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Feeling gullible? Buy a painted Wii

December 28, 2007 in News comments 12

A couple of New York City artists are looking to obtain their favourite material 'wants' by getting punters to buy representative paintings of each specific item, which just so happens to include the Nintendo Wii.

Christine and Justin would really like a Nintendo Wii. Should anyone be (stupid enough?) willing to offer up the retail price for Nintendo’s hit console in return for the canvas-bound interpretation then the eager couple will immediately purchase said Wii and cross that particular item off their list of material ‘wants.’
mistermostyn via gaming.monstersandcritics.com »
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  • 1
    black doom Dec 28, 07
    Go for it... you know you want to.
  • 0
    Bri Dec 28, 07
    Well, it's a better approach to making money than selling a "miraculous Virgin Mary" cheese sandwich on eBay =/
    • -1
      Guticb Dec 28, 07
      Sadly, the cheese sandwich would fetch more money.
      • 1
        black doom Dec 28, 07
        What? Did they paint it poorly?
  • 0
    Remino52 Dec 28, 07
    Wow that is cool and weird at the same time.
  • 0
    Ground* Dec 28, 07
    I want that! I'd hang it in my room.
  • 0
    ali3n Dec 28, 07
    So you pay like 1/4 of the price of the real thing and you get a painting (and the painting is not all that amazing)?
  • 0
    Dance Floor Killah Dec 28, 07
    A painting... wow. Definitely wouldn't buy a painting, I'd actually make an effort to look for an actual console.
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    Final Blade Dec 28, 07
    Interesting, i wonder how much money they get for those paintings.
  • 0
    mistermostyn Dec 29, 07
    Sigh, clicking the source would reveal the answers to these questions.

    No, you don't pay 1/4 of the price of the real thing and get a painting. You pay the full price of the item in return for the painted version.

    How much money do they get for the paintings? They get whatever the retail price should be for a Wii, iPhone, Guitar Hero guitar, etc.
    • 0
      Final Blade Dec 29, 07
      Um i didn't exactly have time to read the full, so sorry for not reading the whole thing.
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    King X2 Dec 29, 07
    Yeah...I'm not that crazy about the system to buy a painting of it as well.

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