woot sells PS3's so they can buy Wii's

avlena · 12-22-2006, 10:29 AM

check out www.woot.com - they sold the PS3 last night, and the description is fantastic!

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Woot Sells PS3? Wii, Wii!

So, hey, check it out: there’s this awesome new gaming system that we just can’t stop playing. Too bad it’s so hard to find in stores – we guess they just didn’t make enough of them. It’s called the Nintendo Wii, and holy mother of Zelda, is it ever a blast. If the Wii is cool with polygamy, we might ask it to marry us.

The controller – so easy! No more intricate push-this-twice, pull-that-three-times trickery, just easy waves of the hand. The console – so cute! It actually makes our gaming room look better, unlike the bulky, ugly consoles we could mention. How does Nintendo keep the price so low on that thing, anyway? And the games, good Lord, the games! Not to mention those adorable avatars. We’ve already created virtual versions of the entire staff, so we can beat each other virtually-bloody instead of actually-bloody, like we usually do. The only problem is that none of the nose options are as big as Jason’s actual nose. But that’s a minor quibble.

In fact, we love the Wii so much, we want to give a Wii to everybody on our payroll. To fund this Wii-for-the-People program, we're selling this Sony PlayStation 3. The SIXAXIS wireless controller is basically the same complicated gazillion-button-style controller you know from past PS models, but at least you won’t be fighting Grandma for gaming time. Along with the usual roster of ho-hum games, the PS3 can play CDs, DVDs, and Blu-Ray discs, and the 20GB hard drive can store music, videos, and music videos. It’s certainly, er, rather full-figured, for those of you who want a lot of heft for your money. And its HDMI capabilities give you polygons and frames-per-second out the wazoo, if you prefer that stuff to having fun.

Best of all, for every PS3 you buy, we can buy Wiis for two of our employees. So when you get frustrated by those intricate combo-button moves, or bored by the underwhelming game offerings for the PS3, keep the spirit of the season in mind. Remember all those happy Woot staffers whose lives have been changed by their super-fun Nintendo Wiis, paid for by you. Heartwarming, isn’t it?

CornMonkey · 12-22-2006, 11:28 AM

and don't forget pics!

yippiekiyeh · 12-22-2006, 12:35 PM

HAHA! Woot was great, those PS3's sold in mere seconds!

Showtime · 12-22-2006, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CornMonkey

and don't forget pics!

creative group that woot. nice!

TofuNinja · 12-22-2006, 02:01 PM

woot rules

Jcranmer · 12-22-2006, 04:09 PM

I love those woot guys!

ArkiStan · 12-23-2006, 08:43 PM

Okay, so I've been seeing posts about woot and "wootoff!!"s for ages. Can somebody tell me how this woot thing works?

BigJon · 12-23-2006, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ArkiStan

Okay, so I've been seeing posts about woot and "wootoff!!"s for ages. Can somebody tell me how this woot thing works?

http://www.woot.com/WhatIsWoot.aspx

gwilks98 · 12-26-2006, 07:58 AM

Woot really pisses me off. All the good crap goes within the first 10 minutes. Take for instance this PS3 deal or the Bag o Crap on Christmas. WTF is the point anymore? I can't afford to sit by my computer and wait until midnight and hope I get in on the bag o' crap deals.

Jcranmer · 12-26-2006, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by gwilks98

Woot really pisses me off. All the good crap goes within the first 10 minutes. Take for instance this PS3 deal or the Bag o Crap on Christmas. WTF is the point anymore? I can't afford to sit by my computer and wait until midnight and hope I get in on the bag o' crap deals.

Then woot may not be for you.

If you want the deals, you have to start mashing the F5 key pretty early. (or is that late?)

12-22-2006, 12:35 PM	#3
yippiekiyeh A Friend of a Friend Join Date: May 2001 Location: WESTSIDE! Posts: 1,673	HAHA! Woot was great, those PS3's sold in mere seconds! __________________ Distributed.Net I'm Trying this blogger thang...

12-22-2006, 02:01 PM	#5
TofuNinja Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: May 2000 Location: On Serenity Posts: 3,503	woot rules __________________ "To search for the old is to understand the new." -Gichin Funakoshi- ===>>>LABELED CANTACUZENE'S DUMBEST PERSON ALIVE!!!<<<===

12-26-2006, 07:58 AM	#9
gwilks98 Vice Admiral Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: StL Posts: 4,300	Woot really pisses me off. All the good crap goes within the first 10 minutes. Take for instance this PS3 deal or the Bag o Crap on Christmas. WTF is the point anymore? I can't afford to sit by my computer and wait until midnight and hope I get in on the bag o' crap deals. __________________ "I know the pieces fit, cause I watched them fall away." "Cold silence has A tendancy to Atrophy any Sense of compassion." MJK

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CornMonkey Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: May 2000 Location: in front of my computer Posts: 2,503	and don't forget pics!

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