GameStop Out Of Its Ducking Mind With New Wii Bundles

I want one.

Why the hell do they need to add a "Rubber Duck" to a product that already sells itself? Seems kind of pointless.

This is cute. It is probably made in China, so they added a cheap "bonus". Quack.

SnowCanary

Someone at Gamestop corporate had a brain fart. This is absolutely hilarious. LMAO

Black_Ops_19

Maybe it's a hint to gamers to take a bath. It's their way of saying "you guys smell like shit."

sailorh

@eyeshield: Okey dokey, false alarm. Nothing to see here. Move along people.

shufflemoomin

@shufflemoomin: No harm in checking it out. We might not be a fancy city like Copenhagen (where all Danes live, BTW) but we have, uh, cheaper stuff.

And it's not like Malmö is far from Denmark. Just to take the train from Copenhagen and you're basically there

@shufflemoomin:

Oh god I didn't even mean it like that.

*facepalm*

Hah, limit 2 per household. But I need 5 Wii's and multiple rubber ducks.

On a side note: "Thanks to a shipping error, we are now overstocked with squirt guns and rubber ducks, and we are passing the savings on to you. We're right next to Al Harrington's Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Men Warehouse and Emporium."

Whoa, that's one expensive rubber ducky.

Are you sure you're getting a Wii bundled with a duck and not duck bundled with a Wii?

X1Commander

@ShadowOdin isn't american: Don't tempt me. Regardless of what Danes think of Swedes, I'm thinking the grass might be greener on the other side of the bridge. Need to be taking a trip to your neck of the woods some day and might never return. :)

shufflemoomin

@Outi:

I'd rather have a comments section with no trolls. But thanks to you, we can't all have what we want.

@Chirish: To my alcoholic brother... To dear Chirish who has never worked a day in his drunken life... I leave my wine cellar and three crates of my finest whiskey... And a boot to the head.

Makoto

Am I the only one who things this isn't outrageous? I mean if the "bundle" was the same as regular retail price why wouldn't anybody (especially considering the Wii demographic) go to GameStop just for kicks?

Not to mention the publicity it get's for its sheer ridulosity...

(Not that the article/post disagreed with any of this.)

dmexs

I'll just wait for the winter bundles, the snowball looks alright to me...

Don't forget to bring a towel!

@shufflemoomin: Uh, no. Because then you and everyone else would be criticizing the name "Revolution" because the graphics aren't as good as the other two consoles, and that there is nothing revolutionary about them, since everyone seems to think graphics are the most important aspect of games. As if people haven't learned better in over 20 years.

Ferkner

@excel_excel:

Och varför fan skulle en gamer vilja ha en sådan?

And why in hell would a gamer want one of those?

(Wahrheitâ„¢ now comes with extra swedish phrases, exclusive to a post no one will read)

Wahrheit

@shufflemoomin: Yeah, since summer came, a lot of students left. I think my building is only half-full atm

@Jettski: I dunno, get both and you can play Duck Hunt in the bath.

@sentroshi:
"Water Gun style and color may vary."

They may pull that sweet neon green pistol and swap it out for a Derringer-type model.

What kind of world do we live in when a man can't own the squirtgun he wants to protect his loved ones and property?!

Squirrelbot3000

Can I just get the Ducky? :)
My son would love it... I already have the Wii. Not need for it.

Ppl, its fun, it makes you talk about...
the marketing guys are doing it right!

@AirstrikeRhino: HEY! Come out and play!

I can't, I'm playing with my slut.

No man, this is a slut you can play with OUTSIDE!

@MaxDragon7 - Zombie Kotaku Outbreak!!!: Thats interrnet skillz

I wonder what Sony think about the Rubber Duck switching camps?

I heard a rumour that Nintendo offered him a contract for $100K a week.

@Rakuen42: Well, they already packaged PS3's with bibles, so why not. DS + kitchen sink + cooking mama FTW!

Areinu

@Raspberyl's Lover: WTF¹ººººººººº...

:)

@SadAstronaut: Seriously... to me this is a paradox. One begs you to get away from the tv while the other tries to drag you in front of the screen. I think I see the clear victor here.

hanulbada

@DRCAM: They need to include them with the "Take a Bath with a Buddy Bundle" :P

@Chirish: hahaha hilarious!

Crash__Man

I'd go for the watergun... Should get SOMETHING since you don't even get a nunchuck, so most of the games are unplayable without that extra attachment...

@XsTatiC: Dude, Rubber Ducks are hardcore.

@Jettski: I don't see how anyone would want a Wii. I'd rather take the duck.

