Nintendo Wii SUPREME Is Made Of Diamonds And Solid Gold

Published on 29/12/09

This isn’t the first time I’ll tell you not to buy a Wii anymore, but this time I am really going to insist against buying the Wii SUPREME in the picture above. Yes, it’s a special edition Nintendo Wii but no, it doesn’t bring anything interesting to the table when it comes to performance. It’s going to offer you the same gaming experience like a regular Wii console.

What’s special about the golden Wii in the picture here is the fact that it’s covered in solid 22ct gold which is definitely not a feature I’ll be looking for in my next console.

The Nintendo Wii SUPREME is definitely the “most unique and the most expensive in the world.” It takes six months to make one and it requires 2,500 grams of solid 22ct gold. The front buttons are made of 78 x 0.25ct flawless diamonds which total 19.5ct. Only three such consoles will be made and they will each cost £299,995.00 or almost half a million dollars.

I think I have just made my point and I shouldn’t have to tell you why it’s not worth buying such a golden console. Let’s look past the price for a second and assume that we have that much cash lying around the house. For the sake of conversation we will also assume that we love our gadgets to be covered in as much bling as possible. Should we, in this case, purchase a golden Wii console?

Of course not! The Wii is already obsolete. As much as I love the idea of motion controlled gaming, I hate the overall performance of the Wii. The Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 are going to support motion controlled gaming too in 2010 and at that point Nintendo won’t have a competitive console anymore.

So if you’re really looking into covering a console in diamonds and solid gold, better wait for the Wii 2 and hope that it will come with better specs and features or chose one of the consoles available for the competition. Or turn back in time and order a golden Wii two years ago.