Buying Used Wii Games Make Sense

by Chris Campbell

I can’t remember, when I was the first person to buy one of the new games releases. I’m usually, the guy looking for deals. That usually means, buying the games I wanted to play months ago, but just never got around to. I’m sure you can think of at least a half dozen games you never played, but really wanted to, and are now for sale under $30.

Most video stores of any size these days, will rent console games for the Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, and likely a few others. Think your missing out on something? Yep, you probably are. Those games are there cause other bright people are saving buckets of money by renting their video games, instead of buying them.

As much as I do like the convenience of having my own games rental store right in my neighourhood, I’m also the kind of guy hat likes to have a backup plan. Meaning, I rent games from wherever I can. Even if that means signing up online with those companies that ship games right to your door. You send the games back when your done, and they send you more.

Think of all the other things you could be doing with your money instead of adding to the collection of dusty games cluttering up your home. Heck with all the money you save renting games, you could be more than half way saved up to buying that next gaming console. You know, it can’t be too long before the next one hits the shelves.

Here’s another great benefit of renting games. You can stop trying to keep track of the games that are worth paying $50 or $60 for. A rental is usually less than $7, so who cares if you get a lemon. It’s cheap, and you can return it whenever you want.

Maybe, I’m the only Wii owner that didn’t get the original memo, but you can actually download Wii games right from Nintendo on your Wii. Assuming of course, that you’ve bothered to hook it up to your WiFi. Another little juicy tidbit to note here, is that WiiWare games are really cheap. The usually average around $7. How’s that for cheap Wii games?

Do stay away from all those unlimited Wii download sites. They’re not really legal, and basically charge you to use download software that is already free. Between renting, WiiWare, and buying / selling Wii games on eBay, there’s already enough legit ways to get great bargains on Wii games.