As if Korean Wii gamers weren't lucky enough, what with all the preorder incentives publishers have been handing out over there, apparently, shops in the East Asian country are selling Wii remotes, nunchuks, and Classic Controllers at hella cheap prices.
Blogger Nuck Rumas shot the photo above of a Korean Lotte Mart's Wii shelf, and, in addition to the Wii system's foreign packaging, you can see some surprisingly low-priced accessories. Wii remotes are marked at ₩28,000 (approx. $27) -- compare that to the $40 stores usually charge in the U.S. Of course, compared to Wii remote prices in several other territories, $40 is a bargain, too:
- Japan: ¥3,800 (approx. $36)
- Canada: $44.99 (approx. $44)
- Australia: $69.95 (approx. $67)
- New Zealand: $99.95 (approx. $76)
- Europe: €39 (approx. $61)
- UK: £29.99 (approx. $59)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
6-08-2008 @ 5:11PM
Ashley Boyd said...
Further proof the term 'PAL' is a lie.
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6-08-2008 @ 5:35PM
Rob Bourne said...
Wow, £14 is a steal, not bad
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6-08-2008 @ 5:35PM
Simon Roby said...
All those prices seem perfectly normal to me.
Korea has a lower cost of living than the US.
In Europe the insane cost of video games can be explained by both the higher cost of living and luxury taxes.
As for Japan, while it does have a very high cost of living (worse than most of Europe in fact), electronics are overall much cheaper, especially if it comes from local companies such as Nintendo.
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6-08-2008 @ 5:36PM
Rob Bourne said...
ffs my avatar still hasn't updated and I must have done it over 10 times now.
/golfclap
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6-08-2008 @ 7:55PM
TheOverlord#2 can has Mario Karts?(MK:2578-3517-9859) said...
Do you use Firefox?
6-09-2008 @ 4:33AM
Parsnipzilla said...
Me too.
I'll try it with IE, see if THAT works
6-09-2008 @ 12:36AM
Nushio (NDF - Blue) said...
You're forgetting Mexico.
699 MXN for a Wiimote ~ 65 USD
349 for a Nunchuck or Classic Controller. ~ 32 USD
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6-09-2008 @ 4:32AM
Parsnipzilla said...
And once again New Zealand gets screwed over by the rest of the world.
Thanks a bunch WORLD
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6-09-2008 @ 4:46AM
Rob Bourne said...
@ Overlord
I use FF at home but even here at work it doesn't seem to want to play ball. I suppose the last thing I can do is try IE at home *shudder*
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6-09-2008 @ 9:53AM
Marcelovk said...
Add Brazil to the list...
One game avg BR$ 200,00 = 122 US$
A WiiMote BR$ 300,00 = 184 US$
A Nunchunk or a Classic controller BR$ 150 = 92 US$
Cheap huh...
Thanks to our law...
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6-09-2008 @ 11:17AM
Sisyphus said...
I'm just glad I don't have to pay sales tax and I get an employee discount.
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6-09-2008 @ 2:03PM
Sam said...
I just read on article on these aren't they fakes or something?
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6-09-2008 @ 3:00PM
Fiefdom said...
Yes. Nintendo is only selling fake controllers in South Korea.