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 Send to email | Can You Really Win A Wii As A Carnival Prize? [Wii] in wii Culture Original PS3 PSP Top Xbox 360 |  By Leigh Alexander
el 03-Jul-2008 |  You're looking at the summer street carnival in my home stomping grounds of Spanish Harlem, New York, as seen from the top of a great big ferris wheel. I've written before about how many here face challenging economic circumstances, but during the summer, the neighborhood is quite a lovely community, especially when this carnival is in town. It becomes a favorite hangout, people set up outdoor barbecues nearby, and it's warm, fun times.
There's also a thriving gamer community here, as I've said before - as with the informal "subway survey" that Stephen Totilo shared here during his stint as guest editor, I see a lot of PSPs, primarily. Lots of people are interested in the Wii, though - and it isn't any easier to get one here than it is to score one anyplace else. When I got mine, my local game store had exactly one, and sold it at an especially high price. So imagine my surprise when I found six Wiis in the wilds of Spanish Harlem - as prizes in one of the carnival games.  I asked the game's operator if anyone has ever won one of the Wiis, and he said that in fact, people do occasionally win video game consoles from his game stand. As you can see from the picture, there were PS3s and Xbox 360s, too - these are all empty boxes, but they correspond to actual prizes, which surprised me a little.
Interestingly, the carnival employee told me that usually, when people win a PS3 or a 360, they sell it back to him for its value in cash. When someone wins a Wii, though, they always, always keep it. "People are always trying to buy them from me straight out," the game operator said. And does he sell them? Never, he told me - even when people have offered him $600 or $700 for one. In case you've forgotten, we're talking about a console that retails for $249. Carnivals just want to make money, right? So why wouldn't the operator sell a Wii for $700 if someone offered? "They're just too hard to get," he said.
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| Can You Really Win A Wii As A Carnival Prize? [Wii] | | You're looking at the summer street carnival in my home stomping grounds of Spanish Harlem, New York, as seen from the top of a great big ferris wheel. I've written before about how many here face challenging economic circumstances, but during the summer, the neighborhood is q [..] Read complete article | | Published 03-Jul-2008 by Leigh Alexander in wii Culture Original PS3 PSP Top Xbox 360
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| How to Win at the Carnival | | Carnies. They’re scary and they have a reputation for rigging carnival games. It’s only a game and there are some tips to turn the tables and win. Play to your strengths on the sideshow circuit — you’ll win a giant stuffed animal for your date, and maybe even a kiss too.
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| These Are The 2008 PlayStation Award Winners [Sony] | | To acknowledge hit PlayStation platform games, Sony has the "PlayStation Awards." These are given to PlayStation titles that are "hits" in Japan. There are two categories: Gold Prize and Double Platinum Prize. Gold Prize Awards (which were ¥500,000, or US$5,362, [..] Read complete article | | Published 03-Dec-2008 by Brian Ashcraft in Sony News Original Ps2 PS3 PSP
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| 2K Games Tags Havok For Wii Games [2K Games] | | 2K Games is turning to the Havok physics engine to bring realistic motion to their upcoming lineup of Wii titles. The engine will first be applied to the Carnival Games' sequel Carnival Games: Mini-Golf before being applied to several as-of-yet unannounced Wii titles. Why should we care? Havok [..] Read complete article | | Published 27-Jun-2008 by Mike Fahey in 2K Games Carnival Games: Mini-Golf Cry Havok Engine News Wii
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| World Of Warcraft: The Bean Bag Game [BlizzCon 2008] | | The foks at J!nx are absolutely brilliant. Wanting to bring something other than hats, shirts, and gurgling murlocs to the BlizzCon 2008 party, they've come up with a way to combine all the competition of a PVP arena with the carnival [..] Read complete article | | Published 13-Oct-2008 by Mike Fahey in BlizzCon 2008 J!nx jinx Mini-games Original Real life gaming World of Warcraft
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| CEO Ben Feder On Turning Things Around At Take-Two [Interview] | | Take-Two CEO Ben Feder is not a gamer, unless you're talking Carnival Games. He and Board chairman Strauss Zelnick were brought in as turnaround experts during some very low times at Take-Two. The ">SEC was investigating, the company wasn't profitable, and many people were wondering if it could weath [..] Read complete article | | Published 15-Jul-2008 by Leigh Alexander in Interview ben feder Industry Original Take Two
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