At least the duck won't break the TV screen when some moron can't keep hold of that either. Maybe this is some kind of Wii safety device?

shufflemoomin

@Dyabolic: Sure it is, go right ahead...Can I have your duck if anything unfortunate should happen to you?

shufflemoomin

@eyeshield: My pun detector just beeped. What's going on over here?

shufflemoomin

@Raknill: Correct. But was it intended to be. That's the real question.

shufflemoomin

@AirstrikeRhino: still not worth $250. Keep going...

shufflemoomin

@InsaneMoogle: When they take the Wii out of the bundle and get 250 bucks for just the duck, then consumers have hit medal-winning stupidity. Mind you, most of the UK's idiot go on holiday to Florida, so maybe target those guys and you'll have a sale. Disney World manages.

shufflemoomin

@CamoZombie: It's okay. It's a good thing. Really. The duckie will give you company when the guys we called turn up to take you off to somewhere nice.

shufflemoomin

@ShadowOdin isn't american: Jeg forstår du ikke. Damn Swedes. Just kidding. Copenhagen sucks. Any room in Malmø? :)

shufflemoomin

@patapon: When is this being released? Better look out my camping gear and get down there, pronto!

shufflemoomin

@Fvash: Nintendo brought it on themselves. We will continue the relentless beating until Nintendo's bloodied, battered corpse rolls over and admits 'Revolution' was a much cooler name. And that calling it Wii probably attracted all the casuals in the first place. Long may the beating continue until Nintendo learns it lesson...If they can hear us over all that money.

shufflemoomin

The duck I want you can keep the wii, the duck would defiantly have more entertainment value to it.

Wow Gamestop corporate...

Talk about running out of ideas.

"Uhh... It's summertime, and we want to show the public that we still care about outdoor activity. Or whatever. Go the $.99 store, buy some beach toys, bundle them up with the wii, slap a sunny sticker on, call it a summer fun bundle. That'll bring in the dough."

Jrinu

@murderface_: Yeah. Those corporate guys have to try to justify their salaries somehow. God forbid they actually do some useful work...

Cloral

OMG!! I'm gonna head to my closest Gamespot right now and get another Wii.

Shut up, McWhertor, what would you know about marketing? Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be in the bathtub with my FREE ducky, playing Wii sports. The Wii's water proof, right?... Right??...

Dyabolic

@Kobun: Oh boy those are awful...

That is a little odd...

Toribor

@excel_excel: I dunno, frenchy, there's a good chance someone's gonna get electrocuted this summer.

Bialia

This would only encourage my 8 year old self to play with the wii in the bathtub.

@CelebriDuck, which offers ducked versions of Snoop Dogg, Jesus, and Lisa Lampanelli?

I'm pretty sure this is more or less a joke.

These bundles seem woefully mismanaged.

The Rubberducky should be going with the PS3. While the pirate tattoos should go with the PSP, or the newest Nvidia graphic card.

Flyhawk

Ok this deserves several:

1. This bundle actually isn't so bad. I had more fun later when I connected the rubber ducky to the TV and dropped the Wii in my bathtub.

2. I went and bought the Ducky bundle. No use for the extras though, so anyone need a Wii?

3. I guess a Zelda or Mario pack-in wasn't testing well in Short Bus Central.

4. Shooting games on the Wii are 100% more fun if you use the Squirt Gun! (and the accuracy is about the same). But, why no Splooginator?

Tinsel

Sony plans to retaliate with the STDgo bundle which includes a PSPgo and a hooker.

Wow. They package a 50 cent squirt gun together with a Wii and call it summer fun? I have to go figure how I'm going to spend the whopping 50 cents I just saved.

I think they are taking this "Wii is for kids" thing way too far.

RosalindLicinus

@(Zombie) Goldwings: Some day in the future I'll look back on my life and think about how people used to make Wii puns about its name.

And I will be thankful we have all moved on.

@MrBionic: Ooops, sorry, Phthalates, for those spelling nazis. hehe.

I wonder if this has anything to do with the soon to happen ban on Phalates, and the millions of plastic toys that will no longer be able to be sold because of it.

I work there, and I haven't even seen any of this stuff yet.

Figures.

Kovitlac

@All the ladies love Mister Jack!: I don't know...I think I'd find far more entertainment from the Wii by putting it in a bathtub...it'll give off the same radiant blue light..but sparklier

tehdorkz

Hey, where's the pirate tattoos, man?! I had to go all the way over to GameStop's site and find them myself.

I was on the edge before, but NOW, I just HAVE to pick up a Wii. Then I'll be a true pirate! If only those modchips weren't so expensive....

njd09

@Chirish: I'll buy th..umm no.

Wow what genius thought of this?
*Sigh* I bet people are gonna buy it too.

