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glasschicken 12-06-07 08:08 AM

A rough estimate:

360:
360 - 400
Gears of War - 60
Dead Rising - 60
DOA 4 - 30
GH2 - 90
GH3 - 20 (reward zone points!)
Rock Band - 170
Halo 3 Legendary - 100 (circuit city incorrect pre-order price)
Bioshock - 20 (reward zone points!)
NBA 2K7 - 40
Earth Defense Force 2017 - 30
XBLA points - 40
Xbox Live - 50

Wii
Super Mario Galaxy - 50
Wii Points - 40

DS
Nothing for myself, but:
DS system - 130 (for Mom)
Nintendogs - 20 (for Mom)
My French Coach 30 - (for Mom)
My Spanish Coach 30 - (for fiancee)

Total - 1370. Damn! That's a month's rent for me. Ouch.

Also bought a 1080i 32" HDTV for $650, but I'm not including that.

Michael Corvin 12-06-07 09:05 AM


Originally Posted by glasschicken
Total - 1370. Damn! That's a month's rent for me. Ouch.

Damn. Rent? That's more than my house payment. :lol:

Ocelot 12-06-07 09:19 AM

damn, MC, that's dirt cheap... make that times 1.8, my monthly mortgage...

my spending is easily over $2000 on video game and related stuffs... that's why i emphasize on best value for the buck, it doesn't matter if you're going to watch dvd on the Wii or not, as long as it can (for the same/more or less bucks), it's a much better deal ;)

Obviously, the PS3 and X360 add-on are used for HDM, so they are more than just video game systems. Especially the PS3, also used for playing HD clips from the HD camcorder...

Chew 12-06-07 09:37 AM

I'm not exactly sure, but it's in the $550-$749 range.

I bought a PS3, several PS3 games and several PS2 games.

Michael Corvin 12-06-07 09:44 AM


Originally Posted by Ocelot
damn, MC, that's dirt cheap... make that times 1.8, my monthly mortgage...


:shrug: $160k home(1,400 sq. ft + 800 sq. ft. finished basement) in a good part of town.

Lastblade 12-06-07 10:07 AM

I bought a ton of games (mostly cheap ones though), but they add up. I also sold games that I finished so it offsets my spending, but I would guess I probably spent over $2K this year.

boredsilly 12-06-07 10:16 AM

Probably just shy of $700 for me. Most of that was on my 360.

starseed1981 12-06-07 10:20 AM

None...........

slop101 12-06-07 10:29 AM


Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
:shrug: $160k home(1,400 sq. ft + 800 sq. ft. finished basement) in a good part of town.

The same thing here in So.Cal. would be $600k, easy, though you'd never find a basement that big.

Anyways, my tab is just under $700 for the year, strictly software only - with just another $50 earmarked for Nights - if it turns out good...

Ghym 12-06-07 10:59 AM

I chose the $1250-1499 option, but then I remembered I upgraded my PC. So, that plus games, and buying a PS3 probably puts me over $1500 this year.

tpc 12-06-07 11:12 AM

Let me think...

I bought an Xbox 360 controller and wireless adapter (45 bucks total). I think that was it for hardware.

On the 360, I bought
Kameo Elements of Power (10 bucks)
Texas Hold Em (10 Bucks)
Rough estimate on XBL (50 bucks)
Madden 08 (25 bucks after I traded in the Wii version)
Forza/Marvel UA (28 bucks)
NBA Street Home Court (25 bucks)
Guitar Hero II (90 Bucks)
Lego Star Wars II (20)
Dance Dance Revolution (75)

On the Wii
Madden 08 (50). Promptly traded this in for the 360 version
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (50 bucks)
Metroid Prime 3 (50)
Super Mario Galaxy (45) still in wrapper
Wii Play (45)

DS
Zelda: PH (35)
Picross (17)
Yoshi's Island (Free)

PS2
God of War 2 50


TOTAL: 675.

Not as bad as I thought

rabbit77 12-06-07 12:19 PM

GH3 - $60
MS Points - $25
Halo 3 - $60
GH2 - $90
Second XPlorer: $40
XBL - $50
Total - $325

a real light year for me, and I expect it to go down from here. I spent 4 months on GH2 and a month on Halo 3, and now a month on GH3. Before that I was playing either Pac Man CE or SF2T on live. I sure do get my money's worth and play games to death.

boobietheclown 12-06-07 12:32 PM

$250-399 on X360, Live, & DS games...


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