How Good Are EB Games' Pre-Owned Wii U's?

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  p1 ama on 26/01/2018 - 11:10

  I was thinking about buying a Wii U but I cannot find any brand new without them being AU$600+… So I guess the only place to go was EB.

  That's because the Wii U was discontinued a year ago now. There hasn't been new stock for a very long time.

  They are pre-owned and the only time I have purchased pre owned games was a game that had scratches all over the disc and forced me to buy a new copy of the game… Since then I have never bought Pre owned games from them.

  Your best bet is either eBay or Gumtree for this sort of stuff. If you want to buy from EB, go in store and ask to check the console before you buy. Usually they will be fine with this.

  With the 'Basic' wii u https://ebgames.com.au/wiiu-159923-Wii-U-White-Basic-Pack-Re… is the memory upgradable?

  No, but you can use an external hard drive. I do strongly recommend the Premium version though.

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    Aussie World Warrior on 29/01/2018 - 10:07

    Do not under any circumstances buy a used console from EB! It's a well known fact that you can dump any kind of broken hardware there. They don't test them with stores often just waiting the required cooling off period before putting the item up for sale. This leads to a lot of broken consoles, controllers and accessories being sold at a premium price to unsuspecting customers who deserve better. Try eBay, Facebook, Gumtree, Markets, Hock Shops, anywhere but EB. Avoid! Avoid! Avoid!

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  FireRunner on 26/01/2018 - 11:42

  I believe pre-owned hardware has 3 months warranty from EB so yeah should be 100% working.
  You can inspect the Wii U when going in store so just look for ones with little cosmetic wear.
  No way to increase internal storage, you'll have to buy an external drive. The game updates do add so most likely will need an external drive if going basic.
  Otherwise just look check eBay/gumtree for well loved ones.

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  BookerDeWitt on 26/01/2018 - 13:01

  +1

  Wii U Basic is fine. I have one with a 256gb USB drive neatly attached on the rear. The basic/white model isn't a finger print magnet whereas the "Premium" one is and looks decidedly less premium . Everyone connects a large USB drive or external hard drive to their Wii Us, so the onboard storage on the Wii U premium is redundant. Go with whatever colour looks better in your TV setup and budget for an additional storage solution (which is going to be necessary for game updates etc).

  I highly recommend the system, especially if you're planning on soft modding it. Being able to play every Zelda game ever released on my TV or in bed via the gamepad is fantastic.

  New revisions of Nintendont even allow you to play Gamecube games on the gamepad too now (rather than just through the Wii U's virtual Wii environment). It's pretty damn wild being able to play the entire Gamecube back catalogue of games on the Wii U gamepad.

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  jace88 on 26/01/2018 - 14:02

  I personally have the basic Wii U. Haven't touched it in years and I also have a Switch. I went to trade it in at EB and got offered $80 so I scoffed at it and decided to just leave it. They also said each of my games (eg Mario Tennis, Mario Kart 8, etc) was worth about $8-$10 each so I ended up leaving it in it's box at home as one day I may want to go back for nostalgia and play the various eShop games (and VC games) I bought. FYI I used an external powered 1TB hard derive (overkill as I only used like 10% of it I think) as the 8gb of internal storage dries up pretty quick.

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  NobalaKoba on 26/01/2018 - 14:22

  +1

  Bought 2 from the eBay EB Games deal, they work perfectly and actually had Mario Kart already installed on them.

  They also came with skins in case of scratches, but they're in good condition so I didn't bother with the skins.

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  [Deactivated] on 26/01/2018 - 17:40

  +1

  EB refurbish all thier 2nd hand consoles.

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  smr23 on 26/01/2018 - 18:44

  +2

  hi, thanks everyone. the refurbished consoles sound good for me hopefully I can find a well loved one in good condition at EB.

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  Quantumcat on 26/01/2018 - 21:27

  +1

  Ring your local EB before you go, I was looking for one a few months ago and they had no stock.

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  Savas on 26/01/2018 - 21:33

  +1

  i was impressed with the second hand xbox 360 controllers i bought which were refurbished like new. they said 12 month warrantee and 15 day satisfaction guarantee.