@linkforever1: Just remember. Every single company in the world has a bunch of these idea factories, and they all make $600,000 or more a year.

murderface_

The depressing bit is whatever balding, impotent exec shat out this idea still makes more money than any of us ever will.

Nobuyuki

Looks like it promotes the childish image of the wii well.

What's next? A wii and hot chicks?

They should have added the Wii Vitality Sensor with these bundles! Then the WTF sensor would go off the charts!!!

And every human's brain would explode! Then robots would rule the world, and our universe as we knew it would end!

...Or people could just not buy them!

Andrew Wimpy

@tatsuyame: That one's nifty...er than the others.

@SadAstronaut: Screw games, where's my second controller?

Yukikoua

@Inaho: Would make more sense if bundled with a Playstation 3 though...
[xspblog.com]

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

It's all fun and games until someone decides to use the squirt gun as a Wii peripheral and destroys their system.

@Jettski: Hey! If given the choice, I will gladly take the duck over no duck.

Just shows how out of touch with reality most high-level corporate workers are.

@tatsuyame: WTF?!

Next bundle: Nintendo Wii including for a limited time only, bendy straw (straw color may vary)

@Rhys: Nahh sony and microsoft will offer them to prevent future wii sales.

Even though sony will add 2 small features and take away most of the other features, price the new hand held unit at 2x's the price of microsofts home unit and state it is "slightly exclusive". However sony will offer their older generation hand held unit with all the old features for a more affordable price.

Microsofts will be priced higher than the other competitions but not quite as high as sonys and they will include as many features, however 98% of the will fail in use. Of coarse they will replace it, but only if you have red rings. But microsoft will not cover "acts of god". Also you can only use official Microsoft accessories with the unit or you will loose your warranty, and you cannot use the unit for anything other than what microsoft "approves" it for or you will loose your warranty and be banned from using the unit with other people.

reluttr

@Jettski: I would want this if it came with a cute kitten.

@patapon: uou're supposed to squirt the tv right? or take ea bath with the system. Gamestop says so!

trust me. I work at a gamestop down here in florida and yes customers ARE that stupid. Ive heard if

- the Nintendo wi fi
- the Wee wee
- the double U I I

plus people come in all the time for their 4 year old nephews and nieces. As much I may dislike working at gamestop, they pretty much hit the nail on the head with these bundles.

InsaneMoogle

@undefined: Customers are generally stupid because sometime people need to buy things at a store selling things they don't understand. For instance, I know pretty much NOTHING about cars, but may need to go to a store specializing in car parts. I will then proceed to ask questions that the experts there will view as retarded. That's where the "stupid customer" thing really comes from.

warpped655

What a stupid bundle.
Let me just uhmm, Call and, uh, NOT order all of them...That's right...
Let me just get my credit card so i can NOT pay for them and...
DON'T JUDGE ME!

@ME86: Why hello there! n_u

I feel honored to have submitted a successful story. :)

@Jettski: I know dude, the rubber duck and squirt gun being bundled with such trash...

I kid, I kid...

(no I don't)

(Ok, yes I do)

Hi, Grant!

ME86

@excel_excel: Don't double-post, you filthy frenchy, OP is gonna get mighty pissed with you for that.

@excel_excel: I'm irish damn it! *sniff* Boy you were right about the armpits though

So I'm not the only one that is thinking Duck Hunt right.

Is this some kind of message to Nintendo or maybe gamestop knows something we don't and is teasing us with a hidden clue.

billysan

@ShadowOdin isn't american: HEY!!!

@excel_excel: Yes, exactly.
Hey! It's in the middle of the night here in Europe, go to bed already.
Sacre bleu!

@excel_excel: I would, but you'll just loose at Waterloo since you're so short.
Also, you carry a baguette under your smelly armpit.

@SadAstronaut: Or bundling nothing and just getting the games you actually want.

SuperTongue

@Veritas7Ax: The next wii will come with a condom.

Wait...

@ShadowOdin isn't american:
There are those in which small place toys with big heads that if you touch the head so swinging it will bobble?

@ShadowOdin isn't american: Yes we are fancy french, big whoop wanna fide aboud it? :P

@XsTatiC: That the console moves itself so well, it's now gotten to the point to see what it takes to NOT make it sell for the lolz?

Next week's prediction: Boot to the Head with every Wii purchase.

Chirish

WE'RE DOOMED!

@Wahrheit: Det är sådana där små platsleksaker med stora huvuden som om man rör vid huvudet så gungar den till i.e. bobble.

Just to prove I am not american.

@excel_excel: Finally, you can start creating antibodies so that humanity can finally combat the zombies. Just stick with us, man!

The irony...

