Simalacrum said:
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[HEADING=2]WHO ACTUALLY BUYS THIS CRAP?![/HEADING]
People with a lot of money who want to one up their friends who also have a lot of money. Truthfully the "only 3 in creation" bit will probably help move those Wiis. It's the kind of thing your typical music star, actor, or playboy would want to show off with. "I have one, because I can".
Take a look at some of the stuff people do in the Rap/Hip Hop celebrity "community" or what you see on shows about the "cribs" and cars of the rich. This fits right in.
Next time they do something like a "Bling Off" on MTV, actually watch it for as long as you can without your brain cells exploding. Then compare what you've just seen with this Wii and the gold plated PS-3. That will put it allll in perspective.
Truthfully while I can't remember the name of the guy, I seem to remember some hip-hop dude buying a gold, jewel studded steering wheel for his car, but it was improperly constructed and broke off in his hands due to the soft metal in th connections. "lukily" he was not driving. It couldn't be re-attached so he was running around with what was a 50 pound golden steering wheel around his neck as medallion for a while. Fairly infamous story I believe, but it was a while ago.
That said, if I could afford it I will admit that something like a gold plated PS-3 would be to my tastes (don't care much for the Wii). I'm a nerd, so I might as well expresse my decadence in the things I'd actually use if I had the oppertunity.
Oh well, we all have our dreams .
My comments about Atari in another thread aside, I'd also like the sword they made for the old "Swordquest" cartridge contest, which apparently never got distributed. I'd hang that up above the TV connected to my gold-plated PS-3.
I've neever gotten the RROD but I would find it funny if Microsoft DID produce a "bejweled" 360 and then it RRODed on it's owner becoming a giant brick. I wonder how they would handle the replacement if they produced it.