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blender Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 the starpoints for VC games might be attached to the NOE account of the previous owner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowV7 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 £250 for a second hand Wii? Is there any games with that cause that's far too much. If he's trying to cash it in for a profit, he won't get one if it's used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayjest Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 The shopping channel information (such as what games you've downloaded and what nintendo-europe club nintendo account your attached to) can be changed/deleted rather easily. Just go into settings on the shop channel. If anybody here does get a second hand Wii, if they've downloaded any games then ask them to not delete their account. There's no information kept on the Wii (like credit cards) from what I'm aware of. There's no point in deleting games you might like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergrunch Posted December 9, 2007 Author Share Posted December 9, 2007 Yeah, no games and only one other controller. I can smell a rip off when I see one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathjam Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Yeah, no games and only one other controller. I can smell a rip off when I see one. £250 for a second hand Wii with no games and one other controller. Guy is probably a crack fiend high as a kite if he thinks he can get away with that. Status Quo bias we call that in my business studies module, where an individual values something greater than it's worth because he owns it. Geez I got my Wii only on tuesday with 3 games and some third party accessory crap for £239.99 from argos so I say set yourself a budget, prepare to go over it a bit, chech this site out, wii-consoles.co.uk, and where it says, give them your email address so they can inform you of any new wiis in stock. Don't think many people are going to be parting with theirs this chrimbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergrunch Posted December 10, 2007 Author Share Posted December 10, 2007 Well I just got a new Wii from GAME... along with Zelda, RE4 and Smackdown! vs Raw 2008... I think I'll sell the latter, but otherwise all is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzybee Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Zelda and RE 4 - top games. Now all you need is Mario galaxy and Metroid and you have 4 of the best games of all time!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergrunch Posted December 10, 2007 Author Share Posted December 10, 2007 Zelda and RE 4 - top games. Now all you need is Mario galaxy and Metroid and you have 4 of the best games of all time!!!!! I already have Zelda for the Gamecube, and I can't decide whether or not to trade in RE4... I'd definitely rather have Galaxy or Metroid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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