Atomsk88

@excel_excel:OoooOOooUuuh, Costumeres
Aren't we fancy french today

@Mucudadada: People who make their own money are allowed to buy what they want, even rubber ducky bundles.

When you have a Wii, you do have the choice to buy the great games. No one is going to shovel the shovelware upon you.

Atomsk88

@excel_excel: I'd beg to differ,

Derangel

I saw (here in good ol' Sweden) a bundle with a quote "bobblehead figure" and some discounted games.

WTF is a bobblehead?

Wahrheit

@Mucudadada: Yeah, but why would you be playing those in the first place? You might as well say, "Death is thankfully what you will want after you play some games on any console in the first place. Thank goodness for water and bad games."

@Mucudadada: I don't want to kill myself after playing a bad one though :P

@Mucudadada: It's true, the vast majority is shovelware.

I bet you hated the PS2 as well, since the vast majority of software released for it was shovelware.

pslong9

@tatsuyame: uhhhhhh....wow.

@(Zombie) Goldwings: NO....noooooooo........uuuuggghhh. EAT BRAINS

I wonder how the marketing wizards at GameStop corporate headquarters decided on this promotion. I bet their conversation went something like this:

"Guys, we need some real ideas on how to increase sales."

"We could train our sales clerks to be a lot less pushy and overbearing. I wonder how many sales we lose because of that."

"No. Any other ideas?"

"You know, with so many stores we are a bit oversaturated. Maybe we should close down a few?"

"Any others?"

"How about...rubber ducks or something?"

"Brilliant! Why didn't we think of this before?"

(At this point, the only sane man in the room squirms a little in his chair, reaches into a jacket pocket for a flask, and drinks heavily to soothe the pain of dealing with such lunacy.)

@excel_excel: :(
Come on excel_excel give up on humanity like the rest of us bitter folks here...
and become of Zombie
*bite*

Pfft you guys are stupid! I'm not getting the sleeve, NOR the duck!

...WATERGUN FTW!

@Primed: You can squirt water on to your Wii after you've have played/beaten it for hours and hours.

Oh, cool. A rubber duck! Where do I sign?

(Zombie) Cursa

@Mucudadada: Yeah! That's stupid...I totally just ordered the rubber ducky bundle

tehdorkz

@excel_excel: You can honestly say that most of the Wii's games are good? Sure there are amazing ones, but the vast majority is shovelware.

We all know the Wii was aimed at a younger generation of gamers, but this is just ridiculous! Will the next Wii bundle come with a free sonogram?

@excel_excel: Given there's a website dedicated to stupid customer stories, I'd say that point is debatable...

@excel_excel: Costumers, on the other hand, definitely are this stupid.

spannu

If I didn't have a Wii and were looking to by one, I'd go for the one with a free rubber duck.

nekocomet the dejected

This clears the point that wii is pretty much strictly for KIDS. Seeing an overwight man in his 40s playing some xbox at gamestop, common. Seeing that same guy with a headband playing wii boxing, sweating his cheese burger out in the store front window, DISTURBING!!!!!!!

Jason: Chucking Spears

I can see it now: "in order to make the duck to do noises you need to buy the new rubber sound module expansion pack!"

"want to reach longer targets with your squirt gun? a new squirt sniper barrel expansion set will be available soon!".

Huh... those are some pretty silly bundl- pirate tattoo sleeve?! sweeeeeet!

demigod4

There must have been leftover party favors from one of the higher-ups' kid's birthday-summer-block-party-extravaganza... (and ducks).

Atomsk88

@Mucudadada: Not really.

if i didn't already have a Wii that ducky would be mine...

This doesn't make any sense. "Here have a dollar tree toy with your purchase of a 250 dollar game system". This is one of the worst ideas I've ever heard. Ever.

linkforever1

@excel_excel: Customers*

o.O

chronomasakari is dizzy from the spinning of games

WTF to the billionth power.

Raspberyl's Lover

@SadAstronaut: What are you talking about? Squirt guns offer thousands of hours of playtime.

@SadAstronaut: They do that too, but it's that MarioxSonic Olympics one...

tatsuyame

Next thing you know they'll be packaging the kitchen sink...

Water + Wii= Death

Which is, thankfully, what you will want after you play most of the Wii's games.

WTF is all that comes to mind. Despite what most people on the internet think costumeres are not THIS stupid!

Probably some stupid "summer water fun" idea they came up with, which completely contradicts staying inside and playing on the wii. And water does NOT mix with the wii. At least, that's what the fireman told me.

GameStop Bundles Say Something About The Wii

XsTatiC

Pirate Tatoo bundle: [www.gamestop.com]

tatsuyame

What happened to the good old days of bundling GAMES? D:

SadAstronaut

Wow, I dont even see why anyone would want one of those.