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Zanark

spizzamarozzi wrote:

You should find a stick first. Then help out somebody removing a beehive from a tree with that stick. Once you get the honey in the beehive, trade it for a pineapple. Give the pineapple to an explorer and he will give you a flower in return. Now trade the flower for canned food. And so on.
I'm sure if you keep doing this you'll eventually find something you can trade for a WiiU without asking your parents.

Canned food is more valuable than a pineapple?

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HyperShadow

that sounds logical! XD

HyperShadow

HyperShadow

really? wow i feel bad for you

HyperShadow

HyperShadow

pineapple is love, pineapple is life (for the love of god why internet XD)

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spizzamarozzi

ShanaUnite wrote:

spizzamarozzi wrote:

You should find a stick first. Then help out somebody removing a beehive from a tree with that stick. Once you get the honey in the beehive, trade it for a pineapple. Give the pineapple to an explorer and he will give you a flower in return. Now trade the flower for canned food. And so on.
I'm sure if you keep doing this you'll eventually find something you can trade for a WiiU without asking your parents.

Canned food is more valuable than a pineapple?

if we're talking about canned crab then it totally is - 8€ for 200 grams

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jariw

HyperShadow wrote:

i regret of what i said, because my parents are reading how bad it is selling in the News Paper, i cant get it and im also kinda scared of how they will react when i mention i actually like it...

Unless your parents are shareholders in the console company, it shouldn't matter if there are good games you want to play for the console. If they are worried that there are no titles available for the console, you need to show them a list of the available titles you want. IMO, there are lots of really great titles available now. You should also show them a list of upcoming games, such as at:
http://e3.nintendo.com/games/
and perhaps also
https://www.nintendolife.com/forums/wiiu_eshop/all_upcoming_es...

And the Wii U is Wii compatible (although I admit I rarely use the Wii mode myself).

If you really want to "sell" the Wii U to parents you could try to show them the Yoshi's Wooly World presentation from the E3 event. Many (non-gaming) parent friends that I showed that video to want the Wii U just for that game.

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CaviarMeths wrote:

Damn, that's a lot of birthday money. When I was 13, my mom bought me a suitcase.

...

Did you take the hint?

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HyperShadow

very legit indeed sir! -_-

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HyperShadow

thank you for the advise jariw!

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Akazury

Okay so this topic derailed fast. First how old are you, then the chores thing is a good idea as well as saving up money. It seems you're parents are kinda conservative about the way you spend money. The great thing about he wiiU is that you can still play your wii games so I would opt to sell it at gamemanie or something and use that money, also around Sinterklaas and Christmas bundles are bound to appear so wait for those.

I must say it's weird that your parents now that the wiiU is selling relatively bad as no paper I see ever mentions it, besides that I find it also weird that you celebrate Christmas without the present but hey. If you talk to them about it make sure to mention the good things, like off tv play. You can still play your game while they watch the news or Goeie tijden slechte tijden. All wii games can still be played on them and you don't need to buy any new remotes since you already have the wii ones. Show them that Nintendo is very child friendly and only things like voice chat with friends.

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HyperShadow

yea Sinterklaas may be a good time XD so you can play wii games on the wii u? (throws wii out of the window) yea im a big nintendo fan and they know my whole room is full of sonic, mario and pokemon XD

and in holland, they have 1 page which is called "Game News" also... how the heck do you know goede tijden slechte tijden? :3 thanks for the advise!

HyperShadow

Dreamsleep

Just be honest and tell your parents you really want one now. Humans like honesty.

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Akazury

HyperShadow wrote:

yea Sinterklaas may be a good time XD so you can play wii games on the wii u? (throws wii out of the window) yea im a big nintendo fan and they know my whole room is full of sonic, mario and pokemon XD

and in holland, they have 1 page which is called "Game News" also... how the heck do you know goede tijden slechte tijden? :3 thanks for the advise!

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Gamecubed

Seriously....
If you have a sibling, try to get them to want the Wii U as well. When I was younger I found that my parents were more likely to buy something if both my sister and I wanted it.
Offer to pay for half is also another good way to convince them. Saving your money is very important for this to work. If you don't have a job, then any money you come by (ie. birthdays, holidays, chores etc.) just hoard it. Maybe even wait until Christmas and then say "Mom, Dad, I just want a Wii U with X game(s) for Christmas. I'll pay for half of it".

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skywake

When I was a kid I told my parents I wanted an N64. They got me a SNES. Didn't complain once.

Seriously, if you want your parents to buy you nice things be nice and tell them what you're into. That's all there is to it. If you don't tell them they won't have the slightest idea. Even someone like me who posts on a Nintendo forum, I have no idea what sort of games kids want these days. So tell them what you're into or you'll end up with a Ouya with Flappy Bird pre-installed. And be nice, not because you want nicer stuff but just because.

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Namco

@Octane
Maybe they are from Holland, how can you be sure they're not? -_-

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Justlink

i asked for Wii U last year and my mom was like "No way are you getting that, you don't even play the Wii and it's too expensive" yet, i still got a Wii U

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Miss_Pixelheart wrote:

@Octane
Maybe they are from Holland, how can you be sure they're not? -_-

Netherland is another name for Holland

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Namco

@Tobias95 Holland is part of the Netherlands. The provinces Zuid-Holland and Noord-Holland together are referred to as ''Holland''

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